METHOD OF REMOVING A WRENCHING MEANS FROM A BLIND FASTENER – Patent Docs

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of dressing an installed blind fastener that includes machining through a top surface of the fastener along a longitudinal axis of a core bolt of the fastener and an extension that extends from a body of the fastener ... [Read More]
2014/07/27

TZ Limited granted patent for SMArt locking devices – Proactiveinvestors (AU)

TZ Limited (ASX:TZL) has been granted patent applications relating to new types of TZ SMArt Locking and Fastening Devices in Australia and Japan that could support additional uses of its technology. In addition, the patents increase TZ's IP ... [Read More]
2014/07/27

ASTM International Fasteners Committee Honors John Kurtz with Award of Merit | American Fastener Journal

John Kurtz, executive vice president at the International Staple, Nail and Tool Association, La Grange, Illinois, has received the ASTM International Award of Merit from Committee F16 on Fasteners. The award, which includes the accompanying title of ... [Read More]
2014/07/27

Acquisition expands Norm Civata’s range and capacity | Fastener + Fixing

Turkey’s largest fastener producer, Norm Group, acquired Italian screw manufacturer – Derk SpA – at the beginning of 2014 and has now relocated production to its new facility at Manisa, Salihli – approximately 100km east of the Group’s ... [Read More]
2014/07/27

GlobeNewswire: AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. Subsidiary AMG Intellifast to provide Advanced Fastener Technology to Premium AEROTEC | Press Release

Amsterdam, 23 July 2014 --- AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") announces that its AMG Intellifast subsidiary has finalized a long-term supply agreement with Premium AEROTEC to supply advanced technology to ... [Read More]
2014/07/24

Amid News of Split, B/E Aerospace Finds Its Groove – Global Fastener News – USA

B/E Aerospace reported Consumables Management segment revenue - primarily aerospace fasteners - jumped 36.5% to $426.7 million in the second quarter of 2014. The Consumables business delivered "high single-digit organic revenue growth." On a ... [Read More]
2014/07/24

Lindstrom Metric, LLC Expands into the Southwest. | American Fastener Journal

Lindstrom Metric, LLC announces a significant expansion into the Southwest to support the Distribution markets in Texas, as well as Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The inventory is being customized to meet the demand of the ... [Read More]
2014/07/24

A New, Stronger Type of Thread Fastener Called Wave Thread – World Industrial Reporter

Dale Van Cor has developed a new type of thread fastener – for nuts and bolts or anything else screwed together – that he says is more than 20 percent stronger than whatever else is on the market today. He has made about 200 graphic prototypes ... [Read More]
2014/07/24

Measure Fast, Build More, and Swear Less with New App, ‘Wonderbolt’ | Press Release

Nyack, New York (PRWEB) July 23, 2014 To all the hobbyists, do-it-yourselfers, and hands-on types out there, a new iPhone app proves to be a must-have tool in anyone's kit. “Wonderbolt” drives bolt and screw measurement into the 21st century, ... [Read More]
2014/07/23

NORMA Group – improving cost savings | Fastener + Fixing Technology

NORMA Group has more than 60 years experience of manufacturing and developing a comprehensive range of engineering joining technology in the clamp, connect and fluid categories. Will Lowry spoke to Jonathan Heywood, director of product engineering ... [Read More]
2014/07/23