Non-Metallic Fasteners: Benefits & How to Use Them in Machine Design
Introduction The “nonmetallic” fastener category encompasses a wide range of products available for many different designs and configurations…
A Comparison of Punch Coatings for High-Tensile Stamping
Facing extensive wear of punch coatings often happens due to increasingly high temperatures. There are many options available for…
What is on-demand manufacturing and how does it work?
Updated July 23, 2026. What Is On-Demand Manufacturing and How Does It Work? | MISUMI & Fictiv On-demand…
Ball Screws or Belt-Driven Actuators? The Best Choice for Your Application
What do linear actuators and peanut butter cups have in common? It was only a matter of time…
Finding the Right Balance with A&D Weighing
Balances are crucial in laboratory and industrial applications where high accuracy is a must. Certain sectors call for…
Capturing Captive Fasteners
A captive fastener is a very simple type of fastener with a very important feature that manifests itself…
Weighing 101 with A&D
MISUMI has a new partnership with A&D Weighing, a global leader in weighing equipment and systems, and they…
Introduction to Types of Fastener Drives
One important area of fastener design that you may have overlooked is the specification of the fastener drive…
Bearing All: Retaining Methods
A bearing by definition is a part of a machine that bears friction, especially between a rotating part…
Manual and Motorized Drive Stages
Positioning stages are differentiated by the means used to control the position of the stage platform, either by…
