Cold-Heading, Custom & Standard Fasteners
Cold-Heading and Fasteners – Cold-heading is a process that uses high speed automated "cold-headers" or "part formers." This equipment has the ability of transforming a wire into an intricately shaped part with tight and repetitive tolerances using a tooling progression. The cold heading process is volume specific and the process uses dies and punches to convert a specific "slug" or blank of a given volume into a finished intricately shaped part of the exact same volume.
Why use Ford Atlantic
Capabilities
Ford Atlantic supplies a wide variety of standard and custom fasteners in a wide range of sizes, drives, head types, point types, finishes and materials. Your company benefits from Ford Atlantic's years of developed sources and technical expertise.
Some typical cold headed designs are listed below, however with computer software, cold headed design capabilities are "endless."
- Socket Screws
- Machine Screws
- Hex Head Bolts
- Nuts
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- Rivets
- Special Nuts
- Retaining Rings
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- Tapping
- Electronic Hardware
- Pins
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- Studs
- Threaded Inserts
- Washers
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Materials
Here is a listing of common materials we use to produce parts.
- Aluminum
- Stainless Steel
- Nickel Plated Steel
- Copper
- Copper Alloys
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- Brass
- Nickel
- Nickel Alloys
- Beryllium
- Zinc
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- Niobium
- Tantalum
- Titanium
- Gold
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- Silver
- Platinum
- Bronze
- PVC
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Secondary Operations
- Cutting
- Drilling
- Mitering
- Tapping
- Chamfering
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- CNC Milling
- Piercing
- Bending
- Deburring
- Swaging
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- Welding
- Notching
- Paint
- Powder Coat
- Anodizing
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- Hard Coat
- Brushing
- Polishing
- Plating
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