Engineers can use self-clinching fasteners on stainless-steel panels and parts, but first they must address some important issues. Engineers routinely turn to self-clinching (SC) fasteners when they ...

West Special Fasteners began in 1999 when its current CEO, James Hawkins, decided with a group of colleagues to leave their ...

Ever been strolling through a hardware store or perhaps an auto parts establishment and wondered of the meaning behind the markings on the hundreds of thousands of bolt heads on the shelf? Whether you ...

Part 1: A-ating Look at the Bolts and Studs That Hold Your Engine Together—We'd Really Be Screwed Without Them! Bolts, nuts, and washers: They're what keeps your engine, drivetrain, chassis—heck, the ...

302HQ is a specialised wire grade finding very wide usage for manufacture of stainless steel fasteners. The inclusion of 3% copper in the composition reduces the cold work hardening rate substantially ...

There are a lot of rules worth following in the world of tools, one of those being the three-thread rule for bolts and nuts.

Self-clinching fasteners were designed almost 70 years ago as way to attach components to thin sheet metal and ensure the connection would withstand hard tugs and torque loads. They are also useful ...

Self-drilling vs. self-tapping screws for furniture work, know the difference before your next job. Here is which one to reach for and why.