What’s the difference between a hitch pin and a wire tie? Get this wrong and it could cost your company millions in warranty bills and vehicle recalls, not to mention your job. Matthew Beecham finds ...

Thread the nut onto the bolt, hit it with 37 “ugga-duggas” and it’s all done, right? *insert buzzer here* Whoops! That’s a fail, and now you have a broken bolt. If you have been turning wrenches for a ...

Screws may be commonplace, but that doesn't mean they're simple. A screw is any shaft with a corkscrew groove carved around its surface and, regardless of their design, screws are usually used to ...

Choosing the right fastener is fundamental to the reliability and performance of precision assemblies. Increasingly, engineers are turning to plastic fasteners, not as a compromise, but as a strategic ...

Roland Berger was founded in Munich in 1967 and now operates more than 50 offices around the world, servicing major industrial and service companies as well as public institutions. For a detailed ...

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparency Market Research Inc. - The global automotive fasteners market was estimated to have acquired US$ 48 billion in 2020.

Micro fasteners enable lower part counts and assembly time resulting in smaller, lighter, thinner, and cheaper consumer electronics. Extremely small micro fasteners have made significant inroads in ...