From year 1914 the commercialization of Self Tapping Screws had begun. The first followed by the design-mainly from wood screws can be carburized steel cone system and is the end of A-type thread forming screws. At that time the main purposes is used in the bonding system of the metal air conditioning ducts, it is also known as metal screws. After 80 years of development, the Self Tapping Screws can be divided into four periods - thread forming Self Tapping Screws, thread cutting Self Tapping Screws, thread rolling Self Tapping Screws and self-drilling Self Tapping Screws.
Thread Forming Self Tapping Screws- system evolved directly from the metal screws, thread forming Self Tapping Screws used to be pre-drilled, and then drive the screw into the hole, force out with the female thread, the original position in the female thread The materials will be relegated to the male, between what we called the thread forming Self Tapping Screws. only apply to plastic materials and has a thin, it is also developed the other kind of Thread Cutting Self Tapping Screws. (Thread Cutting Self Tapping Screws) -at the end of screws the cutting out of one or more channel mouth, so that in pre-drilling screw, the use of screw tail and teeth similar to tap the Ministry of the way to cutting out with the female thread. It can be used in thick, relatively hard or fragile materials such difficult shape.