JW Winco, Inc., a supplier of standard industrial machine components, has expanded its line of GB-FP Wing Nuts – Nylon Plastic with Tapped Through Insert. Temperature resistant up to 230° F (110° C), the winged body is matte black, with glass-filled nylon plastic. The tapped insert is brass and molded-in. The product is appropriate for…
JW Winco’s heavy duty ball lock pins stainless steel, with stainless steel shank
JW Winco, Inc., A Ganter Company, a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it has expanded its line of GN 113.10 Heavy Duty Ball Lock Pins Stainless Steel, with Stainless Steel Shank AISI 630. The GN 113.10 stainless steel rapid release pins have an extreme load capacity and are used for quick fixing,…
igus bearings help drive new piece of sports equipment
Wear-resistant plain bearings from igus are key parts in The Curfboard, a new type of sports equipment that combines a surfboard and skateboard and requires strength under extreme loads. Developers at curfboard, a company in Munich, Germany, chose resilient, maintenance-free and reliable bearings from igus that are made with the company’s iglide Z and iglide […]
inVia Robotics’ Picker, cloud management system built for autonomy, ease of deployment
inVia Robotics’ robotics as a service offerings are different from the competition in requiring less overhead and maximizing efficiency, says CEO Lior Elazary.
SPIROL completes major expansion at Connecticut world HQ
SPIROL employees, company executives, board members, state representatives, and other honored guests gathered to celebrate the completion of the major expansion to SPIROL’s world headquarters and largest global manufacturing facility located in Northeastern Connecticut. The expansion that began in early 2016 includes significant additional manufacturing space, new state of the art warehouses for raw material…
What are industrial fasteners?
Industrial fasteners comprise a broad category of devices and tools that are used to connect parts together, usually in a permanent or semi-permanent way. Many of these are mechanical in nature and familiar to anyone who’s a homeowner, such as nuts, bolts, hinges, studs, handles, knobs flanges, rivets, and screws. Some items such as screws…
What are screws?
By Dr. Jody Muelaner A screw is a broad category of mechanical fastener with a threaded shaft, designed to screw into a part. This includes wood screws and self-topping screws, which have a tapered shaft with sharp threads designed to cut a mating thread in the part to which they are fastened. It also includes…
What is a bolt?
By Dr. Jody Muelaner A bolt is a mechanical fastener with a threaded shaft. Bolts are closely related to screws, which are also mechanical fasteners with threaded shafts. These types of fasteners are typically inserted through two parts, with aligned holes. According to some definitions, whether something is a bolt or a screw depends on…
Southco adds its C2 Lever Latch product line
Southco Inc. has added a new version to its successful C2 Lever Latch product line that provides the same consistent compression and vibration resistance as the standard C2 series, but features a color coded access indicator that allows the user to see if the latch has been opened. The C2 Lever Latch with Visual Access…
New solder paste enables miniaturization in automotive electronics
Heraeus Electronics has developed Microbond SMT650, a new solder paste that meets the extremely high requirements for the production of miniaturized electrical systems, such as those used in the automotive industry. Microbond SMT650 guarantees consistently high surface resistance. The combination of the new F650 flux system with the Innolot metal alloy increases reliability and prevents…