With its technical know-how, use of simulation software, and numerous laboratory tests, Growermetal’s R&D department has developed GROWER TENKEEP® flat safety washers, which will be launched on the market at Fastener Fair Stuttgart. When compared to other safety washers on the market, GROWER TENKEEP® safety washers have knurls with a different geometry on each side of the two surfaces – spe...

Scell-it® SAS has launched its own full range of battery tools named ELEMENT – confirming the brand’s development strategy on the industrial market to meet all the needs of professionals in the metallurgical industry, seeking to gain autonomy and freedom of movement. Scell-it® has designed the ELEMENT battery tools to have a greater freedom of movement due to having no hose or compressor. Thei...

GESIPA reports that its new lightweight blind rivet nut is the next stage of development in blind rivet nut technology – meeting all industry requirements such as weight reduction and the careful and responsible handling of resources, which are key focuses in the automotive sector. In addition to the advantages of up to 50% less weight; reduced space needed for the closing head; as well as a la...

Approximately 76,000 fischer Zykon panel anchors FZP-II have recently been used as part of a two phase renovation project on the multi-storey office building – La Grande Arche de la Fraternité – in Puteaux just outside of Paris, France. At a height of 110.9 metres, a width of 106.9 metres, and a length of 112 metres, the La Grande Arche office building is almost cube-shaped and is made of reinf...

The R&D department of Regg Inspection Srl has successfully developed the new i600 5.0 inspection machine in order to improve the efficiency and reduce the false reject of components to inspect. This new i600 5.0 features 5 megapixel high-speed cameras, gaining more than 20% in terms of precision with respect to the previous version, and IP65 backlights to boost the inspection consistency an...

Milwaukee Tool’s new tool for cutting the most common sizes of threaded rod, the M18™ brushless threaded rod cutter, delivers clean, burr-free cuts for threading nuts on by hand. It also has the power to cut through ¼ inch, ⅜ inch and ½ inch mild steel or ¼ inch and ⅜ inch stainless steel threaded rod in seconds. The new tool features a unique design with a 1½ inch built-in trim length and one...

The patented shape and innovative use of plastic for the NORMA® HVAC clip provides unprecedented functionality and flexibility for corrugated spiral hose installations in HVAC – with NORMA Group reporting that on average 132 metal clamp sizes and materials can be replaced with just one plastic HVAC clip. This means that using the NORMA® HVAC clip can deliver a major reduction in the number of p...

Earnest Machine is now offering DIN spec metric hex head cap screws in response to increased demand in the marketplace. The US-based global importer, distributor, and manufacturer of large diameter and hard to find fasteners, will carry metric products made to the DIN spec, which is the German national standard. Fasteners will be made to the DIN 931 and 933 specifications, in fine and coarse th...

Since 1984, Superbolt® Multi-Jackbolt Tensioners (MJTs) have allowed users to tighten large bolts accurately with simple hand tools. The brand new Superbolt Tool, or Multi-Jackbolt Tightening Tool from Superbolt®, a division of Nord-Lock Group, add an extra layer of speed to this solution by tightening all the jackbolts simultaneously. Although MJTs are already quick and easy to use, the added...

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe has introduced a brand new line of tooling products – the first product range of its kind to feature in the distributor’s catalogue. Designed for use in the composites and foundry industries the new range comprises of over a hundred products including polyurethane and epoxy boards for styling, modelmaking and tooling – as well as specialist resin systems, close contou...