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Optimas Solutions promotes onshore manufacturing | Fastener Engineering

Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer/distributor and service provider, has elevated its standing in the fastener supply chain by transforming the way manufacturers improve product design, streamline production, and increase efficiency ... [Read More]
2021/02/04

What is fastener galling and can it be prevented? | Fastener Engineering

Galling — also called cold-welding or cold-fusing — happens when two fastener surfaces are placed under heavy pressure and lock together. Thread galling can occur when pressure and friction cause the bolt threads to seize to the threads of a nut ... [Read More]
2021/02/03

Bodycote expands with new Syracuse facility | Fastener Engineering

Bodycote, currently the world’s largest provider of heat treatments and specialist thermal processing services, has announced the opening of a new facility in Syracuse, New York, USA. The new Syracuse facility is the second new facility to be ... [Read More]
2021/02/02

Würth acquires Atlantic Fasteners | Fastener Engineering

Würth Industry North America (WINA) announced that it has acquired Atlantic Fasteners Inc., a mainstay in the structural industry with 36 years of history manufacturing structural bolts and distributing standard and specialty fasteners. The ... [Read More]
2021/02/02

Würth renews exclusive partnership with the Fastener Training Institute | Fastener Engineering

Würth Industry North America (WIFI) is pleased to announce the renewal of their exclusive partnership with the Fastener Training Institute (FTI) as their 2021 Sustaining Sponsor. This sponsorship funds existing training programs, develops new ... [Read More]
2021/01/29

Fastener Training Institute welcomes new Board of Directors member | Fastener Engineering

The Fastener Training Institute (FTI), a non-profit provider of fastener training opportunities, recently announced the appointment of Greg Rawlings as its newest Board of Directors member.(...) via Fastener Training Institute welcomes new Board of ... [Read More]
2021/01/27

The versatility of shaped wire | Fastener Engineering

Shaped wire is a versatile product that can be used in a wide range of applications and industries. In the manufacturing sector, shaped wire serves as a creative alternative round wire used to produce hardware, springs, and other small components.... [Read More]
2021/01/26

APM Hexseal shares anatomy and benefits of an O-ring screw | Fastener Engineering

APM Hexseal, a developer and manufacturer of sealing solutions, specializes in creating uniquely powerful fasteners for multiple applications. The company’s Seelskrew product is the original self-sealing O-ring screw, which provides an impenetra... [Read More]
2021/01/14

How resident engineers make a difference — and the pandemic’s impact on their role | Fastener Engineering

It’s no secret that partnerships mean a lot in answering a client’s needs. Among the various ways, ARaymond chooses to make partnerships successful is through resident engineers. Kevin Wendelken, an ARaymond resident engineer at a large OEM’s ... [Read More]
2021/01/14

HYTORC offering webinar on fleet bolting maintenance | Fastener Engineering

HYTORC Industrial Bolting Systems, a manufacturer of hydraulic and electric torque wrenches, is offering a new webinar presentation on fleet bolting maintenance.(...) via HYTORC offering webinar on fleet bolting maintenance | Fastener Engineering. [Read More]
2021/01/14