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What Is a Blind Fastener?

Posted on 17th July 2023 by JPAero

Understanding Blind Fasteners: Revolutionising Joining Solutions Blind fasteners play a crucial role in the realm of construction and manufacturing, offering efficient and secure joining solutions. Whether it’s bridge constructions, steel girders or other heavy-duty applications, blind fasteners provide a reliable means of joining materials. In this article, we will delve into the concept of blind fasteners, their types and the factors that influence their effectiveness. What Is a Blind Fastener? A blind fastener, also known as a blind rivet or blind bolt, is a specialised mechanical fastener designed to join two or more materials together, where access to only one side of the joint is available. These fasteners are used when pre-drilled holes are present on one side of the

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Fasteners for High Temperature Applications

Posted on 30th June 2023 by JPAero

Explore the significance of selecting fasteners for extreme conditions, ensuring reliable performance and durability in challenging environments.

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What Are Aerospace Grade Fasteners?

Posted on 16th May 2023 by JPAero

Aerospace Grade Fasteners: Enhancing Safety and Performance in the Aerospace Industry Aerospace grade fasteners play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, reliability and performance of aerospace applications. These specialised fasteners, manufactured to stringent standards, provide secure connections to withstand the demanding conditions of the aviation and aerospace industries, such as the wide range of temperatures, from extremely cold conditions at high altitudes to the intense heat generated by atmospheric re-entry. In the assembly of rocket engines, for example, whether used in space-bound rockets or satellite launch vehicles, fasteners securely connect various components of the engine, such as the combustion chamber, nozzle and turbopump, to ensure that the engine remains structurally sound and can withstand the high pressures, vibrations and

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Maritime Fasteners: Choosing Fasteners for the Maritime Sector

Posted on 14th April 2023 by JPAero

Fasteners for the Maritime Industry Maritime fasteners are a crucial component in the construction and maintenance of ships, boats, offshore energy systems and other maritime industries. These fasteners are designed to withstand the harsh conditions of saltwater, wind and waves, while also providing the necessary strength and durability to keep vessels and structures secure. When it comes to choosing the best maritime fasteners, there are several factors to consider, including the choice of materials, corrosion resistance and quality. Fastener Materials One of the most popular materials used in the production of maritime fasteners is stainless steel – a high-quality material that offers excellent corrosion resistance, making it an ideal choice for use in saltwater environments. Stainless steel has excellent corrosion

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Boeing Saab T-7 Red Hawk – Innovation in the Field of Aviation

Posted on 21st March 2023 by JPAero

The Boeing-Saab T-7 Red Hawk is a twin-tail, single-engine, advanced pilot training aircraft designed to replace the United States Air Force’s (USAF) ageing fleet of T-38 Talon trainers. A joint venture between two leading aerospace companies, Boeing and Saab, the USAF selected the T-7A Red Hawk in 2018 as the next-generation trainer aircraft. The T-7 was designed and developed in St. Louis, Missouri, where the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility was located. The aircraft was built with a modern, open architecture that allows for future upgrades and modifications to be easily integrated into the system. The aircraft’s advanced jet trainer capabilities, coupled with its digital engineering and flight test capabilities, make it a revolutionary aircraft that will change the

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Lockheed Martin X 59 QueSST – A Quiet Supersonic Aircraft?

Posted on 31st January 2023 by JPAero

The Lockheed Martin X 59 QueSST is an American experimental supersonic aircraft being built for NASA’s Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator project. QueSST stands for ‘Quiet SuperSonic Technology’, and the X-59 will feature innovative technology to fly – quietly – faster than the speed of sound. Supersonic aircrafts currently produces a loud sonic boom, heard on the ground as a disruptive and unsettling noise. With the X-59, NASA plans to change this. When the aircraft flies overhead, people on the ground will hear nothing more than a quiet thump – no more than the slamming of a car door. Peter Coen of NASA’s Langley Research Center explains, “The X-59 aircraft is equipped with unique shaping and supersonic technologies. A long slender nose,

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A Look at Aircraft Fastener Types

Posted on 9th December 2022 by JPAero

In the 1480s, Leonardo da Vinci drew over 100 illustrations that constituted the first real studies on human flight. One of these, a pen-and-ink sketch of a flying machine similar to a modern helicopter, contained what da Vinci called an ‘aerial screw’ – perhaps the first true aircraft fastener type, similar to a water screw but working in the air instead of water. Fast forward 541 years and the number of domestic and global airline flights worldwide is an estimated 22.2 million (in 2021). And with the demand for more affordable flights, the aerospace industry is growing at a rapid pace – and with it, the need for more specialised aircraft fastener types. The number of aircraft fasteners (bolt or screws, rivets,

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Small but Mighty F1 Race Car Fasteners

Posted on 11th November 2022 by JPAero

f1 car held together with race car fasteners

Manufacturers have used race cars for decades as vehicles of experimentation. Specific race car fasteners that could endure the hardship of the track were certainly good enough for use in mass-production cars. Fasteners are those small-but-essential components that hold two or more objects together. These nuts, washers, anchors, threaded rods, bolts, rivets, screws, bonnet pins and retaining rings consist of high-strength materials to endure the high demands and speeds of F1 circuits. Take bolts as an example. We use a bolt for a given application according to its grade as defined by the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). The rating scale runs from Grade 2 (the weakest) to Grade 8 (the strongest). Grade 2 bolts are low-carbon steel, and you’ll find

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How Eco-Friendly is the Space Industry?

Posted on 29th July 2022 by JPAero

The space industry has a reputation for being a key player in the global fight against climate change. We try assessing the Carbon Footprint of Satellite & Rocket Launches.

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The Role of Commercial Satellites during conflict and the Global SAR Imaging Market

Posted on 7th July 2022 by JPAero

The onset of the Ukraine-Russia conflict has brought attention to the strategic importance of commercial Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery for modern warfare.

While optical satellites fail to perform at night or when the sky is clouded, SAR technology can deliver reliable data at any time of the day irrespective of adverse weather conditions.

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