There’s an abundance of fastener types out there — and when you add speciality fasteners to the mix, the list of possibilities truly becomes endless. While your everyday hex bolt or flat head screw can accomplish many jobs, there are some situations where standard fasteners just aren’t enough to ensure all components fit and work … Read more
Place bolts are just one of the many fasteners available, but they’re important ones. Their unique head designs, self-locking features, and outstanding vibration resistance make them the ideal fastener solution for a number of industrial applications. In this article, we’ll discuss what Place bolts are, what they’re used for, and what types you may encounter. … Read more
At Wilson-Garner, we pride ourselves on being a global supplier of specialty fasteners manufactured via short-run production — but what does “short-run production” even mean? In this article, we’ll discuss what short-run production is, what benefits it can deliver, and how to find a short-run production manufacturer you can trust. What Is Short-Run Production? Short-run … Read more
Standards are a common set of guidelines and requirements created by manufacturers, OEMs, or governing bodies — and they’re everywhere in the fastener industry. Depending on the standard, these guidelines can apply to just about any aspect of fastener manufacturing, including quality management systems, materials, dimensions, threads, surface coatings, or head markings. There are hundreds of … Read more
As you may know, there are several ways to make fasteners, including cold forming, hot forging, and machining. While each of these processes works well for their intended applications, this article will focus solely on cold forming. We’ll take a closer look at what cold forming is, how it works, and what its advantages and … 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
There are three common steel bolt manufacturing methods: cold forming, hot forging, and machining. In this article, we’ll discuss each of them and point out their varying benefits and drawbacks. Here’s a preview of the information we’ll cover: Cold forming – Bolsters strength and minimizes waste, but has size and shape limitations Hot forging – Reduces … Read more
Fastener threads are quite amazing when you stop to think about them. Yeah, we know, nobody ever stops to think about fastener threads. But consider this: a properly manufactured bolt subject to extreme tensile stress will break across its diameter before the threads will shear. In other words, the threads are stronger than the weakest … Read more
The hardness of steel is a measure of the steel’s ability to resist deformation, such as abrasion and indentation, when a load is applied to the material. In this article, we will look at hardness for externally threaded screws, bolts, and studs made from alloy or carbon steel. Most fastener standards and specifications have two mechanical … Read more