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Machining vs. Fabrication

“Metal machining” and “metal fabrication” are two terms that are often used interchangeably by people outside of the manufacturing industry. While these two phrases both refer to processes that involve transforming metal into specific parts or components, they

When designing doors for your equipment, vehicles, or machinery, one of the most important decisions you will make involves selecting access hardware. The access hardware you implement should promote usability while also improving safety and providing long-term reliability to your customers. 

Whether you are looking for truck or trailer parts HTF Hardware is sure to manufacture it. Various trailer and truck parts include truck door holders, hinges, latches, handles, tie-downs, chain retainers, and much more. These

Marine manufacturing and maintenance present some unique challenges for hardware. At HTF Hardware, we have a comprehensive catalog of top-quality marine parts and hardware that is ready to ship. We also provide custom engineering solutions. Whether

Solidworks is at the heart of HTF Hardware’s custom part design process. Although we are happy to handle all the modeling ourselves, some of our clients are eager to learn about Solidworks so they can better communicate their ideas and requirements.

If you are interested in learning how to use

At HTF Hardware, we create custom parts for our customers through our parts engineering program. As part of this, we model parts in Solidworks to get the details worked out before they are ready for prototyping and production. While we are happy to do the full design process, or work collaboratively

Tilt trailers are extremely valuable in a wide range of construction, agricultural and other applications. There are several types of tilt trailer layouts. However, they all rely on tilt or pivot hinges and other key hardware to operate. HTF Hardware offers numerous options to suit your unique requirements.

Cam locks and quarter-turn latches are two different families of parts that often get confused for each other due to their similar qualities and features. However, there are many aspects of these parts which can

An eyebolt combines a threaded shaft (or shank) with a complete, round loop at one end. The typical application of an eyebolt is to be threaded to the top of a structure so that a rope or cable can be fed through the ring. This may be used to lift or secure the object. In other cases, it may also be

A defeater handle provides added safety and security. By making use of a special mechanism that requires a two-handed operation to open a box or enclosure, a defeater handle helps ensure the contents remain secured. These parts feature a heavy-duty handle design on a quarter turn latch body and come