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The path to OOA wings with minimal fasteners | CompositesWorld

 This is an online sidebar to the 2021 feature, “Advancing the OOA infused wing box. ”Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) wing box structures have been flying for decades. The first CFRP center wing box was pioneered by Airbus in the ... [Read More]
2021/02/22

Tanner selected as master distributor for Parker Lock-Out maximum security screw | Fastener Engineering

 Tanner Bolt & Nut Inc., a distributor of package and bulk fasteners in Brooklyn, NY, has reached an agreement with Parker Fasteners to become the exclusive master distributor in the U.S. for its Lock-Out maximum security screw.(...) via Tanner ... [Read More]
2021/02/22

Stanley Engineered Fastening changes course, will stay open – The Stanly News & Press

 After initially planning to permanently close its Stanfield Engineered Fastening facility this year, Stanley Black & Decker reversed its decision, informing Mayor Kevin Barbee last week that the plant would remain open.(...) via Stanley ... [Read More]
2021/02/22

How to reduce galling in stainless steel fastener applications | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 Here, heat treatments and specialist thermal processing service provider, Bodycote explains how Kolsterising®, a surface hardening process for stainless steel, can significantly improve surface hardness and help to eliminate galling.(...) via How ... [Read More]
2021/02/22

BUMAX supplies waterproof knee joints | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

 Swedish premium fastener specialist BUMAX has been picked as the sole supplier of screws for advanced and durable prosthetic knees by WEIGEL+ medical, a German manufacturer of a waterproof and submersible prosthesis knee and foot system.(...) via ... [Read More]
2021/02/22

Joining the tech storm | Fastener + Fixing Technology

 Here Freelancer Ian Parker chats with Professor Andy Schofield, director of technology programmes in the air sector of BAE Systems, about the Tempest project – a future combat air system – and how the ‘Factory of the Future’ concept will ... [Read More]
2021/02/22

AeroMed to acquire etaGlobal, a fastener supplier to the aerospace sector | Fastener Engineering

 Copley Equity Partners, a private equity firm and family office headquartered in Boston, MA, has completed a growth investment into AeroMed Group, LLC to facilitate the company’s acquisition of etaGLOBAL. Terms of the transaction were not disclo... [Read More]
2021/02/19

Rock Fall restructures UK Sales Team and looks for new partnerships | Torque-Expo

 Rock Fall has announced several changes to its Senior Management Team in a bid to restructure its UK sales team, immediately creating two new positions at a senior level. Additionally, the company is open to new partnerships from Agents, Distribut... [Read More]
2021/02/19

IFI Moves Annual Meeting to May | Global Fastener News

 The Industrial Fasteners Institute will mark its 90th anniversary during a newly scheduled May 23-25 meeting in Arizona.(...) via IFI Moves Annual Meeting to May | Global Fastener News. [Read More]
2021/02/19

New Edition of IFI Fastener Standards Dedicated To The Late Joe Greenslade | Global Fastener News

 The 2021 edition of the IFI Book of Fastener Standards is dedicated to the late Joe Greenslade, a well-known fastener expert who served as IFI Technical Director from 2007 to 2015 and was “a true fastener industry icon, highly respected and ... [Read More]
2021/02/19