By Dr-Ing Thilo Pregartner, Dr Fritz Wall and Thomas Holland- Letz, Construction Fixings Europe Design of fastenings in concrete- a long way to EN 1992-4 It will be a historical moment when EN 1992-4 becomes available in the autumn of 2018 because it is the first time in the history of fastener design that the design provisions will be published in an official European standard and not in guide...

ETTINGER GmbH provides an extensive range of mechanical components for electronic production – with approximately 30,000 products available from its catalogue and another 15,000 supplied in-line with specific customer requirements. Standard products are available from stock, even in larger production quantities – thanks to ETTINGER’s generous warehousing facilities spanning approximately 3,000m...

After the recent opening of a new 10,000m2 head office, and with the company experiencing 10% growth year-on-year for the last five years, Berardi Bullonerie is looking to take the next step in its development and forge new international partnerships. Established in 1919, Berardi has become a reference point within Italy for supplying an ever expanding range of screws, fasteners and C-class ite...

A total of 46 million passenger journeys were made across the Irish Rail network in 2017, making safety and security a top priority. When the wire locking mechanism that had been previously used on the ‘22000 class’ InterCity Railcar (ICR) fleet began to show signs of weakness, Irish Rail then turned to look at the possibility of using the Nord-Lock wedge-locking washers to ensure reliability,...

Techsil provided a bespoke Form-in-Place Foam Gasketing service to TRT Lighting to produce an IP rated seal for the lid of an outdoor lighting luminaire. The new process replaced a manual system of gasket application saving time and allowing vital resources to be used elsewhere. UK-based TRT Lighting Ltd (Thorlux Road and Tunnel Lighting) designs, manufactures and supplies energy efficient, env...

Ever since the invention of the internal combustion engine it’s the heavy-duty trucks and off highway vehicles that have perhaps been most important to Europe’s growth. Such vehicles have built, harvested and supplied the nation since the dawn of motorisation. For example, 71% of all freight tonnage in Europe is delivered by truck. However, with the advent of Euro emissions standards, the desig...

Security fasteners are needed by industries far and wide, with each industry having its own reasons to use anti-tamper devices. Some are concerned with loss prevention and deterring theft, while others use them to stop unlawful entry and mitigate against the risk of death or serious injury caused by unlawful access or trespassing. A prime example is the transport and rail sector, where a wide r...

Concrete fasteners, once set, are not designed to be removed from concrete, brick or block without damaging the base material into which they have been set. If pulled on hard enough, the base material will fail, the anchor will become detached and there may be a hole in the concrete that is the shape of an upside down cone. However, sometimes it is necessary to remove concrete fasteners from ba...

Spring manufacture is rarely glamorous. However, all that changed when European Springs and Pressings was invited to design a bottle top for probably the most beautiful gin in the world. Tinkture, a new drink manufacturer, focused on delivering a purer, clean element to beverages, approached the Redruth company to create a signature bottle top like no other. The family firm, led by Hannah and S...

With customer requirements and demands ever increasing, how are fastener distributors adapting? Deputy Editor Claire Aldridge visited Achilles Seibert GmbH, and spoke to Managing Director Timo Scholle about how the role of the fastener distributor is changing to fulfil customers’ needs. Sat in Achilles head office in Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany – approximately 10km north of Hamburg – Timo cuts st...