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...

Nuts & Bolts: A History

Apr 16, 2021 | Hardware, News

Nuts and bolts, one of the most basic and foundational sets of fastening products that, quite literally, holds the world together, were the offspring of the original screw thread invented by the ancient Greeks. Historic research has revealed that screws and...

Made to Print: Custom Fasteners for Your Products & Applications

Apr 1, 2021 | News

Custom fastener applications are commonplace in a wide range of industries and manufacturing situations. Custom – or “made-to-print” – fasteners are often preferred by manufacturers to accommodate special conditions, applications, and security or safety measures for...