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Mechanical Fasteners
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Anchors (340 companies)
Anchors are used to attach an object to a support structure. Common types include concrete anchors, expansion anchors, floor anchors, wall anchors, and specialty anchors. Learn more about Anchors

Banding and Strapping (110 companies)
Strapping and banding are used to secure items for shipping or storage or as a clamp to secure an assembly together.
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Bolt Tensioners (11 companies)
Bolt tensioners are used in place of standard hex nuts or bolts to accurately tighten bolts and studs. Learn more about Bolt Tensioners

Bolts (998 companies)
Bolts are threaded rods or pins that fasten objects together. They usually have a head at one end and a thread at the other. Bolts are secured by threaded nuts, and are available in both metric and non-metric designations.
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Captive Fasteners (88 companies)
Captive fasteners meld with the material into which they are joined through a process known as cold forming. Once joined, the fastener and the material are permanently fused into a single entity. Learn more about Captive Fasteners

Captive Screws (40 companies)
Captive screws are fasteners which remain attached to a panel or parent material, even after they are disengaged from the mating panel or part. They meld with the parent via cold forming, and then fuse with the panel or part into a single entity.
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Cotter Pins and Wire Clips (19 companies)
Cotter pins and wire clips are mechanical fasteners that are designed for ease of installation and removal.
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Dowel Pins (151 companies)
Dowel pins are headless, spiral, grooved or fluted fasteners that are used to secure two items together.    
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Hitch Pins and Linch Pins (66 companies)
Hitch pins and linch pins are used to temporarily couple, hitch, or join two components.
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Hook and Loop Fasteners (71 companies)
Hook and loop fasteners consist of two layers of fabric.  The hook layer is covered with tiny hooks and the loop layer is covered with tiny loops.  Hook and loop fasteners are commonly known as Velcro®.  Velcro is a registered trademark of Velcro Ind.
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Industrial Pins (616 companies)
Industrial pins are cylindrical fasteners that are used to locate, align and join components. They are made out of aluminum, brass, titanium, wood and plastic. Products made from hardened steel, unhardened steel, and stainless steel are also available. Powered industrial pins, that are pneumatically, electrically, or hydraulically actuated, are also available.
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Locating and Fixturing Pins (33 companies)
Locating and fixturing pins are removable devices used to locate, align or fix two or more parts together. They can accomplish this manually using a simple pin, or by pneumatic, hydraulic or electrical power in a more complex device.
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Lockbolts (25 companies)
Lockbolts are two-piece fasteners that consist of a headed, parallel-shank pin with a serrated end and collar. An assembly tool is used to swage the collar onto the serrated grooves in the pin and break the stem flush to the top of the collar.
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Nails (135 companies)
Nails are available in a variety of shapes and sizes for specific uses. Common nail types include: brad nails, cap nails, common nails, double-headed nails, finishing nails, masonry nails, roofing nails and screws. Learn more about Nails

Nuts (973 companies)
Nuts are fasteners that are designed to fit around and secure a bolt or screw. The application determines the type of nut to use. 
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Precision Locknuts (81 companies)
Precision locknuts are used to secure bearings, gears, and other power transmission products to shafts and spindles.
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Preload Springs, Spacers and Washers (67 companies)
Preload springs, spacers and washers are used to provide end-play take up or a constant preload for bearings, gears and other mechanical components and assemblies.
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Quick Connect Fasteners (51 companies)
Quick connect fasteners can be easily assembled without the use of tools. Learn more about Quick Connect Fasteners

Retaining Rings and Snap Rings (221 companies)
Retaining rings and snap rings are fasteners used to axially position a component on a shaft or in a bore.
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Rivets (498 companies)
Rivets are headed pins with a point that passes through two pieces of material. Beating or pressing down the point causes it to spread out and form a second head. Rivets can be used to connect two plates or pieces of material together.
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Screws (1004 companies)
Screws are fasteners that consist of a threaded shaft at one end and, typically, a head at the other. They are inserted into solid materials and secured via rotation.
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Self-sealing Fasteners (40 companies)
Self-sealing fasteners have an elastomeric insert or captive O-ring that simultaneously provides sealing and locking.
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Shoulder Screws (42 companies)
Shoulder screws are fasteners with an unthreaded shank. The unthreaded shank is long when compared to its threaded portion, which is located under the head. Shoulder screws can be used to attach one machine part to another, or as a plain bearing in places where rotary or sliding motion is required.
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Snap Fasteners (47 companies)
Snap fasteners or snaps are mechanical fasteners that close or lock with a clicking or snapping sound. Learn more about Snap Fasteners

Specialty Fasteners (398 companies)
Specialty fasteners are other specialized or proprietary fasteners or fastening products. Learn more about Specialty Fasteners

Specialty Pins (106 companies)
Specialty pins are specialty or proprietary industrial pins.
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Spikes (15 companies)
Spikes are long, thick, sharp-pointed pieces of metal or plastic, similar to heavy nails. They are used in railroad ties and other heavy duty construction applications. Learn more about Spikes

Spring Pins (81 companies)
Spring pins are hollow dowel pins manufactured from spring steel.
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Spring Washers (94 companies)
Spring washers are disks of metal that are formed in an irregular shape so that when the washer is loaded it deflects, acts like a spring, and provides a preload between two surfaces.
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Staples (63 companies)
Staples are U-shaped metal fasteners that are driven into a surface to hold or secure an object in place. Learn more about Staples

Studs (262 companies)
Studs are mechanical fasteners which are threaded on one or both ends. One end is secured to an object. The other end is used typically with a nut.
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Threaded Assemblies (67 companies)
Threaded assemblies are combinations of fasteners with clips, washers or other components to improve the assembly process. SEMs fasteners are a common type of threaded assembly. Learn more about Threaded Assemblies

Threaded Inserts (218 companies)
Threaded inserts are blocks of material with a threaded hole that are pressed or molded into a part, usually made of a different material.
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Threaded Rod (228 companies)
Threaded rod is a fastening bar or rod threaded along its length.
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Washers (906 companies)
Washers are disks of metal or non-metallic material placed beneath a nut, an axle bearing, or a joint, to relieve friction, prevent leakage, isolate, prevent loosening, or distribute pressure.
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Wave Washers (41 companies)
Wave washers or wave springs are wavy metal washers designed to provide a compensating spring force and sustain a load or absorb shock.
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Zippers (32 companies)
Zippers are temporary fasteners consisting of two strips of fabric each with tens or hundreds of specially shaped plastic or metal teeth. A slider joins the two sides by pushing the teeth together as it rides along the two sets of teeth. Learn more about Zippers



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