DL Chemicals has introduced its new generation of chemical anchors, which it says are faster and stronger than ever, as they are suitable for anchoring threaded rods in hollow and solid materials and have a fast loading time. The new generation of chemical anchors are ideal for fixing roller shutters, staircase hand rails, sun protection, canopies, boilers, racking, bicycle racks, masonry suppo...

By Paolo Cattaneo, managing director, Growermetal Srl Growermetal, based in Calco, northern Italy, introduced the Grower TenKeep® safety washer to the market in 2019 – receiving a very positive response with the product even winning a Route to Fastener Innovation Competition award at Fastener Fair Stuttgart. Specially designed to ensure maximum performance against unscrewing of bolted joints –...

Mack Brooks Exhibitions has announced the postponement of Fastener Fair France due to the escalation of Covid-19 in Europe and globally. New dates are to be announced in due course. The 2nd edition of Fastener Fair France was scheduled to take place from 27th – 28th May 2020 in Paris, Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles, France. Speaking about the announcement, Nicola Hamann, managing director of...

In an effort to help overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, Swedish manufacturer of high strength stainless steel fasteners BUMAX has decided to offer its premium fasteners used for ventilators at-cost to all medical equipment manufacturers. BUMAX has offered to provide companies that are producing much needed ventilators with at-cost premium fasteners for their devices – as well as doing its best to...

Swedish-based Akoustos AB states that its new Sound Absorbing Screw is as simple as it is ingenious – working like a standard screw when mounted but when in a fixed position, it provides a resilient connection between the panels and the studs forming an efficient sound absorbing shield. Tests show a sound reduction of 9dB. This, according to acoustic theory, is a reduction in sound effect by as...

Mack Brooks Exhibitions has announced the postponement of Infrarail, the UK’s leading showcase of railway infrastructure technology and expertise, until May 2021 due to the escalation of Covid-19 in Europe. The 13th edition of the Infrarail, which was planned to take place at London Olympia from 12th – 14th May 2020, will now be co-located alongside Railtex 2021 and will take place at the NEC i...

NORMA Group has been awarded a large contract by a German car manufacturer, starting in the summer of 2022, to equip an average of more than 550,000 vehicles per year with transmission oil cooling lines. NORMA Group will supply to the customer’s plants in America, Asia and Europe, with two lines each being installed in up to 4.5 million vehicles by 2030. “As a technology leader, we actively sha...

Nord-Lock Group has received one of the world’s most prestigious design awards, the Red Dot Award, for the Superbolt Tool, which won ‘Best Product Design 2020’ in the Tools category. Co-inventor Andy McPhee, R&D at Nord-Lock Group, commented: “I am extremely proud that the Superbolt Tool was judged not only good enough to be entered into the Red Dot competition, but it actually won.” The Su...

Springs are everywhere, including in everyday electronics. Be it computers, televisions or microwaves, these components come in different shapes and sizes. Both springs and wire forms are a necessity in electrical items and, without them, the technology of today wouldn’t be the same. In fact, without springs, many of the objects that exist today would not have been invented. Here Airedale Sprin...

Rapierstar is providing extensive support to window and door manufacturer Shelforce to help streamline its fastener usage and ensure its workforce is fully supported to achieve the highest quality finished products. Shelforce specialises in the supply of windows and doors to the social housing, new build and schools sectors, and is already benefiting from a 25% reduction in the number of differ...