Thread forming as an alternative method to thread cutting, although not new, remains a relatively unexploited resource that can offer significant benefits over traditional methods. Swarf-free thread ...

Challenge Europe has shed some light on the difference between metal thread-forming screws and purpose designed screws for thread forming in plastics - both which are stocked by the company. The team ...

Engineers at German carmaker Audi AG and toolmaker Emuge-Franken, with help from the Institute of Machining Technology at Dortmund (Germany) Technical University, have put a new spin on the way that ...

It took several years, but self-tapping screws for plastic assembly have come of age. OEMs were lukewarm toward this type of fastener in the 1980s and early 1990s, that trend has changed in recent ...

Sandvik Coromant has launched a new thread forming tap optimized for ISO P steel machining, which is designed to boost productivity, particularly in the automotive industry. The CoroTap 400 offers ...

Bioplastics are increasingly also used in the components of industrial products. Examples of bioplastic components are to be found in the automotive, electronics and building industries. However, ...

"Both the tilt head and the main body of the steering column are made from die cast magnesium," says Mark Laws, product and quality engineering supervisor at Toledo Machining (Toledo, OH). "Magnesium ...

SECO TOOLS launched a new thread cutting and forming taps product line that encompasses three performance levels, allowing manufacturers to cost-effectively match the right tap to their particular ...

While massive megastructures dominate the headlines, the little things in engineering tend to go unnoticed. Today, then, as technology is about balance as much as anything else, we mean to tip the ...