STANLEY Engineered Fastening‘s Monobolt blind rivets are designed and developed for demanding applications where safety and performance are paramount to customer needs. They’re the ideal solution for applications requiring one-sided access and a high-strength fastener. Monobolt rivets can be used to fasten metal to metal and metal to plastic. The multi-grip structural break-stem fasteners provide…

Last year, Advance Components, an industrial fasteners master distributor, debuted a new online education platform, FastenerLab. FastenerLab provides educational insight on fasteners and now features videos about Advance Components’ products. The debut video is hosted by Mallory Nichols, VP of business development at Advance, and showcases Gage Bilt’s GB722TCKL rivet and lock bolt installation kit. This is…

Phoenix-based, family-owned-and-operated Copper State Bolt & Nut Co. is expanding its 50-year Valley presence with a new Class A distribution center in the award-winning PV 303 industrial park in Goodyear, Arizona. Being built by leading local general contractor Stevens-Leinweber Construction (SLC), the project was prompted by the growth of Phoenix’s far West Valley, where Copper State customers…

Article courtesy of NordLock A bolt is installed in a factory without lubrication and everything works fine… until the first time the bolt is removed and reused. Then, the problems start. Why? In the design process, an engineer sets the preload range for a joint (as shown in Figure 1) so the parts don’t open…

The HARDLOCK Nut resists loosening from vibration longer than most other available fasteners or locking nuts. Supplied by Staytite, this is because the HARDLOCK Nut uses a unique wedge principle to create an unprecedented and powerful self-locking force. It has become a top choice for engineers in the UK, America, Europe, and Japan. How does…

Whether you’re looking for an easy method to calculate torque or a quick way to find fastener dimensions, Nord-Lock Group‘s web applications allow you to access the information directly from your mobile device. This means that instead of worrying about bringing the correct documents to a site, you can concentrate on accurately solving bolting challenges.…

  Did you know Goebel Fasteners offers a unique manual insert tool for rivetnuts? The GO-510-UN Heavy-duty Manual Threaded Insert Tool is a two-hand operating tool with a spindle for blind rivet nuts and bolts. The tool’s high-leverage design reduces grip-force pressure and increases the riveting power when installing blind rivets nuts. GO-510-UN’s capacity is…

  Infasco‘s INF3013 is a unique coating system that’s applied to tension-control (TC) bolts (and hex structural bolts), providing several benefits compared to black bolts. Additionally, INF3013 far surpasses the performance of mechanically galvanized coatings. In fact, it’s achieved extended corrosion resistance of 1,000 hours of salt spray, which is at least twice that of…

Multi Piece Fastener L.L.C. (MPF) has announced its newest version of the patented ForeverLok design. The new ForeverLok Bolt design features a recessed area in the head of the bolt to receive a retaining screw. The opposite threaded retaining screw passes through the bolt to connect to the base material, preventing loosening. “This is an…

Welding has long been used in applications that require a secure joint. However, today there are more options. And, depending on the application, today’s manufacturers have several strong reasons to consider a proven alternative — direct-tension, maintenance-free HuckBolts from Howmet Fastening Systems, a global provider of engineered metal products.. A HuckBolt is a two-piece fastener…