The Benefits of Custom-Molded Parts

When shopping for seals, gaskets, hoses, tubing and other machine parts, you can’t ignore the benefits of custom molding. Custom-molded parts are manufactured using a molding process. Injection molding, for instance, is often used to make custom-molded parts. With injection … Read More

5 Common Additive Manufacturing Processes

Additive manufacturing has become increasingly common in the manufacturing industry. Also known as 3D printing, it involves the addition of material to a substrate to build a three-dimensional object. With additive material, manufacturing companies can build custom-sized and custom-shaped objects … Read More

What Is a Cup Magnet and How Do They Work?

Magnets come in a variety of shapes. Some of them are square, whereas others are rectangular. There are also round magnets, such as cup magnets. Cup magnets still produce a magnetic field, but they feature a round shape — as … Read More

What Is an Elevator Bolt?

When researching some of the different types of bolts, you may come across elevator bolts. Like all bolts, they feature a head and threaded shank. Elevator bolts, however, are designed differently. They have several subtle features that distinguish them from … Read More

An Introduction to Continuous Hinges

Hinges offer a simple but effective way to connect two objects while allowing for a fixed axis of rotation. They are a type of mechanical bearing consisting of several parts, such as two leafs and a pin. Some hinges, however, … Read More

What Is a Retaining Ring?

Retaining rings are commonly used in housing components. Like other types of fastener-based rings, they are designed to hold multiple parts together. Retaining rings, however, aren’t permanent. Rather, they are typically only used when initially building a housing assembly, after … Read More

We carry specialty fastening systems

At Fasteners, Inc. we carry over 30,000 different fastener systems items including  brasives, anchors, bolts, chemicals, construction items, drill bits, hand tools, hardware, maintenance items, nuts, pins, keys, rivets, screws,  socket products, washers, and more! When it comes to rivets, we … Read More