Southampton University and the University of Birmingham both ranked in the top half of the Formula Student 2019 competition, with donated parts from standard components specialists, norelem. In the lead-up to the event, norelem donated standard components to the engineering teams at Southampton University (Southampton University Formula Student Team SUFST) and University of Birmingham (UBRacing...

Here, Paul Booth, product manager general industry Atlas Copco Tools and Industrial Assembly Solutions, explains the importance of friction in threaded fasteners – as he outlines, understanding this is the key to achieving desired clamp force. In a torque controlled tightening method, friction behaviour between the fastener and the joint surface as well as between the threads is crucial to unde...

Boltight, part of the Nord-Lock Group, has introduced Boltplus – a new App that will assist users in selecting the right hydraulic bolt tensioning tool for standard flange applications or for specialised tooling. Boltight has been at the forefront of hydraulic bolt tensioning technology for nearly 20 years, consistently raising the bar and setting the standard for fast, and efficient specialise...

Lee Spring has further extended its range of ex-stock springs and custom spring solutions, with the addition of high performance exotic nickel or cobalt alloy custom solutions for the oil and gas industries. Lee Spring points out that these nickel or cobalt custom solutions are appropriate in conditions that would excessively stress normal steels – for instance nickel alloys such as Inconel 600...

NORMA Group has received a major order from a premium German car manufacturer to develop and produce V-profile clamps. The joining products will be used in the battery degassing system of three car model series with hybrid drives. Around 1.2 million vehicles are to be equipped with NORMA Group products from 2020 to 2027. “Our products contribute to the safety of vehicle occupants when used in t...

The International Hardware Fair Köln (EISENWARENMESSE), planned from 1st March 2020, has been postponed to a new date in February 2021. This is how Koelnmesse is responding to the increasingly acute global situation around the recent occurrence of the coronavirus. In addition to the countries in Asia already hit by the virus, Italy has now become the first European state affected by cases of in...

In view of the increasing spread of the coronavirus in Europe and after intensive consultations, Messe Frankfurt has decided to postpone Light + Building. The world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building-services technology will now be held in Frankfurt am Main between the middle and end of September 2020. The cooperation partners of the international trade fair, ZVEI and ZVEH, support...

A combination of LBCG’s successful BEVA series and GALM series, BEVA-ALM Europe – the Battery Electric Vehicle Architectures & Lightweight Materials 2020 congress – will take place from 5th – 6th May in Munich, Germany, and will focus on the latest developments in battery technology and lightweight materials. To realise the transition towards zero-emission high-efficiency vehicles, battery...

By Jeff Greenwood, product sales engineer, SPIROL International Corporation Coiled pins were designed with assembly in mind. Compared to other pins, their square ends, concentric chamfers, and lower insertion forces make them ideal for easy installation. Additionally, coiled pins can accommodate wider hole tolerances than any other pin because they compress during installation and conform to th...

The GALM Manufacturing Innovation Summit, is North America’s leading event on automotive manufacturing innovation and processes, bringing together senior engineers and technology specialists from major OEMs at the forefront of lightweight multi-material structures, joining and forming, as well as adoption of digitalisation and industry 4.0. Taking place on 25th – 26th March in Detroit, Michigan...