Securing bolted connections, decreasing application downtime and reducing maintenance work are three important challenges that Nord-Lock Group’s innovative bolting solutions help customers to overcome in all power generation industries, including renewable energy. Diminishing natural resources and demands for clean renewable energy mean that there is a need to source power from increasingly iso...

Corrosion-proof fasteners are essential in the automotive industry and they perform an equally critical function in wind turbines. Thanks to its choice of four ANALYSE systems from Kistler to determine friction coefficients, Dörken can meet ever stricter test requirements and ensure compliance with uniform standards throughout the world – especially for its zinc flake coatings. How is it that a...

Scell-it UK prides itself on being at the forefront of product design when it comes to setting tools and chemical dispensing guns. Now the company has just invested in the latest technology in the world of fixing testers via the Staht Digital Pull Tester. Staht has developed a new and innovative ‘next generation’ tester, set to revolutionise the process of testing construction fixings through i...

ITW’s SPIT brand has made some changes to its popular Tapcon self-tapping screw range, which promises to increase productivity and help installers get the job done faster.  Tapcon anchors are masonry screws designed with Advanced Threadform Technology™, which cuts threads into all masonry materials including concrete, block and brick. Available in a range of diameters and lengths, the Tapcon ra...

CAN-ENG Furnaces was recently awarded a contract to design and supply another 6,000lb/hr continuous mesh belt furnace system to a precision automotive and speciality fastener manufacturer located in Michigan, USA. The project marks the fourth Can-Eng mesh belt furnace line for this captive heat treater, which – with the completion of this newest line – will be operating within three facilities...

Effective performance is everything when it comes to fire safety products. However, without knowing it, many of us could be making compromises when it comes to our choice of fire foams and fire rated sealants. Here Bond It Group focuses on the important role both foams and sealants play when it comes to building fire safety. As a company that manufactures sealants, adhesives and other building...

By J.J. Blenkhorn, application engineer, high force applications, INSTRON® Fasteners such as bolts, rivets, and washers, play a critical role in maintaining the structural integrity of consumer goods, vehicles and structures. Due to the importance of fasteners to the automotive, construction, and aerospace industries, the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and ISO (International...

By Dr Bill Eccles, Bolt Science Self-loosening of bolts and nuts is extremely common. In some situations it is an inconvenience, in others, disastrous consequences can arise. When bolts do come loose, it is due to specific causes, address those causes, and loosening will not occur. A case study investigating the reason why bolt loosening was occurring on a drive sprocket on a tracked vehicle ha...

Videx has recently completed the updated design of a dual spindle wheel bolt machine that is capable of thread rolling 320 – 360 wheel bolts per minute. Videx’s dual spindle machine accepts headed parts directly from the header or from a vibratory feeder. The machine then thread rolls in the first station and knurls under the head in a second station. The thread and knurl rolling operations are...

In recent months INDEX® A Perfect Fixing has been adding new references to its extensive catalogue of fixing solutions, including its range of silicones, MS, foams and chemical anchors. As a manufacturer and distributor INDEX® A Perfect Fixing began the year by expanding its range of chemical fixings with a wide range of silicones, MS, foams and the expansion of its existing range of chemical a...