2024-04-10
5 Common Types of Fastener And How Design Engineers Can Use Them-metric fasteners
Mechanical fasteners are small but integral parts of any product that uses multiple components. They are used to adjoin components, bringing a product together to ensure that it remains intact and works properly. And to the casual observer, selecting bolts, nuts, and rivets for a design should be a simple task.But in reality, it is a difficult task, requiring careful consideration of temperature, corrosion, vibration, fatigue, initial preload, and many other factors. Design engineers dealing with the assembly of fasteners can make decisions based on previous designs or other products. However, if the product has gone through many phases of changes and upgrades, the original assembly decision may not be relevant any longer. A review of the design needs would be prudent. So, let’s take a look at some of the types of fasteners that design engineers can typically use in a project and why quality always counts.