Many issues still surround the use of the Metric System in manufacturing today. In the 70's there was an effort to increase the use of the metric system in the United States. Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, then the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act in 1988, making the metric system the preferred method. Today the US still does not consider the metric system as its primary or preferred means of measurement. Looking more specifically at the manufacturing of fasteners, … [Read more...]
What is MAThread
The greatest challenge faced in the assembly of automobile has been cross threading. Assembly failures due to cross threading and galling are both disruptive and expensive. The innovative MAThread® completely eliminates this problem, lowering costs for auto makers. It was realized that MAThread is not only the solution to this problem but almost all the problems associated with car assembly, which accounts for approximately 97% of the problems. MAThread® is advantageous because it is … [Read more...]
Cold Heading
Cold heading could be defined as a process whereby metal is forged at a very high rate in the absent of heat. It is also known as the process 'Cold Forming'. A length of wire is sheared and the forced into a die. Imagine having a piece of metal and removing the parts to obtain a shape you desire. Cold heading takes different shaped metals and melds the parts together. Cold heading has its advantages in many ways. It does not waste scrap as the amount of the same metal fully used because the … [Read more...]
What is MATPoint®?
MATPoint® is one of the many available designs of MAThread®. The others are MAThread® dog point, MAThread® PPoint and MAThread® Radiused Point. They are all extremely versatile and feed well in the application. The MAThread forces the two thread helixes to align, every time, without fail. The fasteners then drive easily, with reduced effort. MATPoint works with all types of nuts and internal threads, including lock nuts, making it very useful. It has unrivaled anti-cross thread performance … [Read more...]
Cold Headed Fasteners
What is a cold headed fastener? Cold Heading is a fast and more efficient method to produce both standard and special fasteners and custom shaped components. It is also known as Cold Forming. This is what happens during the process. A slug of wire is cut off and pushed into a die. Once through, it is then bent in an outward direction, thus the name heading. Through this process, metal is formed and usually involves changing the diameter of a wire as an extrusion. This method offers … [Read more...]
Uses of MAThread!
MAThread® has no size restrictions, the type of fastener head is irrelevant, material, and surface coating doesn't matter. MAThread® works and works well without any of these restrictions. The thread design prevents virtually all jamming or cross threading during installation also actively aligns the fastener and it's mating part during assembly. It's an ergonomic dream for the installer, efficiency realization for the production department, and a cost reduction for your accounting department … [Read more...]
Cold Heading versus Screw Machining
Many machined components can be re-designed as cold formed components for substantial cost savings. It is recommended to view all metal parts as candidates for Cold Heading when quantity minimums are 25,000 pieces or greater. What is Cold Heading? Cold Heading is also referred to as Cold Forming. Cold Heading/Forming is a fast and more efficient method to produce both standard and special fasteners and custom shaped components. The technology has been in place for over 150 years. Cold … [Read more...]
Lowering Costs with MAThread
The automotive industry has been using MAThread fasteners for more than a decade as a tool to drive down their cost for rework and labor. MAThread fasteners are known reducing cost by eliminating reworks where cross threaded fasteners have been a problem. They also assist in fastener starting and engagement. The following article is representative of the benefits the can be achieved when using MAThread fasteners. Specialty Screw Corporation is a licensed manufacture of MAThread … [Read more...]
MAThread – Zero Down Time
Both the MAThread and MATPoint threaded fasteners are ideal for use with a Power Torque gun or Power Torque Wrench. The anti cross-threading design of these fasteners is ideal for use on assembly lines that use power drivers. Because they are self-aligning fasteners, it is impossible to have cross threading that can cause production down time, repair, and scrap. Specialty Screw Corporation is a manufacturer of special cold head fasteners, collar studs, special rivets, ball studs, and engineered … [Read more...]
Watch MAThread in Action!
Yes, you can watch the MAThread straighten itself. The video shows 15 degrees of misalignment and yet MAThread performs without jamming, cross threading, etc... Isn't it amazing. Click here to watch. … [Read more...]