NORMA Group, a global market leader for engineered joining technology, has opened its first cleanroom to manufacture joining solutions for use in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. The first cleanroom is in operation at NORMA’s production site in Hustopeče, Czech Republic. From now on, single-use systems from CONNECTORS Verbindungstechnik AG (CONNECTORS), a subsidiary of NORMA Group SE,...

A brand new manufacturing-dedicated conference focusing on revealing the latest joining, forming and production innovations will take place in Birmingham, UK, on 18th – 19th November 2015. The Inaugural Lightweight Vehicle Manufacturing: Joining, Forming & Assembly Summit 2015 is part of the GALM series of conferences running across three continents, which has seen over 1,500 global delegat...

The fasteners most commonly prone to galling when tightened are made of stainless steel, aluminium or titanium. Stainless steel fasteners are available in austenitic, ferritic and martensitic grades, with austenitic grades of stainless steel fasteners usually used in the industry. The stainless steel material has a chrome oxide layer, which protects it from corrosion. Galling is seizing or abra...

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe has signed a new agreement with LORD Corporation, making it an official distributor of LORD® structural adhesives. LORD® structural adhesives consist of acrylic, epoxy and urethane adhesives that have been designed to improve manufacturing processes and final products for composite, metal and plastic assemblies. With their strength and flexibility, LORD structural adh...

Heinz Soyer Bolzenschweißtechnik GmbH has introduced its new Black Series weld stud generation with property Class 8.8. Patented stud welding in a radially symmetric magnetic field – referred to as ‘SRM’ (patent number: 10 2004 051 389) – in connection with the corresponding HZ-1 universal weld stud with plane end face and centring tip (patent number: 10 2006 016 553), offers safe and clean con...

UK-based Barton Coldform (UK) Ltd has secured a contract with Ford Motor Company thanks in part to the implementation of an innovative new process developed with WMG, University of Warwick. The contract, worth GB£300,000 to the company, was awarded following the development of prototype parts that were produced using the latest additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques through an innovati...

Perfect Lock Bolt America Inc has introduced the Perfect Lock Bolt (PLB) – a dual-threaded bolt and nut system engineered to reduce or eliminate self-loosening problems in the fastener industry. Available to the European market, the PLB consists of a dual-threaded bolt shaft and two nuts of different thread pitches. The first, or primary nut on the shaft, is a coarse thread nut. The outer, or s...

The two-part epoxy system EP90FR-V from Master Bond has been developed for use in aviation applications including interior panels, door frame lining and floor/door assemblies. Master Bond EP90FR-V is a two-part epoxy system that passes the vertical burn test portion of the FAR standard 14 CFR 25.853(a) for flame retardancy, enabling it to be used in various aviation applications. The two-part e...

UK-based GBK Ltd has developed, with a long-term customer, two new fastening solutions for the cabin and bed areas of national airline carriers. Developed for use in first and business class cabins, the initial solution required a specialist Pine Tree Clip with very fine fin designs. The second project was a very similar part, but shorter with a locating spigot added on the top surface of the p...

PennEngineering® has introduced the patented PEM® R’ANGLE® fastener for thin metal assemblies and printed circuit boards, which creates strong right angle attachment points to enable tighter design control, reduced hardware counts, and associated production economies. This family of fasteners consists of self-clinching products for permanent installation into metal sheets and ReelFast® SMT surf...