joint characteristics. An ultrasonic transducer is placed against the head of a bolt and a voltage pulse is delivered to the transducer, emitting a brief burst of ultrasound. The... burst travels along the bolt, echoes off the end of the bolt, and returns to the transducer. The MCI 900 precisely measures the "time of flight", the time required for the burst... of sound to make the round trip in the bolt. As the bolt is tightened, the time of flight increases for two reasons, both of which are proportional to tension in the bolt: 1. The bolt...

screws and bolts are available with three different types of heat treatment: CORFLEX-'I', CORFLEX-'N', and case hardened, making the fasteners adaptable to a wider variety... of applications. CORFLEX-'I'Heat Treatment CORFLEX-'I' TAPTITE bolts are neutral hardened to grade strength, metric 8.8, 9.8, 10.9 or any intermediate value. The thread forming zone... is selectively induction hardened in order to form threads in untapped nuts. CORFLEX-'I' heat treatment allows TAPTITE thread rolling bolts to provide in-place cost savings in large...

reminc CONTI - TAPTITE 2000 Screws and Bolts Leaders in Lowering the Cost of Assembly Home FAQ Contact PRODUCTS COST SAVINGS APPLICATIONS SUPPLIERS TAPTITE 2000 Screws and Bolts... generation of TAPTITE fasteners, which provide excellent mechanical assembly, and ergonomic characteristics surpassed by no other technology. TAPTITE 2000 screws and bolts are available... in both inch and metric sizes with head style to suit. TAPTITE 2000 screws & bolts can be supplied with virtually any available fastener finish or coating. Advantages of Radius...

"in-place cost" of fastening is the cost of the screw or bolt. The TAPTITE family of thread rolling screws and bolts lower the remaining 85% cost. i.e. the cost of pre-tapping... TESTIMONIAL Ford Motor Company (www.ford.com) Ford uses CORFLEX-'I' TAPTITE 2000 bolts to secure the truck bed on "F" series pickup trucks, the highest selling vehicle in North America...! Ford has realized unique production advantages as well as a stronger assembly by using TAPTITE 2000 bolts. See why Ford highlighted this bolt in their recent TV and print ad...