by E&T Fastener Components | Nov 9, 2022 | General, Plastic Fastener Materials
Electronic technologies are everywhere – from our personal portable devices to the major industrial control systems that run our cities’ infrastructure, modern life relies on electronics. Most electronic and low voltage electrical systems are built around wired...
by E&T Fastener Components | Oct 15, 2022 | General
In the world of fastener applications, we can find a wide range of use cases that share the common interest of corrosion resistance and easy cleanability. Applications in the medical, food and beverage, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, marine, and chemical industries...
by E&T Fastener Components | Sep 14, 2022 | General
Light duty, small scale, and low torque applications can often benefit from fasteners that are able to be installed, removed, and adjusted by hand, without the use of tools. Instead of purchasing a series of expensive custom fasteners, adding knobs to standard...
by E&T Fastener Components | Aug 23, 2022 | General
In general practice, the terms ‘gasket’ and ‘seal’ are often used interchangeably to describe a multitude of overlapping hardware pieces. When it comes to fasteners across the construction and fabrication industries, this same terminology confusion is just as...
by E&T Fastener Components | Jul 10, 2022 | General
In so many ways, fasteners hold together most of the structures and devices that we rely on in our everyday lives. From tiny screws in our mobile phones up to massive anchors in vehicle bridges, fasteners must perform dependably under load, without fail for...
by E&T Fastener Components | Jun 7, 2022 | General
What are Silicon Bronze Fasteners? Looking back in history, copper has been a staple material choice in human creations across most of our civilized past (and even before). In fact, copper was the only metal known to humankind for over five thousand...
by E&T Fastener Components | May 5, 2022 | General
What are Special Inspections for Threaded Fasteners? In the structural construction world, threaded fasteners take on significant importance despite being only small pieces of overall massive structures. Found most often in the form of steel and concrete...
by E&T Fastener Components | Apr 1, 2022 | General
In metal fabrication, threads typically need to be tapped into a material piece by the use of special thread cutting tools, requiring distinct machining time and effort to complete before inserting the fastener itself. This process is called for when materials are...
by E&T Fastener Components | Mar 15, 2022 | General
Certain fastening applications are especially sensitive to the flow of electrical current across their components, and to combat this, specifiers turn to non-conductive hardware as part of the solution. The reasons for seeking out non-conductive fasteners are...
by E&T Fastener Components | Feb 9, 2022 | General
Here on our blog, we often write about the various standards and specifications governing different fasteners, which usually are authored by a specific federal or third-party specifying agency responsible for that industry. While fastener manufacturing standards may...
