Bolt & Nuts
Marked with three radial dashes on its head, this common medium-strength carbon steel fastener is known as
What is a Grade 5 Bolt
Named for its shape and commonly found on trailer or cargo doors, this heavy-duty locking mechanism consists of a long steel rod that pivots into a latch/hasp to secure the door.
What is a Bar lock (Accept Cam Lock)
This is the most common drive style found on many general-purpose screws, recognizable by its cross-shaped recess.
What is Phillips Recess
ABS offers this service where fasteners can be pre-packaged to make the customer's receiving and purchasing process easier.
What is Bagging/Kitting
ABS has been serving the fastener and hardware industry for more than this many years.
What is 60 years
What does the abbreviation "UNC" stand for when describing Unified threading
What is Unified National course.
This two-piece metal mechanism connects a door to its frame, allowing it to swing open and closed on a central pin
What is a door hinge.
This fastener eliminates the need for a pre-drilled hole because it can tap its own threads and drill its own starting point
What is a Self-Drilling Screw
This ABS service allows the company to manage a customer's inventory and help provide shorter lead times and steady product flow.
What is Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
ABS stocks more than $10 million in inventory across how many strategically located warehouses, stretching from coast to coast and across the border?
What is Seven
What type of nut is specifically designed to be installed into a pre-drilled hole in sheet metal or another thin material, providing internal threads where there may not be enough material for conventional threading?
What is a Rivet Nut
What type of drawer slide uses rows of small steel balls between metal rails to allow the drawer to open and close smoothly?
What is a Ball-Bearing Drawer Slide
Unlike a wood screw, this type of screw is typically used to fasten into a pre-tapped hole and has a blunt or flat point.
What is a machine screw.
ABS uses this technology in its warehouses to improve accuracy and speed when stocking and shipping products.
What is barcode scanning.
What is over half a million dollars.
A customer asks for a 1/2"-13 bolt but needs to know whether it has coarse or fine threads. What thread series does 1/2"-13 indicate?
What is UNC (Unified National Course)
A customer needs a lockset for a bedroom door where the occupant wants to lock the door from the inside, but the door does not require a key from the outside. Which type of lockset is appropriate?
What is a Privacy lockset
A screw has a Square shaped drive instead of a Phillips drive. What is one major advantage of a Square drive when installing screws with power tools?
What is Better Torque/ Reduced Cam-out
ABS's QC Lab performs several tests on incoming products. Name two of the tests listed on the ABS website.
What are dimensional, torsional, drill-speed, or visual testing
ABS uses a special term to describe its people who take pride in finding the best outcomes for customers and getting the job done with passion and care. What are they called?
What is a Solutionist.
his specialized, heavy-duty nut features a slotted top resembling a medieval fortress wall, allowing a cotter pin to pass through the slots and a drilled bolt hole to mechanically lock the fastener in place.
What is a castle Nut
A customer wants to replace a cabinet drawer pull. The existing pull measures 5" overall, but they need a replacement that will use the existing mounting holes. What measurement should you ask for before selecting the replacement?
What is Center to Center
customer needs a screw for fastening thin sheet metal. They want the screw to create its own threads as it is driven, rather than requiring a pre-tapped hole. What type of screw should you recommend?
What is a self-tapping screw.
ABS offers delivery services designed to help customers receive products when and where they need them. What type of delivery program allows ABS to make scheduled deliveries based on a customer’s specific needs?
What is On Time Delivery
ABS has two patented products listed on its website. Name both products that have been awarded U.S. patents.
What is the RV-1 Slides & Tamperproof bar locks