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Alcoa : Patent Issued for Blind Fastener | 4-Traders

Patent number 8979453 is assigned to Alcoa Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA). The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: "Blind fasteners are commonly used to secure a plurality of work ... [Read More]
2015/03/26

Technical article: why fasteners fail after passing the stress test | The Engineer

When a fastener fails because of hydrogen embrittlement, the blame often tends to be unfairly pointed at the supplier. TR Fastenings, a manufacturer and distributor of industrial fastenings, has experienced various cases in the past where large ... [Read More]
2015/03/26

Sozialplan für Beckinger Schraubenfabrik steht | Saarbrücker Zeitung

Die Beschäftigten der Beckinger Schraubenfabrik bleiben vorerst von einer großen Kündigungswelle verschont. 183 Mitarbeiter dürfen bleiben, rund 100 können in eine Auffanggesellschaft wechseln. Die Erleichterung ist Gerfried Lauer deutlich ... [Read More]
2015/03/26

Cheesegrater bolt failures cost Severfield £1m Ι Construction Enquirer

Steelwork contractor Severfield revealed this morning that it has spent nearly £1m on replacing bolts so far at the Cheesgrater building in central London. It also revealed the firm is in talks with the main contractor, client and engineer ... [Read More]
2015/03/23

Why Medical Device Designers Should Care about Fasteners | MDDI

Fasteners come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles, but for medtech applications, they must all offer corrosion resistance, strength, and holding power. Self-clinching fasteners from PennEngineering become a part of the panel itself, ... [Read More]
2015/03/22

SFS veut délocaliser une partie de sa production à cause du franc – LeTemps.ch

INDUSTRIE Jeudi 22 janvier 2015 Emmanuel Garessus Le groupe d’instruments de fixation estime que 1 euro à 1,10 réduit son chiffre d’affaires de 120 millions de francs et sa marge de 100 à 140 points de base LES LIENS La précision ... [Read More]
2015/03/20

Preciturn en redressement judiciaire | L’essor

  Lâché par son client PSA, l'équipementier automobile Préciturn, de Monistrol-sur-Loire est de retour devant le tribunal de commerce. Le fabricant de visserie-boulonnerie pour l’automobile Preciturn, de Monistrol-sur-Loire, lâché ... [Read More]
2015/03/20

Blanc aéro : démarrage imminent des travaux – 18/03/2015 – LaDepeche.fr

Trente-six salariés de Blanc Aéro Industrie ont reçu en fin de semaine dernière la médaille du travail. Vermeil : François Andrieu, Jean-Bernard Boulenc, Édith Faix, Stéphane Gévaudan, Christine Jouve, Sébastien Lagarrigue, Judith ... [Read More]
2015/03/20

Factors to consider when upgrading to aluminum | Search Autoparts

Not since the introduction of the unibody vehicle has there been as revolutionary a topic to hit the collision repair industry as aluminum repair. With more and more cars and trucks equipped with this innovative material - as well as tools, products ... [Read More]
2015/03/20

Patent Issued for Rail Fastening System | 4-Traders

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering -- According to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by VerticalNews journalists, a patent by the inventor Buda, Roland (Radolfzell am Bodensee, DE), filed on July 12, ... [Read More]
2015/03/20