Nov 21, 2014
We need our bits to be tougher. They have a tendency to break easier than regular tamperproof bits. Our big center pins (required to repel all tools and hammers) and tight tolerances (needed to make each keyway different) are the culprit. We're pursuing toughness and hardness. This is an age old balance, even Mr. Phillips of Phillips® screw had to solve. His solution was using shock steel with special… Read more »
Nov 14, 2014
Brian and Rodger sped into SEMA 2014 eager to receive feedback on our new Bryce Fastener wheel lock protection products. The show brought a steady flow of engineers and buyers interested with some good ideas. We took their feedback and headed back to the drawing board this past week. We're adding a 60 degree centering cone to the bottom of the nut, and making it available in alloy as well as stainless.… Read more »
Nov 01, 2014
SEMA Show is happening this week (November 4-7th), where we’re showcasing Bryce Wheel Locks. After many inquiries about a wheel lock fastener during last year's 2013 SEMA Show, we hit the drawing board upon returning. It's been a year of trial and error, hoping our final product is well received this week. If you're going, be sure to stop at our booth, #10670. We’ll be introducing a cap protector… Read more »
Oct 09, 2014
We perform all of our own heat treating at Bryce Fastener Inc. New furnaces arrived and are currently being installed. Heat treating at upwards of 2,000 degrees puts our operator at risk of getting burned. He couldn't resist some fun in his new foundry suit. Looks like a great Halloween costume if you ask me (Bryce). Read more »
Oct 06, 2014
Bryce Fastener likes to support worthy causes, here's a couple pictures of where we recently donated our security screws. They're securing the USS Laffey memorial plaque hung in memory of the sailors who died in the 1945 kamikaze attack of Okinawa. Read more »
Sep 19, 2014
We made the plunge into dip spin coating our fasteners. We think it will be better for our customers. After a fastener failure that should've never happened and significant experimentation with coatings and processes, BryKote™ is a technique we now use similar to Dip Spin. Brian Hill, our Director of Marketing and Sales took on the project until he was satisfied our customers will like it. What… Read more »
Sep 11, 2014
We had a professional video made last week about our new patent pending “high performance drive” screw, named REVX™. The insertion of the bit into the screw is so tight creating a zero tolerance fit. This eXtreme precision, results in eXtraordinary performance, and eXtra production (now you know where we got the name REVX™). We think it is the best fastener ever made and the perfect revision… Read more »
Sep 02, 2014
Making set-screws is a lost art in America. Set-screw machines are scarce in the states and mostly mass produced overseas. We figured a way to make them on our standard cold heading machines. That was actually easy, threading them was a little harder. Without a head, they don’t fit into conventional threading equipment. The appropriate machine costs over $200K…a little over budget. We found a way… Read more »
Aug 28, 2014
Our customer started out wanting a fairly routine length and diameter screw. Then they stretched it… and then stretched it some more until their request turned into an M3x50 mm long screw. We had to make tooling. There are 7 carbide lined tools in seven separate stations, which must all match. The longer the screw, the harder they are to match. Here is a picture of the stretched screw. It has been… Read more »
Aug 25, 2014
We posted a blog in June showing our security screws and nuts securing a bike share in Madrid. Some of the bikes were compromised shortly after our post. It turns out, our Penta- Nuts® on the front axles were ordered too big for the application, allowing someone to get vice grips around the side. Compromises don’t happen to us often, but when they do, they’re always because a wrong size was ordered… Read more »
