Fastener+Fixing Technology

Spring manufacture helps monitor patient health in the UK | Fastener + Fixing Technology

One million patients are seen every 36 hours by the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK with 40% more operations undertaken in recent years. Sanandco and its MonitorMe product, with springs supplied by European Springs & Pressings, is ... [Read More]
2018/11/05

Step change in assembly line production | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Desoutter Industrial Tools has unveiled a new industrial smart hub that the company predicts will trigger a real step change in assembly line production. Called CONNECT, the transformational technology is designed to boost flexibility, boost uptime ... [Read More]
2018/11/02

Specialinsert – a partner of excellence | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Specialinsert has underlined its commitment to becoming a partner of excellence by achieving the IATF 16949:2016 certification in the quality management of the design and production of mechanical fastening components.(...) via Specialinsert – a ... [Read More]
2018/11/01

Advanced fastening and sealing technologies | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Even the best-designed fastener assemblies can succumb to a range of negative side effects including rattling, leaking, loosening, seizing, stripping, corroding or shearing. Each of these issues could potentially lead to a product failure and costly ... [Read More]
2018/10/31

To gall or not to gall? How to balance fastener performance and wear resistance | Fastener + Fixing Technology

One of the most common problems that occur when tightening fasteners is ‘galling’. While galled fasteners will certainly not be loose, the related joint won’t be properly tensioned and can fail from fatigue when put under service loads. As a ... [Read More]
2018/10/30

New solutions from Northern Precision | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Northern Precision Limited, a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of fasteners for the sheet metal and composite industries, has introduced several new product ranges ideally suited to the transport industries, such as the Deform nut and Masterplat... [Read More]
2018/10/29

How blind fasteners work | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Huck’s pre-assembled, one-piece blind fasteners are ideal when access from only one side of the joint material is available.(...) via How blind fasteners work | Fastener + Fixing Technology. [Read More]
2018/10/26

Final finish coatings | Fastener + Fixing Technology

By Mark Thurber, CEO at Maelstrom Chemical Technologies LLC Small component manufacture is as general a subject matter category as one could imagine. Any spring, nut, screw, clip, pin, bolt, anchor, casting, stamping, fitting or assortment of ... [Read More]
2018/10/19

Why do we need ETAs? | Fastener + Fixing Technology

A curtain rail that does not last as planned is annoying, but not so terrible. However, what happens in an emergency when life and limb depend on the attachment or failure can result in a high potential economic damage?(...) via Why do we need ... [Read More]
2018/10/19

The UK’s largest annual advanced engineering exhibition showcases the best in fasteners and fixtures | Fastener + Fixing Technology

Advanced Engineering 2018, the UK’s largest annual engineering exhibition, is celebrating 10 years of connecting technical specialists across all manufacturing and processing industries, including buyers and sellers of fasteners and fixtures. ... [Read More]
2018/10/15