Daily Fasteners and Fixings News by Bazibaza

Daniel Rivalin

No Fasteners in World’s first ‘printed’ aerial vehicle | #fasteners

 Article Excerpt : "The aircraft was printed on an EOS EOSINT P730 nylon laser sintering machine, which fabricates plastic or metal objects, building the item layer by layer. No fasteners were used and all equipment were attached using ‘snap ... [Read More]
2011/07/30

Fasteners: Driving Into Plastic…Edge-Wise – Article Rotation | ASSEMBLY | #fasteners

 Thread-forming and thread-cutting screws are now the favorite fasteners of many OEMs. It took several years, but self-tapping screws for plastic assembly have come of age. OEMs were lukewarm toward this type of fastener in the 1980s and early ... [Read More]
2011/07/29

Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces Connectors for Cold-Formed Steel Curtain-Wall Construction | American Fastener Journal | #fasteners

 Simpson Strong-Tie has expanded its product offering for cold-formed steel applications by developing a new line of connectors for use with curtain-wall, steel-stud framing. Unlike other manufacturers' offerings, the new line of slide and fixed-clip ... [Read More]
2011/07/29

Replacing Mechanical Fasteners in Transportation Applications ? 3M Hosts Transportation Manufacturers Summit | MarketWatch | #fasteners

 Bazibaza comments : In the Press release, we can read : "Topics will include "Replacing Mechanical Fasteners in Transportation Applications,"" Well, for sure, that's an interesting topic! ----------------------------------- ST. PAUL, ... [Read More]
2011/07/28

Carpenter Technology Reports Fourth Quarter Results | Business Wire | #fasteners

 * Latrobe acquisition expected to close by September 30, 2011. WYOMISSING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) today reported net income attributable to Carpenter of $25.5 million or $0.57 per share for the quarter ... [Read More]
2011/07/28

Zepol Corporation Launches U.S. Trade Compliance Tool | American Fastener Journal | #fasteners

 Zepol Corporation, the leading trade intelligence company, today announced a major milestone, the release of their newest product, ComplianceMonitor™. This product allows users to closely monitor essential U.S. import trade compliance information ... [Read More]
2011/07/28

Schräubchen stehen positionsgenau am Schrauber | DEPRAG | PresseBox | #fasteners

 Sortimentserweiterung durch 1,2 Liter-Topf und Kleinstgerät mit Piezotechnik / Kontrollierte Schwingungsamplitude im DEPRAG VibrationswendelfördererPresseBox Amberg, 27.07.2011, In der Montage von Bauteilen ist die punktgenaue Zuführung der ... [Read More]
2011/07/27

Fastener & Adhesives Exhibitions makes horsepower at the National Motorcycle Museum | Industry Today | #fasteners

 Fastening & Adhesives Exhibitions at the National Motorcycle Museum will showcasing mechanical fasteners and adhesives Design engineers, production professionals and senior manufacturing managers who want to put things together better will be ... [Read More]
2011/07/27

Fastener Safety; a Guide for Keeping Things Tight | American Fastener Journal | #fasteners

 A Practical Fastener Book for non-engineersA new type of fastener book, written by Guy Avellon, that is all about fastener use and failure prevention . It is not about the design of a joint connection or theory, but how to repair and assemble the ... [Read More]
2011/07/27

EU publishes Malaysian Circumvention Regulation | Fastener + Fixing | #fasteners

 The regulation confirms the application of 85% duty on certain steel fasteners from Malaysia, including on imports registered by customs authorities since the initiation of the investigation in October 2010. Eight Malaysian exporters have been ... [Read More]
2011/07/26