The battery-powered riveting tools from the Bird Pro series can be used wherever cables or compressed air hoses are not wanted - on building sites, in industry and in workshops.  GESIPA says the cordless tools, made in Walldorf, near Frankfurt, Germany, completely redefine the performance potential of battery-powered tools. They are impressively fast, powerful, versatile and reliable. With a to...

With its 150 years of experience and its recognised technical expertise, the ARaymond network is known for its fastening and assembly solutions (metal and plastic pieces) for the automotive industry. To meet the sector’s exacting demands, ARaymond has recently invested in several factories, including a new German production site. The new German production site is based in Weil am Rhein close t...

By Jay Sahadew, marketing manager, Arconic For years, welding was seen as the only way to ensure the integrity of joints in demanding load-bearing or high-vibration structures. So, companies manufacturing heavy-duty equipment or fabricating large, metal structures continued to employ the universally accepted process of welding joints together. However, today there are alternatives to welding, o...

The original Nord-Lock wedge-locking washers are recognised all around the world for their ability to secure bolted joints exposed to severe vibration and dynamic loads. The Nord-Lock solution has been on the market for more than 35 years.  The range is constantly growing and the offering improved to meet market requirements. Some of the newest additions in the offering include Lifetime Warrant...

Rivit Srl has introduced two new technical catalogues dedicated to its Industry Division - the 8/1 Blind Rivets Catalogue and the 4/2 Rivet Nuts Catalogue. These new publications are extremely easy-to-use catalogues, and researching products for different needs, is now very simple: all the information is immediate and clear, the technical data and the applications quickly illustrate the product...

An average automobile comprises of approximately 2,000 – 3,000 different types of screws. For the most stressed structural nodes operators can use high-stressed screws (HSS) that offer compactness and strength. Ferodom s.r.o points out that a typical automotive application for high-stressed screws is the bolted joints that are used to fasten wheels (pictured below). Characteristic features of c...

First published: 1st July 2014 By Peter Witzke, vice president engineering/quality, Bossard AG Ref: FFT141407/38 The DIN 7500 standard was first published in the late seventies and has been updated a number of times since. Simultaneously with the publication of DIN 7500-2 “guideline values for hole diameters” the standard for screws was named DIN 7500-1. However, most often the screws are just...

Many applications require a dismountable, yet durable, screw joint but often this freedom to dismantle comes at a price because the chosen securing method has limitations, argues Henkel. Why assemblies failThreaded assemblies generally fail because of a loss of bolt tension, the main causes of which are relaxation and self-loosening. Relaxation results in a change in bolt tension, which leads t...

The HEICO Group, based in Ense in Westphalia, Germany, has been at the forefront of fastener technology since its inception well over 100 years ago. A truly international organisation with over a dozen subsidiaries and employing over 430 people, the group is well placed to provide the highest standards of bolt security to a worldwide customer base. The family owned business has a long tradition...

One of the defining trends in the automotive industry currently is the development of more environmentally friendly vehicles. While alternative drives, such as electric or hydrogen engines, are on the rise, the majority of vehicles globally are still using combustion engines - sometimes in combination with other engine types, such as hybrid cars. One of the measures concerning climate warming i...