Fasteners play a critical role in holding together systems in buildings ranging from plumbing products to ventilation systems. There are times when fasteners don’t meet performance standards and ...

Fasteners come in a variety of materials. Selecting a material should be based on such considerations as environment (corrosive or temperature extremes), weight, magnetic properties, stresses, ...

Many fasteners are designed for special functional or material requirements. Design factors to consider when choosing specialty fasteners include: Communication: Early supplier input will guarantee ...

A fastener with a microscopic design that looks like tiny mushrooms could mean advances for everyday consumers and scientific fields. Currently available fasteners are called hook and loop fasteners ...

ITH Bolting Technology combines digital bolting tool procedures, advanced fastener design, and installation know-how to reduce maintenance costs significantly — proven for onshore and offshore ...

Fastener producers are pushing hard to develop technologythat allows engineers to reduce assembly costs. For example, the PEM Cost Savings Program introduces a freeservice to assist companies in ...

Lighter, thinner substrate materials including plastics and composites are being joined more often, in more industries, and in a wider variety of product assemblies. Although adhesives have ...

BMW has filed a patent for a new fastener design that’s raising eyebrows—and possibly wrenches—among car enthusiasts and repair professionals alike. The design, featuring a screw head shaped like ...

Extremely small micro fasteners have made significant inroads in the global marketplace, especially with the ongoing evolution of smaller, lighter, and thinner subcompact consumer electronic devices ...

WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 -- A Velcro-like fastener with a microscopic design that looks like tiny mushrooms could mean advances for everyday consumers and scientific fields like robotics. In ...