SPECIALTY HARDWARE
+ FASTENERS
Specialty washers, custom fasteners, pins, precision stampings and the hardware that no longer has a catalog number. Bring a print, a sample, or the part you are trying to replace.
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
Bring us a print, sample, part number, or simply the problem you need solved.
No complete drawing? A sketch, a photograph or a physical sample is a legitimate starting point — the RFQ accepts all three. Replacing a part that is no longer made? See replacement parts.
FIVE FAMILIES
OF HARDWARE.
Open a family for the full range. Most requests start in one and pick up parts from another.
CUSTOM + SPECIALTY WASHERS Non-standard dimensions, unusual thicknesses, special profiles, precision features and application-specific materials — where a catalog washer does not exist.
CUSTOM FASTENERS Build-to-print threaded hardware when head style, length, thread or material puts the part outside a standard catalog.
PINS, RIVETS + PRECISION HARDWARE Small turned and formed hardware that locates, retains, spaces or joins — often the part holding a legacy assembly together.
SEMS + CAPTIVE-WASHER FASTENERS Combination fasteners with a retained flat, spring or specialty washer — one part number instead of two, and nothing loose on the bench.
PRECISION STAMPED HARDWARE Flat and formed precision parts where volume justifies a die — or where laser and machining cover the early quantities.
HOW THE PART
GETS MADE.
Grouped by how the material is worked. The same washer can come from three of these depending on quantity.
Method selection is driven by geometry, material, tolerance and quantity — not preference. Processes are available through qualified manufacturing partners and confirmed during RFQ review.
METALLIC AND
NON-METALLIC.
Hardware materials are chosen for load, corrosion, insulation and wear — not just availability.
Commonly supported materials include the groups above. If the application needs a specific hardness, temper, conductivity or chemical resistance, tell us the requirement rather than guessing at the grade.
FULL MATERIALS GUIDECORROSION, WEAR
AND TORQUE.
Finish and heat treatment change how hardware performs and how it installs. Send the spec if you have one.
FOUR STAGES,
THREE PROCESS SHIFTS.
Process choice changes with geometry and demand. Early parts usually come off low-tooling processes; as annual usage becomes predictable, the same part often moves to a dedicated die or a formed-and-rolled process at a lower piece price.
VERIFIED WHERE
IT MATTERS.
Inspection and reporting scope is agreed during RFQ review and depends on the selected supplier.
WHERE THIS WORK
USUALLY COMES FROM.
WHAT TO SEND.
The more of this you have, the faster the quote — but a partial list is a fine place to start.
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
A sample, a sketch, a photograph, mating-part information or a description of the application may be enough to begin. We will tell you what else is needed.
CAN YOU MAKE
THIS PART?
Usually yes. Send it and we will tell you how.
Send a print, a part number, a photo, a sample or the part you are replacing. We will tell you whether it is machined, formed, stamped or sourced — and what it takes to repeat it.
TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE CUSTOM HARDWARE RFQ MATERIALS GUIDE