What is a Nut Retainer? Nut Retainers are self-retaining spring steel fasteners that have a bolt-receiving nut floating inside a cage that off-sets normal hole misalignment and doesn’t turn when the bolt is tightened. Nut Retainers can either slide or snap into...
![fastenerlab-by-advance-components-w-tag FastenerLab by AdvanceComponents](https://www.advancecomponents.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/fastenerlab-by-advance-components-w-tag.png)
Archive: Pam Berry
Top 5 Types of Fasteners for HVAC
Top Five Types of Fasteners for HVAC Applications Manufacturers of HVAC equipment are always searching for fasteners that make their assembly processes move quickly and cost efficiently. The Top Five Types of Fasteners for HVAC applications are for assembly-line...
16 Reasons To Use Spring Steel Fasteners
Spring steel fasteners offer important cost saving and assembly advantages. Excessive small parts and small parts handling can be drastically reduced through the benefits of multi-purpose spring steel fasteners. Experience has shown that assembly savings from 30 to 80...
Gage Bilt Rivet & Lockbolt Tools
Gage Bilt Rivet & Lockbolt Installation Tools joins the Advance line-up! We are excited to offer our customers a line of economical fastening tools that are easy to use with a wide variety of commercial rivets. Gage Bilt rivet & lockbolt tools are...
Improve Efficiency With Color-Coded Hose Clamps
Color-coded hose clamps are an easy time-saving feature that helps installers select the correct clamp for the hose diameter. Hose clamps with colored identifying marks improve efficiency during assembly and streamline the installation process. The CLIC family of hose...
Kitting – Turning Multiple SKUs Into One
Kitting - Hand Scale or Hand Count with Automated Bagging Systems Custom kitting, pick & pack services require finesse and a good eye. One common challenge many manufacturers and distributors in fastener industry face is how to count a wide variety of small parts...
7 Styles of Socket Head Cap Screws
Socket Head Cap Screws are cap screws that have cylindrical heads and recessed hexagonal drive holes. Standard styles have a flat chamfered cap head that is typically knurled and have head height that is the same as the screw’s thread diameter. Low profile styles are...
Custom Kitting at Advance
Custom kitting and bagging are cost and time-saving services that Advance offers to customers and suppliers who need to streamline their supply chain process. Custom kits help you save time and money, as we pick and package the parts into one single SKU for you....
FastenerLab Debuts
FastenerLab is a new feature on the Advance website that takes an in-depth look at the products and services we provide for our customers. We will also cover industry events, organizations, trends and news. Twice a month you can discover a new feature on great...