Here Dr-Ing Hans-Albert Städler, customer engineering director Europe at Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings, looks at what the term ‘maintenance free’ truly means and the importance of providing ‘maintenance free’ solutions.  For Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings (AFSR) what does the term ‘maintenance free’ mean? Defining ‘maintenance free’ varies depending on which industrial sector AFSR is...

By Christie Jones, market development manager, SPIROL International Corporation  The weakest sections of many plastic part designs are the joints and assembly points. During screw assembly of mating components, the screw has to be tightened with sufficient torque to produce the recommended axial tension load between the host component and the threads of the screw in order to prevent loosening....

Since 1973 Rivit Srl has been developing a wide range of products for the industry, as well as related tools for their installation, including its range of welding studs and the RIVST80. Capacitor discharge welding studs from Rivit are used to create joints between the bearing piece and the part to be fastened such as steel, stainless steel, aluminium, or brass surfaces. Thanks to Rivit welding...

HellermannTyton has increased its extensive portfolio of stainless steel cable ties and mounts with the introduction of the fire-resistant metal fire clip, SSFC2516, which has been designed for use within mini trunking. Installed in three tool free steps, the 25mm x 16mm fire-resistant fire clip is pushed into the trunking and secured with a masonry screw or fixing, with the cables then fed in....

POP® Avdel® states that its unique, splined, patent protected NeoSpeed® rivets deliver the widest grip range and hole size tolerances of any non-structural rivet, while delivering shear, tensile and clamp performance better than or equal to traditional breakstem options. When used with appropriate installation tools, including a paper magazine of fasteners with a reusable mandrel or pre-loaded...

NORMA Group recently received a major order from a leading Chinese petroleum and petrochemical enterprise group – shipping 16,000 NORMACONNECT FGR pipe couplings from its manufacturing plant in Gerbershausen, Germany, to Qingdao, China. NORMA’s customer will use the NORMACONNECT FGR pipe couplings to safely connect the installations in its storage facilities and processing plants in its upstrea...

In addition to its extensive screw programme made from plastic, Bäcker GmbH & Co KG has now introduced recessed pan screws – conforming to DIN 34812 (former DIN 7985) – with TX-drive. Bäcker has expands its PlacoTec® standard elements programme with TX-drive and has started with recessed pan head screws, but more head shapes are planned for the future. The new screws are available in the th...

Tectorius® has introduced the Tec-Bond™ 204 – a new and improved, universal, pre-applied, threadlocker – designed to perform on most fastener substrates including, but not limited to, zinc, organic finishes, brass and stainless steel. In addition to its wide versatility and enhanced reliability, Tectorius® mentions that this economical innovation in threadlocking also delivers very fast curing,...

 GESIPA® Blindniettechnik GmbH recently got a chance to look at a cost saving ‘Time Value of Money’ (TVM) idea within a trim and final line at an OEM, which if successful, could be adopted easily by other vehicle, plant and process lines. The OEM was using a special process to robotically install weld studs and nuts in various locations on the vehicles body. These studs are checked through the...

Based in Lüdenscheid, Germany, Hans Schriever GmbH & Co KG states that its screwed connections make all the difference to customers and thanks to its sophisticated, precision technology – combined with quick and efficient teamwork – it can supply a first-class service. Jan Schriever, managing director at Hans Schriever GmbH & Co KG, comments: “Our customers can be secure in the knowledg...