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Famous failures series: Part 2 – hydrogen embrittlement | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 By Ryan Murphy, technical director, Evolution Fasteners (UK) Ltd. The march of time thrusts forward and in doing so there is continual development of product standards and manufacturing processes. Quite simply, the construction industry demands ... [Read More]
2019/12/16

High-quality and innovative materials for optimum performance | Fastener + Fixing Technology

 When choosing the appropriate material, users should always consider the area of application. Here, Marcus Schneck, CEO of norelem explains why it is crucial to use operating parts made of high-quality materials as this can ensure the reliability ... [Read More]
2019/12/16

What are industrial seals? | Fastener Engineering

 Industrial seals are used to prevent leakage, hold pressure, and deflect contamination at interfaces between components. Industrial seals are used at static and dynamic interfaces. Examples of static interfaces include the entry point of bolts and ... [Read More]
2019/12/13

Thread roller monitoring with Brankamp | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 Thread roller monitoring is usually done with force sensors in the machine frame, the die block or in bolster pieces in front of the setting screws. However, a gap in monitoring of thread rollers exists, if the rolling forces are very low (small or ... [Read More]
2019/12/13

Three methods for quality assurance during bonding | Fastener + Fixing Technology

 For a bonding project to be a success, the adhesive must harden into a material capable of bearing the forces involved throughout the entire lifetime of the product. To achieve a good quality bonded joint, the designer can consider the substrates, ... [Read More]
2019/12/13

NORMA equips more than one million vehicles with shock resistant quick connectors | Fastener + Fixing Technology

 NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, will be supplying fuel quick connectors with steel housings to a French automobile manufacturer. (...) via NORMA equips more than one million vehicles with shock resistant quick ... [Read More]
2019/12/13

Fastening systems help Rhenus reboot an axle assembly line|ASSEMBLY

 As the speed of innovation in the automotive industry quickens, assemblers at Rhenus SML in Genk, Belgium, do all they can to keep pace. Rhenus workers painfully learned the importance of this five years ago when Ford Motor Co. shut down its Genk ... [Read More]
2019/12/12

Birmingham Fastener Announces the Opening of Three New Locations | American Fastener Journal

 Birmingham Fastener announced it has opened two new branch locations for fourth quarter: New York Fastener and Iowa Fastener. This is in addition to the new Houston location that was opened earlier this year,which is the company’s second manufac... [Read More]
2019/12/12

Four benefits of using eccentric lock washers | Fastener Engineering

 Eccentric lock washers are washers that can be combined with commercially available hex nuts to prevent screw loosening. These washers, which are available from NBK, require no special tools for fastening. This means they are as easy to use as ... [Read More]
2019/12/12

Standardisation of post installed fasteners – the ‘magic bullet’? 12 myths and facts on hEN and EAD | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 Many members of the European ‘anchor community’ – manufacturers, institutes and TABs – will have been surprised by some statements in the article: ‘CE Marking on post-installed fasteners: Why not a European standard?’ in the September ... [Read More]
2019/12/12