Metal Components for Transportation
Transportation is a wide and vast industry with many different sectors, each with unique fastening and joining requirements. From the sizeable automotive production industry to more niche public transportation manufacturing, transportation is necessary worldwide and used by millions of people every day.
Regardless of the final application, transportation manufacturers place a great deal of emphasis on assembly efficiency and user safety. Efficient material usage and proper assembly techniques can equate to massive savings of time and money and also promote consumer safety.
Driv-Lok has been a trusted supplier of American-made fastening products for automotive and transportation manufacturers for over eighty years. We offer the industry’s most durable, reliable, and secure fasteners and significant cost savings through EngiNomics®, our signature, systematic approach for optimizing fastening design, product, and assembly that alleviates high customization time and costs.
Transportation Manufacturing Concerns
Typically, transportation manufacturing occurs in assembly lines–especially for consumer and commercial vehicles. Millions of vehicles are steadily produced yearly on these assembly lines and sent out for use worldwide. If the cost of each car or vehicle produced by a single manufacturer could be decreased by just a cent or two, profits would considerably increase. Because of this, transportation manufacturers are often looking for new materials and techniques to enhance their efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Transportation manufacturing companies can suffer tremendous profit losses due to faulty manufacturing and product assembly, as well as safety recalls. Even tiny flaws can spoil an entire manufacturing run–and often, these are unfixable defects. Not only does this lead to a loss in profit, but also in reputation and customer trust.
Fasteners play a key role in locking and pivoting functions of vehicle construction. They are pivotal components that can be easily overlooked on large-scale assembly lines but still have a significant impact on the final product.
Choose the Right Fastener for the Job
Transportation manufacturing, especially in larger production volumes, benefits immensely from intelligent fastening solutions. Faster and more efficient assembly processes save time and money and promote safety. Incorporating specialized and custom fasteners often eliminates wasted time and extra manufacturing steps while improving product functionality. A tailor-made fastener can also eliminate complex alignment concerns and leakage between contact points, increasing productivity and decreasing product wear.
In addition, fastening and locking components used in vehicle construction are often pivotal for addressing safety concerns. Using the appropriate materials to meet pressure and friction demands is important for consumer safety.
The Driv-Lok Difference
Transportation manufacturing requires a keen eye for productivity, efficiency, and safety. Fasteners in this industry should be engineered to meet rigorous manufacturing requirements and safety considerations. Unnecessary production steps, wasted material, and minor defects can cause disorder in automotive production runs.
Driv-Lok’s engineers have worked with major automotive manufacturers, and our fastening products have increased product ROI and optimized results for years. Our Enginomics experts can address any automotive fastening requirements and provide effective, intelligent solutions. See why top manufacturers choose DRIV-LOK or press-fit fastening and joining components to build products that provide dynamic, profitable growth.