Mechanical fasteners have been used to join wood and metal plates for hundreds of years. Because mechanical fastening of composite material plates is a much more recent development, most of the ...
In my previous column, I discussed double-shear testing of a single fastener (see “Editor's Picks,” at right). But fasteners also can be subjected to single-shear loading — our subject this time — and ...
Self-clinching fasteners were designed almost 70 years ago as way to attach components to thin sheet metal and ensure the connection would withstand hard tugs and torque loads. They are also useful ...
In the middle of the Machinists strike, Boeing inspectors in Everett discovered a new, embarrassing and serious problem with the assembly of the first 787 Dreamliners. Boeing said Tuesday about 3 ...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Point EDM Corp. (PPEDM) recently conducted a two-day E-drill training session at the Aging Aircraft Lab of the National Institute of Aviation ...
In the heart of Wolverhampton's Upper Villiers Street, where the rumble of Sunbeam motorcars once echoed through factory halls, a new chapter in mechanical testing excellence is being written.
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