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Blog dedicated to provide information on everything related to Fastener and industrial fasteners

Fastened Joints on a Budget
Threaded fasteners account for about 50% of all fastened joint designs. Frequently, washers, inserts, and locking elements serve in place of multifunctional fasteners. But multifunctional fasteners can be a means of reducing part counts and the number of assembly steps. Threaded fasteners

Southeastern Fastener Association Spring 2005 30th Anniv
The Southeastern Fastener Association passes an important milestone in 2005. Our mission is to advance the interest of the fastener industry by promoting the distribution of fasteners through people engaged in the industry, to encourage enlarged and more friendly relationships between persons engaged in the fastener industry, and to promote improvement of quality in, and the expansion of markets for fastenersMore about fastener industry

Fastener Industry Coalition Works for You...Are you a Member
The Fastener Industry Coalition (FIC) is an unincorporated association made up of regional and national fastener associations concerned with the distribution, manufacture and importation of fasteners as well as services to the fastener industry. Its purpose is to enhance the image and interests of the fastener industry; to solicit views and develop position statements from constituents; to supply consensus and information to present to legislators; and to advance the interests of the fastener industry by addressing legislative concerns at the federal level. Fastener Industry Coalition

Circuit-board fasteners that won't let go
No matter how sophisticated electronics get, circuit boards and other components must still be securely attached to their housings if they are to deliver optimum performance. More about circuit board fasteners

Reclosable fasteners attach, reattach to themselves
Thin, lightweight, and adhesive backed, the new fasteners bond to many surfaces including polypropylene and polyethene, as well as to powder coatings, lightly oiled metals, and hard-to-bond surfaces such as acrylic, sealed wood, glass, and fiberglass. Reclosable fasteners

Aircraft Fasteners Keep Race Cars on the Track
When a customer's race-car engine blew up on the starting line, Fred Carrillo turned to aircraft-grade fasteners from SPS Technologies Inc. to solve the problem. Although the connecting rod, which Carrillo manufactures, first appeared to cause the failure, the actual culprits were the fasteners clamping the rod to the crankshaft. More on Aircraft Fasteners

Joint decisions
Fastening and joining methods are often straightforward in theory but can be complex in practice. The good news is recent advances in ultrasonic testing make it possible to directly measure tension in threaded fasteners, instead of relying on torque as an indicator of joint clamp load. more on Fastening and Joint methods


 

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