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Valley Forge & Bolt welcomes Rick Bailey as chief metallurgist | Fastener Engineering

Valley Forge & Bolt, manufacturer of hot-forged industrial fasteners, announced that Rick Bailey as joined the company as chief metallurgist. Throughout his more than four-decade career, Bailey has specialized in steel — the core component of ... [Read More]
2020/07/08

Hack the Crisis with Rotor Clip: A new way of doing business | Fastener Engineering

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been reaching out to manufacturers and suppliers that have been deemed essential. As these companies never shut down, we’re asking what advice they may have for others in the industry that are starting to or ... [Read More]
2020/07/08

JW Winco offers enhanced assembly pins | Fastener Engineering

Assembly pins are certainly not a new invention but JW Winco has taken this universal standard part and improved it. The standard parts specialist has been able to enhance developed parts, according to an application, and combine them with other ... [Read More]
2020/07/07

What are flanges? | Fastener Engineering

A flange is a protruding ridge or rim, often used to increase strength or spread the load. For example, sectional beams often have flanges that carry most of the load and that are connected by a web joining the flanges together. Pipes may also be ... [Read More]
2020/07/07

DA and CD: what you should know about weld studs | Fastener Engineering

A weld stud is a specially designed bolt or stud that’s attached directly to a base material or workpiece via a welding process. Weld fasteners allow one side of the connection (the stud or bolt) to permanently and firmly attached to the base ... [Read More]
2020/07/06

Elgin Fastener offers MAThread, a fastener with a unique thread design | Fastener Engineering

Elgin Fastener Group, a provider of system-critical engineered fasteners, provides several solutions including MAThread. MAThread and MATpoint use a patented thread design that prevents virtually all threaded fasteners from cross-threading and/or ... [Read More]
2020/07/06

Miniature, precision screws from NBK | Fastener Engineering

NBK, a manufacturer of advanced components, offers a broad line of miniature and precision screws, with designs based on years of extensive R&D. These include components in sizes ranging from S0.6 to M2.6. These are also commonly referred to as ... [Read More]
2020/07/06

The inspiration behind the ForeverLok | Fastener Engineering

The fastener industry is something Earl Size rarely, if ever, thought about. For 20 years, the Michigan-based native has owned a successful skate shop that provides services and repairs for hockey players and ice skaters in Troy, which is about 20 ... [Read More]
2020/06/25

Hack the Crisis: How PennEngineering has managed the challenge | Fastener Engineering

As an essential manufacturer, PennEngineering has remained operational during the COVID-19 pandemic that closed down many businesses. A mechanical fastener expert, the company manufactures several key products that support medical and life-sustain... [Read More]
2020/06/24

Century Fasteners appoints new director of operations | Fastener Engineering

Century Fasteners Corp. a master distributor of fasteners and components to major and essential industries, recently promoted long-time employee James Harding to director of operations.(...) via Century Fasteners appoints new director of operations ... [Read More]
2020/06/24