Nord-Lock Group, together with c1 Connections BV and Heerema Marine Contractors, have made an innovative breakthrough in enabling faster and safer wind turbine installations. The three companies now provide a reliable fastening solution for the energy sector with the introduction of the C1 Wedge Connection™. As wind turbines get bigger, in increasingly harsh environments or on floating platform...

The chemicals group WACKER offers a wide range of high-strength silicone adhesives specially designed for the medical industry, including its new ELASTOSIL® LR 3078 product. These adhesive products are suited for a variety of applications, including fixing sensors and medical aids. Pleasant to the touch, skin compatible and possess good mechanical properties, silicone elastomers have been used...

Laser Tools has announced the release of its new product, the Scarab quick-connector, designed for the automotive industry to quickly fit or remove pipe and hose fittings. With a compact design, the Scarab is easy to use. Both the scarab jaws are spring loaded and the handle swivel enables easy access to compact places. The tool is devised for two-button-style quick connectors used on fuel, oi...

Specially designed to deliver safer, fast and more cost-efficient high torque bolt tightening for critical applications in the energy sector, Atlas Copco recommends its range of cordless smart battery nutrunners, SRB HA. Installation and maintenance processes carried out using hydraulic wrench methods, on wind turbines for example, can be expensive and time-consuming. But Atlas Copco insists us...

By Jackie Hackett, director of global sales & marketing, APM Hexseal Industrial electronic and mechanical equipment must reliably perform essential tasks, even while operating in challenging conditions. The slightest error or malfunction can lead to time-consuming and costly maintenance or repairs. A lack of appropriate or complete sealing can cause failure in critical and expensive machine...

Italian manufacturer FAR has added its range of fasteners to the CADENAS portal in order to provide technical engineers and project designers the opportunity to find 3D drawings of rivets and rivnuts, before and after the installation. FAR (Fabbrica Artigianale Rivetti) joined the CADENAS portal in 2020, with the portal aimed at a technical audience, with the specific intention of offering mod...

Metabo has announced the launch of its first cordless nailer, the NFR 18 LTX 90 BL, which combines flexibility and power. The new tool has been specially designed for the toughest jobs on the construction site. Manufactured without a cable, gas cartridge or compressed air hose, the new nailer allows versatility while removing a common tripping hazard. The tool also saves additional costs, as t...

Scell-it states it is shaking up the standards on the hollow wall anchor market with the E-007 setting tool, a patented world exclusive powered tool to install hollow wall anchors – such as Spyder or Spyder Plus by Scell-it, as well as other brands such as Molly®.  Scell-it reports that the quick setting powered action of this tool means setting is performed effortlessly and accurately, in an i...

The Nordex Group, a global technology company experienced in the onshore wind turbine business with over 35 years of experience, has turned to EMKA for a fastening solution which would secure vital access points on the turbines. The result was EMKA compression latches. Since its foundation, Nordex has installed wind turbines which have more than 41 gigawatts of rated power. In 2019, Nordex con...

Simpson Strong-Tie recently announced the release of the Simpson Strong-Tie® H1A next generation hurricane tie, a code-listed and tested update to the original H1 connector designed to allow higher loads while using fewer fasteners. The new tie is designed to install with fewer, shorter nails and achieves higher allowable uplift and F2 loads to meet the building safety needs of homes in seismi...