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New 7th Edition of Industrial Fasteners Institute’s Fastener Standards Text Near Publication

December 17
00:00 2002

New 7th Edition of Industrial Fasteners Institute’s Fastener Standards Text Near Publication

John Wol

The seventh edition of the Industrial Fastener Institute�s inch Fastener Standards is in final review and will go to the printer in January, IFI managing director Rob Harris announced.
The 1,200-page text updates North American fastener standards, technical guidance in materials, coatings and finishes, threads, products, hole sizes and quality assurance. The book also includes an introduction to bolted joint design, terminology and product weights.
There are 14 sections: Screw threads; materials and coatings; bolts, screws and studs; nuts; high-strength structural bolting; prevailing-torque fasteners, socket screws; tapping screws; machine screws; machine screws; other small screws; rivets; washers and pins; quality assurance; and engineering and technical data.
There is a pre-publication discount for the 7th edition plus the current 3rd edition of the IFI�s Metric Standards until January 30, 2003. The new inch text is $245 in advance and $345 after January 30. The combined advance price for inch and Metric Standards is $300. E-mail: indfast@aol.com Web: industrial-fasteners.org �2002 FastenerNews.com

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