Fastener News Archive

NORMA wins major contract from French motor vehicle manufacturer

24th January 2017

From 2019 NORMA Group will be supplying up to 1.5 million custom-made plastic pipe urea lines to a French motor vehicle manufacturer, which will be installed annually in around 550,000 cars and commercial vehicles. Serial production will begin in 2018 at NORMA’s site in Subotica, Serbia. Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group, commented: “We are very pleased with the major contract which further exp...

Automotive

New glob top adhesives

19th January 2017

Specially for the consumer and general electronics industry, Panacol-Elosol GmbH has developed two new adhesives with a low halogen content – Vitralit® UD 8050 and Structalit® 8838 – both of which provide encapsulation of electronic components on PCBs.  Vitralit® UD 8050 is an acrylic-based one-component adhesive which, thanks to its easy dispensing ability and rapid curing, is especially suita...

Electrical + Electronics

The wind turbine time machine

18th January 2017

With the sector growing globally every year, the wind energy industry is looking to use less material for producing big wind turbine parts. A project in Germany is testing new construction methods, simulating 20 years of wear and tear in just a fraction of that time. Cost pressure on the growing wind energy industry makes intensive testing necessary. Consistent research on cost reduction method...

Power Generation

Master Bond solvent resistant adhesives

11th January 2017

Formulated for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation applications, Master Bond EP41S-5 is a room temperature curing epoxy that combines a high strength profile, higher electrical insulation values and chemical resistance. Suitable for use in the aerospace, electronic, power, chemical processing, specialty OEM and other industries, EP41S-5 is able to deliver long-term protection against a...

Electrical + Electronics

SD Products’ fixing solution for Jaguar Land Rover

9th January 2017

SD Products Ltd is a third generation family owned business with over 40 years of experience as a stockist distributor of specialist fasteners. With each year, as the business continues to grow, it aims to raise the bar and further expand its extensive product catalogue. One of the areas SD Products has focused on during 2016 is its automotive range, which already includes over 900 unique faste...

Automotive

New grades of pre-applied fastener sealants

3rd January 2017

Tectorius® has introduced five new grades to its long-standing Tec-U-Seal™ line of pre-applied fastener sealants.  Varying in softness, elasticity and self-adhesion, for ‘stay in place’ easy assembly, the five new grades are available in different colours to offer custom, signature product identification for customers. Tec-U-Seal™ pre-applied fastener sealants are a unique resin matrix sealing...

Other Industries

Military precision from ZaGO

23rd December 2016

ZaGO Manufacturing Co Inc is committed to providing the highest quality ‘Made in America’ sealing solutions for a variety of industries, including all branches of the military – army, navy and air force. US-based ZaGO’s military standard parts meet the strict specifications of both the MS and the NASM standards. “Our parts are time tested and pressure tested. In fact, ZaGO is the only manufactu...

Other Industries

Apex fastener drive tools

21st December 2016

Apex Tool Group GmbH & Co OHG states it is revolutionising the market for covered assembly drive tools with its μ-Guard line of premium safety and anti-mar fastener drive tools.  Apex μ-Guard covered tools improve operator safety when using fastener tools by significantly reducing or eliminating pinch points during glove use, and providing a robust cushion against costly incidental side imp...

Automotive

Custom fasteners from Blue Diamond

19th December 2016

Blue Diamond Technologies, a UK-based designer and manufacturer of bespoke mechanical parts, is building on its experience supplying fasteners for the automotive aftermarket to provide customers with bespoke industrial fasteners for any market sector. With more than 40 years experience, Blue Diamond offers a global procurement of special parts and is widening this service to supply custom faste...

Automotive

GAGE BILT’s GB735 installation tool

16th December 2016

Constructed from aircraft quality materials to provide years of service, GAGE BILT Inc has introduced the GB735 – a pneumatic hydraulic tool designed specifically for the efficient installation of Huck® BobTail® fasteners. Weighing just 2.43kg, the tool can be operated in any position with one hand. It has a 28.83mm rivet setting stroke and a rated pull load of 10.23kN. The GB735 riveter operat...

Aerospace