Fastener News Archive

Chemique takes a seat

13th November 2018

Innovative products from Chemique Adhesives have made it possible for Audience Upholstery Ltd to supply upholstered products to Audience Systems Ltd - a designer and manufacturer of seating for sporting and entertainment venues. Audience Systems develops, manufactures and installs audience, stadium and theatre seating for customers worldwide, which means that the company has to comply with a wi...

Other Industries

Techsil attains JOSCAR accreditation

12th November 2018

Techsil Limited has successfully completed the approval procedure for the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR) which enables companies in the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors to identify qualified suppliers. This accreditation indicates that Techsil Ltd has met the JOSCAR standards pertaining to company capability, accreditations, information security, corporate soci...

Aerospace

Bulten awarded Electric Vehicle Drive Technologies FSP contract

9th November 2018

Bulten has been awarded an Electric Vehicle Drive Technologies FSP (Full Service Provider) contract by a major European automotive manufacturer. The contract is initially valued at approximately EUR 2 million per annum and extends for a period of 7 years. “The award of this prestigious contract clearly positions Bulten at the forefront of fastener development within the Electric Vehicle market...

Automotive

Advanced Engineering celebrates 10 years in style

8th November 2018

Graham Stuart, Minister for Investment, hailed Advanced Engineering 2018 “the country’s largest sector show”, as exhibitors and visitors had a fantastic time, completing new contracts, developing business relationships and seeing the latest innovations the industry has to offer. Mr Stuart MP, of the Department for International Trade, added: “I’m delighted to be here at Advanced Engineering 201...

Automotive

Safe, accurate and ergonomic bolting solutions in aviation

7th November 2018

Following the award of a significant contract with a major global aircraft manufacturer, HTL Group now have a specialised aviation division delivering a portfolio of aviation specific, controlled bolting and fluid power solutions to solve challenges faced within the sector. Included in the aviation division’s portfolio is a dedicated range of intelligent bolting tools, offering significant impr...

Aerospace

Boggled by toggle clamps?

6th November 2018

Although widely available and suitable for many applications, toggle clamps are often neglected and aren’t first to mind for design engineers. Paul Mulvey, sales manager at norelem UK, explains best practice uses for toggle clamps and how they benefit users. G-clamps, cam clamps, clamps with adjustable risers, centring clamps and many more - in the world of workholding and clamping things down,...

Construction + Civil Engineering

Spring manufacture helps monitor patient health in the UK

5th November 2018

One million patients are seen every 36 hours by the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK with 40% more operations undertaken in recent years. Sanandco and its MonitorMe product, with springs supplied by European Springs & Pressings, is working on easing this NHS headache. Sanandco brings healthcare monitoring to the masses, taking advantage of cloud storage and big data. It develops simp...

Other Industries

Step change in assembly line production

2nd November 2018

Desoutter Industrial Tools has unveiled a new industrial smart hub that the company predicts will trigger a real step change in assembly line production. Called CONNECT, the transformational technology is designed to boost flexibility, boost uptime and boost productivity on an unprecedented scale. CONNECT is designed to accelerate the transformation towards an Industry 4.0 factory. CONNECT hub...

Automotive

Specialinsert – a partner of excellence

1st November 2018

Specialinsert has underlined its commitment to becoming a partner of excellence by achieving the IATF 16949:2016 certification in the quality management of the design and production of mechanical fastening components. Specialinsert was established by three shareholders who, whilst already working in the fastener sector, decided to set-up their own business and start their own sales operation in...

Automotive

Advanced fastening and sealing technologies

31st October 2018

Even the best-designed fastener assemblies can succumb to a range of negative side effects including rattling, leaking, loosening, seizing, stripping, corroding or shearing. Each of these issues could potentially lead to a product failure and costly warranty claims or recalls. That is why customers turn to ND Industries to provide solutions for all these problems and more. A family-owned busine...

Aerospace