Daily Fasteners and Fixings News by Bazibaza

TR to host Uckfield Grand Prix – TRfastenings

 TR Fastenings would like to offer its congratulations to Rocks Park Primary School in Uckfield who are the winners of the 2015 Uckfield Grand Prix. It was a great day of racing, in spite of inclement weather conditions and well done to all the ... [Read More]
2015/07/15

The Third Seminar Organized by HKSFC Successfully Closed – Chinafastener.com

 On July 10, organized by Hong Kong Screw & Fastener Council, the third seminar on “designing advanced fastener dies” was closed with favorable results in Shenzhen City. It attracted near 85 enterprise representatives from fastener industry ... [Read More]
2015/07/15

Alcoa Fastener Segment Records Solid Growth – Chinafasterner.info

 Alcoa reported Engineered Products and Solutions segment sales, including fasteners, rose 15.4% to $1.73 billion in the second quarter of 2015. The segment achieved record after-tax operating income of $210 million, up 4%, with aerospace revenue ... [Read More]
2015/07/15

First Half of 2015 – First results | Making a strong connection | Bossard Group – Fasteners, Application Engineering, Customer Logistics, C-Part management

 July 14, 2015 Clear sales growth – Pressure on margins due to revaluation of the Swiss franc The Bossard Group went through a further growth stage in the first half of 2015. Sales increased by 5.4 percent to CHF 336.4 million; in local ... [Read More]
2015/07/14

Globalization Regulates Fastener Finishing – Global Fastener News – USA

 Longer product life, “invisible” finishes, friction control, more durability with less thickness and increased usage of nano-technology are the future of fastener finishes, Brian Lowry told the National Fastener Distributors Association. Lo... [Read More]
2015/07/14

​Securing bolted joints under high vibration – Fastener+Fixing

 Against the backdrop of optimised construction with less volumes and material inputs, in accordance with the principles of lightweight design, reliable securing methods for fasteners have become ever more critical. With space limitations resulting ... [Read More]
2015/07/14

Aéronautique : le français Ateliers de la Haute Garonne s’installe au Midparc de Casablanca – Usine Nouvelle

 Spécialisé dans la fabrication de rivets pour l’aéronautique, Ateliers de la Haute-Garonne (AHG) qui vient de fêter ses cent ans au salon du Bourget, s'installe dans le parc industriel de Midparc. Les deux tiers des effectifs du groupe ... [Read More]
2015/07/13

3-D Printed Engine? – Fastenerblog.net

 I’m in the middle of reading a book about Elon Musk, written by Ashlee Vance.  Fascinating book in a lot of different ways.  Of course, Elon Musk’s name is associated with PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX. On page 257 there is a description ... [Read More]
2015/07/13

Bulten AB: Bulten’s Q2 report 2015 | Business Wire

 Bulten AB (STO:BULTEN): SECOND QUARTER · Net sales reached SEK 696 million (618), up 12.5% on the same period last year. · Operating earnings (EBIT) were SEK 45 million (37), which corresponds to an operating margin of 6.5% (6.0). · ... [Read More]
2015/07/13

Digital divide: a missed opportunity in the age of the selfie stick | Opinion | The Engineer

 I didn’t think such a thing was possible but this summer I found myself holidaying in a country where it is cheaper to drink beer than it is to drink coffee. This unexpected and very welcome surprise was offset somewhat by a newly observed ... [Read More]
2015/07/13