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Vossloh to open new rail fastener plant in USA

17th December 2013

Vossloh AG is stepping up its presence on the American continent and opening a production plant for Vossloh rail fastening systems in the USA. The fitting out of the facility will start in the third quarter of 2013, with plant commissioning followed by regular production scheduled to begin after mid-2014. There will be 50 new jobs at the plant in Waco, Texas. By manufacturing within the USA, Vo...

Rail

RotaBolt to produce fasteners in Taiwan

13th December 2013

In direct response to the major growth in demand for RotaBolt technology throughout Southeast Asia, and in particular from Taiwan, RotaBolt is to open a new production facility in Taipei as a joint venture with Coretech, who have been distributing RotaBolt® fasteners throughout Taiwan for the last three years. Rod Corbett, managing director of RotaBolt, commented: “The take up of our measuremen...

Other Industries

Specialinsert relocates headquarters

11th December 2013

Specialinsert Srl, a leading Italian manufacturer since 1974, has announced the completion of the relocation of its headquarters in Turin, Italy. The new facility hosts 250 square metres of executive, administrative, export and R&D offices, an 80 square metre testing laboratory, and a full automated 900 square metre warehouse that Specialinsert says will enable it to improve its ability to...

Construction + Civil Engineering

High quality precision pressing

9th December 2013

Baker & Finnemore has a history and reputation of producing high quality precision pressings for all industries including the automotive sector. An example of this was the development of an extremely complicated pressing for use in Jaguar Land Rover cars. Baker & Finnemore (Bakfin) explains that this part has proven to be so innovative and well-engineered that it has been carried forwar...

Aerospace

UGIVIS becomes ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified

6th December 2013

UGIVIS, the stainless steel fastener manufacturer based in Belley, France, has announced that it has become an ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified automotive fastener producer. UGIVIS states that the certification is a result of all the efforts and daily involvement of its teams to satisfy the demands of its customers. “We are confident that the levels of quality and service available at UGIVIS will en...

Automotive

From adhesive solution to mechanical integration

5th December 2013

Lohmann GmbH & Co KG states that it has the capability to not only provide tailor-made adhesive systems, but also to support customers right through to the application stage, with its engineers often facing the challenge of integrating the adhesive application directly into the customers’ existing processes. The ‘bonding’ engineers at Lohmann not only provide support for customers while dev...

Electrical + Electronics

EFC – engineered solutions

4th December 2013

EFC International, headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA, is a premier distributor of engineered components, from world class manufacturers, that supplies a variety of industries including automotive, heavy truck, transportation and agriculture, appliance and HVACR, marine RV and small engine, as well as the furniture industry. In addition to its large range of clamps, panel fasteners, screw...

Automotive

Evolution of a fastener

27th November 2013

GBK UK Limited, formerly known as Tech-Fast.com Ltd, designs and supplies technical plastic fasteners, closures and components for customers active in all major market sectors, including building and construction, electrical and electronic, furniture, shop-fitting and point of sale, and transportation. GBK’s customers include small regional businesses, major global businesses, original equipmen...

Construction + Civil Engineering

Bright future for Volt

20th November 2013

Volt Industrial Plastics Inc says that it has consistently met and exceeded the challenges of the plastic fastener manufacturing industry – which have evolved considerably since the company was established in 1992 – to become a reliable source for precision plastic fasteners that enable customers to reduce the weight, cost and assembling complexities of their products. Volt Industrial Plastics...

Rail

The TR Group majors on the design

6th November 2013

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, TR Fastenings is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of mechanical fasteners. It supplies over 150 million components every day, majoring on the design, manufacture and distribution of mechanical fasteners on a global basis to OEMs, their subcontractors and other fastener distributors. This competitive combination has fuelled sal...

Electrical + Electronics