The world of washers and how to apply them

The world of washers and how to apply them

If you’re completely new to the fastener industry, we should start with a basic definition of a washer. It’s generally a circular piece of steel, aluminum, nylon or rubber with a hole in the center that is used in conjunction with a nut and a bolt to help...
What is the difference between zinc and galvanized?

What is the difference between zinc and galvanized?

Both zinc plating and galvanizing is an application of zinc plating. The big difference is thickness: zinc plating is normally 0.2 mils thick. Hot dip galvanizing might be 1.0 mil thick – you get over 5 times the protection with galvanizing. All true galvanizing is...