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One True Blue | Fastener+Fixing Technology

The Electrolytic Plating Company Ltd (EPC), the sole UK licensee of the TUFLOK® NYLOK® BLUE® NYLON TORQ-PATCH®, has recently established a new Thread Locking & Sealing division. Deputy Editor Claire Edwards visited Aldridge, UK, to see how ... [Read More]
2015/10/16

lisi automotive china organized techday in changchun – lisi

On the 16th and 17th September LISI AUTOMOTIVE organized a Techday in Changchun. The goal of the techday was to promote the range of LISI AUTOMOTIVE in China. The technical and sales teams of LISI AUTOMOTIVE Beijing and Shanghai presented to the ... [Read More]
2015/10/16

Simpson Strong-Tie® Quik Drive® BSD200 Structural Steel-Decking System Wins 2015 Pro Tool Innovation Award – strongtie

Pleasanton, Calif. – The Simpson Strong-Tie® Quik Drive® BSD200 Structural Steel-Decking system has won a Pro Tool Innovation Award in the Drill/Driver Attachments: Collated Driving category. Quik Drive BSD200 is an auto-feed screw driving ... [Read More]
2015/10/16

MacDermid Opens New Mexican Facility – pfonline

MacDermid has opened a location in Tlalnepantla de Baz in Mexico State.  The 21,000 sq ft facility includes a state-of-the-art laboratory capable of performing tests such as atomic absorption, HPLC and other.  Lab personnel have been fully trained ... [Read More]
2015/10/16

Controlled fastening from Wera | Fastener+Fixing

Wera Werk Hermann Werner GmbH & Co KG says its range of 19 torque screwdrivers, launched earlier this year, are ideal for every conceivable mini and micro application. (...) via Controlled fastening from Wera. [Read More]
2015/10/16

Nedschroef agrees to buy two Whitesell plants | Fastener+Fixing

Koninklijke Nedschroef Holdings B.V has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of Whitesell Beckingen and Whitesell Schrozberg, subject to approval by competition authorities. (...) via Nedschroef agrees to buy two Whitesell plants. [Read More]
2015/10/16

Fixing in high temperature | Fastener+Fixing

Installing standard chemical anchors in tropical climates around the world can prove difficult, if not impossible, due to the speed at which standard chemical anchors harden – leaving very short working times to install the necessary metal rod ... [Read More]
2015/10/15

Saving with self-clinch fasteners | Engineer Live

Ask any manufacturer why they changed from traditional fastening methods such as weld nuts, blind rivet nuts or loose hardware to self-clinch alternatives and they could give a number of different reasons. If the initial idea came from the enginee... [Read More]
2015/10/15

IN DEPTH: Fasteners | LBM Journal

Desire for speed, code restrictions and new materials are creating more highly engineered fasteners with more effectiveness—if installers choose the best one for their application. (...) via IN DEPTH: Fasteners | LBM Journal. [Read More]
2015/10/15

Fastenal names new CEO – Industrial Supply Magazine

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Fastenal announced that its board elected Daniel Florness as the company’s president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2016. (...) via Fastenal names new CEO - Industrial ... [Read More]
2015/10/15