HSM installs flow drilling equipment at North Carolina plant

Hickory Springs Manufacturing

Components and capabilities provider Hickory Springs Manufacturing (HSM) has installed flow drilling equipment for the first time at its metal plant in Hickory, N.C., expanding its portfolio of value-added metal tubing used in a variety of industries.

Flow drilling allows components to be fastened directly onto straight or curved tubing without using rivet nuts or welding nuts. This new capability will broaden the company’s ability to service customers in the transportation, ATV, appliance, and lawn and garden industries and help it expand into new sectors within the home furnishings industry.