In the world of engineering and fastener design, it’s important and noteworthy to find businesses that acknowledge and celebrate female talent and accomplishments. ARaymond is one such business.  A global firm specializing in assembly challenges, ARaymond actively recruits female team members and recognizes the value of listening to women’s voices at the highest levels of…

Written by Chris Kanaan, Sales Manager ARaymond  As fastener manufacturing advances, the lightweighting of fastener designs is also evolving. This is when a fastener is made lighter than typical, usually by replacing steel with other materials, such as aluminum. However, joining lightweight materials can present challenges like different panel thicknesses, tolerances, retention requirements, corrosion —…

If variety is the spice of life, Manuel Martinez has experienced his fair share throughout his career. He’s worked in several roles as an engineer — in quality, product design and development, and management — in three different countries during the last 16 years. He’s worked in tooling, chemical bonding, and mechanical fastening. What has…

Long before the invention of the automobile, assembly lines, and modern manufacturing, a young man with an entrepreneurial mind decided to start a company. Albert-Pierre Raymond grew up in Grenoble, France when horses were the modern form of transportation and the world of textiles was big business. “Albert-Pierre was my great-great-grandfather, and he was the…

Written by Robert Taylor Product Line Manager | ARaymond There’s no mathematical equation that will give you the answer to if and when a threaded fastener should be used in an application, but there are guidelines to follow for an educated decision. Threaded fasteners can be used in any application where a threaded joint is…

ARaymond, an international automotive supplier in fastening and assembly solutions, recently announced the acquisition of CGA Technologies, a manufacturer of high-performing thermal cooling plates. “As a leader of fastening and assembly solutions for more than 155 years, we continuously strive to reinvent ourselves and stay ahead in the fast-moving markets that we operate in,” said…

When one thinks of the agricultural industry, plastic waste is not the first thing that comes to mind. But the reality is that plastics play key roles in the farming and greenhouse business — and leave behind much waste every year. As one example in the U.S., the agricultural plastics generation is estimated to be…

It’s no secret that partnerships mean a lot in answering a client’s needs. Among the various ways, ARaymond chooses to make partnerships successful is through resident engineers. Kevin Wendelken, an ARaymond resident engineer at a large OEM’s Engineering Centre in the UK for nearly 20 years, knows how to make a difference from “inside the…

It’s a long way from crafting custom-made buttons in France to creating fastening and assembly solutions for vehicles being built around the world — 155 years long to be exact. The global ARaymond Network of companies, including its North American-based operations in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Canada, and Mexico has been celebrating its 155th anniversary this…

Automotive fastening and assembly solutions provider ARaymond has announced a new generation of VDA Quick Connectors — building on its decade of experience designing and manufacturing quick connectors complying with the VDA standard. Used for heating and cooling lines, including thermal regulation of battery packs in electric and hybrid vehicles, the new ARaymond VDA QCs…