Favorite Fasteners Roundup

It’s time for a Favorite Fasteners Roundup!

This week, we are rounding up some of our favorite fastener spotlights. Here’s our top five fasteners to make and why. Click on the links to learn more about each of these types of fasteners.

Concrete Anchor Bolts:

These big boys are Fastco’s bread and butter. Used to fasten components to concrete, concrete anchor bolts come in a variety of lengths. Our large cold formers are ideal for forming up to 3/4 inch diameter bolts.

Weld Bolts:

We love weld bolts for their simplicity. They are an ideal part to cold form and we make a wide variety of them.

Rivets:

Among the oldest and simplest fasteners in existence, rivets can be as basic as just a body and head. At Fastco, we form solid rivets and semi-tubular rivets.

SEMS fasteners:

A combination of a screw/bolt and a permanently attached washer (or set of washers), SEMS fasteners have many benefits. Fastco has a dedicated SEMS unit for SEMS fastener assembly and can run a range of sizes, depending on specific part geometry.

Knurl and fetter pins:

On solid pins, knurls and fetters both act as locking features, cutting into the host material and creating the friction required to hold the pin in place. We roll and form knurls and fetters, depending on material, design, location, and tolerances.