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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

CROSS reports screw bolt anchor failure | Fastener+Fixing

The latest CROSS confidential report on structural safety from the Institution of Structural Engineers includes a report on the failure of a number of screw bolt anchors securing suspended scaffolding. (...) via CROSS reports screw bolt anchor ... [Read More]
2015/09/25

Grainger to acquire UK’s Cromwell Group | Fastener+Fixing

W.W. Grainger Inc, North America’s leading broad line distributor of MRO products, has announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited together with its subsidiaries on a cash-free, debt-free basis for ... [Read More]
2015/09/24

Fastener People – Getting Vegas Ready? – Fastenerblog.net

Are you Vegas ready yet?  Next week is October and that is Vegas month.  I’ve made a list of the work days I have left before I leave for the show so I can see exactly how many days I have left to get the things done that I want to get done ... [Read More]
2015/09/24

#95 September 2015 | Fastener+Fixing

Latest issue #95 September 2015 is out As the parent company of its six well-established brands – Owlett-Jaton, JCP Fixings, Unifix, Stainless Threaded Fasteners, Icon Fasteners and Galaxy Fasteners – Hexstone is one of the few wholesalers ... [Read More]
2015/09/23

Aerospace Fasteners Industry 2015 Global Market Size, Shares, Value, Growth, Forecasts, Developments, Analysis and Insights | Sep 22, 2015 – SBWire

The research report, titled Aerospace Fasteners Market 2015, highlights the present market position, predicts the future developments, and analyzes various risks in the global Aerospace Fasteners market. With a 360-degree view, the analysts predict ... [Read More]
2015/09/23

Diamond Coating for wood to wood connections | Fastener+Fixing

BECK Fastener Group states that its Diamond Coating surface treatment offers a significant increase of holding power for wood to wood fasteners, as well as having a positive effect on the processing of fasteners – as the drive-in energy required ... [Read More]
2015/09/23

High cycle fatigue evaluation of aerospace fasteners | Fastener+Fixing

Aerospace fasteners – bolts, studs, screws, and rivets – are among the most critical components used in aircraft manufacturing. Large aircrafts can use up to 3 million fasteners in their assembly, with structural bolts comprising approximately ... [Read More]
2015/09/23

MacLean-Fogg Passes Presidential Torch to the Next Generation — PRNewswire/ —

Barry L. MacLean, chief executive officer and chairman of MacLean-Fogg, announced the appointment of Duncan A. L. MacLean to president of MacLean-Fogg effective August 15, 2015. Duncan MacLean will remain president of MacLean-Fogg Component Soluti... [Read More]
2015/09/23

French AHG Produces Aerospace Rivets – Fastener World Inc.

In the countryside a few kilometres from Toulouse (south west France) the Ateliers de Haute-Garonne (AHG) workshops produce seven million rivets every day out of cylindrical rods of aluminium or titanium - essential to the aircraft assembly of the ... [Read More]
2015/09/23