From Fastener Technology International, June 2012
In this day and age where customers are expecting more suggestions and input from their suppliers,
a recommendation to convert a part from screw machining to cold forming could provide advantages.
As more customers and OEMs reduce engineering and purchasing staffs, they are placing greater dependence and responsibility on their vendors and suppliers to generate both quality and cost improvement ideas. If your customer only purchases standard cold formed fasteners, providing ideas might prove to be a real challenge. However, if your customer’s product is either complicated or its purchasing or engineering resources are not well educated in cold forming technology, there may be an opportunity to conduct a value engineering exercise and review the possibility of converting screw machined parts to cold formed parts.