BUMAX has been chosen to supply more than 11,000 high strength and corrosion resistant fasteners for the world’s largest telescope ELT - Extremely Large Telescope - presently under construction. The €1 billion ELT will become the world’s largest telescope when it becomes operational in northern Chile in 2024. It is a reflector telescope collecting universal light using a 39m curved mirror, whic...

Certain mechanisms call for a big power to diameter ratio, such as small devices requiring firm, but not rigid, slender springs. For this purpose, Lee Spring has designed its ex-stock range of high pressure springs to save space and to enable compact product design. By combining an unusual selection of performance characteristics which specifically suit small applications with high loading req...

EP42-2LV Black from Master Bond is a two part epoxy with low viscosity and good flow. It withstands prolonged immersion and can be used for a range of applications where a strong chemical resistance profile is required. The compound has an easy to use mix ratio and has a viscosity around 1,000 - 2,000 cps and is electrically insulative. The working life of EP42-2LV Black is 60 to 90 minutes per...

Fasteners for medical equipment are a key element in the fight against Covid-19. Here, fastener specialists JET PRESS provides a guide to the items it can supply after supplying the medical sector for more than 25 years. Firstly, self-piercing snap rivets can be used to attach textiles, thin card or paper together; making them useful for PPE including facemasks. The sharp point of the male stud...

DELO has developed the new MONOPOX TC2270 electronic adhesive which is both thermally conductive and electrically insulating, whilst also ensuring fast heat transfer and long-term reliable operation of semiconductors in power electronics. The new electronic adhesive is a one component, heat curing epoxy resin. It has a ceramic filler aluminium nitride, which provides a high thermal conductivity...

The upper atmosphere can be tough on equipment. Developing a rocket engine for this environment is a huge challenge. If there are complications in the process, the engine and its associated parts might be damaged. Spanish aerospace company PLD Space develops launch vehicles and offers suborbital and orbital commercial launch services dedicated to small payloads and small satellites. Since its f...

Based in Keighley, UK, GESIPA UK was first established as a subsidiary for German-based GESIPA Group in 1971. Today it is the Group’s centre of excellence for threaded fasteners, and structural rivets, and is constantly looking to increase capacity and produce new innovative products. By looking at the trends of the markets, such as lightweight fasteners, GESIPA UK is focused on producing innov...

Founded in 1980 as a moulding workshop, ARMA Fixing Systems is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a manufacturer that provides innovative solutions to the fastener industry; and this year is looking to increase the digitalisation of its manufacturing. Originally formed with just two employees, in a factory space of just 20m2, the company quickly developed to start serving customers from variou...

LISI AEROSPACE and Lockheed Martin have signed a major agreement for the supply of fasteners for the F-35 program of aircraft. This is LISI AEROSPACE’s first long-term supply contract with Lockheed Martin, for F-35 fasteners. The agreement covers years 2020 – 22, with three one-year options to 2025, at an estimated (six-year) total value of US$60 million (€53.1 million). The entire contract wil...

Fastener + Fixing Magazine last interviewed Dr Stefan Nöken in 2017 – where he focused on how the digitisation of the construction process would affect stakeholders. Here Editor Will Lowry speaks to him about how the construction sector has developed over the last three years and the key trends he predicts for the future. The last interview with Fastener + Fixing Magazine was in 2017. What have...