Enhancing In-Process Controls with Accurate Data Collection
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a crucial methodology that enables companies to monitor production processes in real-time, ensuring high-quality parts,
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Comparison of Induction Hardening with Traditional Methods for Fastener Manufacturing
The ultimate objective of fastener manufacturing processes is to have bolts, screws and other products be strong and long lasting.
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Secondary Operations Roundup
Secondary Operations Roundup Suppliers have responded to our call for the state-of-the-art in secondary operations equipment, tooling and technology. Topics
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Inspection System With “Deep Learning” for Easy Defect Detection
In February 2024, GEFRA GmbH started its newest development for visual inspection. Deep learning technology excels the standard vision application
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Fastener Taiwan 2024 Concludes Successfully
Organized by the International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Aff airs (TITA), and jointly executed by the Taiwan External Trade
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Innovation: Taking the coating one step further
Doerken Coatings, a leading supplier of high-performance corrosion protection systems for fasteners, presents a new product innovation: DELTA-PROTEKT® TC 502
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Traveling Salesman spend 10 minutes with Madan Mathevan
Traveling Salesman (TS): Take us through the journey of how you entered the fastener industry and how you got to
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Innovation and Problem Solving Lead to Development of New High-Strength Product Line
For over 40 years, John Chen Screw, TaoYuan City, Taiwan, has played an important role in Taiwan’s screw industry. John
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Revolutionizing Bolt Installation & Inspection with Direct Tension Indicators (DTIs)
Applied Bolting Technology ™, Bellows Falls, VT, USA, is proud to announce the global adoption of its innovative Squirter® DTIs
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Diversifying for Success: Staying Ahead of the Curve in Precision Screws and Parts
ScrewTech Industry Co, Ltd. (ScrewTech), New Taipei City, Taiwan, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision screws and
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Fasteners: Small in stature but an important part of the electrification movement
The “electrification of everything” is at the heart of efforts to transform from brown to green energies. The electrification movement,
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August Patents
USPTO Fastener Patents Compiled from: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by the editors of FTI Pull-Type Fastener, Method
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June/July 2024
Read the digital edition here for the following articles: Industry Event Coverage: Features: Roundup Article: Thread Rolling Spotlight Article: Tapping
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Patents for June 2024
USPTO Fastener Patents Compiled from: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by the editors of FTI for June 2024
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Solving the Toughest Inspection and Sorting Problems
Attica Automation is a leading designer and manufacturer of inspection machines for multiple industries including the fastener industry. Each machine
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Aerospace Fastener Producer Selects Preferred Automated Inspection System (AIS)
General Inspection, LLC, Davisburg, MI, USA, installed another Gi-100DT automated inspection system (AIS), this time in California, for a large
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From Tradition to Innovation
Over the years, Mectron has embarked on a remarkable journey, transforming inspection systems from traditional methods to the forefront of
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External Thread Inspection in Screws and Bolts
The traditional method for thread inspection is profile control using backlighting, derived from automating manual profilometer checks. While precise, this
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A Challenge to Improve Fastener Inspection Leads to Highest Speed and Quality Ever
Regg Inspection, a company based in Milan, Italy, has designed and manufactured high-precision inspection machines with high-speed and high-quality controls
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Innovative Robotic Automation Solutions Shape the Era of Industry 4.0
NRM Mühendislik, a technology company that manufactures robotic automation systems for all companies in the manufacturing sector, operates under Norm
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