norelem supported three universities who took the top ten places in the World Solar Challenge 2019. Regarded as one of the toughest solar races in the world, the challenge is a biennial solar-powered car race across the Australian outback that ran in October. In the lead up norelem donated standard components to teams at HS Bochum (SolarCar-Team Hochschule Bochum), Jönköping University (JU Sola...

Swedish manufacturer of premium stainless steel fasteners BUMAX has received a large order for corrosion resistant and maintenance free studs to be used for a wind farm off the Belgian coast. BUMAX won the order to supply stainless studs, nuts and washers for the 219MW “Northwester 2” offshore wind power plants thanks to its capability to provide high strength fasteners with excellent corrosion...

SD Products has expanded its catalogue of marine and fabric fasteners with several new lines, including DOT branded parts, all of which are available from its website. All products in the category are manufactured from quality brass and polyacetal, as well as being low cost and easy to use. Spur teeth washers and grommets, plus brass eyelets and rings, are used extensively in the textile indust...

SFS has installed its unique Soter™ Horizontal Safety Lifeline System on the new visitor centre and gallery, The Weston, on the grounds of Bretton Hall in West Yorkshire, UK. The building has already won four RIBA Yorkshire Awards for its design, which fits with the rural and picturesque surroundings and future vision for the park. SFS Group Fastening Technology Ltd and Templar Roofing Services...

NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, is supplying a residential, energy and water saving development in Southern California with a particularly durable and efficient irrigation system. The drip irrigation system saves up to 60% water compared to traditional, water intensive solutions on the market. “We are continuously improving our water management solutions to...

You’ve designed a great product, but are you confident you’re using the right fasteners to keep it held together? Staytite believes it can provide the answers. Whilst it is true that Staytite has traditionally been renowned for the distribution of fasteners, in its forty-plus years of trading it has also built up an expertise to offer a range of services which go beyond the common remit of what...

Following several years of development and refinement, Nord-Lock Group is celebrating the launch of the brand new Boltight TSR+ auto return tensioner, which boasts a piston retraction time that is four times faster than its nearest competitor. Making it a must have upgrade across multiple industries. Boltight has been at the forefront of hydraulic bolt tensioning technology for nearly 20 years,...

By Ryan Murphy, technical director, Evolution Fasteners (UK) Ltd The march of time thrusts forward and in doing so there is continual development of product standards and manufacturing processes. Quite simply, the construction industry demands more performance from products today than was ever done before – at a cost that is as low as possible. Bolts and anchors in particular are a victim of th...

Made of natural nylon, this new range from Bülte is available from M4 to M8, with lengths from 6mm to 60mm depending on the diameter. These screws are used when a wider bearing surface or smoother, more finished appearance is desired, or in material too thin to accommodate a countersunk head. Due to their head geometry, pan head screws with 6-lobe are designed for light fastening applications....

HellermannTyton is a manufacturer and supplier of quality products for cable management and network connectivity solutions – many of which are manufactured at the company’s multi million pound factory in Plymouth, UK. HellermannTyton’s Plymouth site powers the cable management industry and is one of two HellermannTyton factories that produce components for numerous markets, providing and design...