Fastener News Archive

Loose fasteners can derail entire trains

12th October 2023

Vibrations, dynamic transverse forces, and high-speeds, require the highest safety standards in rail transport, which is why Dinghan SMART Railway Technology relies on fastening expert Böllhoff Group and Nord-Lock wedge-locking washers to fasten auxiliary power converters. Dinghan SMART Railway Technology is a global supplier of onboard converters for rail transport. The company’s site in Kasse...

Rail

Clean latches with a ‘Hygienic Design’

11th October 2023

Parts that can be cleaned in place and are specially designed to prevent dirt from clinging to them means there is less need to spend time and money on cleaning and cleaning materials, as well as increased reliability in application. This is the idea behind Ganter’s Hygenic Design (HD) standard parts portfolio. The most recent HD standard part, GN 1150, refers to cam latches of stainless steel...

Other Industries

Domax – investing and innovating

11th October 2023

In the last three years Domax has made significant developments in many areas, including enlarging its product range, expanding into new markets, as well as improving its production and logistics processes.  Polish-based Domax Sp z.o.o is a manufacturer of wood connectors and can supply a wide portfolio of products including screws, anchors, hinges, latches and brackets. It also has a wide rang...

Construction + Civil Engineering

Celebrating 40 years of clamping craftsmanship

10th October 2023

Italian industrial clamp and cabling solutions innovator, Clamp Srl, is celebrating its 40th anniversary after four decades of excellence in the European industrial clamp market.  Clamp Srl has made remarkable strides during this time in manufacturing and engineering, earning a well deserved reputation for quality and reliability, innovation and craftsmanship. “Since our 1983 inception, we have...

Aerospace

Resilient Mapei systems promote safety

10th October 2023

Recently, a new community venue, the Wavendon Community Hub in Buckinghamshire, used Mapei preparation products in order to complete an Altro floor installation. Works were completed with sheet vinyl and walkway flooring installed throughout the building using Mapei floor preparation products and EMICODE EC1 Plus-certified adhesive. In keeping with surrounding properties, the community hub is c...

Other Industries

Litnaglis grows nailing capacity

9th October 2023

Litnaglis has recently undertaken an investment drive in order to further improve key areas within its production department, including a new manufacturing facility, the introduction of numerous machines and production lines, as well as a new warehouse for its wire coils.  Based in Plungė, Lithuania, Litnaglis has established itself as a professional manufacturer of EPAL and construction steel...

Construction + Civil Engineering

Cooperation in preventative rail maintenance

6th October 2023

Vossloh and Deutsche Bahn AG's railway infrastructure manager, DB Netz AG, are continuing their successful cooperation in the field of preventive rail maintenance with the HSG (High Speed Grinding) technology developed by Vossloh. Following the current success of this collaboration, the scope of high-speed grinding for 2024 has now been extended by 1,000 kilometers to at least 13,000 kilometer...

Rail

NORMA Group welcomes new apprentices

6th October 2023

NORMA Group has recently welcomed thirteen new apprentices and one dual student at the start of the training year. Over the course of the next two to three and a half years, the secondary school graduates will be trained to become in-demand specialists at the company’s headquarters in Maintal. The thirteen apprentices include four machine and plant operators and three future specialists for wa...

Other Industries

Klimas Wkręt-met goes global

6th October 2023

Here we speak to Maciej Strychalski, director of marketing at Klimas Wkręt-met, about how the Polish manufacturer has looked to continue to invest and innovate its wide portfolio of fixing solutions, and business, in order to stay at the forefront of the construction industry. The magazine last focused on the eastern European fastener market in 2020, what have been the key developments at Klima...

Construction + Civil Engineering

DELO to host day long virtual conference on ADAS

5th October 2023

The ADAS Manufacturing Virtual Conference will be hosted by DELO, taking place on November 16, 2023. It will feature speakers from the adhesives manufacturer, as well as high-profile automotive suppliers, who will be discussing the latest trends and possibilities in the production and assembly of cameras, LiDAR, RADAR and ultrasonic sensors. Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have been a...

Automotive