By Julie Pereyra, Sales Engineer Nord-Lock Group Depending on the application, bolt loosening can have profound consequences. One loose bolt can bring a whole production plant to a standstill and cost a company thousands. In other applications, loose bolts can pose a significant safety hazard. So, what are the bolt loosening reasons? Broadly speaking, there…
Nord-Lock wins prestigious Red Dot Design Award for Superbolt Tool
Nord-Lock Group, a global provider in bolted solutions, received one of the world’s most prestigious design awards: the Red Dot Award. It won ”Best Product Design 2020” in the tools category for the Superbolt Tool. “I am extremely proud that the Superbolt Tool was judged not only good enough to be entered into the Red…
What is a lock nut and how does it work?
Written by Jody Muelaner A lock nut is a nut that will resist loosening under vibration and torque. There are many types of lock nut but they can be broadly divided into those which use friction to prevent loosening and those that have some form of positive locking device. Friction lock nuts Lock nuts that…
What is a flat nut?
Written by Dr. Jody Muelaner Flat nuts are a simple nut that is stamped from sheet metal. They can be considered a type of speed nut, providing the functions of a sprung washer and a nut in a single component. They also have a degree of friction locking and they are extremely low profile. Flat…
Sky Climber offers patent-pending Rhino Hybrid nuts
Sky Climber, a designer and manufacturer of a wide variety of new and innovative fasteners, offers the patent-pending Rhino Hybrid high-strength nuts, which are available in a variety of materials and engineered for maximum strength. Ideal for aerospace, automotive, and commercial applications, Rhino Hybrid nuts deliver reliable performance with minimal weight. Sky Climber Fasteners is…
New cordless rivet tool offers real-time process data
The new high-performance BR12PP-8 Smart Rivet Tool from STANLEY Assembly Technologies, a provider of precision fastening, lets manufacturers reduce scrap and optimize an assembly area. It also provides real-time process data to the existing plant manufacturing execution system by recording the stem break load and rivet pull distance. “The product launch of the BR12PP-8, STANLEY…
When is it better to use rivets rather than screws?
Written by Dr. Jody Muelaner The choice of using threaded fasteners, such as machine screws, or rivets depends on many factor and is complicated by the wide range of fasteners available. The advantages of machine screws and bolts are easy disassembly and reassembly, the ability to reuse the fastener, and the availability of such fastening…
What is the best way to improve fatigue resistance of a bolted joint?
The fatigue capacity of a bolted joint is very small, as compared to its static capacity. To improve fatigue resistance, designers can increase the thread capacity and decrease the alternating stresses at the threads. To increase the thread capacity, the Nord-Lock Group — a provider of secure and customized bolting solutions — recommends using a…
What is a lock nut and how does it work?
Written by Dr. Jody Muelaner A lock nut is a nut that resists loosening under vibration and torque. There are many types of lock nut but they can be broadly divided into those that use friction to prevent loosening and those that offer some form of positive locking device. Friction lock nuts Lock nuts…
What is self-piercing riveting?
Written by Dr. Jody Muelaner Self-piercing riveting (SPR) is a way of joining sheet materials using a rivet that clinches the sheets as it is pressed into them. Unlike conventional riveting, no hole is required, making it a rapid single-step process. Typically, the first sheet is pierced when the rivet is inserted. Then, the second…