Bulten launches web-based FastCalc

2014-05-15 News

Choosing the correctly dimensioned fastener can be hard, even for the most experienced engineer. Calculations need to take into account several parameters, such as dimension, friction and type of goods if the optimum, most appropriate solution is to be found.
 
For Bulten AB, one of the biggest suppliers of fasteners to the automotive industry, the choice of the correctly dimensioned screw joint, for instance, is something taken very seriously.
 
“Every day we work to choose the right type of screw for a particular application,” says engineer Philip Lejon, adding: “If for example you tighten the screw too hard, it should break, but the goods shouldn’t. To make sure this is what happens, you have to calculate a sufficient thread depth in the goods. It’s cheaper and easier to change a screw than a whole component.”
 
Bulten FastCalc simplifies a technical designer’s job of choosing new or evaluating existing fasteners. The application enables customers to assess more easily what type of joint is most appropriate. Although the FastCalc app does not provide definitive answers, it does give a pointer as to the choice to make.

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