The benefit to most threaded fasteners such as bolts and screws is that they can be installed and uninstalled multiple times to enable the assembly and reassembly of the products in which they are used. The downside is that they can unintentionally loosen and cause...
Wire management can be an issue for a wide range of product manufacturing and system installations – from electronic systems to complex IT infrastructures. The only way to manage all of those wires, cables, and connections is with wire management products from...
Virtually every home and business workshop contains some version of a cigar box or old mayonnaise jar filled with loose screws, nuts, and bolts. Need a fastener for a project or a product? Just shake that container out on the workbench, rummage around, find the right...
Anyone who has dealt with various metals and alloys in tools, blades, fasteners, and other metal products has probably run across the terms hardening and tempering. But what exactly do these terms mean and how do they affect metal? To begin with, both of these terms...
Inventory is one of those necessary evils that every manufacturer seeks to control. The goal is to not sit on excess raw material, tying up large amounts of cash and space, but also not run short, halting production and losing time and money. Having the bare minimum...
So what exactly is torque? It’s defined as a twisting force that tends to cause rotation. When a socket is applied to a nut and turned down, the force rotates the bolt. As it tightens, the bolt has a tension stress acted upon it which stretches out the bolt. Torque is...
