This section provides an overview for coupling nuts as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 21 coupling nut manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked coupling nut companies as of November, 2024: 1.TE-CO Manufacturing LLC, 2.Haydon Bolts, Inc., 3.Cleveland City Forge.
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A Coupling Nut is a nut that connects two bolts together to increase the height of the bolt.
Coupling nut shapes are mostly hexagonal, as are most nuts. However, because of their long length, the product as a whole has a hexagonal prism shape.
Coupling nuts are provided with a set screw or male thread on both end faces. There are various types, such as those with a female thread on one side and a male thread on the other side, those with female threads on both sides, and those with male threads on both sides.
Coupling nus are also known as high nuts, long nuts, joint nuts, connecting nuts, hexagonal posts, etc.
They are also sometimes called spacers because they create space. Note, however, that a spacer can also refer to a simple cylindrical pipe with no male or female threads.
An example of where coupling nuts are often used is around motherboard connectors in computers. Coupling Nuts make it possible to create spaces that do not collide with neighboring cases or boards, or to stack multiple boards on top of each other.
It is also possible to create a simple case by sandwiching the boards between the posts. Screws on the connector side can be tightened to secure the connector. Aside from electronic devices such as computers, coupling nuts are also used to secure tools that are installed in construction or outdoors.
Specific examples of use include connecting flexible threaded rods in sports facilities, trampolines installed as playground equipment, and campgrounds.
In towns, coupling nuts are responsible for adjusting the height of vending machines to make them level when they are installed.
A coupling nut has a female or male thread on both end faces and a total length that allows it to connect two threaded parts in its role, keeping the distance between them.
The helical slope of the screw has an angle, called the lead angle, which allows the position to be adjusted arbitrarily by turning the screw. The screw is generally a right-hand thread, which means that when turned clockwise, the screw advances toward the back.
This advancement of the screw makes it possible to adjust and secure even the most delicate positions. The distance between the two end faces also allows for spacing between the two parts.
The double nut method is a method to prevent the screw from rotating and loosening due to vibration or other reasons, resulting in misalignment of the screw, not limited to coupling nuts. This method prevents rotation and loosening of the screw by tightening two nuts facing each other.
The double nut method can also be used to prevent loosening in positioning by using a double nut.
Most coupling nuts are made of steel materials, such as S45C, SWCH (carbon steel wire for cold heading), SS400, and other alloy steels, and stainless alloy steels such as SS304 and XM7. As with general screw parts and hexagon nuts, surface treatment includes trivalent chromate plating, and even plating with black-dye treatment.
If stainless steel is selected, corrosion resistance will be higher, but it should be noted that the cost will be higher. It is recommended to select the most suitable material depending on the environment and purpose for which the coupling nut is used.
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Haydon Bolts, Inc., since 1864, has been a manufacturer of structural bolts and anchor rods. The company is an AISC Associate member company located in Philadelphia, PA. Other products include mechanical anchors, clevis & turnbuckles, threaded rods, weld studs, and adhesives. The company provides information about installation, rotational capacity tests, stud welding procedures, nit compatibility charts, and tension control bolt tips. The company is a member of the Associated General Contractors of America, the Steel Erectors of America, and NFDA.
Chicago Hardware & Fixture Co. is based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 1912 a manufacturer and supplier, specialized in providing a range of hardware and fixture solutions. Their main products include industrial hardware, fasteners, rigging supplies, and custom-made fittings. The company's offerings cater to various industries, from construction and manufacturing to marine and transportation. With a century-long legacy of delivering quality products, Chicago Hardware & Fixture Co. has earned a strong name for dependability and proficiency in meeting the diverse needs of its customers both domestically and internationally.
Big Bolt is a Bloomingdale, Illinois-based manufacturer and supplier of structural fasteners founded in 1977. The company produces a large selection of studs, bolts, screws, washers, and rods for use in various industrial applications in agriculture, construction, aerospace, and transportation. The company also produces specialty units including metric fasteners sized and measured to metric system standardizations, and ACME fasteners with trapezoidal threadings for use in motion control and power transmission. Custom engineering and secondary services provided by Big Bolt include milling, threading, heat treating, and plating.
Cleveland City Forge was founded in 1964 and headquartered in Wellington, Ohio. The company is a manufacturer and engineer that combines product development with production to produce standard and custom structural steel components. The company serves several industries including construction & architecture, rigging & lifting, industrial manufacturing, and energy. The company's standard and custom products are available in carbon, stainless, S182 F11, and S182 F22 alloy steels. Product categories include fasteners, threaded rods, yoke pins, and turnbuckles & assemblies.
KD Fasteners, Inc. was founded in 1987 and headquartered in Addison, Illinois. The company is a fastener manufacturer and distributor, specializing in custom fasteners from such materials as steel, brass, silicon bronze, and other non-ferrous metals, supplying over 100,000 different fastener components. The company has 3 product segments: standard fasteners, standard metric fasteners, and custom fasteners. Custom fastener varieties include studs, washers, machine screws, flange bolts, and many other varieties. The company also offers many plating varieties including zinc, black oxide, waxing, and Magni 565 and 560.
BACO Enterprises, Inc. located in Bronx, NY, is a manufacturer and distributor of threaded rods, anchor bolts, and fasteners, and also serves as a miscellaneous steel fabricator since 1981. The company's products include bolts, nuts, washers, custom wedges, and threaded roads. It also stocks steel products such as channels, beams, pipe & tubes, plates, and deckings. To meet the needs of its customers, the company offers services such as CNC plasma burning, custom threading & bending, saw cutting & shearing, onsite skidmore testing, and fabrication services. BACO Enterprises, Inc. is a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction.
MF Supply is a stocking distributor for business, industry, and government. MF Supply specializes in fasteners, hardware, and safety supplies. MF Supply product categories include PPE & safety, brands and equivalents, custom made parts, dowel pins, electronic & panel hardware, inserts, metric, Mil-spec & domestic, nuts & washers, pins, precision shoulder screws, rivets & rivetnut inserts, screw driving tools, screws, self-clinching fasteners, socket products, spacers & standoffs, studs, and other products such as sealants, retaining rings, and screw driving tools.
Coburn-Myers Fastening Systems Incorporated was founded in Trainer, Pennsylvania in 1981. Coburn-Myers manufactures and distributes industrial fasteners and related products. Coburn-Myers focuses both on standard bolts as well as custom designs featuring hundreds of combinations of materials, head styles, heat treatment, secondary operations, and finishes. Types available include hex bolts, heat cap screws, 12-point bolds, and stocked cap screws. Primary product also include buts, fasteners, studs, hand tools, anchors, washers, and other standard products.
Doran Specialties is based in Yorba Linda, California and is a distributor of a variety of fastening hardware and tools. Doran Specialties is 9001:2015 certified. Product categories include AN, MS, NAS, and BAC-certified fasteners including bolts, nuts, fittings, washers, rivets, screws, inserts, and pins. Doran Specialties’s other products include retaining rings, bushings, rods, cables, lanyards, captive screws and nuts, clams, connectors, semiconductors, fuses, keys, machine screws, set screws, spacers and standoffs, springs, wire forms, stampings, switches, washers, and wire. Additional aircraft-specific hardware include hook and loop fasteners, nylon fasteners, O-rings, and plugs.
Paramount Fasteners was founded in 1988 and is based in Santa Fe Springs, California. Paramount Fasteners supplies both common and rare industry standard nuts, bolts, screws, and other fastener products. Materials that Paramount Fasteners uses include B16, B8, B8M, B16, B7, 16-4, 17-7, Inconel, Hasteloy, and Monel and provided in 300 series stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, brass, bronze, carbon steel, nylon, and plastic. Paramount Fasters also distributes parts that have painted heads, hot dip galvanized, zinc plated, cad plated, black oxided, chrome plated, and flour coated.
Texas Specialty Fasteners (TSF) has honorably served as a distributor of hardware as a family-owned company since 1988 and is located in Wylie, Texas. TSF has both standard offering and custom manufacturing services of a wide range of products. These products include screws, nuts, bolts, washers, spacers & standoffs, precision parts, pins, wire handling, inserts, anchors, drill bits, taps, & dies, abrasives & sawblades, safety equipment, and miscellaneous equipment including rivets, handles, catches, and strut accessories.
Benchmark Fasteners, Inc. is based out of Carol Stream, Illinois. The company is a manufacturer and distributor of various varieties of fasteners and fastener-related items including drill bits, driver bits, and cable ties. The company’s product lines include standard and stainless-steel fasteners and socket screws in imperial and metric measurements. Custom options are also available for screw machine parts, stampings, CNC precision machine parts, and cold-headed parts. Additional services the company provides include poly-bagging for large or varied orders, technical assistance before and after ordering, secondary options customization of threading and plating and same-day shipping for in-stock products.
Bolt Products Inc. was established in 1947 and operates out of San Dimas, California. Bolt Products is a wholesale distributor of fastening tools both domestically and internationally and is ISO 9001:2015 certified as well as RoHS and WEEE compliant. Bolt Products offers many types of products including bolts and plastic fasteners, nuts, lug nuts, nut retainers, cap nuts, bushings, plugs, ball studs, brass inserts, stud receivers, cable ties, cordgrips, liquid-tight flexible conduits, marking systems, and clips.
Associated Fastening Products, Inc. (AFP) was established in the early 1990s in Itasca, Illinois. AFP is a manufacturer and distributor of both standard and special fasteners for all uses, with many customers in the agriculture and gun manufacturing industries. Some of AFP’s product and service offerings include automatic screw machining, CNC services, brass fittings, standard fasteners, CNC machining, laser and waterjet cutting services, custom cold headed fasteners, metal stamping services, standard and special washers, cable ties, hardware kits and bagging, Swiss screw machining, inventory management, large diameter bolts, security fasteners, and wire form products.
Jiaxing Goshen Hardware Co Limited, established in 1995 and headquartered in Jiaxing, China, is a manufacturer of hardware components. The company specializes in supplying all kinds of stainless steel and high strength & mild steel fasteners. The company additionally offers an array of products including bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rods, and anchors. These products are utilized in aerospace, automotive, mechanical, petroleum, and electronic industries as well as in environmental protection agnecies and meet the ANSI, DIN, UNI, JIS, and ISO GB quality standards.
V.S.Industries is a manufacturer and supplier of Engineering Solutions based in India since 1992. The company provides Hydraulic Fittings, which are used to connect hoses, tubes, and pipes to pumps, valves, cylinders, and other parts of any Hydraulic system that have applications in agricultural and construction equipment, testing lines, robotics, and more. They also provide Machined, and Ground components like Adaptors, Connectors, and Hinge Pins and these products help them serve Agricultural, Medical, Aerospace, and Defense and small Power Plants to Large Industrial Turbines.
SUPER TOOL Co., Ltd., established in 1918 in Japan, is a manufacturer of general and specialized tools for building and bridge construction, civil engineering, shipbuilding, and similar industries. The company offers an extensive line of specialty tools used by tradespeople and skilled workers that includes ratchet wrenches, clamps, portable cranes, jig clamping tools, piping tools, and more. SUPER TOOL Co., Ltd. also offers custom tool design and production as well as custom machinery production for commercial clients.
Aspen Fasteners was founded in 1961 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aspen Fasteners is a distributor for industrial fasters. Aspen Fasteners offers an extensive line in both metric and inch standards of anchors, bolts, nuts, screws, washers, rings, pins, pipe plugs, rivets, inserts, rods, studs, spacers, standoffs, panel fasteners, and tools including adapters, drivers anchor setting tools, keys, measuring tools, screwdriver insert bits, and screwdriver power bits. Material types include aluminum, brass, copper, iron, lead alloy, monel nickel copper alloy, nylon, phosphor bronze, plastic, silicon bronze, stainless steel, steel, and zinc.
Nationwide Industrial Supply was founded in Youngstown Ohio in 2006. Nationwide Industrial Supply is a distributor of industrial equipment, serving both public and private institutions and companies in the United States and overseas. Some of Nationwide’s offerings maintenance, operating products, safety supplies repair products, storage equipment, tubing, pipe, and hose material, electrical and plumbing supplies repair and operating products, storage equipment, safety supplies, material handling equipment, shelving, and work platforms.
G-Fast has its roots back to 1989 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. G-Fast is a distributor and custom manufacturer of machine tools and equipment. Product offerings include bolts, screws, nuts, rivets, washers, pins, springs, wireforms, retaining rings, clamps, clips, pins, handles, electronic access tools, hinges, knobs, latches, panel fasteners, quick release pins, and wire management. Parts are available across several standards and materials. G-Fast’s services include custom specialized bolts, screws, and nuts, contract manufacturing, CNC machining, and cold heading.
Ranking as of November 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Cleveland City Forge |
8.9%
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2 | Texas Specialty Fasteners |
8.9%
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3 | TE-CO Manufacturing LLC |
6.7%
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4 | Haydon Bolts, Inc. |
6.7%
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5 | MF Supply |
6.7%
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6 | Paramount Fasteners Inc. |
6.7%
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7 | G-Fast Distribution Inc |
6.7%
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8 | BACO Enterprises, Inc. |
4.4%
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9 | KD Fasteners, Inc. |
4.4%
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10 | Aspen Fasteners Inc. |
4.4%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the coupling nut page as of November 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 14 | 82.4% |
China | 1 | 5.9% |
India | 1 | 5.9% |
Japan | 1 | 5.9% |