High cycle fatigue testing allows improvements in the design and durability of fastener products designed to meet tough aerospace requirements. Aerospace fasteners – bolts, studs, screws and rivets – are among the most critical components used in aircraft manufacturing. Large aircraft can use up to 3 million fasteners in their assembly, with structural bolts comprising about 25% of the total an...

Bossong SpA has announced that its BCR V-PLUS chemical anchor has been upgraded in accordance with the new EOTA guidelines and has obtained important new qualifications. Thanks to the new qualifications and based on the EC/ETA load data, Bossong states that customers now have access to one of the best products on the European market with dual certification – ETA Option 7 for non-cracked concret...

Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited was recently awarded a contract from a research organisation for the supply of a rapid heating furnace to be used for lightweight hot stamping and formed aluminium automotive component product development. This organisation will integrate the aluminium sheet heating furnace with existing equipment to support both automotive manufacturers and tier 1 supplie...

German discount supermarket chain, Lidl, recently built a brand new headquarters in Heilbronn, Germany, which involved the construction of an office building, meeting rooms, a reception facility, cafeteria, underground parking facilities, fitness centre, logistics facilities and outdoor parking facilities. Part of the development included a requirement for a façade sun protection cladding syste...

Dymax has announced its BlueWave® AX-550 LED flood curing system, a high-intensity unit used for curing light curable materials to increase productivity and efficiency. Designed to be integrated into a larger system, such as an automated manufacturing system, or as a stand-alone bench-top curing station, the BlueWave AX-550 combines controller, emitter, and power supply into a compact, all-in-o...

Fasteners are a key but often overlooked aspect of racking system installation and maintenance. NEXTracker, one of STANLEY® Engineered Fastening’s premier customers, designs, manufactures, builds, and services the world’s most advanced single-axis solar tracker systems for small to utility-scale power plants around the world. As the cost of panels drop, improving fastener efficiencies have prov...

PennEngineering, a global leader in the fastening industry, has been awarded ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System) certification for its global headquarters in Danboro, Pennsylvania, USA. This is the fifth PennEngineering facility to achieve this accreditation, which reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility and the advancement of sustainability practi...

Master Bond UV10TK40M is a one part UV curable system, which is not oxygen inhibited, and can be used for bonding, sealing and coating applications. UV10TK40M is optically clear, with a refractive index of 1.55. It has a high glass transition temperature (Tg) of 135°C - 140°C and is serviceable from -60°F to +450°F. Its hardness upon curing is 75 - 85 Shore D. “Not only does it meet NASA low ou...

TR Fastenings Ltd (TR), the international specialist in the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of high-quality industrial and Cat C fastenings is adding a new innovative rod guide product to its enclosure hardware range, increasing security whilst decreasing hassle for customers. With telecoms networks, EV charging and technology infrastructure requiring more road furniture such...

A new record construction in China: The country inaugurated the world’s longest sea crossing and the largest infrastructure project currently being implemented on water in October 2018 after nine years of construction. The project of the century spans the Pearl River Delta across 55km, connecting the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and Macau with Guangdong Province (Zhuhai city) on t...