Safety Practices in Industrial Fastening
Highlighting key safety practices found across the many working conditions and environments that our customers work in every day.
Category Archives: Plastic Manufacturing
Electrical Industry Hardware Overview
In this second article in the Applications series, we discover Electrical Industry Hardware.
HVAC Industry Hardware Overview
As the first article in our new Applications series, we’ll discuss below the most common types of hardware utilized in HVAC projects.
Retention Fasteners
A retention fastener solves attachment applications where the design intent is simply to keep two separate materials joined or positioned in a specific arrangement. Retention fasteners can be broken down into two main categories: pin-style and clip-style. Both pins and clips function on the basis of providing a shear barrier to materials sliding out of […]
Plastics: Part of A Sustainable Future
Companies dedicated to the production of plastic products have long realized that this is an industry with explosive growth. However, simply stating that the plastics industry is growing is a somewhat simplistic view of what is happening. In reality, if analyzed correctly, this growth is actually moving into a whole new direction, that of the […]
Plastic Innovations Aid Agricultural Efforts
Like the computer, plastic, an invention of the 20th century, has changed our lives forever. The plastics industry has helped improve healthcare, fuel efficiency, technology and many other industries we have covered here. But what about agriculture? Plastic Innovations Today, modern agriculture relies heavily on the use of plastic materials and products in its various […]
5 Tips To Help You Choose The Right Plastic Fastener
The wrong plastic fastener can make or break your new product sales. Choosing the wrong fastener results in your losing time and money on your prototype or product manufacturing process. A fastener can crack, creep, deform, fade or break – and this can cause your entire product to fail. So when you want to make […]
The Plastic Non-Metallic Fastener Is Larger than Life
Plastic and plastic composite fasteners have become a cornerstone of industry applications requiring technological innovation. Read about the primary benefits of plastic non metallic fasteners, and their uses within manufacturing.
Plastics in Electrical & Electronic Equipment: High Growth Sectors
Plastics are in increasing demand within electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing.
Focus on Automotive Lightweighting Spurs Innovation
The plastic screw and fastener industry has seen unprecedented growth due to the current need to meet automotive lightweighting innovation.