We often get asked, how do AVK Pneumatic Tools install blind threaded inserts? It's a simple process once you match the specific installation tool with the insert. AVK Industrial Products recommends AVK ARO pneumatic tools to install AVK blind threaded inserts. The...
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Push-On Cap Fasteners
There are two types of cap style Push-On fasteners that are used in industrial applications - one-piece metal top hats and two-piece plastic caps. Both styles are used to hide unattractive stud ends, and provide an aesthetically pleasing end cap. Push-On cap fasteners...
HUCK Yes! Gage Bilt Rivet Tools Cost Less & Do More
Looking for affordable rivet tools? Gage Bilt rivet tools are a great alternative to other big name rivet and lock bolt installation tools. They are used to install a wide variety of commercial rivets and lock bolts including Huck®, Avdel®, Cherry®, and POP®,...
Types of U-Nut Fasteners
U-Nuts are self-retaining fasteners that stay in a screw-receiving position to provide a rapid and simple attachment of mating panel assemblies. Today in FastenerLab we are looking at the most commonly used types of U-Nut fasteners: single impression U-shaped Speed...
Projection Weld Pins: On Top or Under the Head
There are many benefits associated with the use of projection weld pins for secure welding projects. Projection welding pins have three projections or "little bumps" or metal spots either on top of the head of the pin, or on the underside of the pin’s head. The...
Reusable Duplex Screws
FastenerLab hits the road and visits Portland, Maine, to watch the reusable Duplex Screw in action as a team of technicians from Central Maine Pyrotechnics use Duplex Screws to assemble fireworks display forms. FastenerLab host Mallory Nichols, VP of Business...
Weld Nuts In Stock – Buckeye Fasteners
Weld nuts in stock! Advance is thrilled to announce that we are now stocking weld nuts, pins and screws manufactured by Buckeye Fasteners Company. Buckeye is a division of Fastener Industries, Inc., and is a leading domestic manufacturer of welding fasteners for...
Palnuts or Pal Nuts? Stamped or Push-On?
Whether you call them Palnuts or Pal Nuts, these fasteners are highly engineered, lightweight one-piece fasteners made of a single-piece of spring steel. They provide a strong fastening solution that is easy to install and replaces costly thread nuts, lock washers,...
Custom Bagging Solutions
Custom bagging, counting and kitting are cost-saving and time-saving services we offer to our customers and suppliers to improve efficiencies in their supply chain process. Utilizing state of the art equipment from the industry’s best manufacturers, our highly trained...