UNITED STATES COUNCIL FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH LLC

Fasteners Committee

Welcome to the official Web page of the Fasteners Committee.

Mission
To provide fastening support for all USCAR Consortia, Working Groups and Technical Teams. In addition, discuss common fastening issues and develop USCAR fastening related standards that are of common benefit to USCAR member companies.

2006 Goals

Continue support for AMD 407 Die Cast Net-Shaped Hole Process Development and AMD 501 Thermal Drilling Application Development
Complete development of "New Finish Acceptance Document"
Complete revision of SAE/USCAR 8, SAE/USCAR 10 and SAE/USCAR 11

Publications

Fasteners: Basics 101 of Thread Gaging Methods of Externally and Internally Threaded Products

Fasteners: Basics 101 of Electroplating

Fasteners: Basics 101 of Organic and Inorganic Protective Coatings

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R & D News Highlights

Press Release: NEW BOLT-TIGHTENING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED THROUGH USCAR PROMISES GREATER REPEATABILITY

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 28, 2011 – A manufacturing research and development group of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), the collaborative automotive technology research organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, recently made breakthroughs to adapt highly repeatable aerospace bolt-tightening technology for use in automotive manufacturing.

The process, known as real-time ultrasonic control of bolt tightening, uses high frequency

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