Fastener News Archive

HAZET releases SmartRails series

4th May 2022

HAZET has introduced its new SmartRail product series, designed to magnetically attach to surfaces within the workshop, allowing for constant access to tools. The SmartRails are flexible plastic plugin rails that are currently equipped with lockable ½ inch. square sockets and have a magnetic underside. This ensures a hold on all magnetic surfaces, such as on tool trolleys, tool walls, machines...

Construction + Civil Engineering

Wiha presents the new compact PocketMax®

3rd May 2022

Hand tool manufacturer Wiha is now expanding its product range with the new PocketMax® screwdrivers with bit depot in the electric and magnetic versions. Multitool fastening tools are very popular among professionals, especially for mobile assignments as they allow them to carry only one tool instead of several individual screwdrivers. With their compact small size and light weight, Wiha says i...

Construction + Civil Engineering

Glass ball technology in Bostik adhesive

29th April 2022

STIX A600 EVOLUTION is a new soft floor adhesive from Bostik that contains glass ball technology to enhance its handling performance and coverage rate. Consisting of micro spheres of glass combination with specific dispersions and raw materials, glass ball technology makes it possible to significantly reduce the density of the adhesive while still maintaining a high performance. Bostik states...

Construction + Civil Engineering

DELO technology used for high tech adhesives

29th April 2022

DELO, manufacturer of industrial adhesives for automotive, consumer and industrial electronics applications, recently developed a process technology combining adhesive dispensing and pre-activation in a single process step. Ideal for bonding and encapsulating temperature sensitive electronic components, DELO states its new technology offers an alternative to bonding processes previously used i...

Automotive

New elbow pipe wrench from GEDORE

28th April 2022

GEDORE’s elbow pipe wrench ECK-SCHWEDE-snap® has been manufactured to ensure safe and efficient use, effortless application and a firm grip, even when working in a confined space. The wrench is designed to DIN ISO 5234, form C,  made of chrome vanadium steel and hot drop forged. This manufacturing method increases the strength, toughness and elasticity of the material, and allows an extremely...

Construction + Civil Engineering

The new epoxy for the medical industry

28th April 2022

Master Bond’s EP4G-80Med is a one part epoxy designed for use in the assembly of medical devices. This system is formulated with a non-metallic, graphite filler, which leads to good thermal and electrical conductivity. The epoxy possesses a thermal conductivity of 1.44 - 1.73 watts per m/k and a volume resistivity of 50 - 100ohm-cm. Furthermore, it complies with the ISO 10993-5 guidelines and...

Other Industries

LOCTITE® adhesive for Forumla E

27th April 2022

Through its LOCTITE® brand, Henkel is partnering with Porsche in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, offering products and extensive technical expertise on the Porsche 99X Electric, which is the team’s first all electric racing car. As part of the partnership, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team uses a wide range of LOCTITE® products, including a number of high performance epoxy adhesive...

Automotive

CELO anchors utilised in the Middle East

27th April 2022

CELO says it is continuously providing high-quality fixing products that are able to adapt to the needs and conditions of different markets, such as ResiFIX Pure Epoxy and BAZ A4 anchors which are being used in the Middle East for glass reinforced concrete (GRC). The anchors being used in this project are being used to fix the cladding brackets to the structure. The ResiFIX Pure Epoxy has been...

Construction + Civil Engineering

New fischer adjusting screw

26th April 2022

Countless fastening jobs require stand-off installation, such as substructures made of wood used to clad walls and ceilings. fischer says its new FAFS adjusting screw with an ETA approval is ideal when stand-off installation is required. The new adjusting screw FAFS features a clever clip on the head of the screw as well as many other technical ingenuities. Its special operating principle makes...

Construction + Civil Engineering

NORMA cutting CO₂ emissions

26th April 2022

With the switch to green electricity at a number of locations throughout the world, NORMA Group is reducing its CO₂ emissions from around 44,000 tonnes in 2021 to an expected level of less than 10,000 tonnes in 2022. Production and sales sites have been gradually switching to green electricity over the past few years. Since January 2022, all sites worldwide have been sourcing electricity from...

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