--- title: EMUGE Blog | Medical Device Manufacturing description: Medical Device Manufacturing | --- [![EMUGE FRANKEN](https://blog.emuge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/emuge-franken-logo@2x.png?width=320&height=128&name=emuge-franken-logo@2x.png "EMUGE FRANKEN")](https://www.emuge.com) # EMUGE Blog [![](https://blog.emuge.com/hubfs/Self-Lock/Self%20Lock%204-part%20blog%20post/self-lock-blog-post-part-4.jpg) ](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-4) ## [Fixing Fasteners: Why Threads Come Loose and What to Do About It](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-4) ** Aug 17, 2022 12:43:19 PM / by [Mark Hatch](https://blog.emuge.com/author/mark-hatch) posted in [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/medical-device-manufacturing), [Aerospace](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/aerospace), [tapping, taps, metalworking, Inconel, alloys](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/tapping-taps-metalworking-inconel-alloys), [thread milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/thread-milling), [Self Locking Threads](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/self-locking-threads) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-4#comments-listing) ### **Part Four: The Screw Thread Solution** So far in Fixing Fasteners, we’ve provided a short introduction to screw threads and threaded fasteners, along with some options for making them stay put. Part Three described one of the most efficient systems for accomplishing this, the Detroit Tool Company's wedge ramp thread design. The patent for that simple yet ingenious invention has long since run out and is now represented by two companies—Stanley Engineered Products with its SpiralockTM brand and its alternative, Emuge-Franken’s Self-Lock™ thread locking technology. [Read More **](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-4) [![](https://blog.emuge.com/hubfs/Self-Lock/Self%20Lock%204-part%20blog%20post/self-lock-blog-post-part-3.jpg) ](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-3) ## [Fixing Fasteners: Why Threads Come Loose and What to Do About It](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-3) ** Aug 17, 2022 12:42:41 PM / by [Mark Hatch](https://blog.emuge.com/author/mark-hatch) posted in [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/medical-device-manufacturing), [Aerospace](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/aerospace), [tapping, taps, metalworking, Inconel, alloys](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/tapping-taps-metalworking-inconel-alloys), [thread milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/thread-milling), [Self Locking Threads](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/self-locking-threads) [** 1 Comment](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-3#comments-listing) ### **Part Three: A Valiant Attempt** In the previous two segments of Fixing Fasteners, we reviewed the basics of thread design and provided some brief descriptions of the industry's various attempts to secure fasteners. This section will discuss a more practical approach to the latter. In 1979, the Detroit Tool Company made a simple modification to a standard thread profile. They called it SpiralockTM, and it soon became quite popular for use in mission-critical applications by military and aerospace manufacturers, and eventually the medical industry. [Read More **](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-3) [![](https://blog.emuge.com/hubfs/self-lock-blog-post-part-2.jpg) ](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-2) ## [Fixing Fasteners: Why Threads Come Loose and What to Do About It](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-2) ** Aug 17, 2022 12:39:32 PM / by [Mark Hatch](https://blog.emuge.com/author/mark-hatch) posted in [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/medical-device-manufacturing), [Aerospace](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/aerospace), [tapping, taps, metalworking, Inconel, alloys](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/tapping-taps-metalworking-inconel-alloys), [thread milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/thread-milling), [Self Locking Threads](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/self-locking-threads) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-2#comments-listing) ### Part Two: As the Screw Turns In [Part One of Fixing Fasteners](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-1), we offered a brief overview of screws and thread manufacturing, their different classes of fit, and some comments on the importance of proper tolerancing and gaging when machining screw threads. Adhering to these guidelines is the first step toward making strong, dependable fasteners. However, even the highest quality screw, nut, or bolt can come loose unexpectedly (often at the worst possible time) when subjected to vibration and other forces. That's because threaded fasteners are intended to come apart. It’s an unfortunate truth (or a fortunate one, depending on your perspective) that all machinery and other mechanical assemblies must be constructed in a manner that allows them to be serviced, refilled, and repaired. If not, they could simply be welded together, eliminating the need for threads entirely. [Read More **](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-2) [![](https://blog.emuge.com/hubfs/Self-Lock/Self%20Lock%204-part%20blog%20post/self-lock-blog-post-part-1.jpg) ](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-1) ## [Fixing Fasteners: Why Threads Come Loose and What to Do About It](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-1) ** Aug 17, 2022 12:39:02 PM / by [Mark Hatch](https://blog.emuge.com/author/mark-hatch) posted in [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/medical-device-manufacturing), [Aerospace](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/aerospace), [tapping, taps, metalworking, Inconel, alloys](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/tapping-taps-metalworking-inconel-alloys), [thread milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/thread-milling), [Self Locking Threads](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/self-locking-threads) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-1#comments-listing) ### **Part One: Threads on Parade** This four-part series will discuss threaded fasteners, why they come loose, and how engineers and product designers can prevent this unfortunate, sometimes dangerous event. We’ll preface it by saying that Emuge-Franken is a cutting tool manufacturer with more than a century of experience in this area. The company invented the first spiral point tap for producing internal threads in 1921 and has since developed some of the highest-quality drills, end mills, and threading products on the market. As you’ll soon see, they have also addressed the problem just mentioned—fasteners coming loose—with a comprehensive and innovative solution.   [Read More **](https://blog.emuge.com/fixing-fasteners-part-1) [![](https://blog.emuge.com/hubfs/circle-segment-blog-post-part-3.png) ](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2-0) ## [Circle for Success: Part 3](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2-0) ** Feb 4, 2021 1:44:48 PM / by [Dan Doiron and Evan Duncanson](https://blog.emuge.com/author/dan-doiron-and-evan-duncanson) posted in [5-Axis Milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/5-axis-milling), [Circle Segment](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/circle-segment), [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/medical-device-manufacturing), [Power Generation](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/power-generation), [End Mills](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/end-mills), [Dynamic Milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/dynamic-milling), [Aerospace](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/aerospace), [Mold and Die](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/mold-and-die), [Accelerated Finishing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/accelerated-finishing) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2-0#comments-listing) ***This is part three in a three-part blog series on Circle Segment Tools *** [Read More **](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2-0) [![](https://blog.emuge.com/hubfs/circle-segment-blog-post-3.jpg) ](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2) ## [Circle for Success: Part 2](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2) ** Dec 17, 2020 5:10:52 PM / by [Dan Doiron and Evan Duncanson](https://blog.emuge.com/author/dan-doiron-and-evan-duncanson) posted in [5-Axis Milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/5-axis-milling), [Circle Segment](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/circle-segment), [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/medical-device-manufacturing), [Power Generation](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/power-generation), [End Mills](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/end-mills), [Dynamic Milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/dynamic-milling), [Aerospace](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/aerospace), [Mold and Die](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/mold-and-die), [Accelerated Finishing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/accelerated-finishing) [** 1 Comment](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2#comments-listing) ***This is part two in a three-part blog series on Circle Segment Tools *** [Read More **](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success-part-2) [![](https://blog.emuge.com/hubfs/Circel%20Segment%20Blog%20Post%20Feature%20Image.jpg) ](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success) ## [Circle for Success](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success) ** Nov 16, 2020 1:27:06 PM / by [Dan Doiron and Evan Duncanson](https://blog.emuge.com/author/dan-doiron-and-evan-duncanson) posted in [5-Axis Milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/5-axis-milling), [Circle Segment](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/circle-segment), [Medical Device Manufacturing](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/medical-device-manufacturing), [Power Generation](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/power-generation), [End Mills](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/end-mills), [Dynamic Milling](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/dynamic-milling), [Aerospace](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/aerospace), [Mold and Die](https://blog.emuge.com/topic/mold-and-die) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.emuge.com/circle-for-success) [All posts](https://blog.emuge.com/all) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates - 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