High costs during assembly, operations, and maintenance, can be avoided by optimisation in the design phase, for joining technology too. The new 3D printing service RRP – REYHER Rapid Prototyping supports companies improving component design, reducing development costs and shortening time-to-market. In a very short time RRP – REYHER Rapid Prototyping facilitates producing a prototype in-line wi...

Italian-based Mustad SpA has proudly announced that it has recently achieved the new IATF 16949:2016 certification, issued by the prestigious certification body Lloyd’s Register. IATF 16949 certification, which is a revision of the technical specification ISO/TS 16949, places particular emphasis on the concept of defect prevention and reduction of variability and losses in the supply chain, whi...

An innovative all-in-one overmoulded fastener and ‘tow steered’ reinforcement fabric fixing system, providing much greater productivity and higher fastening performance in use for less weight, by avoiding fibre damage, and dissipating point loads and cluster stresses. Specialist UK fixing systems producer, Adhesion Technologies Ltd. (ATL) has launched its latest fastening solution, primarily de...

With demand for dyed wire thread inserts greater than ever before, WTI Fasteners Ltd has invested in a new specialist dyeing machine – capable of colouring large quantities of inserts with increased speed and efficiency, without compromising on quality. For 30 years, WTI has been serving OEMs and distributors across a range of industries – all with individual and changing requirements. A recent...

Kommerling UK has announced that its new adhesive, Korapop 257 is now available to the UK market following a robust testing procedure carried out in collaboration with one of the country's leading truck and trailer manufacturers. The one-component sealant has been developed in response to market demand for improved sealant performance in the areas of weather and moisture resistance. "The majori...

Challenge Europe has found that alongside its core threaded fastener range, there is a demand for sealing O-rings on an urgent basis – and has consequently decided to enhance stock levels to meet this need. Common requirements for O-rings come in Nitrile (NBR), EPDM, Viton®, silicone, polyurethane and neoprene with many others also called for to suit the needs of practically every industrial se...

NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, has received an order from a leading battery manufacturer to design and manufacture line systems for thermal management of the batteries in hybrid vehicles. These line systems will be used in the passenger cars of a major international automobile manufacturer. Production of the systems will begin in 2020. By 2024, a total of...

In a busy workshop there are numerous instances of threads getting damaged - whacking a track rod end with a hammer; cutting a bolt or threaded rod; whacking a driveshaft out of a hub - the threaded ends get torn and squashed. Wheel studs also get damaged just by removing and refitting the wheels. Luckily there is a quick and easy solution from Laser Tools: the external deburr and chamfer tool...

After successful testing of the first prototype, a team of startup Avial Bikes enthusiasts have presented its new e-bike model, made on the basis of a patent pending frame, assembled from profiles made of aircraft grade aluminium. As in most aircraft fuselages and wings, the frame elements of the brand new product are joined together with rivets, which not only expands the possibilities of desi...

Lee Spring address the issues of extreme conditions through use of specialist materials and while low or high temperatures may take our minds toward expensive exotic alloys, extreme conditions vary to a wide extent such as being highly sensitive to magnetic, electrical or chemical conditions. To meet these conditions it also offers the ex-stock LeeP™ plastic spring range which provides non-magn...