This year, the iF and the Red Dot juries honoured four new Hilti products for design quality and degree of innovation, with the DX 6 fully automatic fastening tool emerging as a Red Dot ‘Best of the Best’ category winners. Hilti’s DX 6 fully automatic fastening tool brings significant advances in terms of productivity and intuitive operation. The precise power setting enables a much wider field...

With the DC118 Supreme solid carbide drill, Walter Tools, a precision tool manufacturer, now provides a tool for difficult holemaking applications. Walter insists its drill, capable of 180° point angle, differs from standard solid carbide drills due to the high rigidity it provides against deflection, the good centring accuracy and four chamfers, which enable guidance after plunging.   The com...

WDS Components has released an ultra-low head shoulder bolt, designed to conserve space when a compact footprint is required. Made from high grade 316 stainless steel, the ultra-low head shoulder bolts are sufficiently durable to be used across industries, with sizes ranging from M3 to M6. The design of the bolt includes a broad, threadless ‘shoulder’ that allows the fastener to rotate, pivot,...

The LIGNOLOC® wooden nail with a head for façade applications impressed the jury of the renowned German Innovation Award 2022 and received “Gold”, the highest award given in this competition. With this year’s German Innovation Awards, the German Design Council once again honoured companies that excel with new, forward-looking technologies, processes or services. Raimund Beck KG excelled in the...

Here Cesar Certini, owner of CERMAC Srl – an Italian testing machine manufacturer – focuses on the EN 10204 standard and how it helps regulate test and controls when ascertaining the conformity of products. It is clear how important tests and controls are in our field to ascertain the conformity of products. Equally important is how these are made available to customers or bodies that need to k...

With a business’s need to ensure compliance with industry standards of torque-controlled tools, Laser Tools has recently introduced a range of three digital torque testers that make it easy to check accuracy and repeatability of torque wrenches, torque screwdrivers, etc. Available in three versions part number 8303 with a range of 1.5Nm – 30Nm, part number 8304 with a range of 25Nm – 500Nm and...

In order to ensure its range of stainless steel nautical accessories is up to date and current, Inox Mare is adding a number of new articles to its product range such as thru-halls, samson post cleats, as well as expanding its range of carabiners for nautical use. Mainly used for the fastening and quick release of halyards supporting sails, known as spinnakers, the carabiners will now be added...

Wiha, a hand tool manufacturer, has expanded its range of measuring tools with a variety of new products, targeting applications in the eMobility and photovoltaics sectors.  Wiha now offers three versions of two-pole voltage and continuity testers, as two further variants have been added to the pre-existing model in the Wiha range. With the largest measuring range on the market, up to 1,000V AC...

With recent ETA revision and approval, the established JC2 concrete screw family from EJOT has expanded its possible applications, including new installation depths and screw reusage. An additional, reduced embedment depth of 35mm is now possible for multiple fastening of non-load bearing systems in concrete. In appliance with (ETA - 18/0221), the JC2 concrete screws with a diameter of 6mm and...

Not wanting to wait until the addition of lead was officially prohibited, LAPP has now launched its comprehensive SKINDICHT® lead-free series as a supplement to its SKINTOP® MS-M and MS-SC-M range, as well as the SKINDICHT® SM-M lock nut in metric sizes M12 – M63. Just over two years ago, U.I. Lapp GmbH presented the first SKINTOP® cable glands made of lead-free brass, aiming to offer its custo...