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Fastener Engineering Expertise

Optimise fastener design, simplify your BOM and reduce total cost of ownership with our fastener engineering services.

100 +

Years of heritage

1,500 +

Customers across UK, EMEA, APAC

30 +

Years of customer partnerships

Quality

ISO 9001 - ISO 14001

Engineering Expertise

Bring engineering expertise, component optimisation and product development together with one integrated partner.

Optimas International’s engineering expertise improves component performance, simplifies specification, reduces cost and supports production efficiency from product development right through to serial production.

Engineer examining a metal component using a microscope in a lab.

Definition

What is Fastener Engineering?

Our fastener engineering service covers the design, selection, testing and optimisation of fasteners and C-class components throughout their lifecycle.

This can include component selection, joint design, material and coating selection, prototyping, performance testing, BOM management, part rationalisation, value analysis and value engineering (VAVE), and production improvement.

Rather than treating engineering, procurement and manufacturing as separate activities, Optimas International connects them to help manufacturers reduce total cost of ownership, simplify component portfolios through part consolidation, improve product and production performance.

By embedding our engineers in production processes from the outset, we help our customers identify opportunities early, optimise components around real-world requirements and prevent costly changes later in the product lifecycle.

Benefits

What Are the Benefits of Fastener Engineering?

Effective engineering improves component performance, reduces cost and specification complexity and optimises assembly across the product lifecycle.

Reduce total cost of ownership

Assess components across their lifecycle to identify savings across purchasing, inventory, assembly and production, not just unit price.

Simplify your BOM

Reduce the number of SKUs you need to manage and prevent part proliferation.

Improve assembly efficiency

Review component design and installation requirements to reduce handling, simplify assembly processes and support more efficient production.

Reduce design risk and accelerate development

Apply engineering expertise, prototyping and testing to identify issues early and validate components before they enter full-scale production.

Why Choose Optimas International

We Simplify Every Stage of Your Fastener Supply Chain

Global presence, local support

We help customers maintain consistency, reliability and speed across local markets and operations.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Fastener engineering covers the design, selection, testing and optimisation of fasteners and C-class components throughout their lifecycle, from initial product development through to production improvement.

Value analysis and value engineering (VAVE) is a structured approach to reviewing a product’s function and cost to identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve performance or simplify the design while maintaining the required functionality.

OptiSpec® is a cloud-based parts portal that gives engineers a central database of bills of materials and existing components, helping them find, select and reuse existing fasteners rather than introducing unnecessary new parts.

Yes. Our engineers can review your bills of materials and fastener requirements to identify opportunities to standardise components, remove unnecessary variation and reduce SKU complexity.

Yes. Our in-house laboratories support inspection, production line trials and performance testing, including torque and tension analysis, helping manufacturers validate component designs and performance.

Yes. We can continue to optimise components after production begins through BOM reviews, part rationalisation, VAVE, production line walks and re-engineering focused on design, cost, quality and assembly performance.

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