Kitting: The secret to faster, more efficient product assembly

Dec 15, 2021 | News

Manufacturers who assemble multi-component products in-house or ship them to customers for assembly can waste time, money, and effort constantly gathering and organizing the various fasteners needed to successfully complete product assembly. Kitting is the secret to...

Stronger Bolts, Stronger Structures

Nov 18, 2021 | Hardware, News, Safety Equipment

It stands to reason that if you want stronger structures you need to build them with stronger components, such as high strength bolts. That means bolts manufactured with some grade of steel, chosen for the tensile strength generally required for the application and...

Plating Fasteners: Beauty and Brawn

Oct 7, 2021 | Hardware, News

Fasteners come in all kinds of alloys, materials, and finishes. In fact, there are a number of ways you can customize your fasteners to create unique characteristics that fit your requirements. One of the most popular and versatile treatments used for fasteners is...

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about EFI

Sep 22, 2021 | News

For over 60 years we’ve been supplying a growing list of loyal customers across the country with the standard, custom, and specialty fasteners and tools they needed for their specific and often unique commercial, industrial, and military applications. So what keeps...

Future Advancements in Fastener Technology

Aug 17, 2021 | Hardware, News

Every industry strives to produce new products using the latest technological advancements to make them better, faster, stronger, smaller, lighter, and more reliable and the fastener industry is no different. What makes the fastener industry unique, though, is how...

What is the Story With US/Metric Units of Measure?

Jul 29, 2021 | Hardware, News

Today the United States finds itself in a unique position regarding units of measure. A growing number of domestic companies and organizations have embraced the metric system – sort of. In fact, there are only three countries that do NOT use the metric system entirely...