The main representatives of this group are spring plungers. These are bolts with a hollow body with a stainless steel compression spring and another element (a ball or a stud), which is forced off by the spring. This element applies force on the other part and functions as a position-securing and checking element. The stainless steel spring ensures trouble-free operation and minimises product malfunctioning, e.g. due to corrosion. Other members of this group are spring plungers with collar, index plungers with or without an arrester, single - acting ball lock pins, lifting pins, adjusting screws, ball casters, sealing plugs, sensors, oil- sight glasses, etc.
The aforementioned lifting pins and single - acting ball lock pins have gone through a rapid development where more resistant variants with a new design were supplemented along with their very important counterparts - bushes. The bushes are screwed into the material with lower strength, where the lifting pins is likely to tear out of the burden or damage the same. The single - acting ball lock pins with an elastic handle have already won many awards in design contests.
In many cases, these parts are small and relatively cheap, but their reliability and trouble-free operation allow the long-term use of larger assemblies without expensive maintenance and downtimes.