When we get ready to tackle a project, the first thing we consider is what will be used to hold everything together - nails, screws or nuts and bolts. Will we need a hammer, screwdriver or socket ...

For as long as humans have been using tools, they have found creative ways to mechanically fasten different materials with ropes, pegs, and wedges. After about a few thousand years of perfecting the ...

Some of the major innovative fastening designs and assembly methods have been around for decades. Yet lighter, thinner materials that must withstand higher temperatures are challenging suppliers to ...

You will probably never live to see the day when cars and trucks are completely glued together, with no mechanical fasteners to be found. But more and more connections are going with adhesives. The ...

With vehicle door design having to satisfy numerous functional, structural and aesthetic demands, it is no surprise that this area of automotive manufacturing is a major focus for Electric Vehicle (EV ...