Specialist threaded fasteners often need help in forming the best attachment to soft core materials such as aluminium or magnesium alloys. Challenge Europe announce its stock, advice and production ...

With no tang to break off following installation, this new insert from Alcoa Fastening Systems is suitable for applications where the counting of displaced tangs is mandatory or where loose tangs ...

We have all done it, overtightened a bolt and blown out the threads. When a bolt starts to tighten up and then go suddenly loose, you know that the threads are toast and now you have a problem.