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PEM® SELF-CLINCHING BLIND NUTS FEATURE ‘CLOSED-END’ DESIGN PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR NUT THREADS AND INTERNAL COMPONENTS | PennEngineering News Releases

 PEM® self-clinching blind nuts from PennEngineering® permanently install into thin metal sheets to provide reliable and re-usable metal threads for accepting mating screws and completing final component attachment in an assembly.  Their ... [Read More]
2015/08/19

FAST expo promises solutions – eurekamagazine

 Engineers from all sectors are looking much more broadly at materials these days. However, this new found openness throws up numerous questions about how to effectively join and assemble them all together. Looking for new and better solutions is ... [Read More]
2015/08/19

​Collaboration leads to new contract for Barton Coldform – fastener+fixingTechnology

 UK-based Barton Coldform (UK) Ltd has secured a contract with Ford Motor Company thanks in part to the implementation of an innovative new process developed with WMG, University of Warwick. (...) via ​Collaboration leads to new contract ... [Read More]
2015/08/18

Cheesegrater bolt replacements to cost GB£6 million – fastenerandfixing

 Severfield PLC, the structural steel contractor for the Leadenhall Building project, has included a GB£6 million non-underlying cost in its annual accounts to cover the replacement of all bolts at risk of failure at the iconic building. (...) ... [Read More]
2015/08/15

Full size fastener testing now available from Caparo Testing Technologies – fastenerandfixing

 Caparo Testing Technologies has announced that, as part of an extension to its UKAS scope of accreditation, it is now able to offer full size fastener testing at its laboratory in Willenhall, UK. (...) via Full size fastener testing now ... [Read More]
2015/08/15

​High-flying fastening solutions – Fasterner+FixingTechnology

 UK-based GBK Ltd has developed, with a long-term customer, two new fastening solutions for the cabin and bed areas of national airline carriers. (...) via ​High-flying fastening solutions. [Read More]
2015/08/12

Fasteners for thin metal assemblies and PCBs – fastening-solutions

 Patented fasteners for thin metal assemblies and printed circuit boards create strong right-angle attachment points to enable tighter design control, reduced hardware counts, and associated production economies, it is claimed. A family of ... [Read More]
2015/08/10

X-Bolt Orthopaedics Could be Snapped up by a Major Player – Fastener World Inc. (Fastener Magazine)

 Called the X-Bolt, orthopaedic surgeon Brian Thornes' invention has been patented in Europe, trialled in more than 250 patients in the UK, and is expected to secure approval from the US Food and Drug Administration soon. Once this happens, his ... [Read More]
2015/08/05

UPDATE 3-Delphi to buy HellermannTyton for $1.7 billion in connected-car drive | Reuters

 (Adds Breakingviews link, updates share prices) (Reuters) - U.S.-listed auto parts supplier Delphi Automotive is buying British cable equipment maker HellermannTyton Group for about 1.1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) as it seeks to capitalise on ... [Read More]
2015/07/31

33,000 Steel Bolts Replaced on New U.S. Embassy – Global Fastener News – USA

 Steel bolts are being replaced on the top four floors of the new 12-story £650 million U.S. Embassy currently under construction in south London, the Construction (...)   via 33,000 Steel Bolts Replaced on New U.S. Embassy - Global ... [Read More]
2015/07/28