Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, Thielco Steel Solutions Group BV has been specialising in mechanical galvanisation and coating for decades. To celebrate, the company will be opening a new high-tech production line for mechanical galvanisation in the first quarter. It will replace the existing production line, which has been in operation since 1987. Mechanical galvanisation, or mecha...

Ex-stock production supply specialists Challenge Europe is now offering five types of socket screws from stock to support the engineering and assembly industries. Socket head cap screws, socket shoulder screws, socket button head screws, socket countersunk screws and socket setscrews are all in common usage by virtue of their ease of use in the production environment and for their very clean ae...

Two of SPIROL International Corporation’s manufacturing locations have received the 2018 ‘General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award’ for achieving operational excellence and quality control. This is SPIROL Canada’s fifth year and SPIROL Connecticut’s fourth consecutive year receiving this prestigious award. The letter sent by General Motors notifying SPIROL of the awards stated: “The awa...

Additive manufacturing, which is much better known to most people as 3D printing, has been in use in plastics engineering for many years. However, the method offers potential for many further applications including architecture, design, medical engineering, packaging or mechanical engineering. The services offered by Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG are specifically geared towards mach...

Cable management specialist HellermannTyton has launched its new range of 18th Edition metal fixings helping installers comply with the BS7671:2018 18th edition wiring regulations in the UK. The 18th edition wiring regulation states that plastic clips should not be used as the sole or “main” support for cables. In addition to this, strong reference is made to the spacing of the metallic clips a...

TensionPro, the UK-based bolt tensioning experts, has announced that its range of bolt tensioners will now be supplied with an ARMOURMAX® protective coating as standard. This unique, durable, anti-wear and anti-corrosion finish aims to maximise a tool’s life and reduce maintenance, saving on downtime onsite. One of the common problems that can afflict tensioning equipment and threaded component...

Here, UK-based Bison, a nationwide supplier to the M&E and building engineering services marketplace, explains what a non-expansion anchor is and when they should be used. When fixing into a substrate such as masonry, concrete and blockwork, there’s essentially two main types of anchor; expansion (also known as a mechanical anchor) and non-expansion, and this denomination relates directly t...

For the last 60 years, the safety lock LOXX® has been an essential solution for quick and secure fastening of tarpaulin, spray hoods, bimini tops and canopies on boats, this fastener is an easy, quick, and safe fastening solution. Now, Schaeffertec has introduced a novelty for its locking system - a lower part that is small, robust, practical, simple and ingenious. No spindle or hand press is r...

According to the Office for National Statistics an estimated 51.48 million people in the UK own a smart phone and 38.2 million own a tablet. Needless to say, there is certainly a need in the marketplace for reputable mobile device repair companies. To service this growing market tesa, a leading global adhesive tape manufacturer, has appointed its first specialist UK distributor in the mobile de...

Game changing new technologies are driving the biggest transformation that the automotive sector has seen in 100 years. The car of the future will be electrified, connected to its environment, autonomously driven, and even shared among several users. But what does this step shift mean for manufacturers? Which adaptions will they have to make to production processes, while still delivering high...