Course Title:
Overview of Fastener Selection
16
Professional Development Hours/1.6 CEUs
Course
Description: The Overview of
Fastener Selection course will assist in the primary decision: what
type of fastener to use for an assembly. By using the Chain Decision
Chart, the user will select a fastener type that can be further defined by
the Choices Menu that follows. The use of this routing will certainly
point out the right directions to pursue in fastener choice. A bolt may
work, a rivet, or even a staple may do the job. Your company’s
preferences, what types of parts are already in use, operator and plant
preferences, even your own conceptions of what you think is better will
affect the final part choice. The use of the Decision Chart and Choices in
this course will outline advantages and disadvantages of the several paths
of selection; but in all cases, selecting a safe, conservative choice for
the conditions listed has been followed.
Overall Course Objectives:
- Develop an understanding of the different types
of fasteners
- Know the benefits and limitations of each type of
fastener.
- Learn the process of choosing a fastener by using
a decisions chart to aid in the decision making process.
Course Content:
Lesson 1 – Introduction,
Choosing the Right Fastener, Washer Assemblies, Bolts and Nuts
Objectives:
-
Gain knowledge about decisions involved in
choosing the right fastener.
-
Compare
flanged & washered products in relationship to cost, installation
fatigue, torque and strength.
-
Recognize
different types of nuts and understand the installation method of
each.
Lesson 2 –
Locking
Nuts,
Washers, and Tapping & Drilling Screws
Objectives:
- Determine when locking nuts are used, and
identify four commonly encountered variations of formed feature type
locking nuts.
- Recognize the different types of washers.
- Develop an understanding of using tapping screws in
metal and in plastic.
Lesson 3 – Rivets
and other Fasteners
Objectives:
- Identify the five major product types of rivets,
and recognize their advantages and disadvantages.
- Gain an understanding of the functions of other
metallic fasteners such as staples, pins, clips, and clamps.
- Recognize when welded, staked, and clinched
fasteners are used.
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