Cable ties are one of those common products that goes by a wide variety of names, including the most popular – zip ties (assumed to be called that because of the noise the nylon head teeth make on the strap teeth) – as well as cable wraps, hose ties, and others. They...
Fasteners have a long and storied history, going all the way back to the Bronze Age, when metal rivets first appeared in the archeological record. Archimedes and the ancient Greeks have been credited with inventing the screw around the 3rd century AD. A few hundred...
With over a dozen different fastener head styles to choose from, it can be difficult to determine which one is right for your electronic component or appliance product design — that’s why you might find this fastener head style guide useful for your next product...
Specifying fasteners at first might seem pretty straightforward — “I need sheet metal screws.” But in reality, there are several aspects to understanding and specifying fasteners that can help you get precisely the fasteners you need efficiently and...
Mention metal corrosion to just about anybody and they’ll almost always assume you’re talking about rust. But metal corrosion is a lot more than just rust. Metal corrosion is essentially the deterioration of metal. Of course, rust is a major example of metal...
