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The Importance of Plating Finishes on Fasteners

The Importance of Plating Finishes on Fasteners

Apr 30, 2020 | Hardware, News

Fasteners come not only in a wide array of shapes, materials, and sizes, they also come in a variety of plated or coated finishes. The reason for this is not just aesthetic – fasteners are the one product that comes in contact with an equally wide range of dissimilar...
The Secrets to Specialized Coatings and Plating

The Secrets to Specialized Coatings and Plating

Feb 20, 2017 | Hardware

Coating and plating are two different processes that can be easy to mix up. Coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. In many cases coatings are applied to improve surface properties of the substrate, such...
Fastener Notation: Understanding the Code

Fastener Notation: Understanding the Code

Dec 20, 2013 | Hardware

Specifying fasteners at first might seem pretty straightforward — “I need sheet metal screws.” But in reality, there are several aspects to understanding and specifying fasteners that can help you get precisely the fasteners you need efficiently and...