Robotiq has launched a screwdriving solution designed for manufacturers looking to automate screwdriving applications – eliminating the need for expensive, complicated custom designed solutions. Catherine Leclerc, product owner at Robotiq Inc, explains: “Screwdriving is a dull and repetitive task that often leads to fastening inconsistencies and stress injuries. Lots of manufacturers want to au...

Here SMT Srl, the independent testing laboratory and mechanical workshop – with over 30 years of experience in mechanical, chemical, metallographic and mechanical fracture testing, looks at the EN ISO 898-1 standard and what it means for property Class 8.8. The EN ISO 898-1 standard for property Class 8.8 provides some mechanical characteristics to be obtained and leaves space for choice regard...

Here Freelancer Ian Parker looks into how the highly corrosive environments in which ships, boats and other ocean assemblies are used, leads to them needing special fastener combinations. Although it doesn’t contain strong acids, the sea can be just as corrosive, causing pitting and crevice corrosion, while debris and sands contribute to erosion corrosion. Ship builders are also faced with the...

Gantrex has developed a new rail fastening clip, the RailLokTM BG05, which is the latest addition to the company’s RaillokTM Series. The new BG05 Boltable Clip was developed by the Gantrex in-house R&D department. The RailLokTM BG05 aims to optimise the size of the fastener while respecting the forces the clip must sustain. It is the latest in Gantrex’s expanding range of clips for the aut...

Here Sandberg, a provider of consultancy, testing and inspecting services for the construction industry, focuses on the hardness testing of fasteners and why it is an important step in the production process. Fasteners, bolts and studs are universally important for everyday purpose. They are used in construction of complex machinery and equipment, as well as vehicles and buildings. Since mechan...

Even with the unprecedented challenges over the last two years – the Covid-19 pandemic; changing working models from home to office; fluctuating demands; increasing raw material prices; freight and logistic challenges; as well as more recently the Russian/Ukrainian war – Gala Precision still experienced 35% growth in 2021 and expects growth of more than 20% annually over the next four years. As...

Recently, Chemique Adhesives was approached by specialists in fire rated entrance doors – Solidcor – to see if an adhesive could be developed to meet the necessary requirements of fire resistance testing. The result is the Solfre 3194 adhesive. Solfre 3194 has been specially designed for bonding rigid plastic materials such as PVC, ABS and GRP as well as many standard materials such as timber,...

BASS has extended its product range for tapping in the fastener industry, now offering its nut tap AMGB V from diameter M8 x 1.25mm, or M8 x 1mm, as well as corresponding UNC as well as UNF threads. AMGB V is designed to be connected to the shank via a cartridge. If the torque gets too high, only the cartridge breaks, leaving the tool and shank unharmed. As well as this, another new product fro...

fischer has launched a new online software tool which helps its customers design fastening solutions - either for entire projects or for individual applications. Standard methods currently available for designing fastenings in concrete have their limitations, which is where spring models combined with the Finite Element Method (FEM) come into play. The C-FIX software’s new FEM module in the fi...

When developing a new headlight body for Jaguar Land Rover in 2018, ZKW Elektronik GmbH contacted KVT for its ‘Expert Design Service’ on the heat sink in a headlight body, as well as a better fastening solution for the PCB. The original idea of ZKW Elektronik was to screw three circuit boards individually on each side of the headlight. After receiving the enquiry, KVT looked into the detail of...