The fastener industry is working with manufacturing customers to seek new ways to reduce vehicle weight by reducing the number, type, and weight of fasteners, Design News reports.
Fasteners, in terms of number of parts in a vehicle, can be up to 50% of the vehicle’s bill of material (BOM). Reducing the number of fasteners and innovating fastener technology can go a long way to helping manufacturers meet these CAFE standards by 2026.
There are several ways fasteners makers are helping automotive OEMs inject innovations in fastener technology to improve performance, according to Design News.
