This year OTTO ROTH GmbH & Co KG celebrates its 100th anniversary as a manufacturer of precision turning and finishing parts. Through a combination of products, experience and services – across its eight sites, including its plant in Buchen, Odenwald, Germany – the company has become a well known and sought after partner for a variety of industries. Wolfgang Dambach (pictured below), author...

Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) has a long history of servicing critical applications on the UK rail permanent way. In many cases, permanence – in the sense of extended fatigue life, security and vibration resistance – has, indeed, been decisive in the selection of Huck® products. One of AFS’ latest developments, though, now presents high levels of surety combined with the flexibility of assembly...

Fastening specialist Ferdinand Gross GmbH & Co KG has repositioned its Kanban activities and simultaneously launched a new release of the Kanban visualisation software FALCON. Continuity, experience and quality have been the watchwords for Ferdinand Gross for 150 years, with the company among the largest suppliers of fastening technology in Germany. One specialty of the Swabian company is i...

NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE explains how the growing use of light alloy parts, the increase of tightening speed, and high preloads, require more and more efficient topcoats. For many years now, the topcoat PLUS® VL applied on the basecoat GEOMET® 321 has become a key requirement in the German automotive industry – providing excellent anti-corrosion performances and perfect tightening control at a...

NORMA Group has more than 60 years experience of manufacturing and developing a comprehensive range of engineering joining technology in the clamp, connect and fluid categories. Will Lowry spoke to Jonathan Heywood, director of product engineering for EMEA at NORMA Group, about NORMA’s ability to work with customers on future developments and how NORMA products can be used to help improve cost...

Aquamarine Power has ordered RotaBolt® measurement technology for its Oyster 800 wave power project, which captures the energy in nearshore waves and converts it into clean sustainable energy. The fasteners will be fitted to an underwater flange that is part of the system’s main 'water hydraulics'.Richard Montague, lead mechanical engineer, commented: “There were two main reasons why we ordered...

The Huck® brand C50L® fastener from Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) is one of the key components in a major iconic Scottish construction project, due to be officially opened later this year.  The Kelpies is a 30 metre high steel monument paying homage to central Scotland’s horse-powered heritage and providing a dramatic gateway to the Forth & Clyde Canal entrance, on the country’s east coast...

A power station in Southern Poland has achieved leak-free operations on a variety of pressure containment applications using RotaBolt® measurement fasteners.  The operators of the plant are now planning to extend the use of the technology not only across other pressure containment applications, but also in a working environment where sustained vibration has caused bolt loosening.    The 2000 m...

MicroPEM® TackSert™ pins introduce reliable fastener solutions to attach top panels securely to a base panel or chassis in compact electronic assemblies. These pins provide practical alternatives to micro screws by eliminating the typically costly issues associated with threaded hardware including inserts, tapping, cross threading, torque control, and vibration back out. They will attach top pa...

Houston Precision Fasteners recently announced that it had received a 2013 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognise suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Houston Precision Fasteners maintained Gold composite performance rating for each month of the 12 month period, from 1st October 2012 to 30th September 2013. Boeing recognised 5...