The fasteners most commonly prone to galling when tightened are made of stainless steel, aluminium or titanium. Stainless steel fasteners are available in austenitic, ferritic and martensitic grades, with austenitic grades of stainless steel fasteners usually used in the industry. The stainless steel material has a chrome oxide layer, which protects it from corrosion. Galling is seizing or abra...

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe has signed a new agreement with LORD Corporation, making it an official distributor of LORD® structural adhesives. LORD® structural adhesives consist of acrylic, epoxy and urethane adhesives that have been designed to improve manufacturing processes and final products for composite, metal and plastic assemblies. With their strength and flexibility, LORD structural adh...

Heinz Soyer Bolzenschweißtechnik GmbH has introduced its new Black Series weld stud generation with property Class 8.8. Patented stud welding in a radially symmetric magnetic field – referred to as ‘SRM’ (patent number: 10 2004 051 389) – in connection with the corresponding HZ-1 universal weld stud with plane end face and centring tip (patent number: 10 2006 016 553), offers safe and clean con...

UK-based Barton Coldform (UK) Ltd has secured a contract with Ford Motor Company thanks in part to the implementation of an innovative new process developed with WMG, University of Warwick. The contract, worth GB£300,000 to the company, was awarded following the development of prototype parts that were produced using the latest additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques through an innovati...

Perfect Lock Bolt America Inc has introduced the Perfect Lock Bolt (PLB) – a dual-threaded bolt and nut system engineered to reduce or eliminate self-loosening problems in the fastener industry. Available to the European market, the PLB consists of a dual-threaded bolt shaft and two nuts of different thread pitches. The first, or primary nut on the shaft, is a coarse thread nut. The outer, or s...

The two-part epoxy system EP90FR-V from Master Bond has been developed for use in aviation applications including interior panels, door frame lining and floor/door assemblies. Master Bond EP90FR-V is a two-part epoxy system that passes the vertical burn test portion of the FAR standard 14 CFR 25.853(a) for flame retardancy, enabling it to be used in various aviation applications. The two-part e...

UK-based GBK Ltd has developed, with a long-term customer, two new fastening solutions for the cabin and bed areas of national airline carriers. Developed for use in first and business class cabins, the initial solution required a specialist Pine Tree Clip with very fine fin designs. The second project was a very similar part, but shorter with a locating spigot added on the top surface of the p...

PennEngineering® has introduced the patented PEM® R’ANGLE® fastener for thin metal assemblies and printed circuit boards, which creates strong right angle attachment points to enable tighter design control, reduced hardware counts, and associated production economies. This family of fasteners consists of self-clinching products for permanent installation into metal sheets and ReelFast® SMT surf...

Optimas OE Solutions is now a standalone, independent company with a strategy focused on growth, specialising in the distribution and manufacturing of highly engineered fasteners and C-Class components. Formerly the OEM Supply – Fasteners division of Anixter Inc, Optimas was acquired by American Industrial Partners (AIP), a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on acquiring, improvi...

NORMA Group has launched its new ABA Original SMO (syrafast molybdenum) – a worm drive hose clamp that can be used in boats, special purpose vehicles and industrial facilities. ABA Original SMO is made of high performance SMO steel, which NORMA says is about 20% harder than normal austenitic steels and thus has a particularly high corrosion resistance – enabling it to reliably withstand severe...