By Ian Parker, freelancer, ianparkerwriter@aol.com Safety is a major issue when choosing a mode of transport. Most people think that flying is the safest, but actually it’s rail. Rail safety doesn’t happen by accident and the quality and integrity of the rail joints and fasteners are vital to it.  The UK went through a bad period in the early 2000s with privatisation and rail joint inspection a...

As part of Lindapter’s continued commitment and investment in product development and testing, the company has commissioned the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to independently fire test Lindapter Hollo-Bolts. Lindapter’s Hollo-Bolt Hexagonal Head is an expansion bolt that only requires access from one side of the structural hollow section. These bolts offer a faster alternative to weldi...

PEM® Europe, a leading provider of self-clinching fasteners and precision engineered components, has announced a new distribution partnership with Rivit Srl, which will enable the Italian distributor to offer PEM® Europe’s range of self-clinching fasteners and Haeger® insertion presses to its customers throughout Italy. Mary Ann Fleming, president at PEM® Europe, commented: “We are excited to a...

Two new additions have been added to the existing Laser Tools’ HGV brake caliper wrench range – the 30mm and the 21mm version. These tools are all sturdy ¾ inch drive brake caliper wrenches designed for releasing and refitting brake caliper mounting bolts on commercial vehicles. The caliper mounting bolts are tightened to very high torques and these slogging wrenches, all designed with two imp...

A six storey building and 500 apartments are being built as part of a comprehensive building complex on the river Mersey in Liverpool, in Miller’s Quay. The construction is part of the Wirral Waters project, one of the UK’s largest and most sustainable regeneration projects. fischer BWM substructure solutions secure the rear-ventilated rainscreen façade clad with metal on a surface of 12,000m²....

Located in Barcelona, Spain, Proton Fasteners is a company dedicated to the supply of a wide range of products, including high strength bolts and screws – providing quality products with a first-class service. Proton Fasteners has looked to develop its infrastructure, services/products, customers and sales area – both nationally and internationally – year-on-year, using the experience and knowl...

The Henkel aerospace plant in Montornès Del Vallès (Montornès), Spain, has been qualified as ‘Standard and Raw Materials Supplier’ by Airbus. With this acknowledgement, the customer has acknowledged the quality and value of the procedures conducted at the site as well as the quality of individual products and solutions manufactured in Montornès. Henkel inaugurated its aerospace production facil...

Here Bill Eccles, of Bolt Science, focuses on the reduced loadability of DIN nuts when compared to ISO nuts and how important it is to check nut markings to ensure the products are the correct property class.  Some years ago, on a Bolt Science training course given to largely design engineers at a major manufacturer, they spoke about a thread stripping issue they had on one application – the nu...

DEWALT has recently introduced the new 20V MAX XR® Brushless Cordless 1/2 inch High Torque Impact Wrench to its extensive tools range, an impact wrench which the company claims is the industry's highest rated max torque cordless 1/2 inch impact wrench. 20V MAX Impact Wrench delivers 1200 ft-lbs of max fastening torque and 1750 ft-lbs of max breakaway torque, making it an ideal choice for deman...

DELO has developed a new adhesive for automotive lighting applications. DELO PHOTOBOND OB4189 is resistant to yellowing and, with its high aspect ratio, is particularly suitable for bonding microlens arrays, such as those found in headlights and projection systems. These days, microlens arrays are key players in modern automotive design. They project LED light, which sits behind a very short fo...