Special Meeting at IFI Headquarters In 1986, 17 engineers met at the United Engineering Center in New York for the purpose of establishing an expert group. John Bickford, who organized the meeting, was concerned about the lack of real knowledge about how we use...
Fully Threaded PodCast by: Dave Archer | Principal Engineer Peak Innovations Engineering 9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104 Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA A common frustration of threaded fastener suppliers is their customers pointing to their fastener as the cause of their...
Threaded Fastener Loosening by:Dave Archer | Principal Engineer Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA A common frustration of threaded fastener suppliers is their customers pointing to their fastener as the cause of...
Thinking About the Unthinkable by:Dave Archer | Principal Engineer Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA Recently, I was asked to serve as an expert witness in a case where a catastrophic bolted joint failure led to...
Comparing the Cost of Securing Sheet Metal Panels By: Dave Archer | Principal Engineer One of the more common fastening tasks for OEMs is attaching cover panels to a fabricated frame. In some cases, these panels are designed to be removable, but in most cases, they...
New Location in Machesney Park, IL Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA The transition from Archetype Joint to Peak innovations Engineering also brought a change in a physical location. We are now proudly located about...
Peak Testing Helped Fastener Distributor Save Customer $24,950 CHALLENGE A customer of a fastener distributor was using liquid adhesive during the assembly process of gearboxes for solar panel tracking. The adhesive was allowing for variation in clamp load, slow...
Know Your Customer, Know Your Competition by:Dave Archer | Principal Engineer Peak Innovations Engineering9934 N. Alpine Rd., Suite 104Machesney Park, IL 61115 USA Every supplier has the opinions of their customers and what motivates them to buy. Success in meeting...
