Security continues to present issues for rail networks, especially when it comes to protecting passenger belongings. Manufacturers of innovative locks and latches, such as Southco, can help improve the secure and safe storage of luggage, as well as managing access control to lockers with intelligent electronic locks. Electronic locking solutions offer a secure solution for rail carriers looking...

Here, Anthony Coulson, technical sales manager from SPIT, part of ITW Construction Products, looks at the benefits of reducing time on-site by using tools that will maximise efficiency – such as the new Spit Pulsa 40 range. When choosing a tool, it makes sense to look at the application first. What does the job involve? What materials are you working with? What are the challenges you’ll face do...

By Ian Parker, freelancer, ianfliesrussian@aol.com The Covid lockdown and recent severe weather have made many people re-examine their previous lives and travel has come under particular scrutiny – it’s a major contributor to pollution and therefore global warming and climate change. We should all travel less and differently. One question is – how differently? Whether the future of on land tran...

Rivit Srl has added a new model, RIV506, to its already comprehensive range of tools dedicated to blind rivets, which includes the RIV502, RIV503 and RIV504. The new RIV506 model features a plastic handle and aluminium body to make the tool light and easy to handle. Designed to complete the series of these riveters, RIV506 can place structural blinds rivets, such as Monriv and Magnariv, in all...

One year before InnoTrans is due to open, bookings for the International Trade Fair for Transport Technology have already matched those of the previous event. When the official registration deadline expires on 15th October more than 103,000m² will already have been reserved, the same as the hall area at InnoTrans 2018. The thirteenth edition of the world’s leading trade fair for transport tech...

As demand for EVs accelerates, the need for vehicle lightweighting is a critical factor, which presents manufacturers with complex assembly challenges. Atlas Copco says its K-Flow drill technology is the ideal mechanical fastening solution to meet these requirements. Joining capabilities for K-Flow include ‘body in white’ construction in the areas of front floor, underbody, framing and rear flo...

Arras For Home is the latest range of organiser products from Arras Construction Furniture, developed to be used almost anywhere in the home. These multifunctional products can be used in the garage, shed, storage room, or in the utility room. The range includes products for all household storage needs to simplify daily life. The organisers are easy to install and can be mounted directly onto a...

In the world of electrical engineering, loose screw connections lead to system failures and a high risk of damage occurring. Because of this, teckentrup GmbH & Co KG has developed a new washer – the NSK-E – a reliable locking element for electrical screw connections. According to a survey by a Canadian energy supplier, almost 40% of all power failures can be traced back to loose contact par...

Special tools are required when bolts or screw heads are heavily rusted, deformed or rounded. GEDORE says its extractor set ½ inch R68003010, used with its GEDORE red ratchets, is ideal for the task.  The 10 piece extractor set was developed specifically for screwdriving applications where conventional tools are unusable. The innovatively designed tapered spiral profile is rotated anticlockwis...

By Barbara Sorgato, secretary general of the European Consortium of Anchor Producers (ECAP) When I came back to Milan in 1999, after working in Berlin for six years as a designer for private and public works, I could not easily sell my design (and job site) experience – as Italian designs (and execution) were quite different from that in Germany. Younger designers that move across Europe today,...