Guidance
Practical engineering guidance to help you solve your fastening challenges with confidence.
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Design and selection
Guidance on material-specific design rules and how to ensure optimal performance for your application.
Design
Review key design considerations for the material systems you’re working with.
Selection
Make confident decisions when selecting adhesives, finishes, or other protective solutions.
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Embedding in laminar FRP composites
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Embedding in discontinuous FRP composites
- Embedding in polymer mouldings (coming soon)
- Embedding in GRC and UHPC (coming soon)
- Surface bonding to laminar FRP composites (coming soon)
- Surface bonding to sandwich constructions (coming soon)
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Adhesive selection
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ISO 4753 end-form selection
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Screw length selection
- Corrosion and environmental protection (coming soon)
- Head selection for surface bonding (coming soon)
- Head selection for embedding (coming soon)
Fastening and assembly
Guidance on fastening calculations and assembly best practices for working with bigHead products.
Fastening
Apply fastening calculations and support your decision-making.
Assembly
Explore best practices for assembling with bigHead fasteners.
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Compatible screws for collar fasteners
- Compatible fasteners for stud products (coming soon)
- Compatible fasteners for nut products (coming soon)
- Spring clip installation for nail products (coming soon)
- Spring clip installation for pin products (coming soon)
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Torque and preload for collar fasteners
- Torque and preload for stud fasteners (coming soon)
Testing and evaluation
How to test bigHead installations under different loading conditions, and evaluate fastening performance in your application.
Testing
Learn more about testing bigHead fastener installations in various loading conditions.
Evaluation
Learn how to evaluate elements of fastener installation performance in your context.
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Axial testing
- Shear load testing (coming soon)
- Torsional load testing (coming soon)
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Fastener installation strength
- Fastener loadability (coming soon)
- Assembly strength (coming soon)
- Corrosion resistance (coming soon)
- Environmental resistance (coming soon)