At 7,500 rpm, the pistons in your race engine reach either top-dead-center or bottom-dead-center and change directions 25 times per second. That means the piston goes from traveling at top piston ...

Measuring torque when installing threaded fasteners is the best indicator of future joint performance, right? Actually, bolt tension is a better performance indicator, but measuring torque is far ...

Getting the best fastener can often be an afterthought on a major design project, and this can lead to problems. For example, a Fortune 500 manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks were having ...