Controlled fastener tightening is now even more important in production, assembly, and service work, and is indispensable in taking uncertainty out of the quality/safety equation. Controllable torque tools – such as the MANOSKOP® 730 Quick – ensure secure connections that exactly meet the requirements every time. Lightweight materials such as carbon, aluminium, magnesium alloys, and plastics, a...

For forty years Mr Hasan Şemsi has directed and inspired the development of Berdan Cıvata, based in the ancient city of Tarsus, in south-east Turkey. Here he talks about how a small business grew to be a fully integrated production operation and, remarkably candidly, of the mistakes that taught him how to achieve the highest levels of quality assurance for critical application construction fast...

LIGNOLOC® – the collated wood nail – developed by Austrian company Raimund BECK KG, was selected as the winner in the category ‘Excellent Product Design – Workshop and Tools’ by the German Design Council. The award ceremony will take place on 7th February as part of Ambiente 2020 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. LIGNOLOC® is the first magazine loaded nail made of wood. It is shot into the wood ma...

In recent years, NORM Cıvata has achieved exponential growth with accelerating export sales. This success was achieved by focusing on high-quality production, investing in technology, and building strong and sustainable relationships with customers. The company’s latest motto perfectly summarises its way of working: ‘Global scale, personal care’. NORM Cıvata points out that this motto underline...

As one of Europe’s leading wholesalers of stainless steel fasteners, with almost 30 years’ experience, Apex Stainless has established a worldwide reputation for excellent customer service – a principle that is deeply embedded at the very heart of the company and permeates through every level of the business. Apex aims to offer its fastener distribution customers a ‘one stop shop’ for all stainl...

Founded in 1980 as a moulding workshop, ARMA Fixing Systems is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a manufacturer that provides innovative solutions to the fastener industry. Originally starting with only two employees, in an area of just 20m2, the company quickly developed to start serving customers from various sectors such as automotive, home appliance, machinery, agriculture, construction,...

WASI has received a European Technical Assessment for its WS 9136 countersunk wood construction screw – helping it meet the special demands placed by the timber construction sector on connection technology in terms of quality and safety. Even in times in which steel and concrete are the predominant building materials, the classic timber construction method is far from being obsolete. On the con...

BRALO has launched a new range of battery riveting tools BET (BRALO Electronic Tool) to provide greater autonomy, versatility and efficiency to the industry, and offer a complete solution without a cable – meeting the fastener needs of customers, both with rivets or with insert nuts. With a system of interchangeable batteries of 2Ah and 4Ah, and only one charger, the range of BET riveting tools...

Teknoform focuses on special and challenging cold formed parts and has a full range of production capabilities in-house, including cold forging machines and secondary operations, heat treatment, an R&D department, as well as a quality laboratory that is constructed according to the requirements of the automotive industry. Teknoform’s partnership with SMF Tools means it can provide quick and...

Here Bossong SpA, with its complete range of high-quality chemical anchors, manufactured in its main plant in Bergamo, Italy, explains how the use of chemical anchors is continuously growing within the market thanks to their flexibility and the possibility of installation in every type of base material. For some base materials such as hollow and solid masonry, AAC, and lightweight concrete, the...