MacDermid say that engineers choose zinc-nickel in automotive and aerospace applications due to its excellent corrosion and abrasion resistance. Meaning the coating retains its corrosion protection even after handling and assembly operations. Zinc-nickel coatings demonstrate the following features: •Exceptional corrosion resistance for relatively thin coatings. •Hard coating, good for mechanica...

Piero Bruno, sales manager for Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) industrial division – covering France, southern and central Europe – has worked for Alcoa Fastening Systems for the past 10 years. His current position involves the management of five sales engineers and four internal sales staff, all of whom have the experience and knowledge to work with customers to find the ideal product  for every...

In 2010, German manufacturer HEICO Befestigungstechnik GmbH founded the new business unit HEICO-LOCK®. HEICO-LOCK® stands for high-quality anti-vibration security for the most demanding bolted joint applications – even under extreme vibration or dynamic loads – providing maximum security. HEICO explains that HEICO-LOCK is a wedge lock system consisting of two special shaped washers. When the b...

Lee Spring UK has launched two new springs, adding to its range of approximately 20,000 spring products. The first new addition is a line of high-pressure compression springs, which are suitable for applications with small spaces – requiring firm, but not rigid, slender springs. They can be used in a variety of applications including switches, ball plungers, safety relief valves, quick change t...

The 2014 motorsport calendar is in full swing and once again Jubilee Clips will be used extensively across a number of series and models and at some of the most prestigious races, such as Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix. This season has a special focus for Jubilee Clips as the company has reached an agreement to sponsor Amigo Motorsport driver Rob Gaffney in the single make UK Ginetta GT5 ser...

GESIPA® has added a new member to its vast product range – GESIPA® Speed Rivet Technology. Speed rivets are the ideal connectors for all applications with low strength requirements and fast rates. They are used in the switch cabinet building, lighting, electrical engineering, household appliance building and lightweight constructions industries, among others. Alongside the cost-efficiency achie...

The Stauff Group has been a supplier to the rail industry for almost 35 years, with the first project being Stauff UK supplying clamping components and systems for pipes, tubes, hoses and cables to the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company (MCCW) – a former Birmingham based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons. Originally Stauff clamps were used for trains on the Jubilee Line...

This year OTTO ROTH GmbH & Co KG celebrates its 100th anniversary as a manufacturer of precision turning and finishing parts. Through a combination of products, experience and services – across its eight sites, including its plant in Buchen, Odenwald, Germany – the company has become a well known and sought after partner for a variety of industries. Wolfgang Dambach (pictured below), author...

Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) has a long history of servicing critical applications on the UK rail permanent way. In many cases, permanence – in the sense of extended fatigue life, security and vibration resistance – has, indeed, been decisive in the selection of Huck® products. One of AFS’ latest developments, though, now presents high levels of surety combined with the flexibility of assembly...

Fastening specialist Ferdinand Gross GmbH & Co KG has repositioned its Kanban activities and simultaneously launched a new release of the Kanban visualisation software FALCON. Continuity, experience and quality have been the watchwords for Ferdinand Gross for 150 years, with the company among the largest suppliers of fastening technology in Germany. One specialty of the Swabian company is i...