plastics

Reducing Assembly Failures in Automotive Prototyping: Co-Design Strategies for Plastics and Fastener Engineers

Threaded Inserts on Component Blueprints

As car designers accelerate the integration of lightweight materials into vehicle designs, collaboration between plastics and fastener engineers has become an imperative. Nowhere is this more evident than during the prototyping and pre-production stages, where fastener choices can significantly influence part performance, manufacturability, and long-term durability. When fastener integration is

Heat Set Inserts vs. Ultrasonic Inserts: Optimizing Fastener Selection for Injection Molded Plastic Assemblies

Threaded Inserts Set in Plastic

Fastener selection plays a vital role in determining long-term part integrity, assembly repeatability, and structural performance. Among the most widely used fastening methods for thermoplastics are heat set inserts and ultrasonic inserts. Both methods deliver durable, threaded metal connections, but they differ in how they interact with molded materials and

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