SECO TOOLS launched a new thread cutting and forming taps product line that encompasses three performance levels, allowing manufacturers to cost-effectively match the right tap to their particular ...

Adding threads to your 3D prints is a life-changing feature, but obviously there are a lot of trade-offs and considerations when deciding on how to go about this exactly. Between self-tapping screws, ...

Often, the quick solution is to use lockwashers or thread-lock compounds. A more-permanent, less-costly solution from Balax Inc., North Lake, Wis. (www.balax.com), is to thread the hole with their ...

They hold together everything from the most delicate watch to the largest bridge. The world is literally kept from coming apart by screws and bolts, and yet we don’t often give a thought to these ...

The strength of some internal threads is more sensitive to tap diameter than previously thought. • Cold-formed threads are no stronger than cut threads when holes are correctly sized. • Cut threads ...