Using Third-Party Fastener Testing Labs to Control Risk, Can Be — Risky!
When it comes to the fastener supply chain, there are plenty of risks that can prevent your fastener product from
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Meeting Industry Demands to Efficiently Calibrate Fastening Tools
Using fasteners, especially in industries like automotive or aircraft manufacturing, means dealing with various challenges at once. The biggest one:
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Proficiency Testing: A Valuable Addition to Your Quality Control
Every testing laboratory has a variety of tools available to evaluate their performance. This includes a number of internal checks
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Vision Beyond Detail: High Precision Inspection Machines
Since 2008, Regg Inspection SRL has designed and manufactured High Precision Inspection Machines with high-speed performance, and it is well-known
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When Fasteners Fail: Pinpointing the Cause Through Steel and Process Analysis
In any engineered system, fasteners carry a big responsibility. Fastener failures—whether immediate or delayed—can compromise product performance, jeopardize safety and
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Manufacturing Strategies for Fasteners Exposed to Cyclic Loading
The Kemper Arena (now the HY-Vee Arena) is an iconic structure located in the historic West Bottom District of Kansas
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Fastener Bracket Failure
Fasteners often secure brackets to automotive structures. Some brackets secure a rotating shaft bearing housing to a vehicle frame, which
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Train Derailment Caused by the Loosening of Two M10 Nuts
A seemingly trivial mistake involving two M10 nuts and washers resulted in a set of circumstances arising that ultimately caused
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The Advanced Fatigue Analysis: New Methods in Fastener Testing
Manufacturers, designers and fastener users want to know if their products will continue to perform well during everyday use. New
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Simulation RoundUp
Suppliers have responded to our call for the state-of-the-art in simulation software and technology. Click here to read in the
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Electropolishing for Improved Fit, Function & Appearance of Metal Fasteners
Bolts, screws and other metal fasteners are essential to the structural integrity of a wide array of components, from steel
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PFAS-Free Product Range for All Situations
The European Commission’s decision on a possible ban on PFAS compounds is still pending. Nevertheless, DÖRKEN in Germany is working
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Fully Automated Turnkey Centrifuge Coating Machines
Hall of Fame basketball player and coach John Wooden said it best “Character is defined by what a person does
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Understanding Nut Tapping
Bent shank taps are a category of its own. It’s the only tap where the machined workpiece runs over the
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Versatile Pipe Taps
EMUGE-FRANKEN USA, a leading manufacturer of high-performance taps, thread mills, end mills, drills, gages and other rotary tools, has introduced
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The Annealing Heat Treatment Process
Annealing is a heat treatment process used primarily to enhance the mechanical properties of materials, particularly metals. The purpose of
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Custom Thermal Processing Solutions
For over 75 years, Grieve has been a trusted name in the design and manufacture of industrial ovens and furnaces.
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Components for Good
A focus on the straightening process for
process materials used to manufacture
busbars and connection systems for the
transmission of electrical energy.
Wire Preparation and Processing for the Cold Heading
Tecno Impianti’s AP40 is the newcomer in our family of power-driven uncoilers with horizontal arm, for medium-big wire diameters. It
Read MoreThe Next Generation of Zinc Flake Coating Systems: PFAS-Free Technologies
The proposal to ban Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is currently on everyone’s radar. New products will help fastener makers.
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