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The Apple Watch went on sale early last month and is proving a massive hit with customers. Utilising stainless steel as its main construction material, the smartwatch is available with a choice of polished chrome or space-black finishes and once again proves the versatility and modern relevance of the metal invented more than a century ago. Along with the tough...

Welding also gives the essential versatility required to delivered a host of innovative products, machines and components. ‘Fume’ is a problem caused by welding – the term refers broadly to the particulates and gases given off during the process and are an important topic in the welding community. In order to ensure employers and operators and fully informed of and protected...

The Welding Fume Team, which comprises a number of organisations including BOC, the Welding Association and HSE, have created The Bad Air Day website to provide support and resources to those affected by exposure to various gases when welding. Aimed at both employees and employers, the website seeks to raise awareness of the issue and was spearheaded by the Health...

During our encounters with decking builders, joiners and other users of oakwood we have come across a host of insider tips and tricks that are used when working with oakwood. As you probably know, when working with oak you cannot use standard steel screws as the sap in the wood causes these to corrode. This means that a lot of people...

‘Inventive Britain’ celebrates British inventions of the last century that have forever changed the way we look at and interact with our environment. Britain has a long, rich history of invention, and choosing the eight most important inventions of the last century was no easy task. After deliberation, the eight inventions chosen were: stainless steel, the Colossus computer, fiberoptic technology...

As part of the BS Fixings collection of fastening solutions, we are proud to supply a range of quality stainless steel machine screws, also known as stove bolts. Here are some essential facts about machine screws applications: Machine screws have extremely uniform threads, which maintain a continuous diameter along the threaded length (as opposed to tapered threads such as those found on stainless...

Stainless steel is available in many ‘grades’, each of which has different properties and so is used in different applications. A particularly common grade, popular for its versatility, is A2. So what exactly is Grade A2 stainless steel and where is it likely to be found? First, it is important to understand exactly how stainless steel differs from standard carbon...