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Police are searching for the driver of a truck after a metal tool fell from the vehicle and hit the windscreen of another car ...

If there’s an enduring image of how large steel structures used to be made, it’s probably the hot riveting process. You’ve probably seen grainy old black-and-white films of a ...

When the eastern span of the Bay Bridge was deemed seismically unsafe after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, its fate was certain. Demolition crews tore it down, and a construction team replaced it ...

About ZJK Industrial Co., Ltd. ZJK Industrial Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specialized in manufacturing and sale of precision fasteners, structural parts and other precision metal parts ...

In other words, the average homeowner won’t need to worry about roof replacement if they have metal roofing panels. Improper installation, such as using incorrect exposed fasteners or failing to ...

Once you’ve sealed the main surfaces, use a paintbrush to apply a sealant to vertical or curled lips, exposed fasteners, and flashing. These exposed metal planes would have been difficult to ...

An RAF Rivet Joint has been the first to complete a surveillance journey from NATO’s most southerly point in the Mediterranean to the Barents Sea in the high north, supported by the United States Air ...

Engineers at the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) recently developed a new joining and additive manufacturing process that enables adhesive-free joining of metal and wood components.