How Do I Choose the Right Fastener?
Making sure that you have the correct fastener for your application is indispensable in ensuring your work is successful – and sometimes projects need the use of several diverse types of fasteners to be assured that the application runs smoothly, often seeing...When Should A Washer Be Used in Fastening?
You might be wondering when to use washers in fastening. In a number of applications, washers are a critical element of the use of fasteners – and not using them could lead to a significantly subdued lifespan of the fastener in the application or product. Not...Preventing the Theft of Solar Panels
The theft of solar panels is becoming more of a regular occurrence Worldwide, with people losing tens of thousands in equipment. Solar panels are valuable, and anything valuable within our society can be a target for thieves. Only last year did thieves steal around...Security Fasteners From A Leading Supplier
Security Fasteners are our bread and butter, and with so many different fasteners available on the market, it’s understandable that an end user may get confused due to the number of different applications and security levels available for purchase. These...Fastener Materials to Fight Against Seawater Corrosion: Titanium, Super Duplex and Monel
Often in marine equipment, there are a number of things that can cause the failure of fasteners in it – but over 35% of fasteners within marine equipment fail due to marine corrosion. Seawater is especially complex to counteract due to chemical and biological...Preventing or Reducing Fastener Corrosion With Finishes
When a fastener is installed, it’s assumed to stand the test of time – but this often is not, or will not be the case. There’s a silent plague that hits fasteners and can become an issue in the integrity and strength of a structure – known as...Star Dowels for Wood Applications
Why use Star Dowels? That’s an easy question. Star dowels are fixings suitable for applications involving wood and are incredibly popular in window frames and gates. They are made from die cast Zamak, otherwise known as Zamac, which is a family of alloys with a...A Wide Range of Materials and Finishes for Fasteners
Here at Fastenright, we want to make sure that your application is getting the best possible fastener for the application or project that you’re working on. This means ensuring you have the size that you require, and that any specific finish or material needs...Is a Lock Nut Reusable?
Lock Nuts are exemplary in a number of real-world solutions involving high-temperature conditions, and when their strength is required in mechanical equipment. The nuts, in a material like Hastelloy, are ideal for applications such as hot chemical processing involving...When Would I Use an M2 Screw?
To provide context, every screw size is described by using two numbers – an ‘M number’ – which is for metric screws and indicates the screws nominal outer diameter, and a number indicating the length of the shank. So in the above instance, an...What Kind of Self-Locking Counter Nuts and Palnuts® are There?
Self-locking Counter Nuts, which are made to specifications of DIN 7967, are often referred to as stamped sheet metal check-nuts or self-locking counter-nuts, and sometimes as Palnuts ®. They have a number of protruding tabs which flatten and lock in place during...A Guide to One Way Screws
In the second edition of our blog series ‘A Fastenright Guide to…’, we’re going to be exploring something we specialise in – one way screws. We often explain to customers what makes these screws different, why they should be used in their...Safe and Secure with a Lock Nut from Fastenright
Lock Nuts are designed to lock in place during installation, creating a band of tight threads which act as a locking mechanism – ensuring the fastening of your application remains safe and secure. Historically, designers would require nuts to be...What is the Point in a Left-Hand Thread?
The vast majority of fasteners are right-hand threads, so why on earth were left-hand threaded fasteners created? Firstly, we’d have to take you through what the handedness of a thread actually is. Handedness refers to the direction in which the outer, helical...
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