Industrial fasteners comprise a broad category of devices and tools that are used to connect parts, usually permanently or semi-permanently. Many of them are mechanical in nature and familiar to homeowners, such as nuts, bolts, hinges, nails, handles, knobs, flanges, rivets, and screws. Some items, such as screws, can be subdivided into several subcategories: finger screws, self-drilling, shoulder, captive, jack screws, safety, etc.
In addition to these basic principles, products in the field of industrial fasteners include:
Stickers
Sealants
Law Suit
Welding
Gaskets and seals
Sockets, washers and stampings
Spacers and impasses
springs
Pins (spring, cotter pin, grooved, dowel, coiled, grooved)
U-clips, U-nuts, J-nuts, double nuts, flat nuts, ring clips
adjustable levers
Eye bolts, rod ends, strap clamps and
Line Repair Kits, Line Locks
Finally, this category of industrial fasteners also generally includes tools, assembly equipment and related supplies.
Fasteners are used in wide areas of industry, in almost every type of product imaginable, from consumer devices such as cell phones to industrial products such as robots and electric motors. You’ll also find them in everyday life in places you wouldn’t normally think of, like the intricate staging used for big rock concerts.
While safety and quality are concerns in almost every application, in some industries where fasteners are used, safety is paramount. Examples of this include the automotive industry and aerospace applications. As such, some industries require specific rigorous standards for fasteners that will be used in their products.
SIRA, Spa specializes in Industrial Assembly and is focused on providing specialized technologies for any fastening and/or automation need; the proposal is also defined by a wide range of tools and measurement and control systems for assembly processes. Our strengths are: finished product readiness, spare parts, support and repair assistance. More than 1200 Italian and international customers choose SIRA as a privileged partner for quality, proposal and service.
SIRA, SPA is represented in northern Portugal by Tecnoar, Lda.
