The Shard has redefined London’s landscape, becoming the tallest building in western Europe and offering viewing platforms twice the height of those previously available. An important part of the Shard is its double-deck passenger lifts, where Henkel adhesives have been used to bond the structure of the lift cars. The double-deck lifts include two cars, one on top of the other, which enable pas...

Lisa Raynor-Keck, communication specialist at FASTORQ looks at Torque vs Tension, and whether there really is a true winner. The debate rages on about whether torque or tension is the best method to preload a fastener, and it is nearly as controversial as the age-old question of which came first… the chicken or the egg? Each side argues that their method is the best. However, the real question,...

ND Industries® continues to be a leader in the field of pre-applied fastening technology, bringing powerful advanced locking and sealing products to the industry. One of ND’s unique offerings in microencapsulated locking and sealing technology is Expand-A-Seal®. Developed by ND’s research and technology experts, Expand-A-Seal® is a pre-applied, epoxy thread locking solution that provides a tot...

Here HEICO Befestigungstechnik GmbH, located in Ense-Niederense, Germany, explains how its HEICO-LOCK ring lock washers provide high-quality, user-friendly bolt securing for the most demanding applications and are ideal for repeated use. The ring locking system on HEICO-LOCK ring lock washers guarantees that the two wedge lock washers are always fastened in the correct position with the wedge-s...

Established in 1850, Baker & Finnemore Ltd (Bakfin), situated in Birmingham, UK, has the capability to design, manufacture and supply a wide range of bespoke pressings and clips to specific order.  Bakfin's most significant development was in the mid-1950s when it designed and introduced the Starlock® – a push-on fastener that gives an instant fix and grip when pushed onto a shaft, thus eli...

From 8th – 10th April 2014, more than 186 exhibitors from 24 countries will present their products and innovations at Fastener Fair Hannover. Taking place at the Hannover Exhibition grounds, the exhibition will showcase a broad range of industrial fasteners and fixings, fastener manufacturing technology, assembly and installation systems, and construction fixings. Fastener Fair Hannover attract...

Innovative, proactive and always open to the latest innovations, Jan Mach is a man with vision – based on a stable and strong experience. He is the owner of Schotte Automotive GmbH & Co KG – an enterprise with over six decades of fastener expertise in production and distribution under the brand of Schotte Automotive Fasteners. To be a simple supplier of fasteners has not been enough for Jan...

BMC Switzerland AG is a small customer-oriented company, with headquarters in Grenchen, Switzerland, that’s goal is to provide all cyclists with quality bikes – time-trial bikes, children’s bikes, electric bikes or downhill machines. BMC found that the fasteners it was previously using were generally inadequate for the high demands of its bikes. BMC therefore called upon Bossard – with both com...

NORMA Group has more than 60 years experience of manufacturing and developing a comprehensive range of engineered joining technology in the clamp, connect and fluid categories. We spoke to Michael Potts, vice president of sales and application engineering for the Americas region at NORMA Group, about recent joining technology innovations, why these innovations are developed, and how they are in...

Swiftseal (UK) Ltd, a specialist sealant applicator company, recently used Geocel 260 Ultra fast curing sealant to seal over 68,000 metres of floor joints, on 48 tram stops, as part of the extension of Manchester Metrolink. Swiftseal selected Geocel 260 due to the product’s ability to achieve sufficiently high shore A values with high abrasion resistance – vital for such high traffic sites. Geo...