Trends in the Critical Fastener Market
- Jun 6, 2016
- 2 min read
Failed or faulty critical fasteners have resulted in more than a million recalls in the last three years, according to a recent article by Automotive Fastener.
As an automotive quality manager, you’re challenged to make sure your critical fasteners function properly and have been correctly fastened to meet design torque requirements. Behind the scenes, you regularly — and heroically — contain “spills” from getting out the door to avoid production-line shutdowns, recalls and the media firestorms that surround them.
On top of it all, you keep an eye on industry trends to be sure the critical fastener solutions you implement today will withstand changes and uphold automotive production quality in the future.
Among these trends, new fasteners are coming into the market that test traditional torque auditing methods. And while competition has resulted in critical fastener innovation, consumers have acquired a taste for complexity in both design and functionality. Your design teams are rising to the challenge, which gives you a front-seat view of the new contours that are being developed. As automobiles evolve to meet these ever-changing trends, so too must the specifications of your critical fasteners.
Smart Solutions for Quality and Precision
Fastener failures are often the result of improper torque, improper clamp load and fatigue failure, and inadequate tightening of bolts. Your solution is the LightStar™ Torque Wrench series equipped with SMARTWRENCH™ technology. LightStar™ torque wrenches are designed to help ensure that your auditing is accurate the first time, every time to:
Resolve false high or low readings from friction variables
Improve precision auditing on safety-critical joints
Record torque curve data to ensure compliance and traceability
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How are you dealing with these changing automotive trends and critical fastener issues?
Source:
Global Fastener News, April 2016
Bolt Science.com
Car & Driver, December 2014
Global Fasteners, Global Strategic Business Report 10/15
Automotive News, November 2015
Consumerist, December 2014
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