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New Thoughts on Hydrogen Embrittlement of 10.9 Bolts
Hydrogen Embrittlement of fasteners is an issue our customers are often faced with and a discussion which often comes up. There are some new thoughts on Hydrogen Embrittlement of 10.9 Bolts in partic...
Guide to Thread Galling – Stainless Steel Fasteners
What is thread galling? Thread galling (also known as locking up, freezing up or seizing) can occur when: Excessive pressure is used to close a joint A “nut runner” is used at high speed Pressure is a...
Torque Settings – Suggested Starting Values
Torque Settings Suggested Starting Values The below estimated torque calculations are only offered as a guide. Use of its content by anyone is the sole responsibility of that person and they assume al...
Product Demonstrations & Technical Training with Grampian Fasteners
We are often asked if we can demo the products we sell or offer any technical training for use of the product range we offer and the answer is “yes!” - we offer training in a number of our products an...
Christmas Opening / Closing Times
Guiding you through our mountains of stock, making it easy for you to buy, With millions of shining nuts and bolts on racking piled high to the sky. We do our best to show that we care and always go o...
Trade Shop 2022
We are delighted to once again welcome our customers into our Trade Shop. We reopened the shop at the start of the year to all of our trade only customers and we are so glad to see you all again and ...
Partners in Productivity
Let us help your business focus on doing what it’s good at. Every minute you spend sourcing and buying the materials and tools you need is a minute you could have spent building, selling and adding va...
TAU Racing - A Case Study
We undertook a project with TAU (Team Aberdeen University) Racing to assist them with productivity in their workshop. We have been a partner and sponsor of TAU Racing for the last 8 years. Each year a...
