When it comes to choosing fastener options, you’re faced with several choices. But two of the most common fasteners people choose between are screws and bolts. The original concept of the screw can be traced back to around 200 B.C. and screw-like fasteners have come a long way since then. But while similar, screws and […]
We’ve previously tackled the question of metal vs plastic screws, but what about wood screws? With so many types of fasteners in existence and so many extensive uses for them (more than 200 billion screws, nuts, and bolts are used every year), discovering the best option for your project can seem extremely daunting. When it […]
The fastener industry is currently worth about $30 billion in the U.S., covering dozens of different types of screws, nuts, and bolts. With so many fastener options available, it can be incredibly difficult to determine which one would be best for the job at hand: should you choose to order custom screws or buy in […]
Hobbyists have been building model figures for generations. Whether you’re designing state of the art architectural pieces or the latest Gundam model from Japan, model building is a fun and interesting way to be creative. Within the world of model building, there are a few different schools of thought. The more time you spend building […]
Space has been labeled the final frontier (most notably by a certain starship captain), and we as human beings have been pushing our limits in various attempts to explore it. NASA has created technology so advanced that people can actually live up there for extended periods of time, equipped with everything they’d ever need to […]
A company out of Brisbane, Australia, has recently obtained FDA approval to manufacture the world’s smallest screw for use in orthopedic surgery. At just 1.5 mm long and 1.2 mm in diameter, the design highlights the prevalence of the ever-shrinking (in size, not demand) technologies in use by the medical industry. The screw is hyper-designed […]
The machining industry has long relied on CNC lathes to manufacture a range of products, from custom screws and micro fasteners to the minuscule accouterments that go into wrist watches and make up the components of cell phones and laptops. Lathes cut and form hard materials into specified shapes through the use of a rotating […]
The fastener industry is massive, and understandably so. Employing around 131,949 people, it is responsible for ensuring that anything we construct — buildings, machines, even simple structures like shelving units — stays firmly and reliably together. Owing to the fact that the industry is so large, there are a lot of different options when it […]
One of Europe’s largest leading fastener manufacturers is reaching for the stars with an unfathomable expansion. The Hamburg based business REYHER had made a name for itself by supplying Europe with 130,000 different fastener options, but discovered it was quickly running out of room in June of 2017. Since they couldn’t move outward, they took […]
Early screws had to made by hand, so no two produced were ever alike. With technology making leaps and bounds every day, that is certainly no longer the case: CNC (Computer Numeric Control) machines now perform precise filings and shapings of almost any type of material, allowing consistently sized and formed screws to be made […]
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