BRALO, a manufacturer and distributor of blind rivets, insert nuts and riveting tools, has added two new models of tools - BET-1 and BET-2 - to its wide range of products already offered. The new BET range is characterised by being highly portable as well as being able to execute to the highest technical performance that meets the most demanding applications. BET-1 and BET-2 are solid yet light...

Lee Spring has announced the latest expansion to its global network, launching Lee Spring Company PVT India, based in Bangalore. To introduce itself to the Indian engineering market, Lee Spring India will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair India, on stand B84. For 95 years Lee Spring has helped engineers and purchasing agents in companies of all sizes, in all sorts of places, to untangle the myster...

NORMA Group offers among other things a full range of heavy duty bolt clamps that are endorsed by customers from multiple industries. The universal NORMACLAMP GBS bolt clamps are designed primarily for use in applications where hose clamps must meet stringent requirements. In particular if suction and pressure hoses - complete with plastic or steel inserts and high shore hardness values – are t...

WEICON GmbH & Co KG from Germany has developed Solar-Flex, a special product for bonding and sealing numerous joints in the photovoltaic industry. Solar-Flex is an elastic one-component adhesive and sealant on a MS polymer base, free of silicone, isocyanate and solvents. This WEICON product has a high initial bonding power and a fast development of adhesive strength that makes it suitable...

Water engineers know the importance of equipment reliability and predictability. It is their responsibility to keep plants running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, it’s a tough task in an industry where the environment is harsh and machinery is subject to heavy vibration, shock and corrosion. Nuts and bolts shake loose, hydraulic and pneumatic systems leak and bearings fail. To help eng...

Böhl Gruppe’s new ISS Internal Clamping Screw enables users to fasten to cylindrical components like rod material, sensors, threaded rods and tubes within seconds. The ISS standard size resists a tensile and compression load of at least 150kg and has a torque transmission capacity of 15Nm at minimum. Variants for counterboards and panels mainly used in furniture and wood processing industry ar...

Techsil and Power Adhesives have developed a solution to the industry wide issue of bonding polypropylene to itself in a fast and efficient way. Techsil and Power Adhesives have developed this new grade of hot melt to meet the changing demands for increased productivity in industries such as automotive seating, moulded parts and other industries looking to replace acrylonitrile butadiene styren...

Specialising in fastening applications for metal sheets and sections, solid parts and wood, and plastics and composite materials, Specialinsert is now presenting a new innovation in fasteners for stone materials. Searching for innovative fastening solutions for the world of composites has become a crucial effort for Specialinsert in the last few years. It is with this purpose that its R&D...

Permabond has expanded its epoxy adhesive line with a new range of two component epoxies formulated with FDA approved ingredients. These toughened epoxies are manufactured in compliance with the FDA CFR 175.105 and 175.300. Permabond says the excellent shock and impact resistance coupled with environmental and temperature resistance makes these epoxies ideal for food processing and food packag...

Ingenieuruero Wolfgang Weiss (IBW), based in Ottobrunn, Germany, has introduced two innovations that it says offer solutions to specific engineering problems. Instantaneous acting thread locking mechanismA threaded fastener joint incorporating the Advanced Thread Locking Mechanism (ATLM) provides failsafe locked fastening for quick installation and de-installation. The ATLM incorporates a freew...