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Stainless Steel Cladding Clip for Porcelain & Tile

The Stainless Steel Cladding Clip for Porcelain & Tile is a secondary mechanical safety fixing designed for ceramic tiles, porcelain slabs and other thin cladding panels installed with adhesive.

The system adds a mechanical connection between the panel and the wall in addition to the tile adhesive, helping provide additional protection against panel detachment and improving the long-term reliability of the installation.

Similar stainless steel safety-hook systems are used internationally for ceramic and porcelain facade panels, where a concealed mechanical fixing supplements the adhesive bond.

How the Cladding Clip Works

The system is simple and designed to work together with conventional adhesive installation.

A pair of angled grooves is prepared near the upper rear edge of the porcelain slab or tile. Before inserting the clip, two-component epoxy adhesive (AB epoxy adhesive) can be applied into the grooves.

The angled insertion tab of the stainless steel clip is then inserted into the prepared grooves and further reinforced with epoxy adhesive.

After the epoxy has cured, the panel can be installed using the normal tile adhesive or slab adhesive system.

Once the panel is positioned on the wall, the exposed section of the clip is fixed to the wall using an appropriate mechanical anchor, commonly an M6 drop-in expansion anchor for suitable substrates.

This creates an additional mechanical connection between the panel and the wall, providing a secondary safety fixing in addition to the adhesive bond.

Secondary Mechanical Safety Fixing

Traditional ceramic and porcelain panel installation often relies primarily on adhesive bonding.

The Cladding Clip provides an additional mechanical retention point. If the adhesive bond is weakened by aging, environmental exposure or other factors, the mechanical clip can provide additional restraint against panel movement or detachment.

Comparable safety-hook systems in the market are specifically designed to supplement adhesive fixing and provide additional mechanical security for ceramic facade panels.

For exterior facade applications, the fixing configuration, anchor type and quantity should be selected according to the panel size, weight, substrate and project design requirements.

Straight and Bow-Shaped Versions

Our Cladding Clips are available in both straight and bow-shaped configurations.

The installation process is essentially the same for both versions.

When a straight clip is fixed to the wall after the panel is bonded, the clip may experience a small amount of deformation because the tile adhesive creates a gap between the back of the panel and the wall.

The bow-shaped version is pre-formed with a slight curved profile. This allows the clip to accommodate the installation geometry with less additional deformation after fixing, helping maintain a more stable mechanical connection.

The bow-shaped design can therefore be useful where maintaining the clip geometry during installation is important.

Designed for Thin Cladding Panels

The Cladding Clip is particularly suitable for:

• Porcelain slabs
• Ceramic tiles
• Thin stone panels
• Lightweight architectural cladding panels

The clip is installed near the upper rear section of the panel, leaving part of the clip body accessible for subsequent wall fixing.

Different clip dimensions and insertion-tab positions are available to suit different panel thicknesses and groove configurations.

Material and Standard Sizes

All of our current Cladding Clip versions are available in:

• Stainless Steel 201
• Stainless Steel 304

Stainless Steel 316 is available for customized production.

D-Type(Export Type)

• Thickness: 0.6 mm
• Width: 40 mm
• Length: 120 mm

The D-Type (Export Type) is a commonly used configuration for porcelain and ceramic cladding applications.

C-Type

• Thickness: 0.6 mm
• Width: 40 mm
• Length: 110 mm

A-Type

• Thickness: 0.8 mm
• Width: 25 mm
• Length: 110 mm

B-Type

• Thickness: 0.8 mm
• Width: 25 mm
• Length: 100 mm

Except for the export version, the above configurations are also available in bow-shaped versions.

Key Features

• Secondary mechanical safety fixing
• Suitable for porcelain slabs and ceramic tiles
• Stainless steel 201 and 304 available from stock
• Stainless steel 316 available for custom production
• Straight and bow-shaped versions
• Multiple thicknesses and sizes
• Compatible with epoxy adhesive installation
• Designed for M6 mechanical wall anchors
• Additional protection against panel detachment
• Custom dimensions available

Typical Applications

The Stainless Steel Cladding Clip for Porcelain & Tile can be used for:

• Exterior porcelain slab facades
• Ceramic tile facades
• Interior tile wall systems
• Large-format porcelain panels
• Thin architectural cladding panels
• Adhesive-bonded cladding systems requiring additional mechanical safety fixing

International facade systems use stainless steel clips and concealed mechanical fixing components to provide additional restraint for ceramic and porcelain panels. Some systems use edge grooves and clips specifically to combine mechanical retention with adhesive installation.

Custom Manufacturing

We can customize the stainless steel grade, thickness, width, length, hole pattern, insertion-tab position and bow profile according to the panel thickness, groove dimensions and installation requirements.

For large-volume projects, customized Cladding Clips can be produced according to approved drawings or samples.