One of the greatest advantages of designing plastic parts is the vast number of assembly options a designer can apply to his or her design. The most common among these options is the use of screws.

Lo-Drive Thread Rolling and Grip-Lite screws, designed for thin sheet-metal applications, offer increased strip-out torque and a radius point for safety. They eliminate the need for clips and inserts.

Attaching metal pieces to one another with a screw is relatively straightforward. But using threaded fasteners on plastics, which are lightweight, low-density materials compared to metals, can be ...