When I first started in the trades, I missed the lead-wiping joint requirement on my Journeyman’s test by just one year. Although lead-wiped joints had been out of use for many years, the skills ...

Grooved mechanical piping has been changing the way contractors do business for more than 85 years, but this method of pipe joining is still unknown or misunderstood in some areas of the commercial ...

When the chosen joining method involves the use of fasteners, the choice of fastener can be as important to joint integrity as the joint design itself. When the chosen joining method involves the use ...

Mechanical joining techniques that produce load-bearing interlocks without melting are increasingly critical for assembling lightweight and multifunctional structures across automotive, aerospace and ...