Bay Supply Blog - Rivets, Fasteners, and Tools (14)

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Buying Fasteners Online? Look for these 4 traits

Although fasteners might seem like nothing more than a small piece to a much larger project, they’re actually an incredibly critical part of any machine or structure. These pieces of hardware usually join two or more materials together, either permanently or temporarily, so start by asking yourself some basic questions:

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The Critical Factors You Need to Know When Choosing a Fastener Supply Company

Supplies are vital for running any business—without raw materials, you can’t resell or manufacture anything. The question is: With countless vendors out there, how do you determine who the right supplier is?

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7 Common Industrial Fasteners and Hardware Pairings

Industrial customers use a wide range of fasteners. From Closed-End rivets to Tri-Fold (T) rivets and from general-purpose to high-clamp assemblies, there is a rivet for your job. Whether you’re manufacturing appliances, building recreational vehicles, or assembling computers, there is a rivet that is right for you.

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5 Common Misconceptions About How Blind Rivets Work

Blind rivets are the most popular fasteners for a wide range of applications—from the tiniest electronic printed circuit boards to the largest high-rise. With new rivet designs and tool-setting technology, blind rivets are the easiest, fastest method for joining an assembly.

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Power to the People …who need Optimum Tooling for High-Strength Structural Blind Rivet Installation

Time to check out the new generation of industrial Power Riveters, proven heavy-duty workhorse tools ideal for demanding product assembly, maintenance, general metalworking and truck-transit-rail industry rivet work.

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Keeping American Fastening Brands Great

It is natural for American fastener manufacturers to struggle with the high cost of production, dynamic cost changes in raw materials and to always search for ways to improve efficiencies and boost their bottom line.

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How Much Do You Know About Breakstem Blind Rivets?

Who wouldn’t be interested in a system that delivers increased installation speed, installation adjustment, and removal flexibility, all while eliminating foreign object damage? Let’s take a look at one of the newest developments in fastener technology, breakstem blind rivets.

Breakstem fasteners, also known as blind rivets, provide the efficiency you need when joining components and diverse materials that vary in thickness and composition. With a blind rivet, you can tailor the fastening solution to fit your specific requirements for the application.

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The Move Is On To Tangless Coil Thread Inserts

Who would not be interested in a system that delivers increased installation speed, installation adjustment and removal flexibility, all while eliminating foreign object damage? Let’s take a look at one of the newest developments in fastener technology, tangless coil thread Inserts.

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Bay Supply Becomes Fully Authorized Distributor of the New Recoil® Tangless Helical Inserts

Bay Supply, a division of Bay Fastening Systems, Inc has become the first U.S. distributor of the new Recoil® tangless helical inserts. This new fastener technology of tangless and threaded inserts has now moved from European and Asian markets to the United States.

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Bay Supply to Distribute FAR Fasteners and Tools

Bay Supply, a Division of Bay Fastening Systems, recently announced that it has become a Master Stocking Distributor of the FAR line of fasteners and tools for the Eastern United States.

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