Screw Innovation, Part 2: Outlaw Fasteners – Core77

It takes balls to redesign a screw, if you'll pardon my French. The incumbency of standardization is a difficult hurdle to overcome, particularly if you're going to change the screwhead pattern into something new; I don't know anyone who enjoys ... [Read More]
2013/11/02

Sundram Fasteners net up 42% in second quarter | Business Line

CHENNAI, NOV 1: Sundram Fasteners Ltd has reported a 42 per cent jump in net profit for the second quarter of the current year, compared with the last corresponding quarter. It has announced an interim dividend of 70 paise (70 per cent) a share. ... [Read More]
2013/11/02

China revives steel fastener trade dispute with EU | Reuters

Reuters - China on Wednesday has relaunched a long-running dispute with the European Union over steel bolts and screws, complaining that Brussels has not brought anti-dumping measures on the product into line with a trade panel ruling.A Chinese ... [Read More]
2013/11/02

Southco Begins Direct Operations in Japan | SYS-CON MEDIA

OSAKA, JAPAN -- (Marketwired) -- 10/29/13 -- Southco, a leading global provider of engineered access solutions such as Locks, Latches, Captive Fasteners, Electronic Access Solutions and Hinges / Positioning Technology, continues to expand its ... [Read More]
2013/10/31

China: EU-Antidumping-Maßnahmen verstoßen gegen WTO-Abkommen – Radio China International

Beijing China hat im Streit mit der EU um Antidumpingmaßnahmen gegen Verbindungselemente (Schrauben, Gewinde, etc.) aus China die Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) eingeschaltet. Ein WTO-Streitschlichtungsverfahren, das zur Beilegung des Disputs ... [Read More]
2013/10/31

Repeat Order for the World’s Largest Hydraulic Nuts: News from Tentec Ltd

30 October 2013 In 2011, bolt tightening specialists, Tentec Ltd received and delivered an order for what was believed to be the largest hydraulic nuts ever manufactured. The contract, to supply 4 massive hydraulic nuts for a major forging ... [Read More]
2013/10/30

Hellermann Tyton appoints new identification product manager – Builders’ Merchants News

Published:  30 October, 2013 Hellermann Tyton has appointed John Banks to spearhead its identification product portfolio, which includes cable and wire labelling, asset identification and thermal transfer printers. (...) via Hellermann ... [Read More]
2013/10/30

Fastener Fair Hannover 2014 – A source of inspiration for the fastener and fixing industry | Mack Brooks Exhibitions | International Exhibitions Organiser

Fastener Fair Hannover will take place for the second time from 8-10th April, 2014. The International Exhibition for Fastener and Fixing Technology attracts distributors, suppliers and component buyers with a particular focus also on end users ... [Read More]
2013/10/30

Rivco agrees trading agreement | Fastener+Fixing

Rivco Ltd, based in Worcestershire, UK, has announced the exclusive trading agreement with Shanghai Anzi Industrial Company Limited and Anzi Sinolink Europe BV, with the agreement covering the territories of the UK and Ireland. (...) via Rivco ... [Read More]
2013/10/30

Clarity brought to blind bolt resistances | Fastener+Fixing Technology

Andy Smith of the SCI (the Steel Construction Institute) reports on a recent project to develop characteristic resistances of bespoke connectors, using the approach described in BS EN 1990. (...) via Clarity brought to blind bolt resistances. [Read More]
2013/10/29