HECO has launched a new HECO-TOPIX®-plus wood screw, combining properties from four of its ranges, which is suitable for a particularly large number of applications – both for wood and façade construction. Specifically, the HECO-TOPIX®-plus wood screw will replace the HECO-UNIX-plus and HECO-UNIX-top screw families from June 2020. From 1st October 2020, it will also replace HECO-TOPIX and from...

By Mareike Meer, team lead quality testing, Dörken Coatings GmbH & Co KG Effective corrosion protection can deliver long-term functionality and operational safety of large parts and components throughout the lifetime of a vehicle as a whole. Many of the large parts and components installed in and on cars are subjected to extensive stress and environmental influences on the road. As a result...

Metal stamping solution specialist SINARD has celebrated its 70th anniversary with the achievement of the IATF 16949:2016 automotive certification. The certification comes as the company further targets growth in the automotive market – where it has operated for a number of years. “The automotive sector demands more and more quality and control requirements, so it was imperative to adapt the co...

omniTECHNIK Mikroverkapselungs GmbH specialises in threadlocking technology through its precote® range. Working closely with everyone involved in a project – from engineers to suppliers and OEMs – the company is able to develop new solutions for new applications. The precoteR products offer optimal solutions for locking and sealing, as well as controlled assembly and disassembly – with omniTECH...

By Alan Thomas, marketing at ZwickRoell Ltd For fatigue tests on threaded fasteners a distinction is made between production tests and testing for research and development purposes. With production testing the focus is on quality control and threaded fasteners are tested with regard to fatigue life. Depending on the design or material of the fastener, specimens can be subjected to half a millio...

By Colin Chapman, regional product manager UK and Ireland, Henkel Ltd Maintenance manuals will tell you to tighten threaded bolts, screws and nuts regularly. Failure to do so will not only compromise the performance of your mechanical equipment but could also pose a significant safety risk. Generally, the reason why threaded assemblies fail is through loss of bolt tension, the main causes of wh...

By Peter Standring, technical secretary, Industrial Metalforming Technologies (IMfT) Clearly, living as we do only a few decades into the Digital Age, the rapid transition from electronic calculator through computer to smartphone has rendered the statement ‘there is nothing new under the sun’ an absurdity. It is not necessary to consider how different life has become within the Digital Age, jus...

In 2001 Kyocera Senco Europe (SENCO) launched DuraSpin, an integrated auto-feed screw system, which places screws in front of the driver bit automatically and requires only one hand to operate. Now the company is introducing the DuraSpin 2.5, which it says increases screw fastening speeds by more than four times compared to loose screws – boosting job site productivity by more than 30%. SENCO e...

Dejond NV has added a sealing solution to its watertight range of Tubtara® rivet nuts, the HDKX series with precote® 5 resin seal, for applications requiring a flush installation. The new precote® 5 resin material is applied on the rivet nut body, underneath the small or countersunk head, and was created after customers looking for a leak proof rivet nut for flush installation approached Dejond...

By Sven Brehler, Engineering Project Manager at TR Fastenings As the new 70-plate cars roll off garage forecourts across the UK, 2020 is predicted to be another record-breaking year for electric vehicles in this country. A report by Statista published in May forecast that electric vehicles will make up more than 10% of new UK vehicle registrations this year – up from just 3.2% of vehicles in 20...