Fastener News Archive

A permanent hold for projectors and screens

22nd January 2020

A cosy home is especially welcoming during the stormy autumn weather and approaching winter. Having your own home cinema in which to view films on the big screen makes the cold season even cosier. The important thing is to correctly install the projector and screen - the construction material, anchor and screw must be suitable for the load which the mount will be subjected to. There are two bas...

Other Industries

TensionPro partners Bolt Engineer for Japanese market

22nd January 2020

UK-based bolt tensioning experts TensionPro has announced the appointment of Bolt Engineer as its distribution partner for all TensionPro products sold in Japan. With over 30 years’ experience in the market, Bolt Engineer has the resources and expertise to offer first-class service and support to customers throughout the country. A family run business, with headquarters in Kobe, Japan, they off...

Offshore

Keep socket adaptors easily accessible

21st January 2020

Laser Tools has announced the addition of two new magnetic tool organisers for users to keep everything in one accessible place – part number 7530 and 7531. Part number 7530 takes 34 different tools including bits, bit drivers, socket adaptors, universal joints, and part number 7531 holds 43 different bits and adaptors, specifically designed for 10mm shank automotive bits. Both organisers featu...

Automotive

Bonding technology takes centre stage at new event

21st January 2020

Launching this year, Adhesives & Bonding Expo will take place on 24th – 26th March, in Novi, Michigan, USA, and will bring together the industry’s biggest players in industrial bonding technology, including 3M, Bostik, Loctite, Dow, Permabond, HB Fuller, Avery Dennison and Henkel. The free to attend exhibition and conference will bring together design engineers looking for bonding systems t...

Automotive

Greenkote metal coatings making cars more colourful

20th January 2020

Greenkote Plc, global provider of protective and anti-corrosion metal coatings, has reported a notable upsurge in its business coming from auto manufacturers – specifically for applying brightly coloured powder coatings to brake caliper assemblies. “One of the main reasons the car companies are coming to us is because we’ve been able to solve a fundamental problem in the powder coating of brake...

Automotive

PennEngineering® acquires Eurotec Ltd

20th January 2020

PennEngineering® has announced that it has acquired Eurotec Ltd, a specialty technical reseller of metal fabrication equipment, fastener installation systems and clinch and sheet metal fasteners, based in Tokyo, Japan. The acquisition will provide the Japanese market with permanent access to PennEngineering's PEM® and PROFIL® fasteners and installation equipment. "PennEngineering's acquisition...

Automotive

Toughened epoxy system meets USP Class VI specifications

17th January 2020

Master Bond EP30DPBFMed is a two part, flexibilised epoxy urethane hybrid system that can be used for bonding, sealing, coating, and encapsulation. It is formulated for disposable and reusable medical devices, meeting USP Class VI requirements while also complying with RoHS3 in accordance with the EU directive 2015/863/EU. EP30DPBFMed is resistant to thermal cycling and sterilization, withstand...

Other Industries

EV Group and DELO partner for novel optical devices

17th January 2020

EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, has announced it is partnering with DELO, a manufacturer of industrial high-tech adhesives. Both companies, well known for their leading roles in optical sensor manufacturing, are combining efforts to enable novel optical devices and applications, such as biometric authe...

Electrical + Electronics

New joining techniques for composite materials at JEC World

16th January 2020

Bossard, bigHead and KVT-Fastening will be presenting several fastening innovations for composites at JEC World Paris, on its stand – Q70, in hall 5, including MM-Welding® technology, and Lean Bonding. Taking place at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, from 3rd – 5th March 2020, visitors will be able to experience Bossard’s MM-Welding® technology live, including the first product laun...

Automotive

Fastener Fair France adds dedicated aerospace area

16th January 2020

With global demand for aerospace grade fasteners set to climb at a CAGR of 7.6% until 2024, thanks to a thriving aerospace industry, Fastener Fair France has decided to devote an entire area to the sector at the Paris Expo-Porte de Versailles, in hall 3.2, on 27th – 28th May 2020. This unique area at Fastener Fair France will provide a great networking opportunity for buyers and sellers in the...

Aerospace