How Fastening & Joining Became a Strategic Design Lever

From smart fasteners to ultrasonic and laser welding, Fastening & Joining is shifting from basic hardware choices to finding a fit within a data-driven engineering discipline. The joint is emerging as a decisive point where reliability, manufacturability and circularity converge.
Dec. 10, 2025

Once, fastening and joining used to be a simple choice between bolts and welding. Today, it is about engineering a designed system that not only offers the assurance that the product will stay together under load but also where manufacturability meets sustainability. 

This eHandbook underlines that fastening & joining now sits at the intersection of advanced manufacturing technologies, material innovations and sustainable design principles every design and application engineer should be familiar with. 

Here’s what’s inside: 

  • Joint reliability is determined at the concept phase, not at assembly.
  • Joining is now a controlled digital process, not merely a technician skill.
  • Techniques in reversible joints, recoverable assemblies and low-energy welding. 
  • Engineers now co-tune coatings, materials and preload for targeted joint performance. 

Sponsored by: Boker's Inc., SPIROL, Atlas Technologies, Keystone Electronics Corp.