June 16, 2021Guide to Wilson-Garner Online Certifications

Wilson-Garner Company provides our customers with free online certifications for every lot of product...

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April 10, 2021Three Ways to Make Steel Bolts

Cold Forming Vs Hot Forging Vs Machined Steel Bolts and Screws Cold Forming, Hot...

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April 10, 2021Bolt & Screw Head Markings and What They Mean

If you’ve ever spent any time looking at the heads of different fasteners, you’ve...

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April 10, 2021Bolt & Screw Head Markings and What They Mean – Part 2

In Part 1 of our series on head markings, we talked about manufacturers’ head markings and...

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April 10, 2021Bolt & Screw Head Markings and What They Mean – Part 3

Metric Head Markings In Part 3 of our series on head markings, we’re going...

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April 10, 2021Proof Load, Yield Strength, and Tensile Strength of Fasteners

In the fastener world, you’ll often hear terms like proof load, yield strength, and...

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April 10, 2021The Basics of External Threads – Threads Part 1

Threads are quite amazing when you stop to think about it. Yeah I know,...

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April 10, 2021Metric Threads – Threads Part 3

In Part 1 of our Threads Series, we provided some terminology and explained some of...

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April 10, 2021What is Torque-Tension Testing?

Torque-tension testing is an aid to fastener and process engineers in developing installation torque...

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April 10, 2021The Difference Between ISO and IATF Certifications

If you poke around a few industrial websites, you’ll begin to notice plenty of...

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April 10, 2021Core Hardness and Surface Hardness in Fasteners

The hardness of steel is a measure of the steel’s ability to resist deformation,...

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April 10, 2021What is Hardenability? Different Steel Grades and Hardenability

Hardenability of steel is the ability of the steel to achieve a hardness value...

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April 10, 2021How Asymmetric Place Bolts Work

Asymmetric Place bolts work based on two design features that complement each other. But...

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April 10, 2021The Difference Between a Bolt and a Screw

As with so many things, the answer to “What’s the difference between a bolt...

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April 10, 2021Surface Finishes for Steel Fasteners

Surface finishes are often applied to plain steel fasteners to improve corrosion resistance. There...

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April 9, 2021The Difference Between 2A and 3A Threads – Threads Part 2

In Part 1 of our Threads Series, we provided some terminology and explained some of...

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