ITW Construction Products, with the aim of helping its customers achieve their environmental needs and ambitions, has created construction product declarations for all of the company’s various products. The goal is to create accessibility and transparency for large and small players in the construction industry. "For us, it's a matter of security. We want to live up to our customers' demands a...

Here we speak to Johannes Wilfried Huber, senior vice-president for the diamond systems business at Hilti Group, as well as a member of the executive management team, about the crucial role of productivity and process improvements within the construction sector and how Hilti can provide solutions and support.  Our last interview with Hilti was in September 2022. What have been the key developme...

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, a leading provider of sealing solutions, is launching a crucial product innovation for the automotive industry – an impermeable rectangular busbar overmould that seals reliably and helps prevent damage to an electric vehicle’s (EV) power electronics. The solution also reduces assembly complexity by combining the busbars, seal and guide in one complete package t...

When specifying an adhesive, its functionality, i.e. whether it will act as an adhesive for the lifetime of the assembly on which it’s used, is the primary consideration for specifiers. However, what’s also important to consider is how the material will work in production, namely, its processability. By considering this factor at the design stage, time, money, and effort, can all be saved. Here...

It took just  23 hours to assemble the improved prototype of the aid house that stood in Lviv, Ukraine, opposite the container settlement for internal migrants – using Klimas Wkręt-met brand fastening techniques at every stage of the project. The first building, designed using the Styrofoam Housing System (SHS) by Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban Architects, was assembled in 2022 by staff and st...

Snap-on, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users, “has automotive technicians covered” with the launch of two new essential drive general service sets. Both the ¼ inch drive set and the 3/8 inch drive set include 53 of the most essential drive tools technicians will use from day one on the job,...

Here Dr Bill Eccles of Bolt Science discusses whether a thin nut or a thick nut should go next to the joint when using two nuts to lock a thread. I had been of the opinion that when two nuts were being used to lock a thread, the thicker of the two nuts should go next to the joint. I had this as one of the 'tips for the day' on some software and a couple of years ago was taken to task that this...

A new undercut anchor FSU is joining the market, courtesy of the fischer group of companies, to address needs where fastenings are required in concrete, particularly where high loads and safety are involved. Whether heavy steel and plant structures, power plants, infrastructure projects, or the oil and gas industry, the self-tapping undercut anchor FSU, made of galvanised steel, suits applicati...

Vossloh, a global leader in rail infrastructure, is continuing its growth course and significantly expanding its market share in the rail infrastructure market of Denmark. Recently, two framework agreements were concluded with the state rail network operator Banedanmark for the supply of switch systems and corresponding spare parts with a term of four years and a total volume of around €40 mill...

In this case study, A Raymond Agriculture interviews Ivy, a leader with Armitage Wholesale who has worked as a buyer in the landscaping industry for more than a decade, about the company’s revolutionary fastening solution, the Agilo, specially designed to help nursery trees. Armitage Wholesale, located in the South Willamette Valley in Eugene, Oregon, specialises in the highest-quality trees,...