Illinois Tool Works Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Engineered Fasteners and Components business (EF&C) from ZF TRW for approximately US$450 million. Headquartered in Enkenbach, Germany EF&C has 13 locations globally. It produces engineered fastening systems and interior technical components for the Automotive OEM market in nine countries. Employ...

Seat comfort is becoming of increasing concern to motorists. While massage seats are still the reserve of the premium segment, lumbar supports are now breaking through into the mass market. Alfmeier Präzision Aktiengesellschaft, a leading provider of the lordosis valves for these, relies on DELO’s adhesives for reliable products and rapid manufacturing. Humans are not designed for sitting, and...

PennEngineering® states that its PEM® self-clinching blind nuts permanently install into thin metal sheets – providing reliable and reusable metal threads for accepting mating screws and completing final component attachment in an assembly. PEM® self-clinching blind nuts feature a blind closed-end design, which effectively creates a barrier to protect the nut’s threads against foreign matter an...

POP® Avdel® has introduced the ProSert™ XTN20 – a next generation high production blind rivet nut installation tool that helps increase manufacturing productivity. ProSert™ XTN20 is a hydraulic-pneumatic blind rivet nut installation tool that has a thread size capacity from M3 to M10; a pull force of approximately 17kN at 5 bar; and provides up to 7mm stroke adjustment. Weighing just 1.59kg inc...

Family owned Italian distributor, Berardi Bullonerie Srl, is proud to offer a consistently high-quality service to its customers with a wide range of standard products always available in stock. Founded in 1919 in Bologna, Italy, the distributor has grown to offer a wide range of products including captive screws, security fasteners, and springs, and can also offer special fasteners as per cust...

Following an amendment of BS 7671 in July 2015 – which requires cabling to be supported by fire-resistant fasteners and fixings – Partex Marking Systems UK Ltd launched a range of fire-resistant fixings. Partex’s range of fire-resistant fixings included galvanised steel mini-trunking cable retaining clips, stainless steel cable tie mounts, and spacer-bar saddles. The galvanised steel mini-trunk...

Techsil Ltd has launched the SnapSil™ TN8000 silicone adhesive – a versatile, high performance silicone adhesive manufactured by Japan-based Momentive™ Performance Materials Inc – into the UK market. Techsil is Momentive™ Performance Materials’ RTV silicone distribution partner in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The company says the SnapSil™ TN8000 adhesive is a one component condensation-curin...

NORMA Group has developed a new plastic quick connector – NORMAQUICK SSL – for use on fuel and urea systems in passenger, commercial and agriculture vehicles, as well as in heavy equipment.Responding to the customers’ growing needs for ease of assembly, the NORMAQUICK SSL quick connector features a secondary latch, which serves both as an installation aid and allows service personnel to disasse...

By Andy Smith, Steel Construction Institute Andy Smith of the SCI (the Steel Construction Institute) reports on a recent project to develop characteristic resistances of bespoke connectors, using the approach described in BS EN 1990. Ref: FFT111310/24 Click here to download    

Located near Milan, Italy, Viteria Fusani Srl has been manufacturing special and standard screws for 60 years – meeting increasingly demanding requirements and customisation requests for a wide variety of markets. Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2015, the family owned company is now in its 3rd generation. Originally the company manufactured threaded rods and standard screws, and it has cont...