Specialising in fastening applications for metal sheets and sections, solid parts and wood, as well as plastics and composite materials, Specialinsert has introduced the Keep-Nut insert. Specialinsert says that the Keep-Nut is a revolutionary press-in insert with mechanical anchoring to create threaded seats on thin panels made of marble, granite or other stones, and can also be used in composi...

HEROSLAM has recently launched a new range of thread rolling dies to cover the increasing demands of fastener producers within the automotive, aerospace, construction and hi-tech industries around the world. Alberto Gabika, managing director at HEROSLAM, commented: “Fastener producers face important technical challenges and we want to be their partner as a provider of top quality tooling for i...

GESIPA® has announced that its TAURUS® C tool comes with setting process monitoring, which is achieved by a direct online analysis of traction force and traction course recorded during the setting of the rivet. All system components necessary for operation are included in the tool itself. The setting analysis takes less than 1 microsecond and its result is directly displayed by a green or red...

Bülte Plastics is offering hex head slotted screws with two options - full nylon screws or plastomet (plastic with metal inserts) screws. The nylon products are available in sizes M4, M5, M6, M8 and M10 with lengths between 6mm - 80mm. The standard material is natural nylon (polyamide 6.6) and on request these screws can be offered in PVDF, PE, PC or PP and manufactured in all RAL colours. The...

Ferrule-Lock™ has launched a new three-piece locknut system that it says has greater holding power for high vibration applications. Ferrule-Lock’s patented design utilises a simple and effective innovation borrowed from the tube fitting industry, which it says is easy to install and outperforms other locknut fasteners. It is a three piece system comprised of two identical Ferrule-Lock™ nuts an...

NORMA Group prides itself on being a global solution provider of engineered joining technology, working with its customers to find the correct solution. We spoke to Stephan Mann, director of product development EMEA at NORMA Group, about why the Group works with customers to develop products, as well as it latest advancements in SCR technology. NORMA Group is a solution provider of engineered j...

Flangeform® is a unique captive sheet metal fastener for high strength attachments in thin gauge material. Originally developed for automotive and appliance applications, it provides torque and push/pull out values that PSM International says greatly exceed industry standard rivet or clinch fasteners. Installation time can also be much less when used in secondary operations or integrated with a...

Bossard North America Inc has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2012 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Programme. The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating. Bossard, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, was selected for the honour in recognition of its dedication to providing products and services of outstanding quality, as well as its commit...

TR Fastenings recently supplied plastic fasteners to the UK car manufacturer Ariel Motors for its latest Atom sports car, to help take weight out of the structure to enhance its world-famous performance. Plastic fasteners are often the optimal solution for when a fastener has to be versatile, light and yet strong. This is especially true in the automotive sector, where the latest trend is for...

Products supplied by Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) have received official endorsement for use in the campaign to deter theft of valuable copper cable from the UK’s railway network, a crime which costs the industry GB£16 million per year. Searching for a more robust solution to the easily removed nuts and bolts at spider junction boxes, Network Rail engineers in Newcastle upon Tyne approached th...