The Tapping Screw—A Look at Its Past, Present and Future
800453
02/01/1980
- Event
- Content
- As automotive body-building techniques changed from the use of wood to steel as a prime material, there developed a need for a quick, inexpensive and strong means of attaching sheet metal parts. The self-tapping screw met these needs. This SAE Landmark Paper traces the history of this vitally important fastening device from its roots as a wood screw to the highly sophisticated systems in use today and predicts its future.
- Pages
- 8
- Citation
- Gruber, R., and Gordon, C., "The Tapping Screw—A Look at Its Past, Present and Future," SAE Technical Paper 800453, 1980, https://doi.org/10.4271/800453.