Snap-on® has unveiled two new 3/8 inch Drive Dual 80® Technology Soft Grip Ratchets designed to meet the evolving needs of industry professionals. The new FHCLF72RR Compact Flex Head and the FHC72MPRR Multi-Position Head offer a 3/8 inch drive square housed in a ¼ inch body for use in low torque, limited access applications, such as removing or installing spark plugs. Both tools are designed w...

Swedish fastener manufacturer BUMAX was selected to solve a potential galling issue in an adaptive secondary mirror for a NASA telescope located at the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii. A special variant of its high-performance DX 129 model was delivered within 24 hours to TNO to solve a manufacturing error in the adaptive secondary mirror structure. The Dutch organisation TNO devel...

fischer, in response to the growing trend of circular economy, now produces the cartridges of its injection mortar FIS V Zero from more than 50% post-consumer recyclates (PCR), such as plastic waste from end users. This has now also further optimised the packaging of the universal mortar, which already sets standards in terms of environmental and processor protection thanks to its label-free re...

Rapid development of hybrid technologies is one of the prevailing trends in the construction chemicals sector today. These innovative solutions are becoming more and more popular and widely available in the construction industry, significantly affecting or changing the way users work. Here, Selena Group outlines how adhesives can offer the perfect solution and how the company, as a global manuf...

NORMA Group has been awarded a major contract to equip a new platform for small to medium electric passenger cars with its lightweight TP Flex tubes for the battery thermal management system.   The tubes are made of thermoplastic elastomer, a light and flexible material. With its material and design quality, a TP Flex tube significantly reduces the pressure drop of the fluid that flows through...

Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, has announced its three day, 16 seminar programme created and curated for its 67th Annual Conference set to take place at the Hyatt Regency in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 25th to 27th September 2024. Themed “Taping Our Future”, the premier event for the European tapes business typically attracts more than 150 participants from 15 countries across E...

Samac Fixings has announced the launch of its TEK Screw range, engineered for a wide range of applications where materials such as wood and metal need to be screwed together – without the need for pre-drilling. TEK screws feature a self-tapping thread, allowing them to cut their own thread into the material they are fastening, along with a drilling point. This dual functionality offers a quick...

UK-based bolt tensioning specialist TensionPro has launched a new range of spring return hydraulic tensioners, optimised for topside applications in the offshore oil and gas industry.  Versatile and reliable for all bolting applications, and designed to suit ANSI, ASME and API flanges, the HTR series features a fast spring piston return, making these tools the ideal choice for tightening severa...

The Remscheid-based manufacturer of quality hand tools and workshop equipment HAZET has now developed special exhaust gas probe inserts with which the lambda probe, particle sensor, NOX sensor and exhaust gas temperature sensors can be removed and installed. The exhaust gas probe inserts are now available in five different designs for all common probe diameters from 14mmto 24mm. The inserts hav...

Tool cases are an ideal solution for mobile use and the safe storage of tools and accessories. GEDORE red now presents three newly equipped tool cases that are robust and contain well thought-out selections of tools that are tailored to various areas of application. Including the Meister XL R21652101 tool case; the R21652089 Electrician's tool case, and the R21902072 Sanitary tool trolley, thes...