Southwire, one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers, is expanding its portfolio of components solutions with new Spring Steel Fasteners and Supports. Spring Steel is used by electrical contractors at the stud level of construction to hang, support, or mount wire, cable, conduit, rods, strut, steel boxes, and more. Southwire Spring Steel Fasteners and…
Ajax Wire offers cuttable, large-diameter compression spring assortment
Ajax Wire Specialty Company specializes in the custom design and manufacture of wire springs, custom springs, and spring assortments and is in its third generation of spring makers. The company created the No. 299 18 pc Compression Spring Assortment with customers’ needs in mind. At Ajax Wire, each of its high-quality spring assortments has been thoughtfully…
ArmorGalv®, a 1,000+ Hour Corrosion Resistant Coating, for Tubular Products
SPIROL is pleased to introduce ArmorGalv®, a Thermal Zinc Diffusion coating, as a standard finish option for their engineered fasteners. This uniform deposition coating is poised to revolutionize the industrial fastener market with 1,000+ hours of corrosion resistance, no risk of hydrogen embrittlement, and no insignificant surfaces! SPIROL is initially rolling out ArmorGalv® for their…
Careful Calculations Affect Ring Design
By Darryl McBride, Engineering Manager, Smalley Steel Ring Company, Lake Zurich, Ill. Reprint Info >> There are many factors to consider when designing retainer rings. Here are four that may help you. Retaining rings are precision engineered parts that provide a shoulder for accurately positioning, locating, and retaining parts on shafts or in bores. Rings…