If you’re a hobbyist or ever had to help your kids with a last-minute school project, you have probably had to deal with messy adhesives such as white glue, instant glue, or rubber cement. If you aren’t already using one, consider a hot melt glue gun.
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You know the old saying that if you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail?
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Throughout the history of mechanical construction, there has always been a need for a completely permanent fastening system—one that essentially becomes a part of the piece on which it is used. Welding two objects together is one such fastening method, but it requires expert installers using high temperatures, gases, and heavy protective equipment, all of which make it difficult to accomplish, especially in hard-to-reach locations.
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It doesn’t matter what type of business you operate; you need materials and supplies, and that means you also need suppliers. If you are in manufacturing, fabrication, construction, repairs, or any of a host of other industries that require industrial fasteners, then you need a reliable fastener supplier who can provide cost-effective fasteners to meet your needs. However, there is more to being a top-notch fastener supplier than shipping rivets and blind bolts.
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This blog is the first in a series of articles by Tim Bartlett on productivity, returned value, and cost.
Automation should only be considered if it brings real value to the process or business. Value can take the form of improved assembly speed, but, although this is the most common reason for automating, it is not always the most valuable or most effective at improving productivity and returning value.
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In the past, we have written about rivet nut threaded inserts as an elegant way to add a threaded fastener to soft substrates. However, there is more than one way to repair a stripped tap hole or add a strong, lasting threaded insert to soft materials. Coil thread inserts provide a strong threaded wall that can be used in virtually any type of hole to accommodate a bolt or threaded fastener.
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We at Bay Supply don’t need to tell our customers how complex state sales tax laws are. You probably already know the minefield that collecting the correct taxes from your clients and customers can be.
Trust us: We feel your pain. Recent court rulings and updated state laws have expanded the number of states from which Bay Supply must collect sales tax—even some we don’t have an actual physical presence in. This is challenging for us, because 50 states means 50 different ways we collect and submit sales taxes.
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There are many occasions when you encounter material that is either too thin or too soft to accommodate a conventional tapped hole, or a tapped hole that has stripped. Rivet nut threaded inserts solve the problem quite elegantly, but you need to understand what type of threaded insert is best for a particular job.
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