Round objects, like ball bearings, have always been used to make jobs easier. There are many types of rolling bearings that also come in a wide variety of sizes. Most commonly, ball bearings can be held in the palm of your hand.
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Next Generation: Ahead of the Competition
Bossard is continuing to innovate and think up new ways for our customers to succeed. The Bossard Next Generation program is one of those comprehensive services. (more…)
Plastic Fasteners and Their Uses
Screw Machine vs. Cold Heading
Cold Heading Materials
When using cold heading, material selection for a cold-formed part is very important. High quality material is purchased per cold heading raw material specifications with strict requirements placed on vendors for material chemistry and surface defects. Initial cost for raw material may be greater, but the added expense up front is worth eliminating quality problems later on.
Basics of the Cold Heading Process
There are two ways to make a bolt or screw out of a piece of round stock. First, there is screw machining, that cuts excess metal away from a piece of bar stock until what remains is the shape you want. These fasteners start out with a bar stock size equal to the largest diameter of the fastener being made. This process produces a fastener with scrap material left over. The second method, cold heading, forces a piece of wire stock into the desired shape without removing any metal. When finished, the fastener will be produced without wasted material.
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Benefits and Uses of Two-Piece Wheel Nuts
Lean Manufacturing Principles
One goal at Bossard is to help our customers achieve lean manufacturing. There are many principles that need to be considered when looking to improve manufacturing in order to operate lean. All principles are important and must be understood by everyone involved in the manufacturing process in order to effectively implement lean manufacturing practices. When starting to look at how you can operate lean, there are a few basic principles to examine first. (more…)
Challenges and Solutions of Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management is full of challenges that can result in higher costs, wasted materials and production errors. However, there are many solutions to common problems that often occur in supply chain management. Supply chain management is the movement and storage of materials, inventory management and delivery of products.