Fastener+Fixing Technology

One True Blue | Fastener+Fixing Technology

The Electrolytic Plating Company Ltd (EPC), the sole UK licensee of the TUFLOK® NYLOK® BLUE® NYLON TORQ-PATCH®, has recently established a new Thread Locking & Sealing division. Deputy Editor Claire Edwards visited Aldridge, UK, to see how ... [Read More]
2015/10/16

New dimensions from Bülte | Fastener+Fixing Technology

Bülte GmbH has added new dimensions to its Violin Head Screw Form ‘D’, which offers a good grip due to the body’s ergonomic shape and also features a moulded washer that provides a load distribution and helps to protect surfaces. (...) ... [Read More]
2015/10/13

sJs® – a new concept in self-forming screws | Fastener+Fixing Technology

Shortly before his unfortunate recent death, inventor and CVS Engineering managing director, Carlo Vittorio Sala, submitted material for the following article. It has been published with the permission of his daughter, Ilaria, who is continuing in ... [Read More]
2015/10/13

​Baker & Finnemore achieves AS9100 certification | Fastener+Fixing Technology

Baker & Finnemore Ltd has announced that it has achieved the AS9100 certification – an internationally recognised quality management system standard specific to the aerospace, aviation and defense industries. (...) via ​Baker & ... [Read More]
2015/10/07

MEMFast rivet nut hand tool approved by NATO | Fastener+Fixing Technology

The RNHT48 rivet nut hand tool, launched by MEMFast (Make Ends Meet Limited) four years ago, has now been approved for use by all NATO affiliated organisations worldwide. (...) via MEMFast rivet nut hand tool approved by NATO. [Read More]
2015/10/07

Technical Analysis: Testing bolting resistance to vibration | Fastener+Fixing Technology

For engineers involved in the design and maintenance of bolted joints there is one very important maxim: ‘There is no universal remedy for loosening of bolted joints’. (...) via Technical Analysis: Testing bolting resistance to vibration. [Read More]
2015/10/01

Lightweight vehicle manufacturing: Joining, Forming & Assembly Summit | Fastener+Fixing Technology

This first manufacturing-focused GALM event in Europe with a specific focus on joining, forming and assembly for lightweight materials. Lightweight Vehicle Manufacturing: Joining, Forming & Assembly Summit 2015 will take place in Birmingham, UK, ... [Read More]
2015/09/25

Things are hotting up | Fastener+Fixing Technology

DELO Industrial Adhesives LLC has introduced new one component epoxy resins based on anhydrides – with an operating temperature range of -65°C to +250°C – which are particularly suitable for bonding or encapsulating sensors and semiconductor... [Read More]
2015/09/22

Talking torque | Fastener+Fixing Technology

Torque wrenches are common place across a variety of industrial processes – wherever there is a precision assembly process utilising threaded fasteners. Here, Philip Brodey, Norbar Torque Tools Ltd, explains how to correctly store, use and ... [Read More]
2015/09/18

Safety secures trust | Fastener+Fixing Technology

In public infrastructure projects, there can be no compromise on the safety front. For more than 30 years, unsurpassed safety has been synonymous with the Nord-Lock Group. (...) via Safety secures trust. [Read More]
2015/09/18