Using Delta-eLack® and specially developed plant machinery larger parts can be KTL (Cathodic electrodeposition) coated as bulk solids with a high throughput rate. Electro Plating Ltd, based in Wolverhampton, UK has been using the Twin Line system since the end of 2014. KTL systems are the most frequently used surface protection systems in automotive manufacturing due to its good corrosion prote...

As an acknowledged licensee, GRAEWE Tadiv is able to provide the highest level of corrosion protection for fasteners – guaranteed by the GEOMET® trademark. GRAEWE explains that the chromium-free zinc-aluminium flake system ensures that the coating is applied without any risk of hydrogen embrittlement, even on fasteners of high-tensile strength, because it is a non-electrolytic process. By using...

For more than 40 years, Specialinsert Srl has been engaged in the production of fastening systems suitable for fixing all kinds of different materials and applications. The company has a vast experience in traditional mechanical fastening systems and now, through the design and manufacture of custom solutions, it has further extended its expertise into more innovative fields of applications. Sp...

Dow Automotive Systems, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Company, is proud to be the structural adhesives supplier for the 2015 Ford F-150, which was recently launched.With a front end, cab, box and tailgate made out of aluminium alloy and a frame made out of high strength, lightweight steel, the F-150 utilises BETAMATE™ structural adhesives for durability, weight reduction and improved manu...

NORMA Group, a global market leader in engineered joining technology, has been issued Platinum Supplier Status 2014 for its site in St. Clair, Michigan, by General Motors Company. The US car manufacturer issues this award to suppliers for their outstanding performances and is recognising NORMA Group for its delivery reliability, high-quality products and outstanding service. “We are extremely p...

UK-based Integrity Products has launched a brand new non-removable security screw. Integrity Products explains that the IP5-2 is the first permanent tamper resistant drive to be developed from ‘scratch’. It has its own bespoke drive bit to produce a perfectly matching river/recess fit. The driver has five forward driving faces to facilitate improved torque where required, but importantly has n...

DELO Industrial Adhesives LLC has developed a new metal adhesive that combines a broad temperature range of use with fast and simple production processes. DELO-ML DB154 adhesive is mainly designed for bonding tasks in electric motors, including bonding of buried magnets, rotor packages, and shafts to hubs. When developing the product, DELO attached great importance to high temperature stabilit...

With RIPP flange screws/nuts and locking screws/nuts F. REYHER Nchfg GmbH & Co KG has added high-value and form-lock fixing elements to its range. The RIPP flange screws/nuts and locking screws/nuts are available for delivery in a variety of sizes with property classes 90 (~8.8) and 100 (~10.9), as well as with surface coatings, zinc laminated coating or galvanised zinc plating. Reyher poi...

TR Fastenings Ltd has invested in a highly sophisticated 3D printer for the purpose of creating, testing and prototyping parts, predominantly for the automotive industry.  Based at the company’s headquarters in East Sussex, UK, the 3D printer will use molten plastic to produce the prototypes, which will enable customers to see what a particular part might look like before they commit to orderin...

Anixter International Inc announced it has entered a definitive agreement to sell its OEM Supply - Fasteners segment to American Industrial Partners (AIP) for US$380 million (approximately 247 million euros). The transaction is expected to close during Q2 2015. Anixter ‘Fasteners’ reported 2014 revenue of US$ 938.5 million (approximately 609 million euros) and operating profit of US$39.1 millio...