Here at CFI, we’ve been working with components of all kinds for over three decades, including threaded inserts. Typically, inserts are made from brass, due to the material’s versatility thanks to its position in the material science Goldilocks zone of relative strength, cost, corrosion resistance, machinability, thermal conductivity, and lack
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Why Threaded Inserts may be the answer for your injection molding application
In our previous blog, we covered the basics of threaded inserts and more specifically, brass inserts. However, we only touched upon their use in injection molding applications. As we said in our previous blog, injection molding goes hand-in-hand with brass inserts because inserts offer a strengthened connection between plastics and
Why choose threaded inserts for your engineering application?
At CFI, we typically engineer custom screws, nuts and bolts for any application, however, our expertise doesn’t end there. Today we will be going over a component called brass inserts. We’ll answer basic questions like what they are, what they do, why they’re often made of brass. In addition, we’ll
What types of threaded inserts are used in cars?
As a direct supplier to automotive OEMs, CFI and its engineers have a lot of experience with automotive components. While many components have a variety of uses, threaded inserts, in particular, are widely utilized throughout the average car. In this blog, we’ll cover the most common types of inserts and
What are threaded inserts used for in the automotive industry?
Threaded inserts are utilized to strengthen and add threads to all kinds of materials, from plastics, to composites, to woods. But, how are they utilized in the automotive sector? Inserts have found their way into cars, trucks and SUVs for a wide range of uses, from interior components, to the
Understanding Different Types of Threads and Their Uses
When you learn about the components industry, you can truly get into the weeds about the different types of threads. Here is a complete breakdown of the most commonly used types of threads. While the most common types of threads are straight threads and tapered threads, there are several other
Weldable Screws are marvels of dual purpose capability
Today, everything in life must be dual function. Think of the phone in your hand. At one point, a phone was only a phone – meant for keeping in touch with a far-off friend or family member and nothing more. Today, it’s more used as an internet consumption device than
Myriad of Options Await Self-Locking Components Producers
We’ve all seen it in our personal lives – whether a bolt coming loose on a car, or a piece of furniture or cabinet that has a loose bolt despite you tightening it multiple times. How can you combat this inconvenience? Well, there are actually a large amount of options
Pulling on threads
How the type of thread can completely change the characteristics of fasteners When the average person looks at a box of bolts or screws, they don’t think much past the basic size of the screw, or, if it will be exposed, maybe the color of the metal. But in the