It’s not much of a stretch to say that without nuts and bolts, the world would fall apart. Bolted connections are everywhere, from the frame of your DIY 3D printer to the lug nuts holding the ...
The scope of the tariffs is sweeping, ranging from automobile air conditioners to parts in other motors (including electric vehicle motors) and even the nuts and bolts used in different industries.
Unless you are a mechanical engineer, you might not realize there’s a lot of nuances to something even as simple as a nut and bolt. How many threads do you need to engage? Do lock washers work?
The SR-71 Mach 3 spy plane is built of titanium, with titanium nuts and bolts. The sockets also have to be made from titanium, because the nickel in standard sockets corrodes the titanium bolts.