Companies considering an automated fastener assembly system should base their decisions on sound production strategy that adds value at each stage of the process The driver must always be efficiency and the goal should be installation of the right... Learn more

A new automation process simultaneously sets as many as six self-clinching and self-piercing nuts and studs in transfer or progressive die tools during stamping operations.Textron Fastening Systems AutoRiv 100® connects to any stamping press in... Learn more

Blind threaded Avdel Hexsert outputs high levels of joint clamp force comparable to weld and clinch nuts in high-torque applications involving tubular steel hydroformed parts and magnesium castings Band annealing process softens wall of insert to... Learn more

Miniaturization and better performance are the driving forces in the design of densely populated printed circuit boards."Real estate on pcbs keeps shrinking so you have to think small to get big results," said Chris Marx director of electronics... Learn more

Fastriv® pierce rivet system pierces and fastens in one operation speeding assembly and reducing costs while providing strong reliable joint Pierce rivet is fed into riveting module while installation tool clamps sheets to be joined Steel rivet... Learn more