Since more than 45 years, Specialinsert is engaged in the production of fastening systems suitable to all the fixing needs on different materials and applications. The Italian company has grown a historic background in traditional mechanical fastening systems, however with the design and manufacturing of custom solutions, the company is growing its expertise in more innovative fields of applica...

Health protection plays an increasingly important role on the construction site and this trend is reflected in the fact that legal regulations are becoming increasingly more stringent. This also has validity for drilling, where stringent workplace dust limits are now in place in numerous countries. With the Duster Expert hammer drill, from Heller Tools GmbH, the professional user can do justice...

With the increasing growth of alternative drive technologies, such as electromobility and hybrid drive systems, the demand for product solutions in the area of joining technology for these applications is also on the rise. As a market leader, NORMA Group is an expert development partner for its customers in these fields of innovation. In recent months, NORMA Group has won a number of orders fro...

By Ryan Murphy, technical director, Evolution Fasteners (UK) Ltd There are well documented and investigated cases of failures, which can be attributed to stress corrosion cracking since 1965. Some have led to monetary loses in the hundreds of millions of dollars and nobody can calculate the worth of the 119 lives that have been lost to these failures. Material sciences are constantly progressin...

In the UK there are around 1.2 million boats and leisure craft in private ownership; nearly all Scandinavians seem to like to spend their holidays on or near water; while the Dutch are never far from a canal or other water way. Around Europe’s warmer regions sailing and river cruising are increasingly popular. Looking to the other side of the Atlantic, 86 million Americans participate in some f...

A key strength of Star Fasteners is its ability to work with customers on projects to find solutions that will help optimise the application, whilst also improving the overall efficiency. A prime example is a recent project where Star Fasteners worked with a customer to provide a solution for an application in a coal power station. Daniel Starbuck, director of Star Fasteners, explains: “We wer...

As a certified quality tier supplier to the automotive marketplace, EFC provides engineered components and solutions to the tiers for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Mercedes, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, and other new domestic car manufacturers. In fact, more than 80% of all cars and trucks in North America have at least one EFC supplied part. EFC International is engaged in supporting customers globally...

The world’s first wall plug, patented in 1911 under the number 22680/11, changed the technology of finishing works for good, ultimately becoming the very foundation upon which the Rawlplug® brand was founded, but also gave birth to a completely new perception of the fixings and fasteners sector. Everything started more than 100 years ago. In 1910 the British Museum was being prepared for major...

Nord-Lock Group points out that a new external test report confirms it is the only company in the industry that can promise 1,000 hours of corrosion resistance for all steel washers. RISE, the National Research Institute of Sweden, has performed corrosion tests according to the ISO 9227 standard and concluded 1,000 hours of salt spray resistance on all Nord-Lock steel washers is verified. This...

Founded on its experience of more than 40 years, NORM Holding has continuously moved forward – with an integrated manufacturing and quality service – to become a solution partner for major manufacturers, and well known brands, in domestic and global automotive markets. NORM Holding continues to be a leader and pioneer in the fastener industry and is committed to a superior quality policy and wi...