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Fastening & Joining TECHNOLOGY ZONE
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Welcome to the Fastening and Joining Technology Zone. Here you will find Feature Articles, New Products and News related to Fastening and Joining Technology. Be sure to check out the Basics of Design Engineering, where you'll find a great source of design engineering basics.

NEWS & ARTICLES
Scanning for Ideas: Captive Joiner Fastens Sheet-Metal Panels
Captive-joiner 9.5 Snapline fasteners from Dirak Inc., Sterling, Va. (dirak.us), can be installed without special tools, letting technicians cut installation time by up to 90% without the risk of marring the panel’s finish.
High-Tech Jobs Slowing But Still Growing
The U.S. gained 91,400 high-tech jobs last year, bringing the total to 5.9 million, according to a report by AeA, a high-tech trade association.
Assault and Batteries
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories must hate batteries: They heat them to extreme temperatures, overcharge them, drive nails into them, and generally do whatever they can to destroy them.
Will Hybrids Heat Up the Grid?
The growing number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks may or may not require new electrical plants in the U.S., depending on when they’re charged.
Looking Back
10 YEARS AGO — MAY 7, 1998
Virtual development for aircraft: Lockheed Martin will perfect the Joint Strike Fighter and other advanced aircraft with the help of visualization software from Engineering Automation Inc.
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The Basics of Self-Clinching Fasteners
Get the most out of these versatile fasteners
Secrets of Bond Strength
Leakproof glued joints in plastic assemblies are a cinch if the surfaces are clean.
Leland Teschler's Editorial: The Engineering “Extremist” Mindset
Do engineers have a “mindset” that makes them prone to become Islamic terrorists?
At the Top of Their Game
Engineers aspire to change the world with their work. Here are some who did.
Dream Jobs - Who’s Got Them and How to Get One
As part of our annual salary survey, readers tell us what the ideal career looks like.
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NEW PRODUCTS
Product Spotlight: Adhesive-Delivery System
The ADS1 DynaFill adhesive delivery system eliminates the need to manually fill adhesive tank hoppers and minimizes adhesive contamination by reducing adhesive exposure to the environment.
Product Spotlight: Adhesives for Air Filters
Filter-Lok hot-melt adhesives and twopart polyurethane systems are for use in industrial air filters, including those used in automotive engines, heavyduty equipment, dust collectors, and vacuum cleaners.
Product Spotlight: Anaerobic Adhesives
Rite-Lok anaerobic adhesives are designed for threadlocking, threadsealing, pipe and hydraulic joint sealing, retaining of cylindrical parts, and gasketing.
Product Spotlight: Banner Tape
The AdMount 8130M Series of plasticizertolerant acrylic tapes have a flexible but strong PET carrier that conforms to fit scrim-reinforced banner materials.
Product Spotlight: Cushion Mounting Tapes
The R/bak SA 3000 Series of cushion mounting tapes have three levels of compressibility to accommodate all flexographic printing applications.
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The Machine Design Tech Insider - November 13, 2008
Bullet train for California: Boon or bust? - Geeks or not, society needs engineers - At last, a flying car - A moving skyscraper for NYC? - Start a fire with a potato - A pot for plants that NEED sunlight
The Machine Design Tech Insider - October 30, 2008
The candidates and technology - Editorial: Mathematics of financial chaos - Do we really need 100,000 more engineers? - Compact splicing connectors - Twisted connectable belts
Fastening & Joining Monthly - October 2008
Tips any good? Weld rod inspector can tell - Electrohydraulic controls boost thermal drilling - Don't come unhinged over enclosure design - Floating panel fasteners - Handheld plastic welder - Structural blind rivets - Dymax acquires Tridak - Refurbish your old riveter
The Machine Design Tech Insider - October 24, 2008
Are engineers still in demand? - Machine Design forums: Training is a hot topic - Editor blogs: VSTOL F-35 and engineering PhDs - Cylinder-rod boots - Noncontact position sensor
The Machine Design Tech Insider - October 16, 2008
How to learn fast - Develop products like Toyota - Lean development practices straight from the experts - What's new in sustainable materials - Ac drive - Rodless pneumatics - Laser system marks challenging materials
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FEATURED COMPANIES
Accurate Automatic Parts Inc. New Berlin, WI
Alcoa Fastening Systems Waco, TX
Atlantic Precision Spring, Inc. Bristol, CT
Braxton Mfg. Co. Inc. Watertown, CT
E-A-R Specialty Composites Indianapolis, IN
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