Heat treatment is a general metallurgical term that encompasses the process of heating and cooling metals to change their physical and mechanical properties without changing shape. It’s safe to say that most heat treating is done to strengthen metals, but heat...
The number one reason why we can supply you with all your military specification (mil spec) fasteners? Because no one knows the industry better than we do – we’ve been supplying mil spec fasteners to original equipment manufacturers, repair facilities, and suppliers...
Since 1960 Electronic Fasteners, Inc. has been supplying AN, MS, and NAS fasteners to the military and aerospace markets. We take great pride in providing clients with the highest quality mil-spec aerospace and military fasteners, nuts and bolts available. Our...
For many industries and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), federal and international regulatory compliance is a critical issue. Over the past few years, there has been a rapid increase in new global product-related regulations and standards development activities, with a multitude of new restrictions, as well as reporting, classification, labeling and packaging requirements. As a result, some companies become trapped in the complex loop of various national and worldwide product-related regulations.
Despite the fact that there are literally thousands of different fasteners and fastener systems for every kind of consumer, commercial, and industrial product, often a product design calls for a custom fastener. Here at Electronic Fasteners, we have the experience and...
Threads are a crucial element for a wide range of fasteners because they determine, in large part, how well male and female components of fastening systems such as nuts, bolts, and screws maintain integrity and hold materials, machines, and other systems together....
Fasteners of all shapes, sizes, and materials are used in a wide range of industries and applications, each requiring highly specific material characteristics to withstand environmental forces that can affect their integrity, reliability, and performance. These can...
Many of the bolts used in machine assembly, such as the automotive industry, used what are called “torque-to-yield” (TTY) bolts. These bolts feature bolt heads that are specifically designed to stretch when assembled to provide strong, reliable clamping – especially...
Stainless steel fasteners are an excellent choice of fasteners in a wide range of applications because they have an excellent life cycle, are environmentally friendly, resistant to temperature extremes, and are 100 percent recyclable. They are also one of the most...
Every year, over 300 billion fasteners are used in the US alone. But, despite their efficiency and usefulness for holding materials together, threaded fasteners can sometimes come loose and even fail. To help prevent tension relaxation and self-loosening, chemical...
