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The thread forming machine screw provides exceptional advantages for various industrial applications, revolutionizing fastening processes and enhancing efficiency. Discover the benefits of incorporating thread forming machine screws into your projects with ITW...

When there is no threaded hole in plastic, metal, or wood material, the use of standard or metric thread forming screws for these types of substrates is ideal. With a thread forming machine screw, no tap is required for a precise and strong connection to the mating...

Screws used to connect plastic materials together must possess special properties to ensure a proper, safe connection. When threading plastic as opposed to installing a screw to thread metal or wood, a different process is involved. You must use the right screw in...

Thread rolling screws are threaded fasteners with threads that securely and reliably connect different materials together. These screws produce threads in the material, such as plastic, by pushing the material outward. Thread rolling screws are often used in...

Plastic is used to create a variety of innovative inventions in which lighter, smaller, and cheaper drives the marketplace. However, there are some technological challenges with using this material, particularly as it relates to fastening solutions. Many regular...

Plastic has unique properties that require any screws used for connections in the material to also possess special properties. There is a different process involved with using a screw to thread plastic compared to using a screw to thread wood or metal, many times....

Thread rolling is cold metal or cold forming process that produces threads by the means of precision thread rolling dies that are the replicated image of the thread generation. This a different process from others such as grinding, chasing and cutting since it does...

Self-tapping screws create threads on their own as they enter into a material such as plastic. In fact, self-tapping screws with a special profile are required since the tapping screws commonly used with steel can cause residual stresses in plastic that can reduce the...

There are various challenges involved with fastening screws into a plastic material. The challenges revolve around joint failure issues related to stress relaxation, loss of clamping, load, and stripping. At ITW Shakeproof Industrial, we are your source standard and...

Due to the unique properties of plastic, the screws used to make connections in this material must also have special properties. The process of threading plastic with a screw is different than threading wood with a screw. It takes the right screw to penetrate the...