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...

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...

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...

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...

Celebrating 50 years of manufacturing excellence in Ireland, E.I. Electronics is an acknowledged market leader in residential fire safety products. One of Ireland’s largest indigenous electronic companies, E.I. Electronics employs over 400 people and produces over 5 million smoke alarms and 600,000 carbon monoxide detectors a year, which are sold throughout Ireland, Europe and Australia. Long-t...

HEROSLAM SAL has recently received the worldwide license for the TRILOBULAR™ family of thread rolling tools for the production of TAPTITE® line of fasteners. This license, granted by CONTI Fasteners AG, enables HEROSLAM to manufacture and market the whole family of TRILOBULAR™ thread rolling dies including TAPTITE®, DUO-TAPTITE®, TAPTITE II®, TAPTITE 2000®, PLASTITE®, POWERLOK®, and FASTITE 200...

PEM® types PF50™ and PF60™ self-clinching captive panel screws keep hardware parts count to a minimum by integrating a captive screw in a spring loaded assembly to promote easy and efficient handling and installation. Their permanent mounting in thin metal assemblies additionally eliminates any risks associated with loose hardware that could fall out, get lost or misplaced, and potentially caus...

TFC’s Smalley® linear springs offer a selection of spring loads that react along a straight line as opposed to a conventional helical spring that fits in a circular cavity providing a radial force between mating components. Linear springs are a continuous wave formed wire length produced from spring tempered materials that act as a load bearing device. As they are manufactured using the same te...

Nestinox has acquired the exclusive dealership for marketing the unique glass fixings of the Italian firm Nuova Oxidal in the Benelux region. Nuova Oxidal has announced it is working on expanding and improving its range of products and as a result will focus on the demands of architecture. The company has launched a new balustrade clamping profile – SIRIO F. Available flush-mounted or an at sig...

Bossard AG recently worked with Hinni AG, a Swiss manufacturer of hydrants, to find a more efficient manufacturing method for fastening solutions. Hinni’s hydrants are mostly assembled by hand in individual process steps. The high number and variety of hydrants Hinni offers was presenting it with a challenge as far as production was concerned. Hinni was using screws for the internal and externa...