BMW has filed a patent for a new fastener design that underscores the automaker’s long-standing willingness to chart its own ...

Fasteners play a critical role in holding together systems in buildings ranging from plumbing products to ventilation systems. There are times when fasteners don’t meet performance standards and ...

Fasteners come in a variety of materials. Selecting a material should be based on such considerations as environment (corrosive or temperature extremes), weight, magnetic properties, stresses, ...

The material most commonly used for weld fasteners is low-carbon steel such as 1010. The material most commonly used for weld fasteners is low-carbon steel such as 1010. Welded parts must be portable ...

ITH Bolting Technology combines digital bolting tool procedures, advanced fastener design, and installation know-how to reduce maintenance costs significantly — proven for onshore and offshore ...

A fastener with a microscopic design that looks like tiny mushrooms could mean advances for everyday consumers and scientific fields. Currently available fasteners are called hook and loop fasteners ...

Some of the major innovative fastening designs and assembly methods have been around for decades. Yet lighter, thinner materials that must withstand higher temperatures are challenging suppliers to ...

Overall trends calling for less weight are posing new challenges for the fasteners used in airplanes, Mars rovers, and lunar landers. Whether fasteners connect carbon composites and metals in wing ...

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 ...

It’s generally seen as the least glamorous part of the design cycle. Developers of heavyduty data-center, industrial, commercial, and other critical equipment that resides in large cabinets and ...

As the global manufacturing landscape undergoes a rapid digital and structural transformation heading into 2026, the demand for precision, durability, and supply chain resilience has never been higher ...

WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 -- A Velcro-like fastener with a microscopic design that looks like tiny mushrooms could mean advances for everyday consumers and scientific fields like robotics. In ...