Every day, fastener suppliers preach an important message to manufacturers: Fasteners that hold together a product are critical to its functionality, design, durability and end-user satisfaction. Sometimes, this advice hits home.
Nearly three years ago, for example, Embru-Werke AG (EW) followed the lead of Bossard AG to solve a problem related to its best-selling school chair. EW is a long-established Swiss manufacturer of school furniture that produces approximately 30,000 school chairs annually. Back in 2014, about 50,000 of one specific model of chair (with four feet and a center support bottom) were being used in nearly 40 percent of classrooms in Switzerland.(…)
via Custom Fastener Brings Lasting Comfort to Chair Manufacturer | 2017-04-10 | Assembly Magazine.