How to Conceal Fasteners Without Compromising Design Strength In automotive industry product design, achieving both strength and aesthetics can be especially challenging. While incorporating fasteners are essential to the end design for reliable assembly, they can leave unsightly cosmetic flaws on injection molded surfaces. However, built from the ground-up with
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
The shift to electric vehicles has quietly become one of the more demanding proving grounds for fastener and insert technology. EV platforms impose requirements that don’t often coexist in conventional automotive design: lightweight plastic housings that must meet structural load requirements, thermal cycling ranges far exceeding traditional underhood environments, vibration
