Types of Industrial Fasteners and How to Know Their Standards

Industrial packaging industry is growing at a fast pace with the invention of new equipments like stretch wrapping systems and industrial fasteners. Companies manufacturing and selling different types of products that need to be packaged are able to save a great deal of time by installing these equipments for packing goods. Recently there has been news that a web directory for fasteners is going to be launched. The website will contain the addresses of all industrial packaging equipments sellers in the US. If such a website becomes a reality it will help buyers of packaging save time and money by readily providing information about various sellers of packaging goods.

Industrial fasteners are commonly used and are available in various forms. Some of the popular fasteners used in household are nuts, bolts, screws, rivets, pipe plugs, pins, studs etc. But in industries several types of fasteners are used for holding heavy materials that are used in the manufacturing process.

Industrial fasteners come in different categories depending on the type of object they are supposed to fasten. Hence, fasteners that you will come across in the aviation industry will be completely different from that of the shipping industry.

When purchasing fasteners it is important to take note of the type of materials used for manufacturing them. Titanium fasteners are used by companies that use equipments which come in contact with water several times a day. This increases the possibility of corrosion of the material used to make the equipment. Since the fastener is made of corrosion resistant metal it will protect the equipment from corrosion. On the other hand a company that uses heavy materials can go for iron fasteners as they are capable of carrying heavy loads. Brass fasteners are quite popular and are used in wooden furniture. They are available with different coatings such as nickel plating, natural plating etc.

Before buying such equipments you must check with the seller whether they confirm to international standards. In case of American equipments there are three different types of standardization.

• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
• SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
• ISO (International Organization for Standards)

In case of online sellers it becomes very easy to check such information as they generally provide the specifications of their products in their website.  By:Kilian Allen