Bossong has updated its NWS-CE mechanical anchor according to the EAD guideline 330232-00-0601, which it says has increased its performance by about 30% when compared to its previous version. Observing the load data in the new certification Bossong SpA has released a chart, pictured right, showing the admissible tensile load values for the various certified diameters. The company points out tha...

Henkel has developed LOCTITE® STYCAST® OS 5101, a dual cure adhesive for optimal, precise optical lens and component alignment during the in-line assembly process.  The new adhesive provides robust dimensionally stable adhesion for optical lens and component bonding and builds on the company’s growing portfolio of data centre optics products and has been designed to provide excellent alignment...

The new Huck® Magna-Lok MX® - available from Star Fasteners - has been specially designed to replace M10 bolting, enabling reduced assembly times and production costs. Many hours are spent engineering, designing and finally turning raw materials into finished parts, but the next manufacturing step is often assembling and fastening these parts together. While welding, bolting and solid rivets ha...

By John Muir, technical manager, Construction Fixings Association   On a construction project, the monetary value of the anchor package is very small in relation to the project value, but should an anchor failure occur, especially with safety critical anchors, large costs could be incurred. These costs would be in terms of remedial and remediation works and loss of reputation, or worse, human i...

Among the results achieved by Growermetal’s R&D team, the Grower Tenkeep® – a security washer with two surfaces of different geometries that offer stability, excellent locking and higher untightening torque – represents the ultimate flagship product in the company’s range. From its headquarters in Calco, between Bergamo and Milan, Growermetal SpA has grown to define its path as one of the m...

Simpson Strong-Tie has introduced the Simpson Strong-Tie®Quik Drive® PROHSD ‘wood to steel’ fastening solution for OEMs and truck bed manufacturers. Simpson says the Quik Drive PROHSD is a fast, reliable, and ergonomic fastening system designed to boost efficiency and performance for OEMs and truck bed manufacturers as they produce trailer floor and truck bed assemblies. Consisting of a family...

Model maker, MT Technologies manufactures entire vehicles made of aluminium as reference for numerous OEMS. These need to be clamped efficiently, which is why the company is teaming up with AMF to utilise its zero-point clamping technology.         Thanks to the intelligent zero-point clamping technology from AMF, this clamping can be done quickly, flexibly, with high repetition accuracy and w...

fischer has added to its DuoLine product range with the introduction of the DuoXpand plastic plug which has also won the Red Dot Award in 2022.   The different anchoring depths of the fischer DuoXpand guarantee secure and flexible uses in solid and perforated building materials. As such, the frame fixing offers a firm bite in any substrate. Installing the DuoXpand is simple. The fixture is posi...

In the processing of sheet metal components, stamping presses and dies are used for cutting and shaping. PennEngineering®’s PEMSERTER® NextGen Universal In-Die Feed Cart enables users to insert self-clinching fasteners during the primary stamping process, enabling manufacturers to benefit from reduced manufacturing costs and quality optimisation. PEMSERTER® In-Die Technology incorporates automa...

By Andrew Fletcher, director of plastics & rubber (commercial & technical), TR Fastenings Ltd   As the global momentum of electric vehicle (EV) production continues at pace, automotive manufacturers are increasingly turning to alternative component materials to help improve the overall efficiency of electric vehicles. Following this trend, there has been an increase in the demand of pla...