Superbolt®, the original inventor and standard-bearer for multi-jackbolt tensioning, has introduced the Superbolt® NXT – a revolutionary bolt tensioner that is up to 30% faster to install than existing solutions. Safely reducing the installation and maintenance time of tightening large bolts has long been at the core of Superbolt®technologies. With Superbolt® NXT, a brand new multi-jackbolt ten...

CNC, a company based in Denmark, has developed an onsite method for repairing the blade roots in wind turbines. Using a portable machining tool, faulty inserts can be drilled away from the composite materials of the blade. Previously, blade root damage to older wind turbines could only be repaired at the manufacturing site, requiring expensive logistics and long downtime. Over time, the threade...

mk is expanding its range of connecting elements with a clamping connector, the new clamping connector S, designed for strong and conductive connections of aluminium profiles. The new connector from mk Technology Group allows for quick, strong and easy aluminium profile constructions without interfering contours. Corrugation on the contact surface also ensures the conductivity of the connection...

Henkel Korea has announced the completion of its Songdo Plant, located within the Songdo High-tech Industrial Cluster in Incheon. The plant will become the Asia-Pacific production hub for electronic solutions of Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies branch.   Henkel Korea, in 2019, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority for the project and construction...

Bulten has been nominated as a supplier of fasteners for a new global electric vehicle platform, to be produced in China. The order value is estimated at approximately SEK 155 million a year at full production.  Anders Nyström, president and CEO of Bulten, explains: “We are of course delighted to be delivering fasteners for a brand new EV platform intended for the global market. The nomination...

fischer has released its latest generation of injection mortar’s, the FIS V Plus. The new product increases bond strength in concrete and has a service life of 100 years. FIS V Plus allows for fixing tasks in multiple materials, including solid brick, perforated brick or concrete, steel structures, consoles, facades, rescue ladders and cable runs. Additionally, wooden structures can be securel...

Following successful phase one trials, Essentra has announced various products within its LDPE range which are now manufactured almost entirely from recycled materials. With this release, the company takes a step forward in sustainability and carbon reduction.    The two-phase project aims to increase Essentra’s LDPE range from the current 50% composition of recycled materials to the new 98% ta...

Pandrol, a rail infrastructure company, has announced the launch of the CD100 B, an emission free, portable clipping machine designed for clipping and de-clipping Pandrol FE, FC and FCX Fastclips. Compact and lightweight, the machine is suitable for use by a single operator and can be easily carried onto site thanks to its design, saving time and labour costs. A weight bearing wheel runs along...

NORMA has welcomed ten new apprentices and three dual study program participants at the company headquarters in Maintal. The apprentices will train over a 2 – 3 ½ year period to become experts in various industries. The courses which the school graduates have opted for include mechatronics technician, mechanic for plastics and rubber technology, tool mechanic, industrial mechanic, machine and...

Hilti, a manufacturer of tools, technology, software and services for the construction industry, has announced the launch of its new product range Nuron. With more than 70 tools in its family, Hilti declares that Nuron is the biggest launch in the company’s history, covering areas including building construction, mechanical and engineering, interior finishing, heavy industry and steel and metal...