Dowel PinsDowel pins are short, straight, and cylindrical rods used to help align machine components before they are fastened together using other fasteners, such as screws or bolts. These fasteners a...

Machine pins—also referred to as pin fasteners or fastening pins—are a type of specialty fastener employed to properly align and join together two parts or components. Available in semi-permanent and ...

Compression springs are used more than extension springs in critical applications due to their self-limiting properties. A compression spring cannot be pushed past its breaking point, whereas an exten...

Spring RateSpring rate is generally constant for standard coil springs and represents the force the spring will exert for each incremental length of compression (or extension) and usually stated as lb...

Torsion SpringsTorsion springs are helical or flat spiral coils or strips used to apply or resist torque loads. Key specifications include the spring rate, spring ends type, wire diameter, material, a...