Fasteners play a crucial role in an assembly, yet quality standards are often overlooked by many businesses. If a fastener is not made to specification, manufacturers may be unable to assemble their products, facing long lead times before the right parts arrive. In a worst case scenario, manufacturers risk sending poor quality products out to the market, risking loosening or component failure....

NORMA Group has won a major order by an international car manufacturer to deliver PS3 quick connectors for cooling water systems. Up to 3.6 million cars are to be equipped every year from 2021 to 2023. The quick connectors will be used in all types of vehicles produced by the customer: in vehicles with internal combustion engine, in hybrid vehicles and in electric vehicles. “With our products,...

BASF and Toyota Motor North America Research and Development achieved lightweighting success with the new 2021 Toyota Sienna. The vehicle, scheduled to launch later this year, just won the prestigious Altair Enlighten Award for achievements in vehicle weight savings for reduced mass of the third row seat. In the previous model, the third row seat was comprised of 15 different steel components,...

By Paolo Cattaneo, managing director at Growermetal Srl In various applications, a fastener has to resist numerous strong stresses during its service life. In order to manufacture the best performing products, ready to withstand the most challenging everyday applications, continuous testing is an essential tool. Growermetal has already run numerous test series on its Grower TenKeep® washers, wh...

Connecticut based manufacturer Tri-Star Industries, an MW Industries company, has been supplying engineered fasteners that are critical to ventilator assemblies. Tri-Star has been working around the clock to meet the demand surge from many companies involved with the production of vital medical life support systems. Tri-Star designs and manufactures applications ranging from electronic devices...

Laser Tools has launched a new low profile bit and go thru alldrive socket set. The 13mm flexi head ratchet ring spanner is designed to take the selection of low profile bits and go thru sockets that are provided in the set. The set also includes 20 low profile bits that are manufactured from strong 8660 grade alloy steel. The nine sockets feature Laser’s unique alldrive design that is capable...

On 22nd July 2020, Vossloh Fastening Systems celebrated the production of its one billionth tension clamp at its headquarters in Werdohl, Germany. This quantity is enough to equip 150,000km of track with rail fasteners, equivalent to about four trips around the world. In 1968 rail fasteners using a bolted elastic tension clamp were installed for the first time in a test track of the then German...

As the demand for PPE increases, so do adhesive orders for this type of application. One of the more dynamic changes manufacturer Beardow Adams Ltd has seen during the global pandemic is the diversification of customers into new markets to support the growing global demand for personal protective equipment and medical supplies. Since news of Covid-19 broke back in December 2019, the demand for...

With a subsidiary in Guadalupe, northeast Mexico, mechanical engineering specialist FATH from Spalt, Germany is strengthening its presence on the North American market. The industrial building offers a total of 600m2 of space for sales and logistics. The company is managed as a subsidiary of FATH Inc., located in Orlando, Florida, USA. Before now, the Mexican market has been mainly served from...

The new EMC shield clamps LFC-MSKL and LFC-SKL from icotek are used for mounting with clamps on C-rails. The LFC contacts the cable shield directly on the C-rail and the existing cable clamp can still be used. The strain relief takes place via the cable sheath, since the shield connection is not designed for mechanical loads. The large shield contact and strain relief are correctly separated. i...