A million electric cars on Germany’s roads by 2020 - This is the ambitious target set by the German Federal Government in its bid to continue the battle against climate-destroying CO2 emissions. It believes that e-mobility is a significant key technology to create a sustainable transport system for the future, especially when the power is produced from renewable energy sources. Yet e-mobility i...

Seismic events are among the worst possible scenarios for engineers or architects designing structures. Under seismic loading, the performance of the connections in a structure is crucial not only to overall stability but also with a view to avoiding casualties and the economic impact resulting from the collapse of non-structural elements. In Europe, up to now, no standard that pre-qualifies fa...

The ideal power supply of tomorrow is ‘green’: from renewable production and effective storage up to temporal and mobile consumption. Connected with an economic sustainability, Lohmann strives to achieve this goal together with manufacturers and users. The Lohmann bonding engineers have developed adhesive solutions for renewable energy sources, including numerous solutions for the photovoltaics...

The German Lesjöfors company - Stumpp + Schüle - has been awarded the ‘2013 Premium Supplier’ award from Continental. Only subcontractors who can live up to Continental´s high standards of quality and service receive this prestigious award. Continental is among the world’s leading component suppliers to the automotive industry. It provides products such as brake systems, systems and components...

Flaig + Hommel GmbH Verbindungselemente has been producing nuts and fasteners since 1945. Apart from complex cold-forged parts, the company can also manufacture a wide variety of its own patented products - one of the most notable being hot-dipped FS-All-Steel Lock-Nuts for wind farms. Manufacturers of wind farms in Germany and abroad use the FS-Lock-Nut to bolt down the nacelles, with the nut...

Rolevet Ltd is a manufacturer of industrial fasteners, specialising in non-standard and bespoke fasteners to customer specifications. Manufacturing from specialist alloys, duplex stainless steels and high nickel alloys, Rolevet can supply products to a diverse range of industries, including the MOD, turbine manufacturers, power stations (nuclear and fossil fuelled), pump & valve manufactur...

Dokka Fasteners Inc, a manufacturer of large diameter, hot forged fasteners located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, was created in 2010 to provide high tensile, large diameter hex bolts, double-ended studs, and threaded rods for the assembly and installation of very large wind turbines. The fasteners from Dokka Fasteners are used to attach the wind turbine blades to the hubs, attach the nacelle...

Norbar Torque Tools has announced the launch of its Handtorque™ HT-92 and Handtorque™ HT-119 - ideal for bolt tightening in confined spaces such as wind turbine towers. Both the HT-92 and HT-119 combine new materials, better traceability and are the newest additions to Norbar’s new Compact Series of Handtorque™ multipliers. Key features of the multipliers include a stainless steel body, a calib...

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...