Fastener+Fixing

Skipping the top coat – achieving precise controlled friction | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

High corrosion protection, long-term bath stability, and reliable controlled friction, has meant Atotech’s Zintek® 200 SL F has acclaimed accreditation and approval from two major French automotive OEMs for the coating of safety labelled fasten... [Read More]
2020/10/20

Fasteners and nature conservation | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

The impacts of pollution, greenhouse effects and global warming have already started to be felt by all on our planet. The climate crisis is a reality.(...) via Fasteners and nature conservation | Fastener + Fixing Magazine. [Read More]
2020/10/20

Facing the pandemic with digitisation | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Flexibility, digitisation and 4.0 logistics management are Berardi’s answer to the effects of the Covid-19 crisis. With its Kanban and Kanban Up services, its customers can forget about the management of components, guaranteeing a constant and ... [Read More]
2020/10/20

Being the end-to-end solution provider for fastener distributors | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

The challenge for fastener industry wholesalers is to make a value proposition that distributors want to buy into and more importantly one that provides the margin development they are all looking for.(...) via Being the end-to-end solution ... [Read More]
2020/10/19

Seeing the world through other people’s eyes | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

I’ve joked that when I ‘retired’ I could write all the stories I didn’t dare write while I was editor. Fear not. I leave the magazine shortly, in the best of hands, but will remain active in the fastener industry for a while yet – so it ... [Read More]
2020/10/18

STF and Icon consolidation complete | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

In July Hexstone Group completed the consolidation of its wholesaling operations to its Stone site – with the closing of its Stainless Threaded Fasteners (STF) and Icon sites in Bilston. Here we discuss with Ian Doherty, CEO at Hexstone Group, ... [Read More]
2020/10/15

Fastener Fair Stuttgart sets the scene for strong return in 2021 | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

The ink on the new exhibitor brochure for Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2021 has hardly dried, and yet 80% of the available space has been booked by companies keen to launch and present their latest fastener and fixing technology at the industry’s ... [Read More]
2020/10/15

First class locking systems | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

omniTECHNIK Mikroverkapselungs GmbH specialises in threadlocking technology through its precote® range. Working closely with everyone involved in a project – from engineers to suppliers and OEMs – the company is able to develop new solutions ... [Read More]
2020/10/14

Coatings of stainless steel fasteners | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

While avoiding corrosion through a coating in the area of stainless steel plays a subordinate role, other coatings can often be of high relevance. That is why WASI GmbH, a competent partner for stainless steel fasteners, has strong coating partners ... [Read More]
2020/10/14

Würth – standing out from the crowd | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Here Editor Will Lowry speaks to Rainer Bürkert, general manager at Würth Industrie Service and executive vice-president of Würth Group, about how the company’s capabilities, services, and product range, enables it to compete at the forefront ... [Read More]
2020/10/14