I am not an avid telewatcher, though once in a while I don't mind catching up with Discovery's Seconds Before Disaster. This serial analyses and probes into the possible reasons of infamous past accidents and disasters. In one of the episode, they focussed on what led to the destruction of the mighty TITANIC ship. They tried various theories and in the end concluded, that it was the low quality rivet which led to the breakage of such a mighty ship.

Think about it again, a rivet (a type of fastener) was the weakest link in the chain, leading to one of the worst disasters of the world. Can you believe it? Here is another one: Boeing Co. has recently halted flight tests on its new 787 jet after finding that some of the planes have improperly installed fasteners in the tail.

Don't you think, we don't even realise for a second, what an important role - rivets sand fasteners, play in our lives and we almost take them for granted.

From the chair that we sit on, to the bed we sleep, the automobiles we travel, in almost every hook and corner of our life, rivets and zinc plated hex nut manufacturers play a life saving role. For those who don't know what a fastener is, here is the definition: A Fastener is the universal component that is used for creating non-permanent joints and a rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.

The most popular type of fasteners available include screws, nuts, bolts, rivets, retaining rings, pipe plugs, pins, panel fasteners, clinch studs, bolts, bits, and anchors. Industrial fasteners are different from the one used in residential building. Aeroplane's fasteners are different from the one used in boats and ships. Fasteners are usually classified according to the material that is used for manufacturing them which could be stainless steel, copper, heavy iron or titanium.

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