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Introduction to Fastener TechnologyIntroduction to Fastener Technology

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Fasteners in AviationFasteners in Aviation

Introduction of Fasteners– Definition– History of Fasteners– Impact of Aerospace

in the Fasteners Industry

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Definition

Comes from the word fasten ~ to attach firmly or securely in place.

A connecting device or material that attaches objects together

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History of Fasteners

1840 - Rugg & Barnes of Marion, Connecticut is the pioneer of the North American fastener industry

1884 - William Sellers proposed an American standard of screw threads, bolt heads, and nuts

Proposal was accepted, the fasteners industry grew

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History of Fasteners

1969 - North American fastener industry had grown about 450 fasteners companies, producing two billion fasteners a year

1984 - only 250 fasteners companies remained, due to major invasion of foreign fasteners at significantly lower prices

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History of Fasteners

To survive, the fasteners industry is then directed its attention to highly engineered, value-added fasteners to reduce assembly, labor and inventory costs

Aerospace industry was set as a target !

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Importance of Fasteners in the Aerospace Industry

Today, aerospace/defense industry is responsible for about 14% of consumption.

Ken Long, an industry analyst at the Freedonia Group, believed some growth is anticipated in the long-term outlook of fastener industry.

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