NORMA Group emerged from the merger of the Swedish ABA Group with the German company Rasmussen in 2006. Today, the brand's product portfolio includes high-quality steel clamps, clips and tools used primarily in the connection of pipe, process and hydraulic lines. Allmänna Brandredskapsaffären E Bergström & Co, or ABA for short, was founded in Stockholm in 1896. In the beginning, ABA special...

UK-based bolt tensioning experts TensionPro has appointed Titeforce as its distribution partner in South Africa to meet the growing demand for high-quality bolting products. Titeforce offers a complete package for bolt tensioning and torque products, service, rental and repair. The company's founder Allen Mayer brings 30 years’ bolting experience. He is assisted by Operations Director Kevin Lev...

A necessary but time-consuming task performed by wind turbine technicians is to check for any loss of tension in the thousands of bolts holding the structures together - each bolt must be retensioned individually. Now, with Bolt-Check developed by Danish wind turbine tools expert, R&D A.S, the bolt tension can be checked much faster, with higher accuracy and full traceability. R&D says...

Two of SPIROL’s locations, SPIROL International Corporation in Danielson, CT, USA and SPIROL Industries Limited in Winsor, Ontario, Canada, each received the 2020 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award. A senior supplier quality engineer at General Motors stated: “Suppliers who receive this award recognition have met or exceeded a very stringent set of quality performance criteria and...

REYHER has introduced a new bit series - Tight Bits, which prevent the tool from slipping out of the screw head. This makes overhead work, much easier.  Most users of hexagon socket screws are familiar with the problem. The relatively large leeway between screw and bit leads to a tumbling motion when screwing, or the bit slips out of the screw head. REYHER’s new Tight Bits with wider, stronger...

NORMA Group offers a quick connector to securely connect thermal management lines in electric vehicles. The eM Twist is extremely light and can be installed in a space-saving way. It is therefore ideally suited for the usage in thermal management systems in battery electric vehicles and in hybrid vehicles to cool or heat the battery pack and the other critical modules. Optimal thermal manageme...

Memorial benches are a beautiful enduring way to commemorate someone. However, the public location can make them a target for opportunistic thieves. Hafren security fasteners therefore protect them to help stamp out the impact of theft globally.  When contacted by a local family who recently lost a loved one, Hafren Security Fasteners knew it had the ideal solution with its security fastener ki...

Dow has announced the launch of MobilityScience™ Studios to support the development of innovative transportation technologies. The first two studios, located in the USA, offer a collaborative workspace that features a world-class suite of testing capabilities focused on acoustic and powertrain solutions for fast moving automotive applications. These enable Dow to create tailor-made noise, vibr...

Passenger safety plays a central role in rail transport - this naturally includes fire protection. The fire behaviour of materials used must be intensively tested and classified. This, of course, also applies to the adhesives and sealants used, which is why Kisling AG’s ergo range of structural adhesives are tested according to DIN EN 45545-2. Toxic gases and smoke, which needs to be examined i...

Scott Bader and SWL Robotics Inc are working in partnership to manufacture marine drones from Crestapol® 1260PA and bond them together using Crestabond® M7-15 structural adhesive. The marine drones, produced in Miami, Florida, provide surveillance, research and data in all marine environments to help protect and maintain precious marine habitats. SWL Robotics are a marine drone start up founded...