Cross threading occurs when the bolt is misaligned with the threads in the nut. It can destroy the threads, or cause the nut to jam. The standard beveled end process makes cross threading a ...

While massive megastructures dominate the headlines, the little things in engineering tend to go unnoticed. Today, then, as technology is about balance as much as anything else, we mean to tip the ...

insights from industryScott MittlVice President of SalesINSACO Inc. INSACO, a leader in precision machining for hard materials, continues to push the boundaries of innovation with its latest ...

Meta is finally fixing how threads work on its social network Threads. Prior to this, there was no real way to know how long a thread was or even if a post was part of a longer discussion. The company ...

Thread milling is a process for making internal threads that can be the difference between success and failure. In general, tapping is a simpler and often faster way to make threads, but if you have a ...

Abstract: In traditional industrial applications, the thread plug gauge is used to check the pitch diameter of the internal thread of a nut. However, the thread plug gauge can only be used to ...

Meta launched its text platform Threads as a stand-alone app in 2023. Leading up to its launch, Meta created a deck to detail the app's potential and strategy. The deck was used as evidence in the FTC ...

At some point during the ’90s, the trend of marketing high-thread-count bedsheets as a higher-quality option took off. It's easy to see why you could fall for it: Higher-thread-count sheets often feel ...

It took Ikea some time for Ikea to get onto the Matter bandwagon, and now that it’s on board, there’s growing evidence the home furnishings giant is about to wade deeper into the Matter standard. As ...

For decades, machining hard materials such as sapphire, quartz, alumina and zirconia has presented Figure 1: INSACO has developed a technique that allows for precise and reliable internal threading of ...