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The Elgin Fastener Group is a combination of four U.S. fastener manufacturers who provide special fasteners, such as long length/small diameter thru-bolts; precision tolerance bolts for power train applications; Military Spec bolts; and special assembly fasteners for durable goods and industrial use.
Ford Fasteners, Inc. is a leading provider of 410 stainless steel fasteners and screws. We offer self-drilling screws, thread-cutting screws type "F", tapping screws type A, self-piercing screws. EPDM washers available on many fasteners. We have a huge inventory of screws for immediate delivery nationwide.
Exact Industries is an industrial fastener distributor with more than just a warehouse. We offer services like bin stocking and just-in-time inventory. Whether you are looking for metric fasteners, stainless steel fasteners or anything in between, we are sure to find the right product for your needs.
Founded in 1918, we are sure to meet your industrial fastener needs. Our wide array of screws includes socket screws, cap screws, shoulder screws, metric screws, button head, flat head & hex head screws, socket cap & socket set screws, transfer screws and more. Stainless, alloy and other varieties.
The supplier of choice for construction fastening systems. We are a superior resource for quality industrial fasteners, proud to offer the country’s most complete inventory of structural fasteners, plus over 30,000 line items of industrial & commercial fasteners. A fastener for nearly any application.
JPC is your single source for a wide array of standard, specialty, stainless, metric and military fasteners including bolts, screws, ribbed neck carriage bolts, drive rivets, blind fasteners, etc. from companies like Huck, Pop, AVK, Avdel Cherry, Henrob, Atlas Engineering, Camcar, Nucor, Infasco and more.
CalBolt has been providing industrial fasteners since 1976. We offer a great selection of products including screws, metric fasteners, nuts, anchors, rivets and more. Since 2002 we have offered custom manufacturing to your specifications. Our prices and service are unbeatable-check us out!
Founded in 1982, PENCOM is a leading supplier & manufacturer of industrial fasteners & thermal management products. We can produce latches, screws, spacers, nuts & other hardware. In addition, we offer OEM heat sink components. We are ISO 9001:2000 certified & handle high-volume production.
GATEWAY Screw & Rivet, Inc. has been manufacturing industrial fasteners since 1954. We are your source for hard-to-find items such as specialty screws, shoulder bolts, collar studs and more. We handle high-volume specialty items and on-site engineering services. Our quality control is ISO certified.
SPS Technologies is a leading producer of industrial fasteners, assemblies, and components. We offer aerospace fasteners, specialty screws and much more. We serve many industries including aerospace, rail, manufacturing and others. Our sophisticated engineering and machining ensures quality!
For nearly 25 years, quality has been our top priority as we manufacture fine American Made industrial fasteners. Our products meet recognized standards, and we will manufacture special fasteners to your prints. A variety of cold headed special bolts, rivets, studs, metric fasteners and screws. Call us today!
Industrial fasteners are connective mechanisms used
to join and secure materials together. Fasteners can be broken down into
two types: threaded fasteners and non-threaded fasteners. Industrial
fasteners are available in different forms such as metal fasteners, plastic
fasteners, metric
fasteners or composite industrial fasteners. Some industrial
fasteners, such as locking thread industrial fasteners, have multiple
components. Self-locking industrial fasteners accessories include cotter
pins, lock wires and clips and require extra labor time for installation.
Other fasters, like frictional locking industrial fasteners, require
increased torque to install the industrial fasteners. These industrial
fasteners are not reusable and require greater loads than typically necessary
to be effective when applied to some joints.
Threaded industrial fasteners, such as nuts, bolts and screws contain
spiral ridges called threads, which aid in the attachment of the threaded
industrial fasteners. Continuous-thread studs are used for flange bolting
with two nuts applied and are threaded from end to end. Tap-end studs
have a short thread on one end for screwing into a tapped hole and a
longer threaded end called a nut-end, which may have either a chamfered
or round point. Double-end studs have equal-length threads on both ends
with chamfered points and are used for flange bolting or other applications
in which torching from both ends is necessary. Other threaded industrial
fasteners include sheet metal industrial fasteners, riveting industrial
fasteners, and clinching industrial fasteners types.
Non-threaded fasteners, such as rivet industrial fasteners, ring industrial
fasteners and pin industrial fasteners, do not contain threads. These
fasteners can be quickly assembled and removed from components and do
not need extra industrial fastening hardware. Bind fastener rivets, or
pop industrial fastener rivets, are inserted into a pre-drilled hole
and a rivet gun pulls on a headed-shaft that passes through the rivet.
The shaft breaks or “pops,” leaving a bulge on the head of
the rivet, which holds the two parts together. Dowel pins can be straight,
tapered, rolled or grooved and provide perfect alignment, holding parts
in absolute relation to one another. Most retaining rings need a groove
to seal them into position and are stamped both internally and externally.
While some of them may be self-locking, both kinds are used to keep parts
from slipping or sliding apart.
There are more than 500,000 types of fasteners and metric fasteners available.
Applications are limitless; almost every item contains a fastening mechanism
to connect parts together. There are furniture industrial fasteners,
electronic equipment industrial fasteners, appliance industrial fasteners,
aerospace fasteners, automobile industrial fasteners and building structure
industrial fasteners just to mention a few. The selection of industrial
fasteners depends upon the type of the industrial fasteners, size of
the industrial fasteners, shape of the industrial fasteners and weight
of the materials being connected. There is a wide variety of head options
for industrial fasteners, which determine how the industrial fasteners
will sit against the material. The type of head also affects the required
length of the industrial fasteners. Environmental conditions, such as
temperature, moisture and ultraviolet radiation, to which the industrial
fasteners may be subjected, are also factors. Chemicals or other corrosive
substances to which the industrial fasteners may be exposed and decorative
properties required of the industrial fasteners must also be considered.
Breakstems are fasteners that are installed by pulling
the end of the mandrel or stem, resulting in the breakage of the stem
at the breaker groove and leaving the head of the stem within the fastener
body.
Case hardened fasteners have received heat treatments resulting in
a fastener surface that is harder than the core.
Metric fasteners follow the metric system instead of the English
system. Conversion charts are available from most fastener manufacturers.
Mil spec fasteners comply with U.S. federal and military specifications
for fastening mechanisms.
Nuts and bolts work together to form a common fastening mechanism.
A bolt is an external threaded fastener that consists of a partially
threaded shaft, which penetrates the object connected, and is held
in place by nuts, metal blocks with complementary internal threads
that grasp the upper shaft of the bolt and secure the work piece together.
Panel fasteners function as latching mechanisms on doors and compartments
and join panels on cabinets, workstations and appliances.
Plastic fasteners provide an alternative to
traditional metal fasteners, although they have low resistance to
UV radiation. Plastic fasteners
are common components of children’s toys, as well as appliances
and automobiles.
Rivets and pins are non-threaded fasteners commonly used on door
hinges and pulleys, as well as furniture and electronic equipment.
Pins are
placed into aligned holes in the joined parts, forming a secure connection.
Screws are external threaded fasteners consisting of a spiral-shaped
shaft and a head. The shaft fits into a work piece and is held
in place by the head.
Special fasteners are available through many fastener manufacturers.
Specialty fasteners can be custom-made according to specific
customer requirements.
Stainless steel fasteners are strong, corrosion and heat resistant
mechanisms that are useful in countless applications in the
automotive, electronic, medical, marine and construction industries.
Through-hardened fasteners have received heat
treatments, resulting in consistent hardness throughout the entire
fastener.
Common Terms Related to Industrial Fasteners, Metric Fasteners,
Industrial Fasteners, Stainless Fasteners, Plastic Fasteners, and
Specialty Fasteners
Bearing Surface -
The supporting part of industrial fasteners through which industrial fasteners is loaded.
Blind Fastener - Industrial fasteners accessible on only one side.
Blind Side - The point on blind fasteners that can not be accessed.
Body - Referring to blind fasteners, it is the part of the rivet
that expands into the material. In reference to threaded fasteners, it
is the part of the industrial fastener that is not threaded and is located under
the head.
Button Head - A head of a threaded fastener that has a low, rounded
top surface and a bearing surface, which is large and flat.
Clench - The ability of industrial fasteners to hold together previously
separated materials.
Complete Hole Fill - A feature of
industrial fasteners that allows them to
fill irregular, slotted, oversized or misaligned holes.
Concentricity - The condition in which two
industrial fastener surfaces share
the same center.
Countersunk Head - A head that when installed will sit flush to
the surface.
Creep - The permanent deformation of
industrial fasteners resulting from
the application of stress and heat.
Eccentricity - The degree of difference between the centers of
the surface of industrial fasteners at different points.
Fatigue Strength - A fracture resistance ability of a fastener
during subjection to stress variations.
Fillister Head - A head with a rounded top, cylindrical-shaped
sides and a bearing surface that is flat.
Grip - The thickness of the assembled materials or parts for which
the fastener was designed to secure.
Joint - The materials that
industrial fasteners have connected together.
Lead Thread - A measurement indicating the length between the beginning
of a thread and the point at which the thread reaches its fullest size.
Major Diameter - The widest point of a screw thread.
Minor Diameter - The narrowest point of a screw thread.
Pitch - The distance between two threads
on industrial fasteners.
Shank - The part of industrial fasteners bodies between the head and the
threaded portion.
Spacers - Components designed to protect fragile materials at contact
points between the material and the industrial fasteners.
Thread Cutting - The process of creating threads by cutting into
the metal blank, as opposed to rolling.
Thread Rolling - A cold forming process involving the creation
of industrial threads through the plastic deformation of a metal blank. The process,
which produces rolled threads that have higher strength and abrasion
resistance than threads constructed through cutting, involves the application
of pressure, which stretches the metal past its elastic limit into the
required profile
