- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On December 17, 2018
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These are custom hex flange screws we supplied to our automotive customer in grade 10.9. The size and thread pitch is relatively common in the marketplace but the 10.9 class is a tricky find. With the large volume required we had the parts domestically produced with black phosphate finish. Measuring M12 X 1.75 X 30MM […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On November 6, 2018
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These custom 316 stainless tapered head screws turned out to be a very tricky part – while the 10-13 thread and gimlet point were easy to incorporate, the custom head was a tough problem to solve. A 10 degree taper was required on the hex flats and the corners rounded. A rounded profile on a […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On October 25, 2018
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We supplied our industrial design customer these custom metric flange bolts in two different sizes, M12-1.75 X 35MM and M12 -1.75 X 45MM. Small batch of 100 pieces in each length was manufactured using our overseas production facility as a test run to allow our customer to test the parts in their mold application prior […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On October 16, 2018
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Custom low head metric screws manufactured domestically using 303 stainless steel material. The 1/16 hex drive was broached with a 1.5MM drive depth. Heavy torque blue thread locking patch was applied to conform to a .60 to .33 Nm minimum torque testing. Head height measured 1.75MM and the width at 9.65MM. The rounding around the […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On September 21, 2018
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Custom 6-lobe socket head cap screws manufactured domestically in 18-8 stainless steel material at approximately 8,000 pcs. Our customer wanted us to provide these custom screws in black oxide finish after running them through ASTM A967 passivation. Partial unthreaded shoulder was incorporated and the thread was rolled instead of the cut alternative. Lead time for […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On September 14, 2018
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At first glance these custom deep recess phillips drive screws seem like ordinary sheet metal screws. For the most part that is true – the Type A thread and head dimensions are essentially per IFI specs without any modifications. A closer look however will reveal a significantly deeper recess in the phillips drive. Standard #8 […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On September 10, 2018
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These orange painted sheet metal screws are one of the brighter and more colorful painted screws we supply our customer base. Most of the painted screws are in more subdued varieties of white, grey, and brown to match a variety of paneling used by our customers in their respective assembly lines. The base screw itself […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On September 7, 2018
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These custom A286 MS24693 screws can look deceivingly simple at first glance. The A286 material was a large deviation from the typical MS24693 specifications and the parts had to be heat treated to 140 KSI. To finish off the production process the parts went through a NADCAP certified sand blast and descale & passivation process […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On September 5, 2018
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Another part to add to our growing list of custom tin cobalt and standard chrome plated fasteners. These chrome plated phil pan hi-lo screws were manufactured overseas at approximately 50,000 pcs and supplied to our customer on a revolving blanket purchase order basis. They measure #10-16 X 3/4″ and are identical outside of the length […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On August 28, 2018
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We have been selling these custom modified truss self tapping screws since 2004. As of 2018 we supply this part in plain 18-8 stainless steel, black oxide finish shown here, satin sheen brown, and satin sheen grey shown below. Originally the black version was supplied with a painted head as well but we switched over […]
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