Custom Made Screws can be made to suit an application or product
Head Diameter made smaller to fit in a specific space
Head Diameter increased for greater under head contact
Head Height reduced to give a low profile
Length made to suit applications where length is critical
Thread Diameters may need to be adjusted slightly, particularly in Self Tapping applications
Product being exported may require a Phillips recess, not Pozidriv (NZ Standard)
To prevent people easily dismantling a Product, like electrical,Security Recess required
Really positive Driving recess needed such as Squaredriv
Head shape altered to suit; say a Raised Countersunk Head
Head Marked with Customers name or initials
More decorative, or unusual, Recess’s such as 6-Lobe (Torx)
Unusual combinations of Head, Thread, Recess
Apply a “Shank Slot” to a Thread to give cutting action during insertion
Unusual design of Solid Rivet
BELOW ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF SCREWS WHICH MAY ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPECIAL SCREW. PARTS FROM THE DRAWINGS BELOW CAN BE PUT TOGETHER TO DESIGN THE SCREW REQUIRED. THESE ARE NOT THE ONLY EXAMPLES AVAILABLE. THE COMBINATIONS AVAILABLE ARE VERY LARGE.
Type or Shape or Head required; Pan, Round, Countersunk, Raised Csunk, Mushroom (Flange), Truss, Fillister, Wafer etc
Dimensions of that Head; both Head Diameter and Head Height
Type of Recess; Phillips, Pozidriv, Squaredriv, Trilobe (Torx), Slotted, Combination Recess's (eg Pozi/Slot, Phillips/Slot, Phillips Square etc), Slotted, Quadrex, Triwing, etc
Thread needed such as; Self Tapping (Type AB, Type B), Woodscrew(Twinfast, Hingefast), Machine Screw (Metric, BSW, Unified), Trilobe (Type S, Type P) etc
Secondary Operations; Shank slotting, Head Slotting etc

