R&D & Engineering

We create innovative solutions to the demands of our business partners with our expert R&D team and engineers.

As Norm Fasteners, we offer R&D and engineering solutions to all our business partners by following global developments. We contribute to the sector with our co-designer identity, in-house application center, test laboratory, and “Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book” published every year that we share with our stakeholders and our patented products. Through our resident engineers in the UK and China, we generate on-site solutions for our customers.

2024 R&D Center Publications Book

Our solutions

R&D
- With our Norm Fasteners R&D Center and strong R&D infrastructure, we move the technologies of the future to the center of production and inspire the sector.
  
  We develop innovative solutions to customers’ new product demands and problems with our R&D Center employees each of whom are experts in their fields. In this context, we design fasteners with reduced weight to be used in environmentally friendly electric vehicles.
  
  We carry out projects to design and produce ultra-high resistant, innovative fasteners which is a rising trend in the fastener industry in the world and we develop fasteners from different materials, such as stainless steel and aluminum to meet the demands of our business partners for high corrosion resistance and lightweight fasteners..
  
  We carry out vibration, fatigue, and torque tests of the products developed by our R&D team with their broad experience and knowledge in our test laboratory equipped with high-tech technological devices.
  
  We are proud to share our solutions to pioneer the sector and inspire different inventions by making national and international patent applications for the products that we have developed in order to find solutions for the needs of the industry and customers.
  
  We are a reliable business partner for our customers with reliable, high-quality products and sustainable and environmentally friendly production methods supported by our digital transformation projects carried out within the scope of industry 4.0.
Engineering
- We carry out all engineering processes such as project management, product FMEA, APQP, and engineering change (ECR) in integration with SAP ERP -PLM software with more than 40-year experienced engineers focused on the special needs of our business partners and innovative solutions.
  
  We focus on increasing the business partnerships we offer to our customers day by day with our extensive engineering experience and knowledge by working our resident engineers experienced in product and production process design, and located in Turkey and abroad, integration with our engineers in our R&D department.
Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications’ Book
- As Norm Fasteners R&D Center, we are pleased and proud to contribute to the sector, and technological developments with the publication of the articles and papers containing our original studies carried out in our projects since the date of our establishment by nationally and internationally recognized, reputable conferences, congresses, symposiums, and journals.
  
  Since 2015, at the end of each year, we publish a publications book that includes our articles and papers from that year and shares them with our stakeholders domestic and abroad, with whom we have been progressing together in cooperation throughout the year and who supported us moving forward even stronger in the sector with confidence. In this way, we aim to continue our collaborations in a broader and more versatile way by ensuring our stakeholders to be informed about the studies we carry out in our R&D Center and the technical areas we focus on.
  
  Publication Books
  2024 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2023 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2022 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2021 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2020 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2019 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2018 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2017 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2016 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
  
  2015 Norm Fasteners R&D Center Publications Book
Resident Engineering
- As Norm Fasteners, we become a business partner to our customers in their projects by providing on-site solutions for fasteners with our on-site engineering service. With our know-how, experienced employees, and strong engineering background , we effectively solve critical needs in the most effective way. With our resident engineers, we are present at the project location from the beginning of the project and provide on-site support throughout the project.
  
  With a professional approach, we evaluate the fastener needs required in the projects with Norm Fasteners Engineering and FSP team and ensure that the suitable product is used in terms of design, cost, ease of assembly, and reusability.
  
  In case of fasteners to be needed in project management and ongoing manufacturing, we recommend the most suitable alternative products and ensure their supply.
  
  We offer new products, technologies, and new applications in fasteners by considering customer needs.
  
  We carry out FMEA studies for problems that may appear in the applications of fasteners.
  
  We analyze the problems that may arise in the application and present them to our customers with possible solutions.
  
  We organize benchmark studies with other OEMs for various fasteners used in vehicle systems.
  
  We carry out TVM, total value management, and cost reduction studies.
  
  We reduce vehicle energy costs and environmental damages through weight reduction studies we carry out in R&D Center
  
  We follow the vehicle BOM in order to reduce possible complexity and make them common.
  
  We carry out studies for optimum stock tracking of fasteners that will be out of service, thus reducing scrap costs.
  
  We prevent possible production losses of our customers, contribute to the reduction of costs, and improve the points of not being able to submit vehicles to the market, such as line stoppages.
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Patented Products
- Hexlight®
  
  HEXLIGHT®, specifically designed to serve as an alternative to hex head bolts and hex head flange bolts commonly used in the automotive industry, thanks to its improved head design, without compromising mechanical properties or the functionality of the hexagonal head shape. Thanks to specific head shape, it provides weight reduction of up to 28% in the head part compared to standard products. Its innovative head design allows assembly with standard hex drivers without the need for additional sockets or bits.
  
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  NormSelfTM
  
  NORMSELF® is developed to solve thread crossing and alignment issues, which are among the most common errors encountered in assembly processes. While the high precision requirements of automation systems make assembly complex and costly, NORMSELF® eliminates this dependency. Thanks to its special tip design, NORMSELF® self-aligns without the need for special rollers, eliminating alignment problems and ensuring effective assembly.
  
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  FastiNormTM - FastiNorm II
  
  Conventional welding connections cause various problems such as high energy consumption and harmful effects on the environment during assembly. Developed to solve these problems, FASTINORM® product family is applied without the need for any welding process. It does not require high energy and does not have negative effects on the environment during assembly. Additionally, it provides a durable and reliable connection with high torque resistance without causing any metallurgical changes in the assembled parts.
  
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  NormEST
  
  The requirement for tapping operations in conventional fasteners extends assembly times, while vibration-induced loosening seriously compromises connection safety. NORMEST® is developed to provide solutions to these problems. Thanks to its special thread design that eliminates the need for tapping operations, NORMEST® provides a highly secure connection that remains tight even under vibration with low torque.
  
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  NOW - NOW LIVE
  
  While conventional fasteners can be removed using standard tools, this creates security vulnerabilities in certain applications. NOW® and NOW LIVE ® were developed to eliminate this risk through a specially designed drive system that permits motion only in the assembly direction. NOW LIVE® further enhances this concept by delivering up to 20% weight reduction in the head compared to NOW, while remaining within the same product family.
  
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  Extreme Light
  
  While traditional fasteners can be removed with standard tools, creating security issues in some applications, the transition to electric vehicles and the emphasis on sustainable manufacturing have increased the need for lighter and more eco-friendly fastening solutions. Conventional designs are inadequate in terms of security, weight reduction and efficiency, led us to develop EXTREMELIGHT® with the goal of offering an innovative solution while maintaining mechanical strength. Thanks to EXTREMELIGHT®'s new head design, high performance is maintained while security problems and unauthorized use are prevented. Furthermore, head weight has been reduced by up to 37% compared to the ISO EN 15071 standard. In addition, the special head design and special tip ensure easily self-align during assembly, preventing problems such as wear and stripping and ensuring ease of assembly.
  
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  Steadibolt
  
  SteadiBolt® is engineered to resist loosening under vibration by means of an optimized under-head rib geometry. Designed for dynamic conditions, SteadiBolt® controls even micro movements that occur after tightening, ensuring that initial preload is maintained. SteadiBolt® provides a safer and longerlasting connection under vibration conditions without the need for any washer or additional locking element.
  
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  Tetlight
  
  TETLIGHT® features an innovative lightweight head design that achieves up to 40% weight reduction in the head part compared to standard hex-flanged fasteners. TETLIGHT® is compatible with standard hex wrenches, eliminating the need for customized bits and additional tooling costs. The advanced head design ensures highly efficient torque transfer during assembly.
  
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Application Center
- We have been taking strong steps forward with the aim of making our Application Center, which has been in operation since 2011, a center of excellence in the fastener industry by further strengthening and enriching it with new equipment every day.
  
  For the needs of national and international companies, universities, technology and R&D centers that we work in cooperation within the sector; we provide support for tests that simulate the behaviors of fasteners in assembly conditions such as torque-angle tests, torque-clamping force test, residual torque test, and friction coefficient determination test.
  
  We can examine the behaviors of fasteners under vibration with the two axial vibration test device we have developed in-house to determine the change in clamping load according to the number of cycles of fasteners operating under vibration.
  
  In our application center, we perform fatigue tests to determine the fatigue life of fasteners subjected to cyclic loads.
  
  With our cutting, automatic grinding/polishing devices, special micro/macro etchants, and high-definition optical microscope, we also carry out detailed microstructure examinations of many materials within our center.
  
  We are pleased to provide solutions to the needs of the sector and our business partners with our characterization tests for product quality and reliability and contribute to the studies of other institutions and organizations in the industry by providing testing services within our R&D Center.
Co-Designer Identitiy
- In the projects we carry out with our customers and business partners, we provide engineering services at every stage from the beginning to the end with our co-designer identity. In this context, we develop project-specific analytical models, perform 3D modeling and finite element analyses, and perform all tests for project requirements in our Application Center within our R&D Center.
  
  In addition, we work with our partners in all matters related to fasteners by providing the support they need on their assembly line.

R&D & Engineering

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