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Seventy years ago Louis C. Huck - the founder of Huck Fasteners, which ultimately became part of AFSR - was approached by the US Navy and the railcar market to produce a vibration resistant fastening element. The solution he created was the original Huck® lockbolt. The original Huck lockbolt was developed as an alternative to the conventional bolt and nut combinations...

The large diameter 12.7mm Magna-Lok fastener has extremely high shear (44.4Kn) and tensile (31.1Kn) strengths, plus high resistance to joint failure. It offers 60 and 57 percent respective increases in shear and tensile strengths when compared to its predecessor, the R12 9.5mm fastener. The higher strength capability provides the user with the option of installing fewer ...

Referred to as ‘marine grade’ due to its preferred use in the construction of boats, ships, oil and gas rigs, and off-shore wind farm towers, 316 is an austenite stainless steel which contains 18 percent chromium and 12 percent nickel. Steel is considered stainless when its chromium content is at a minimum of 10.5 per cent. Therefore, a higher content will result in an ...

The 256BT installs both 7.9mm and 9.5mm BobTail Fasteners