Whatever your engineering or manufacturing application is, it’s likely that you’re well-acquainted with screws of various types. However, as often as you may have used screws, you may still be unfamiliar with their components. Understanding key screw components is essential when you have to decide which type of screw to employ for a specific function. … Read more
At Wilson-Garner, we’re a leading manufacturer of American-made custom fasteners. But if you know anything about the fastener industry, you know that the word “custom” can mean different things to different people and different situations. So, what are those differences, and what exactly does “custom fastener” mean to us? This article will fill you in. … Read more
Trying to determine the right fastener for your application, but getting lost in all the jargon and technical specifications that are out there? Trust us, you’re not the only one. The fastener industry can be complicated, especially if you need a part that’s more specialized than your typical Phillips-head screw. There are a ton of … Read more
Screws are externally threaded fasteners designed to be inserted into holes in assembled parts, mate with a preformed internal thread, or form their own thread. In most cases, different types of screws are defined by the material they’re intended to be drilled into, which makes it fairly simple to determine which kind you’ll need for your … Read more
Fasteners are pieces of hardware used to mechanically affix two or more objects together — and there are a lot of them. From screws to clips to rivets and beyond, the list of fastener types is astoundingly long. Further yet, each type of fastener also has a multitude of subtypes that each lend themselves toward … Read more