Best in Class Stability for COF
Benoit Millet, NOF Metal Coatings Europe SA The primary function of a threaded fastener is to ensure a specified clamp
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Articles
New 50-Ton CNC Servo-Electric Three Cylinder Die Thread Rolling Machine
David C. Willens, Ph.D. – Kinefac Corporation Kinefac® introduced its new 50-Ton CNC servo-electric three die thread rolling machine with
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New Innovative Reaming and Tapping Machine
Danny Wilkinson – Earlsdon Technology Earlsdon Technology introduces a new multi-functional Reaming and Tapping, machine to their already extensive range
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USPTO Fastener Patents from April 2021
Compiled from: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patents listed in FTI April/May 2021 issue include: Chemical Mechanical Polishing
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Spotlight On Secondary Operations
by Mike McNulty, Editor Secondary operation equipment and services are used to perform a wide variety of machining functions on
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Retaining Rings Roundup
Compiled by the editors at Fastener Technology International Fastener Supplier articles on state-of-the-art in retaining rings and technology Read more
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STAFDA Relocates and Reschedules Annual Convention & Trade Show
The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA), Elm Grove, WI, USA, is relocating its 2021 Annual Convention & Trade Show from Charlotte, NC, USA to Orlando, FL, USA. The Charlotte show dates were November 7 to 9, 2021 and the new Orlando show dates are Sunday, October 24 to Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
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Ask the Expert – JIS Hex Flange Bolts & Hex Flange Nuts
Japanese manufacturers build their equipment with flange bolts and nuts that are made to the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) standards. The specifications that define the dimensions for JIS flange bolts and nuts are JIS B1189 (flange bolts) and JIS B1190 (flange nuts).
There was a major revision to both of these specs in 2005 that resulted in a change in the wrench size (width across the flats) that JIS flange bolts and nuts are made to.
Modern Fastener Tapping Machines & Tooling
Submitted by Jarvis Cutting Tools Fasteners are one of the most essential products of every manufacturing industry. In this article,
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Top Products of 2020
These are the winners in our 24th annual article on the top products of the year. Results are based on
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Fastener Testing – Mechanical Testing of Engine Components
by: Alan Thomas, Marketing Department, ZwickRoell Limited Mechanical testing plays a major role in research, product design and quality control.
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Got Fastener Training?
by John Wachman, Managing Director, Fastener Training Institute Fastener Training Week comes to Houston, TX, USA The first of four
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Japanese News
by: Shun Otsuki, President & Editor in Chief Kinsan Fastener News Daiichi Kogyo Develops Non-loosening NutHIOS Offers Digital “INTRTORQUE”OSG Completes
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IFI Update
by: Salim Brahimi, P.Eng., Ph.D. Director of Engineering & Technology Industrial Fasteners Institute IFI Book of Fastener Standards, Research Council
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Russian News
by: Alexander Ostashov, Editor-in-Chief Fasteners, Adhesives, Tools and… Europartner Offered Multi Fastening SolutionsBelZAN Supplies Fasteners for Volkswagen in RussiaMMK-METIZ Commissions
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Asia News Report
Provided by Fastener World Inc. Electroplater to Launch Alkalic GalvanizingOEM/ODM Brass Inserts/Clinching Fasteners ProductionMac Precision Hardware RelocatesSteel in Short Supply
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Brazil News
by Sérgio Milatias, Editor – Revista do Parafuso (The Fastener Brazil Magazine) ZwickRoell: 10 Years in Brazil – The German
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Locknuts & Threadlocking Roundup
Compiled by the editors at Fastener Technology International Fastener Supplier articles on state-of-the-art in locknuts and threadlocking Read more in
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Rolling a Low-Cost Lock Bolt
by: Shuichi Amano Chief Engineer/Engineering Director Nissei Co., Ltd. An invitation to look at a new solution to the old
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USPTO Fastener Patents from February 2021
Compiled from: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patents listed in FTI Feb/Mar 2021 issue include:Orthopedic Fastener United States
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