Split heads and head bursts on threaded metal fasteners are classified as “surface discontinuities.” As such, they fall under the jurisdiction of quality standards such as ASTM F788/788M and SAE J1061 ...

While a handyman can buy nuts and bolts of virtually any size almost anywhere at little cost, there are times when he or she must renew stripped threads, cut threads to fit existing nuts, bolts or ...

Self-clinching fasteners were designed almost 70 years ago as way to attach components to thin sheet metal and ensure the connection would withstand hard tugs and torque loads. They are also useful ...

Mobile, AL, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Threaded Fasteners Inc. (TFI), a leading employee-owned fastener distribution company, announced today the acquisition of TSA Manufacturing Inc. (TSA), a ...

Mobile, AL (September 22, 2017) - Founded in 1979 in Mobile, Ala., Threaded Fasteners, Inc. (TFI) marks 38 years in business this year as the employee-owned firm continues to expand operations and ...

As the saying goes: “It’s the little things.” While metal roof fasteners may seem like just a minor aspect of a big system—in both cost and size—they are quite literally what holds it all together. In ...