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Portugal – European fastener market insight | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

10 years after the European automotive market crisis in 2008/09, export of Portuguese cars reached a historic milestone of recovery in early 2019.(...) via Portugal - European fastener market insight | Fastener + Fixing Magazine. [Read More]
2019/07/19

Famous failures series: Part 1 – stress corrosion cracking | Fastener + Fixing Technology

There are well documented and investigated cases of failures, which can be attributed to stress corrosion cracking since 1965. Some have led to monetary loses in the hundreds of millions of dollars and nobody can calculate the worth of the 119 lives ... [Read More]
2019/07/19

EFC provides best practices for automotive sector | Fastener + Fixing Technology

As a certified quality tier supplier to the automotive marketplace, EFC provides engineered components and solutions to the tiers for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Mercedes, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, and other new domestic car manufacturers.(...) via EFC ... [Read More]
2019/07/19

The evolution of the perfect plug | Fastener + Fixing Technology

The world’s first wall plug, patented in 1911 under the number 22680/11, changed the technology of finishing works for good, ultimately becoming the very foundation upon which the Rawlplug® brand was founded, but also gave birth to a completely ... [Read More]
2019/07/19

EFC provides best practices for automotive sector | Fastener + Fixing Technology

As a certified quality tier supplier to the automotive marketplace, EFC provides engineered components and solutions to the tiers for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Mercedes, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, and other new domestic car manufacturers.(...) via EFC ... [Read More]
2019/07/18

New injection line for Lapafil | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Lapafil S.A, a Spanish company dedicated to the manufacture of fixing products since 1955, has added a new injection line to meet increasing demand in nylon clamps and nylon plugs in its domestic, as well as international, markets.(...) via New ... [Read More]
2019/07/17

Germany – European fastener market insight | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

By helping shape the future, the fischer Group of Companies remains a known entity in the context of global competition, social and political innovations, as well as technological progress.(...) via Germany - European fastener market insight | ... [Read More]
2019/07/17

The evolution of the perfect plug | Fastener + Fixing Technology

The world’s first wall plug, patented in 1911 under the number 22680/11, changed the technology of finishing works for good, ultimately becoming the very foundation upon which the Rawlplug® brand was founded, but also gave birth to a completely ... [Read More]
2019/07/17

TENZ Revolutionary Wood Screw Awarded in German Reddot 2019 | Fastener World Inc.

The Austria-headquartered TENZ International Ltd. has recently released a revolutionary wood screw, which features unique “Stairs of the Peak (SP)”and “Stairs of the Valve (SV)”located along the threads, making it possible to displace wood ... [Read More]
2019/07/17

MKT Fastening Releases the Improved Anchor Design Software V2.1.2 | Fastener World Inc.

The most easy to use anchor design software has been improved to also be the most powerful.(...) via MKT Fastening Releases the Improved Anchor Design Software V2.1.2 | Fastener World Inc. [Read More]
2019/07/17