BDE-Fastening & Joining

These screws are used to cut or form a mating thread when driven into preformed holes.

The basic tapping screws are classified as thread forming and thread cutting.

Captive, or self-retained, nuts are multiple-threaded fasteners used on many thin materials.

Hose clamps are made in a variety of types to match load, assembly, and cost specifications.

Spiral-wound retaining rings consist of one or more turns of rectangular edge-wound wire.

Fasteners come in a variety of materials.

Split rings formed and cut from spring wire of uniform cross-sectional size and shape are known as wire-formed rings.

Fasteners also prevent gases and liquids from leaking.

Retaining elements to hold wires or tubing are incorporated into these fasteners that engage panel holes, mounting flanges, or panel edges.

Some joint-design considerations are universal; others vary with the assembly methods used.

These fasteners should be used when repeated access to a component is necessary.

Plate or anchor nuts have one or more lugs projecting from the base of the threaded body.

Almost any robot can be used for assembly, but only some have capabilities suitable for high-precision or high-volume assembly.

Superalloys and exotic metals are used to make fasteners that withstand high temperatures.