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Bossard Fastening Solutions for Composite and Plastic Materials

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  In today's manufacturing landscape, composite and plastic materials are widely used across industries due to their lightweight, corrosion resistance, and cost-effective properties. However, these materials pose unique challenges when it comes to fastening, requiring specialized solutions to ensure strength, durability, and reliability. Bossard, a global leader in fastening technology, offers a range of innovative fastening solutions tailored to meet these challenges effectively. Challenges of Fastening Composite and Plastic Materials Fastening composite and plastic materials presents specific difficulties, including: Low Strength and Brittle Nature – Unlike metals, plastics and composites can crack, deform, or lose their structural integrity under excessive load. Thermal Expansion and Contraction – Plastics and composites expand and contract more than metals, which can affect joint integrity over time. Thread Stripping and Loosening – Traditional fasteners may not provide suf...

Power tools of next generation with Bossard

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Located in Nanjing, China, our customer is a company that excels in the integration of research and development, manufacturing, and sales of power tools and smart outdoor garden equipment. Their dedication and expertise have earned them numerous honors and recognitions, including the titles of a national green factory and a national industrial design center. Opportunity To boost the capability of a well-known power tool, our engineering team engaged with our customer R&D department in Expert Assortment Analysis and Expert Teardown projects. Throughout this collaborative process, thread-forming screws and self-tapping screws have been extensively utilized on the product shell. Challenges In their day-to-day production processes of power tools at their Nanjing plant, our customer faces several challenges. Our engineers have identified the following key challenges: 1. Multiple types of products to manage 2. Complex assembly process in production 3. Fasteners have a ri...