RAF hardware and components are available in Canada from Gould

Gould Fasteners distributes an impressive range of RAF hardware products.

RAF Electronic Hardware is one of the many great manufacturers whose products are accessible in Canada via Gould Fasteners, a top distributor of industrial hardware items. RAF produces an impressive variety of hardware and CNC precision turned components, ranging from screws, spacers, and standoffs to handles and thread-locking products.

A wide range of sectors

RAF’s stellar lineup of products serves a wide range of markets and industries. Among these sectors are aerospace, telecommunications, electronics, defence, and fibre optics. Other markets in which RAF goods are highly useful include microwave components, cable-harness manufacturing, satellite communications, and the medical field.

The main categories of RAF products:

• Captive panel screws. Available in brass, steel, or stainless steel, with more than 40 metallic finishes. Six styles available, with seven swaged retainer types.
• CNC precision machined parts. Precision contacts and bodies designed according to military specifications, with right-angle and 45-degree bent contacts.
• Custom-designed products. A wide variety of material options for items manufactured according to blueprint. Many product and style types available.
• Handles and ferrules. Eleven functional handle lines with round, rectangular, or oval profiles. Lengths from approximately ¾ inch to seven inches, made of aluminum, brass, steel, or stainless steel and with more than 40 metallic finishes.
• Jack screws. Used mainly to secure D-type cable connectors in electronic equipment. Washers and nuts also supplied. Body length and diameter of about five millimetres.
• Male-female standoffs. Designed for applications requiring close controls of dimensions, such as printed circuit board mounting. Round and hexagonal profiles; materials include aluminum, brass, stainless steel, or nylon.
• Precision shoulder screws. Useful as precision spacers and bearing surfaces. Slotted and socket heads available.
• Spacers. Round and hexagonal profiles. Useful for PCB mounting and other applications requiring close controls of dimensions.
• Standoffs. Available with round, hexagonal, and square profiles and internal thread styles.
• Thread-locking products. Self-locking and self-sealing threaded standoffs of various sizes, compatible with both male and female threads.
• Thumb screws. Available in washer face, plain, and push styles with more than 40 finishes.

To learn more, contact Gould.

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