The properties of stainless steel, such as hardness, luster and corrosion resistance, are ideal for myriad applications. The material is used in cookware, cutlery, surgical instruments, appliances, boat components, plumbing fixtures, mixing tanks and other applications.
It’s also good for threaded fasteners. Swedish company BUMAX is among the world’s top producers of stainless steel fasteners. Using hot forming, cold forming and machining, BUMAX manufactures stainless steel fasteners at a factory in Åshammar, Sweden, in the heart of the country’s steel district.