Screw inserts for plastics may not seem all that expensive. Unless, that is, your application requires hundreds of thousands or millions of them. For these high-volume jobs, PennEngineering Fastening ...

One method is to use blind-threaded inserts that can be installed without access to the backside of the panel. Atlas Engineering, Kent, Ohio, makes a variety of such fasteners. Each is installed with ...

Plastic parts and assemblies are becoming more common as engineers work to reduce costs and weight in their designs. But plastics often aren’t strong enough to support fasteners such as screws or ...