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Design News – Engineering Materials – Making Lighter, Smaller Designs with Fasteners

Ann R. Thryft, Senior Technical Editor, Materials & Assembly 6/8/2016 Lighter, thinner substrate materials including plastics and composites are being joined more often, in more industries, and in a wider variety of product assemblies. ... [Read More]

2016/06/08

Assembling Magnesium Parts | 2016-06-03 | Assembly Magazine

Magnesium is strong and lightweight, but it poses problems for fastening and joining. June 3, 2016 John Sprovieri Efforts to reduce vehicle weight have mostly focused on aluminum, plastics and composites, but another lightweight material is ... [Read More]

2016/06/06

New technology combines adhesives, fasteners | Assembly Magazine

The ONSERT system consists of a two-piece fastener bonded to a base material with a one-part, light-curing adhesive. The round, flat base of the fastener is made from an amorphous, light-permeable plastic. The plastic can be molded around a metal ... [Read More]

2015/04/05

New Bolt Drives FCA to Better Seat Assembly | Assembly Magazine

Being one of the Detroit Three automakers has its perks and its challenges. The main benefit is widespread brand recognition—which is inherently accompanied by the challenge of making sure that every vehicle produced is safe, comfortable and ... [Read More]

2015/04/02

How To Effectively Verify Bolts in Automotive Assembly | Assembly Magazine

Robots are critical to the speed and efficiency of automotive production lines. They help control costs and ensure the quality of today’s automobiles by quickly and reproducibly performing repetitive tasks such as part handling and welding. But to ... [Read More]

2015/03/19

How To Use Structural Adhesives to Replace Welding and Mechanical Fasteners | Assembly Magazine

In numerous industries and applications, high-performing structural adhesives are replacing standard joining methods such as welding and the use of mechanical fasteners like rivets and bolts. Performance and economic drivers are compelling ... [Read More]

2015/03/19

Next-Gen Fastening Tools Improve Traceability, Ergonomics, Quality | Assembly Magazine

As much as manufacturing engineers might want to reduce or even eliminate threaded fasteners from assemblies, they remain the most popular method for product assembly. They create strong joints. They join dissimilar materials. And, most importantly, ... [Read More]

2015/02/08

Challenges in Automatic Screwdriving | Assembly Magazine

Suppliers of automatic screwdriving equipment talk about their toughest challenges and how they overcame them.(...) via Challenges in Automatic Screwdriving | 2015-02-03 | Assembly Magazine. [Read More]

2015/02/04

Automating the Riveting Process | Assembly Magazine

A ladder manufacturer uses a custom, four-headed hydraulic riveting machine that simultaneously sets four 0.1875-inch-diameter rivets. Photo courtesy National Rivet & Manufacturing Co.(...) via Automating the Riveting Process | Assembly ... [Read More]

2015/02/03

GM Uses Seven Methods to Assemble Body of New Caddie | Assembly Magazine

DETROIT—General Motors uses seven joining methods—including spot welding, laser welding, self-piercing rivets and flow drill screws—to assemble the aluminum body of the new Cadillac CT6 sedan.(...) via GM Uses Seven Methods to Assemble Body ... [Read More]

2015/01/27