UK manufacturer of bespoke critical fastenings and special cold forging, Barton Coldform (UK) Ltd, has launched a 3D printing service to dramatically reduce product launch timelines. Following over a year of research and development with a leading UK university, Barton says the service will complement its existing product launch process in the design and development of fasteners. Barton points...

NORMA Group prides itself on its ability to work with customers to create engineered joining technology for applications in a host of industries. Will Lowry spoke to Jean-Luc Kirmann, director of application engineering – EMEA, about the steps involved in working with customers and the benefits of a close partnership. NORMA Group is able to supply a wide range of engineered joining technology....

…was the theme for Anixter’s Customer Appreciation and Open Day, held at its Wood Dale manufacturing facility located near Chicago O’Hare International Airport. On 22nd August the OEM Supply – Fastener division of Anixter celebrated the completion of its phase one investment and wide-ranging improvements at its Wood Dale plant by inviting more than fifty local, regional and global key customer...

GESIPA Blindniettechnik GmbH will be presenting the new GESIPA® FireFox® 2 – a new fully automatic GESIPA® blind rivet nut setting device – and its range of speed riveting technology at EuroBLECH in Hanover, Germany, from 21st – 25th October. Connected to a robot application, GESIPA says its modified GESIPA® FireFox® 2 is able to fit blind rivet nuts, including hexagonal headed ones, reliably a...

As composite materials grow both in range and volume of applications, the challenge to find the right fastening solution continues to grow. Here, Matthew Stevens, managing director at bigHead® Bonding Fasteners Ltd (a Bossard company), explores some trusted fastening solutions within this fast growing market. What is a compositeComposites are materials engineered from two or more constituent ma...

When UK based vehicle monitoring technology provider Traffic Technology Ltd was looking to integrate new bonding methods into its manufacturing processes, it called on the tesacohesion™ team at tesa® for help. Traffic Technology Ltd is a UK supplier of advanced vehicle monitoring technologies, road safety equipment and services. During the design phase of an interactive cycle awareness sign, th...

NORMA Group has recently supported the Global Formula Racing team by providing push and seal connectors, as well as spring band hose clips in various sizes, for the new electric formula racing car GFR14e. Global Formula Racing team is a student collaboration of the technical department of Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Ravensburg and Oregon State University in the context of the Formula Stu...

LOCTITE® has added LOCTITE® 248 to its wide range of anaerobic threadlockers, which it says is an excellent method of keeping fasteners firmly in place. Self-loosening of threaded fasteners is a leading cause of catastrophic failure in industrial machinery so maintaining appropriate clamping forces is an important element in their effectiveness. For applications where a liquid product may be to...

TR Fastenings has added new materials and sizes to its wide range of studs for the sheet metal sector.  M2 – M10 and lengths from 5mm – 50mm. The high strength studs for thin sheets are available in hardened stainless steel and TR’s standard flush-head studs are now available in two new sizes – M2.5 and M8. Across the range sizes are ex-stock in diameters from 5mm – 50mm. These new products for...

Extending the life of offshore oil and gas platforms beyond their original design philosophy has resulted in RotaBolt® measurement technology being adopted across a number of major projects. A combination of 'permanent' repair work, upgrading existing infrastructure, and the development of new and complex strengthening systems, has resulted in new contracts and a significant area of business fo...