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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

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

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

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

Rubber and Plastic Latches for Any Application

When your latch application requires a part that will never corrode, is non-conductive and/or has excellent resistance to many chemicals, you will want to choose a non-metallic latch. These parts are made from highly durable plastic or rubber components

There are many ways of working with sheet metal to transform it into useful components. Each sheet metal fabrication process offers unique advantages in manipulating the material differently for particular applications. However, not everyone is familiar with all of the different fabrication strategies

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