Fastener News Archive

BT-18N battery tool gives versatility

3rd March 2025

Ideal for outdoor or overhead working areas, as well as jobs where speed, reliability and power are required, the new BT-18N battery operated riveting tool for blind rivet nuts is suitable for a wide range of applications. With a pulling force of 18,000N, and a capacity to set nuts from M3 to M10, the BT-18N riveter from BRALO S.A features great speed, high durability and reliability, as well a...

Aerospace

DÖRKEN gives PFAS-free updates

3rd March 2025

DÖRKEN, a manufacturer of high performance corrosion protection systems, will be presenting its updates on its PFAS-free portfolio this year’s Fastener Fair Global. The German-based company is addressing the issue of PFAS with its DELTA-PROTEKT® TC 502 GZ topcoat, which features a silver finish – making it ideal for use on numerous metric components and other fasteners. Visitors to Fastener Fai...

Other Industries

Load transfer system for multi-storey timber

28th February 2025

The Structus column-splice system from Eurotec offers an innovative solution for the construction of multi-storey buildings using Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), providing seamless connections between columns across multiple floors, as well as facilitating the creation of point supported floor systems – thus improving the efficiency and stability of timber construction.  Equipped with a tube in tub...

Construction + Civil Engineering

An integrated concept for car interiors

28th February 2025

Fibrous components, as well as woven or non-woven textile structures in car interiors, pose a fastening challenge. Whether it is the floor panelling of a car or the roof liner, connecting these parts safely or securely anchoring them with a fastening element can be difficult. Bossard Germany says its LiteWWeight® Lotus, part of its MultiMaterial-Welding technology, offers a reliable solution....

Automotive

At home with DIN/ISO standards

27th February 2025

As a family-owned business in the third generation, R+FK Schulte KG (rfks) is a reliable producer of washers, stamped parts, and screw locking devices, that has established itself as a market leader according to DIN/ISO standards throughout Europe. All products are 100% manufactured in Plettenberg, Germany, with the aid of more than 45 state of the art stamping machines, as well as the expertis...

Other Industries

Zero force to install a screw

27th February 2025

Specifically designed to lock in the recess when driving, and to help avoid cam-out, the new patent pending BIT-LOK™ drive system from Phillips Screw Company requires no force to keep the bit in the recess. One problem has plagued the fastener installation process since their invention – cam-out. Cam-out happens when the driver bit slips out of the recess during driving or the removal operation...

Construction + Civil Engineering

The future of fasteners

26th February 2025

Brugola OEB will be returning to Stuttgart this March to showcase its nearly century-long expertise, alongside its innovations, as well as the continuous evolution of its brand – with a new, larger stand reflecting its key values of quality, innovation and market focus. Brugola underlines: “The expansion of our stand is not only a reflection of our growth and dedication to our customers but als...

Other Industries

An efficient alternative to injection and undercutting systems

26th February 2025

MKT Metall-Kunststoff-Technik GmbH & Co KG states its new BZ3 dynamic mechanical expansion anchor offers an efficient alternative to injection and undercutting systems in fatigue applications, as well as being one of the first mechanical expansion anchors with an ETA certification (ETA – 20/0117) for fatigue loading. Available in sizes M10 to M16, the BZ3 dynamic is quick and easy to instal...

Construction + Civil Engineering

A new standard in control systems

25th February 2025

Designed for industrial applications in complex sectors such as automotive, heavy carpentry, industrial automation, and various assemblies, Rivit states its Controlriv GEN3 offers ‘real time’ quality control of fasteners and helps to guarantee absolute precision and reduce costs associated with assembly errors. Developed through intensive research and development, Controlriv GEN3 is 100% ‘Made...

Automotive

A benchmark in thread rolling solutions

25th February 2025

With more than 80 years experience in the design and manufacturing of thread rolling tools for the production of fasteners, HEROSLAM SAL will once again be exhibiting at Fastener Fair Global. As part of its ‘long life thread rolling tools’ motto, HEROSLAM supplies its wide range of thread rolling tools – including flat, cylindrical and planetary dies – to fastener producers around the world. Th...

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