Adhesives are often treated as the final stage of design projects. But, by this point, it may be difficult to find an adhesive that meets all the criteria, meaning the design must be amended or even started again. Here Simon Gibbs, technical sales executive at adhesives company Intertronics, explains the benefits of considering adhesives early in a project. Though it may seem like a simple tas...

EJOT has added another significant quality standard to many of its flat roofing fastener and washer combinations by gaining approval from American testing institute, FM Global. The internationally-recognised FM Approval on a significant number of EJOT single ply flat roofing products corresponds with, and complements, the company’s existing European Technical Approval (ETA), confirming the safe...

There has been a recent trend for EU companies to relocate production to eastern Europe and Asia to help reduce production costs. Heico, however, is committed to its production location in Germany. All HEICO-LOCK® and HEICO-TEC® products are manufactured in Ense, North Rhine Westfalia, and have been for more than 100 years. HEICO offers a variety of locking devices under the family brand name H...

When working professionally in workshops and industry, reliable tools and accessories are essential for a wide range of screwdriving tasks. GEDORE therefore offers precise equipment for manual screwdriving tasks – such as its 27 piece socket wrench set. GEDORE’s 27 piece socket wrench set ½ inch 19 IMU-10 includes various types of inserts that cover a variety of screwdriving applications – usin...

Here UK-based Ascott Analytical Equipment Ltd, a global supplier of corrosion and salt spray test chambers, explains what the fundamental differences are between salt spray testing and cyclic corrosion testing. Corrosion is, quite literally, eating away at the profits of virtually every manufacturer on the planet and is similarly eating into the pocket of any consumer who buys the products of t...

WEBER has introduced a new fixtured screwdriving spindle with an electric stroke for hard to reach screwdriving locations, designed with vacuum technology for the automatic feeding of fasteners. The new screwdriving spindle expands WEBER’s SEV series and was specifically designed for screwdriving locations that are recessed and difficult to access. The SEV-E is being launched in three versions...

Here SMT Srl – the independent testing laboratory and mechanical workshop – continues to look at EN ISO 898-1 and whether it is possible to obtain the necessary structure using property Class 8.8. In the last issue of Fastener + Fixing Magazine we studied EN ISO 898-1 and how it is not enough to just comply with chemical analysis and mechanical tests for property Class 8.8. In addition, the st...

fischer, with its Building Information Modelling (BIM) services, aims to combine the fastener industry with the continuous advances in technology. The company’s range of BIM services have been specially designed to support on-site designing. fischer’s BIM services provide added efficiency during projects and offer advantages such as adherence to timeframes and budgets. The various support opti...

Pandrol, the global rail company, has supplied an Ultrasonic Rail Testing Kit to SBS Transit Ltd in Singapore, including manual and motorised inspection tools, which can be operated at up to 20km per hour. Pandrol’s ultrasonic rail testing uses high pitched waves to identify defects in the rail. A full track inspection service provides an extensive report of the location, characteristics and th...

Henkel has introduced a new product to its comprehensive range of automotive pre-applied threadlocker coatings, Loctite DRI 2250-W, which it says is the first ever water-based flowable pre-applied threadlocker available that meets automotive specification requirements. Automotive applications present some of the biggest challenges for manufacturers. Screws and fasteners take on the toughest en...