Süleyman Kahraman, M.Sc. mechanical engineer, Fecon R&D and Engineering Service Limited Nowadays weight reduction studies have gained importance for a wide variety of industries, but especially in automotive and aviation. When it comes to weight reduction there are two main activities that are being carried out. The first is that components made of aluminium or magnesium, which have high sp...

With Vitralit® UC 1536 Panacol is launching another low-halogen UV adhesive for the electronics industry. Due to its low ion-content, it is ideal for semiconductor production. The new very stable, high-gloss, transparent adhesive cures within a few seconds. The adhesive Vitralit® UC 1536 is an epoxy-based adhesive, which hardens very quickly under UV-light. Due to its high viscosity, it is part...

An adjustable industrial shock absorber donated by WDS Component Parts Ltd is helping a young woman regain strength and mobility following a major operation to remove a tumour. The shock absorber is incorporated into a modified rowing machine in a project coordinated by nationwide charity Remap. Remap helps disabled people achieve independence and a better quality of life by designing and build...

Established in 1988, Birlik Bağlanti is a Turkish manufacturer and exporter of special fasteners including screws, bolts, rivets and bushes, with a capacity of 1,000 tonnes per month for the automotive, white goods and furniture sectors. Birlik has a wide range of machinery including 1 die 1 blow machines up to 7 die 7 blow machines. It also has transfer machines and a range of secondary operat...

Innovative premium high strength and high performance stainless steel fasteners offer significant benefits – from product lifecycle and maintenance to total lifecycle costs – in many global industry sectors. Here, Nimeka de Silva, development manager, UK and Ireland for BUMAX looks at more robust and cost-effective fastener solutions. Corrosion presents a considerable global challenge, resultin...

The Hubble telescope is best known for the beautiful images it collects of space. However the first images it took were fuzzy - a 2.2 micron misalignment in the telescope’s main mirror was all it took to wreck the image quality. While a slightly larger figure, a 15mm misalignment in a curtain wall bracket can also jeopardise the success of project continuity, reducing the risk of construction d...

In 2019 Çetin Cıvata went through a significant period of investment with the company adding further manufacturing capabilities, as well as renewing its corporate identity with new logos across all platforms – using all of its corporate experience to bring the company, and Tecde Group, into a new era and to further grow its brand globally. The first major development for Çetin Cıvata in 2019 wa...

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...