Posted Date: 12/17/2011
The subject of the plating of fasteners is one that causes some debate. Many companies refuse to contemplate the use of plated fasteners, while some manufacturers will supply them only at a customer’s insistence and with ...
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When QSI Corporation, now Beijer Electronics, decided to redesign a small human-machine interface (HMI) terminal, a team headed up by design engineer Bill Devenish sought to develop a simpler product to help the company become more profitable.
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A new class of materials based on nanocomposites may help to detect sources of failure in an aircraft's primary structures such as cracks and delamination.A research team in the Mechanics and Aerospace Design Lab at the University of Toronto, is ...
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Wilmington, Ohio-based TimberTech expanded its fastening options by rolling out a stainless steel TopLoc fastener.
Most coastal regions require stainless steel fasteners to reduce the likelihood of corrosion that leads to rot and failure, ...
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You’ve probably heard a lot about stainless steel this and that. But what’s the big deal about stainless steel — and when do you need to choose stainless steel fasteners for your project?
First let’s examine what goes into stainless steel ...
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Penn Engineering has designed fasteners with a unique “float” capability that enables easier mating-thread alignment during installation. The family of floating fasteners includes captive panel screws (Types PF11MW and PF12MW) and self-clinching ...
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My thanks to Nancy Tedeschi from EyeEgo, inventor of Snap-it-Screw for taking the time to do an interview about her experience of bringing her invention idea to market. Nancy contacted me recently to let me know that she has some more great news ...
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Miami, FL, December 09, 2011 --(PR.com)-- An innovative new product targeted at automotive body shop professionals, the EZ Out Fastener Remover, has been developed by Adam Esposito of Lombard, Illinois. The invention's unique design provides its ...
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Southco’s Global Product Manager Ben Goater believes that Dzus Fasteners has taken the quarter-turn fastener to a new and unrivalled level of development with the introduction of the D8 three years ago
via American Fastener Journal.
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