Top automotive supplier Yazaki recognized Specialty Screw Corporation with an Environmental, Health & Safety Supplier Award at its annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, June 6, Specialty Screw Corporation was chosen from Yazaki's top 97 suppliers in North and Central America. "Yazaki places a very high value on our strategic partners and suppliers and their shared commitment to the environment," said Ken Pichla, Head of Purchasing at Yazaki North America, Inc. "Together we can affect … [Read more...]
Specialty Screw Corporation Receives Malco Preferred Supplier Award
For the second year in a row Specialty Screw Corporation received the Malco Products Preferred Supplier Award. Specialty passed a rigorous evaluation that set us apart from our competition. All of the parts Specialty supplies Malco are an integral part of their business. Malco purchasing evaluated Specialty on our Quality, Lead Time, Service, and Price. Specialty rated high enough within all of these areas to be awarded this award. This award ensures Specialty Screw Corporation will be … [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...]
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...]
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...]