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BIAFD visits British Steel Wire Rod Mill | Fastener+Fixing

09-Dec-2016 In October thirty managers from members of the BIAFD visited the British Steel Wire Rod Mill in Scunthorpe to hear and see first-hand how the main raw material for fastener manufacturing is produced. (...) via BIAFD visits ... [Read More]
2016/12/09

Insight into reliable bolting | Fastener+Fixing

09-Dec-2016 At the British & Irish Association of Fastener Distributors’ (BIAFD) autumn meeting, members received an excellent presentation on ‘Reliable bolting’, from Richard Waddington, sales manager at Nord-Lock Ltd. (...)  ... [Read More]
2016/12/09

British hose clips engineered to perform | Fastener + Fixing Technology

28th November 2016 Producing 30 million clips annually, JCS Hi-Torque Ltd is an established British manufacturer of high performance hose clips to a variety of industries worldwide. Now in its fifth generation of the Mockridge family and going ... [Read More]
2016/12/08

Overcoming technophobia: Three ways to switch your sales team on and improve business performance

06-Dec-2016By Paul Black, CEO, sales-iThe global manufacturing industry is home to hundreds and thousands of veteran salespeople. Their years of experience and solid track record make for an impressive combination that goes a long way to maintaining ... [Read More]
2016/12/07

Self-cutting thread inserts from Technifast

05-Dec-2016 Technifast Ltd has expanded its specialist fastener portfolio with a range of self-cutting thread inserts, designed to provide a high strength thread in plastics, wood and soft metals. (...) via Self-cutting thread inserts from ... [Read More]
2016/12/05

Redesigned bonded fasteners enable RTM railway cabinets : CompositesWorld

Adhesion Technologies Ltd. (ATL, Hampshire, UK) has developed a range of in-mold bonded fasteners, which reduce build time by eliminating the need for hole-drilling. Posted on: 11/30/2016 Source: CompositesWorld The fully assembled railway ... [Read More]
2016/12/02

European Patent Office grants TFC patent on VRT Technology – ConstructionMagNet.com

By: Contributed | November 6, 2016 Triangle Fastener Corporation has received patent protection by the European Patent Office for its VRT® (Vibration Resistant Thread) technology. The patent (Europe Patent No. 2286097) will be recognized in the ... [Read More]
2016/11/30

Discover the new Self-Service catalogue from INDEX | Fastener+Fixing

9-Nov-2016 INDEX Fixing Systems has introduced its new Self-Service catalogue, which includes all self-service formats available for each product – making the choice of the best option, adapted to the needs of each client, easier. (...) ... [Read More]
2016/11/29

bigHead offers fastening solutions for marine composites l Innovation in textiles

bigHead, a leading bonding fastener solution provider, is offering efficiency and cost savings in manufactured parts and assemblies for the marine industry applications, which follow many of the same requirements as other industries, where composite ... [Read More]
2016/11/29

ACTYLUS™ smart bins – a complete solution to stock-outs

23-Nov-2016 By Julian Adams, managing director at Apex Supply Chain Technologies® Ltd In some environments, stock-outs caused by inefficient third party inventory management can be more than a headache – they can lead to significant ... [Read More]
2016/11/25