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...

EFC International is a certified quality tier supplier to the global automotive industry – providing engineered components to the tiers for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Mercedes, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda and Opal. Recently it was also approached by Tesla to provide an engineered solution for a door panel. The challenge was to design a door panel clip to meet Tesla’s requirement of 60lbs – 70lbs of re...

Available across Europe, the WOOD-FIX module, part of the free fischer FiXperience design software, allows its user to calculate wood connections and reinforcements with fischer screws and design fastenings for rooftop insulation systems. WOOD-FIX provides simple and reliable calculations of wood connections and reinforcements with fischer screws by simply adding parameters inputs into the mod...

Here, Star Fasteners looks at the Huck® brand of fasteners including the Huck C50L® LockBolt®, the Huck C6L® LockBolt, as well as the Huck BobTail® LockBolt and why they provide consistent, extremely high shear and tensile strength, proven to hold their clamp, even with constant vibration. Huck® means one thing - reliably strong joints, even in the most extreme environments – they do not shake...

The CONEC SnapLock locking system consists of D-SUB connectors allowing for a quick and safe locking without any additional screwing. A spring-loaded clip integrated in the hood locks in place with the locking bolt mounted to the mating connector and ensures a quick and safe connection. The advantage is that the locking bolts cannot get lost and do not have to be installed in a second work ste...

Incorporated in 2001, Automotive Precision Engineering began making industrial washers, before it increased its product range – through growth and the acquisition of several engineering businesses – to include pressings, machined parts, bespoke engineered parts, as well as hydraulic and manually clamped fixtures. Automotive Precision Engineering’s customer base has also doubled in this time, wi...

Powerful, easy to use and reliable tractors with low operating costs – this is what the agricultural machinery manufacturer CNH Industrial stands for. Recently, four new workplaces were put into operation in which torque tools from Stahlwille are integrated into the ProTight factory guidance system. At the location St. Valentin near Linz, the company assembles tractors of its brands Case, Steyr...

APM Hexseal is a provider of durable high-quality sealing hardware, including custom moulded gaskets and washers. In this article, APM discusses why gaskets and washers are often assumed to be the same thing and why they serve very different purposes. Although gaskets and washers share some similarities, they serve different functions. Gaskets are used to prevent leaks around mating surfaces, w...

Master Bond has expanded its adhesive portfolio with the new edition of a one part epoxy, EP17TF with a paste consistency that can be readily dispensed evenly and uniformly. Master Bond EP17TF is a one part epoxy with a moderately high glass transition temperature (Tg) of 150°C – 155°C and a wide service temperature range from -150°F to +550°F. Designed to compensate for thermal mismatches, thi...

As a direct and indirect supplier of components for electric vehicles, Arnold Umformtechnik is making sustainable approaches to its production methods to reduce CO2 emissions. Ralf Lagerbauer, director of sales and marketing at Arnold explains: “We produce fasteners for a very wide range of applications and uses – for the automotive industry as well as for other industry sectors. The whole eMo...