Day 5 - Why Fasteners Fail: The Hidden Risks Most Manufacturers Overlook | Fasteners Training
- Jul 17, 2025
- 2 min read
In the world of engineering, sometimes a ₹10 bolt can cost you a ₹10 crore project.
Fasteners are the unsung heroes of industrial design. They hold machines, vehicles, buildings, and infrastructure together — yet fastener failure remains one of the most common and costly issues across industries.
So what goes wrong?
❌ 5 Common Reasons Fasteners Fail
1. Overtightening or Undertightening
Too much torque can deform threads or cause shearing. Too little torque allows for vibration and loosening. In both cases: the joint fails.
2. Wrong Material Selection
Using mild steel fasteners in a high-vibration or corrosive environment is like sending paper soldiers to a war zone. Know your material properties — tensile, hardness, corrosion resistance.
3. Lack of Preload Knowledge
Preload is the tension applied to hold parts together. If engineers don’t calculate preload correctly, the joint will either slip or fatigue over time.
4. Mixing Thread Standards
Metric and imperial threads don’t mix — literally. A mismatched fastener creates micro-gaps, uneven loads, and inevitable failure.
5. Ignoring Vibration & Environmental Factors
Heat, salt, chemicals, load cycles, and vibration destroy fasteners when they’re not designed for those conditions. Loctite won’t save a bolt that's not rated for your application.
🚨 The Real Problem: Lack of Technical & Sales Training
Most failures aren’t due to bad manufacturing — they’re due to limited technical understanding at the ground level. Whether it's a sales rep recommending the wrong product or an engineer installing fasteners by “feel” — the industry lacks structured fastener education.
🎓 That’s Where Arslok Comes In (Fasteners Training)
Arslok offers specialized training programs in:
Fastener Technical Education(Thread types, grades, coatings, torque, tension, standards, preload, etc.)
Fastener Sales Training(How to sell value, not just price. Technical objection handling. Positioning your brand as a partner, not a vendor.)
Led by industry veteran Maninder Singh Sond, who brings 22+ years of real-world experience in fastener sales, marketing, and training — Arslok bridges the critical knowledge gap.
"We don’t just train your team to sell bolts. We train them to become trusted fastener consultants in your market."
💼 Ideal For:
Fastener Manufacturers
Sales Teams
Distributors & Channel Partners
Technical Support Staff
OEM Supply Teams
📌 Final Thought
In today’s B2B landscape, brands that educate will always outperform those that only quote prices.
If you're ready to eliminate failure points from your sales, product, and technical processes — let’s build your team the right way.
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