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www.fastenerandfixing.com Publishing Director Jamie Mitchell jamie.mitchell@fastenerandfixing.com Executive Editor Phil Matten phil.matten@fastenerandfixing.com Editor Will Lowry will.lowry@fastenerandfixing.com Assistant Editor Claire Edwards claire.edwards@fastenerandfixing.com Senior Advertising Executive Harry Whyte harry.whyte@fastenerandfixing.com Senior Advertising Executive Claire Lake claire.lake@fastenerandfixing.com Advertising Executive Emiliano Pagliaroli emiliano.pagliaroli@fastenerandfixing.com

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By my reckoning there are one hundred days to go before the opening of Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2013 – fewer by the time you read this.

ctually, for me, it’s a bit more sobering to realise it will be eight years since Fastener Fair first made an appearance at the old Stuttgart Messe, with a couple short of two hundred exhibitors, courageous enough to commit to the concept of a European show dedicated to the fastener and fixing industry. These days, it feels more like an institution than the risky venture it probably was in 2005.

An astounding 750 exhibitors are expected at the 2013 fair.

We’ve done our best in this issue to preview them but limited space inevitably dictates we’ve had to be somewhat selective.

Nevertheless, there is a huge amount of information across the complete spectrum of exhibitors to help you plan your trip to Stuttgart. You will, of course, be going. Who won’t? So worth a quick reminder to pre-register for your ticket – to both save some money and time entering the show.

One of the most important things about ‘Stuttgart’ for me is the opportunity to find out what is new in the fastener and fixing world. I am, therefore, very pleased to say that this magazine will again be cooperating with Fastener Fair to discover who will be the Fastener Technology Innovator for 2013. As previous holders will tell you it’s an accolade well worth winning. To be eligible you

need to be an exhibitor at Fastener Fair 2013 and have launched a new product or service in the twelve months leading up to the Fair. Then simply look out for the invitation from Fastener Fair to participate and make sure you put your product or service forward in time for the deadline.

Every valid entrant (there are some straightforward rules to which each entry must comply) will be featured in the January issue of Fastener + Fixing Magazine, which will be the special show issue. A team of expert judges will scrutinise all the entries to decide which truly deserves the title of Fastener Technology Innovator. Then in our March issue we will take a really close look at the winning product and the two runners up. All in all, a very special opportunity to establish your innovatory credentials that is really not to be missed.

Talking of innovations, we have one in the editorial department at Fastener + Fixing Magazines. Claire Edwards has joined us as assistant editor and I am pleased to say is rapidly adapting to our curious ways. You’ll have a chance to meet Claire at Fastener Fair Stuttgart, and more than likely hear more from her as she takes on some of the responsibility for editing our Products, Tools and Management + Systems sections.

CONTENTS INDUSTRY NEWS Europe and World .................................................................... 10-22 North America.......................................................................... 24-26 Asia............................................................................................28-30 Russia + CIS.............................................................................. 32-34 South America............................................................................... 36

INSIGHT OJ Trade offers sourcing solution................................................. 92 Nord-Lock launches X-series....................................................... 94 Abbott’s - still relishing the challenge.......................................... 96

COVER STORY Bossard takes a leap forward.................................................. 38-39

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Latest manufacturing technology news.............................. 108-116

EXHIBITIONS Events Calendar............................................................................ 40 News.............................................................................................. 42 Las Vegas Fastener Show report.............................................44-48 MIDEST report............................................................................... 50 InnoTrans report............................................................................ 52 EuroBLECH report........................................................................ 54 Fastener Fair Stuttgart - the BIG preview...............................56-88

FOCUS ON Nuts, washers + locking systems........................................ 118-121

CATALOGUE RACK Germany................................................................................... 89-91

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CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS New approvals and much more ............................................ 98-106

MANAGEMENT + SYSTEMS News..................................................................................... 122-124 PRODUCT NEWS Tools news............................................................................. 126-132 Application Technology news...............................................134-138 Products news...................................................................... 140-154 INDEX............................................................................................154

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On 10th October the European Union published Regulation 924/2012, amending Regulation 91/2009, which imposed anti-dumping tariffs on certain steel fasteners imported from China.

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s expected, and reported by this magazine in September, the new regulation confirmed the continuation of anti-dumping measures against Chinese steel fasteners, but reduced the tariff levels slightly. The regulation confirmed that the EU was correct in its original determination that dumping had occurred and that this had resulted in material injury to the EU fastener manufacturing industry.

The European Commission has recalculated the tariff levels applied to imports of the cited products, reducing the headline tariff level from 85% to 74.1%. Tariffs applied to around 90 exporters that cooperated with the original investigation have been reduced from 77.5% to 54.1%.

Tariffs for eight companies that received individual treatment during the original investigation are amended. There is one addition to the original schedule of tariffs, with Bulten Fasteners (China) Ltd being accorded a zero level tariff.

The new regulation came into force on 11th October. It appears unlikely to make any significant changes to the pattern of fastener imports to the EU. The application of the tariffs in early 2009 resulted in importers shifting their orders to Taiwan and other Asian countries. While the proposed lower tariffs on Chinese imports will close the duty paid price gap, indications from importers are that there is little real incentive to revert to ordering from China.

In publishing the new regulation the EU looks to have met its obligations to the WTO without undermining the effect of the anti-dumping measures on China. These now look set to remain in place until at least 2014, at which time EU fastener producers will be able, should they choose, to request a termination review that could result in the extension of the measures for a further five years.

Copies of Regulation 924/2012 in each EU official language can be downloaded from the Official Journal page L275, 10.10.12.

Bossard Group acquires KVT Fastening Bossard Group is acquiring the fastening division of KVT Koenig Group in a CHF 200 million deal expected to complete by end November 2012.

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VT Fastening, headquartered in Dietikon, Switzerland, specialises in high quality, special fastening and sealing applications, with annual sales of around CHF 120 million and 230 employees in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Central Eastern Europe. The division currently belongs to KVT Koenig Group, which is held by Capvis and HgCapital as well as members of its management.

The acquisition entails a combined share and asset transaction. As a first step the takeover price of around CHF 200 million (approximately 166 million euros) is to be financed by taking out a consortium loan. In a second step the loan will be reduced through a share capital increase of an estimated CHF 80 million, planned, subject to market conditions, for the first half of 2013.

Kolin Holding Ltd as the main shareholder owned by the Bossard family, will participate in the share capital increase in proportion to its shareholding.

Bossard said the acquisition would allow it to “draw closer to its strategic goal of pushing ahead worldwide and continuing to grow in a profitable and customer oriented manner.” In its announcement Bossard also spoke about cross linking engineering expertise and supplementing the product and service range supplied to customers. The acquisition will take the number of Group employees to more than 1,800 in over 50 locations worldwide.

Bossard Group sales for 2011 totalled CHF 474 million. Earlier in October the Group announced 2012 nine-month sales to September were CHF 370.2 million, 2.4% ahead of the same period in 2011. European sales were down 4% (-2.8% in local currency) year on year at CHF 198.2 million. American sales grew strongly by 17.9% to CHF 110.8 million. Asian sales were virtually unchanged at CHF 61.0 million.

See our Cover Story for a special interview with Bossard Group CEO, David Dean. www.bossard.com

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8.X10 Multiple Group from India has been dedicated to developing new products for different sections of Industry for more than a decade.

To add to its ever growing range of Pressing, Forged articles and Welded Products (BS 4872), Multiple Group is producing Road Safety Products including Specialized Structures, solutions like Palisades, Gate Crash Frames, Fixings, Front Beams and Twin Parallel Flanged for the Infrastructure industry. Multiple Group can develop products and solutions for the most demanding sites as per customer requirements.

The products and solutions can be finished to be weatherproofed using finishes like Hot Dip Galvanization and Powder coating.

Apart from complete & ready to use products, Multiple Group manufactures:

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Vossloh Group reported that fastening systems sales increased to 86.2 million euros in Quarter 3 2012, aided by the revival of demand from China.

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eporting on third quarter performance the company said that shipments of rail fasteners had resumed in China, resulting in Vossloh Fastening Systems regaining volume levels achieved in 2011.

Group Quarter 3 sales grew 6% to 320.2 million euros. EBITDA was up 21% to 39.8 million euros and net earnings increased 20.5% to 9.4 million euros. Sales year to date for Vossloh Fastening Systems were 200.5 million euros almost exactly on par with comparable 2011 figures.

The Fastening Systems business unit reported new orders worth 216.2 million euros in the 9-month period, down on a 2011 figure of 270 million euros. Notable new business emanated from France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Morocco and Thailand.

Group nine-month sales improved 3.2% to 891.5 million euros, with EBITDA dropping 6% to 90.8 million euros.

Grayson (GB) secures West African petrochemical contract Grayson (GB) Limited has recently been awarded a major new contract from a large petrochemical company working in West Africa, which further extends its export market.

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rayson believes British expertise, control measures, warranties and indemnities have been extremely advantageous in securing export orders within the quality conscious petrochemical sector.

Grayson’s know-how, short lead times and attention to detail ensured a complete range of fasteners arrived in Africa just days after receiving the order – allowing essential deadlines to be met.

Chris Bentley, Grayson (GB) Ltd’s export champion explained: “Our business is ideally placed to supply time and quality critical components anywhere in the world; people can rest assured that when they place an order with ourselves quality goods will be delivered to the correct destination on time.”

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he contract involves Henry Halstead’s Tyne and Wear company delivering an uninterrupted supply of small components to Plaxton’s plant in Scarborough,UK. It now forms part of a GB£5 million group contract with Plaxton’s parent company, Alexander Dennis Limited. More than 1,000 buses and coaches and 800 chassis are assembled each year at Plaxton’s Scarborough plant.

Commenting on the contract win, Henry Halstead general manager, Gary Russell, said: “As a group, we were already supplying small components to ADL sites at Falkirk and Guildford and last year we were given the opportunity to further demonstrate our exceptionally high levels of service by managing the supply of small components to one of the eight production lines at Plaxton’s Scarborough plant.”

Henry Halstead’s solution involved its own and Plaxton’s management teams identifying better locations for production supply equipment and higher stockholding capacities to deliver unbroken supply throughout the production process. In addition, Henry Halstead has a dedicated ‘envoy’ based permanently at the Scarborough site.

After a smooth changeover of suppliers, Plaxton has already seen substantial improvements to service and product quality, as well as a more efficiently organised shop floor.

Alexander Dennis Group commodity buyer, Russell Hayes said: “We have been delighted with the service that Henry Halstead has provided at the Plaxton Scarborough site and at the other ADL sites at Guildford and Falkirk. They continue to provide an excellent level of service, backed up with knowledgeable staff who are able to deal with new parts, queries or issues swiftly and efficiently.”

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At the beginning of October F. Reyher Nchfg. GmbH & Co. KG culminated its celebration of the 125 years since its foundation in 1887 by inviting business partners to a special presentation at the company’s new congress center at its headquarters in Hamburg, Gemany. During the celebration Reyher marked its anniversary with a very special donation to support research into a crippling child brain disorder.

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arlier in September, Reyher had already staged a large celebration for around 2,000 people only for the company’s employees and their families. The October presentation was especially for Reyher’s business partners and included a guest speech from Frank Horch, Hamburg’s senator for economics, transport and innovation on the balance achieved by the city’s economy between tradition and modernity. Former managing partner and current chairman of the Reyher advisory board, Hartwig Müggenburg spoke on the theme of “125 years of Reyher – fostering traditions, forging the future.” He emphasised Reyher’s innovative spirit over the last 125 years, highlighting the introduction of its first IT-System in the 1970s, which eliminated the company’s previous reliance on a card-file system. Reyher’s longstanding commitment to investment in advanced business systems is at the core of its excellence in supporting its global customers – something, coincidentally, that has again been marked recently by Reyher receiving another ‘European Supplier Award’, this time from Grohe AG as ‘Best Startup

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Supplier of the Year’. Reyher is supporting Grohe sites in Germany and also in Thailand, Portugal and Canada with micro screws and special turned parts, mainly in stainless steel.

Volker Tschirch, CEO of AGA Unternehmensverband, the Northern German Association for Wholesale and Foreign Trade, emphasised how Reyher sets a benchmark as a modern service provider.

Reyher’s joint CEOs provided the opening and closing presentations. Dr Peter Bielert focused on Reyher as a stable business model.

Dr Winfried Gretz concluded by looking at Reyher’s next steps into the future.

At the heart of the day was the official handing over of a 125,000 euro donation to the child care department of Hamburg’s UKE hospital to assist it in its pioneering research work into NCL, a pediatric degenerative brain disorder, which causes blindness, epilepsy and psychomotor deterioration. With the donation the NCL research group was able to buy various equipment for their laboratory.

Professor Kohlschütter and Dr. Angela Schulz are pictured receiving the cheque.

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STAFA GROUP: CONNECTED IN TRUSTED QUALITY Stafa Group: a new name for a trusted partnership. Stafa Group has the best answer to any question in the broad area of fasteners. Always. With maximum flexibility and quality and an approach that is as enterprising as it is personal. Just as you have been accustomed to with us over the past thirty-five years.

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ALWAYS ASSURED OF THE BEST Under the strong umbrella of the Stafa Group, Stafa Trading (formerly Stafa Holland), Stafa Assembly (formerly Gopak) and Stafa Direct (formerly Neofast) are combining their expert forces even more effectively. Whether we efficiently take over your entire logistics system for fasteners, provide the smartest packaging method or arrange your imports under the most favourable conditions: you are always assured of quality and service.

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At the start of January 2013, Directive 2002/95/EC (the original Restriction of Hazardous Substances legislation) will be repealed and so-called RoHS2, Directive 2011/65/EU, will come into full force to replace it.

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he revised legislation, formally adopted by the European Parliament and Council in July 2011, tightens up the original directive, which identified six hazardous substances that were either banned or restricted within the production of electrical equipment: namely lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB and PBDE. The new directive extends the legislation to cover not just products with a primary electronic function, such as televisions, computers or washing machines, but any product using an electric current, for example a reclining chair incorporating an electric motor. Fastener suppliers need to be aware that fasteners sold to what could previously be seen as non-electronic markets may now fall under the legislation.

One of the measures included in RoHS2 to

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ensure more effective policing is to include RoHS compliance as part of the CE marking requirement. As such a declaration of compliance has to be submitted by the OEM in accordance with Annex 2 of Directive 768/2008/EC – which details the requirements for CE marking.

Where conformity risk assessment documentation is not available or not considered adequate, batch testing may be required in order for the OEM to confidently apply the CE mark required to bring its product to the market.

OEMs are required to and should already have informed their supply chain when a product needs to be RoHS compliant. As the January deadline looms, though, it is apparent in some markets that awareness is low and companies are urgently turning to their supply chain for evidence of component compliance.

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Members attending the Annual General Meeting of the British Association of Fastener Distributors in October received a not entirely comforting but extremely insightful economic briefing from Mark Berrisford-Smith.

ark is head of economics for HSBC UK Commercial Banking and renowned for his inimitable ability to draw together complex global economic trends and deliver clearly understandable conclusions, tinged with a unique brand of humour. “We were extremely fortunate to have Mark come and give us his thoughts on the UK economic environment,” said Keith Harrison, managing director of Hexstone Limited, who was elected as BAFD’s new chairman during an Executive meeting earlier in the day. “When we headlined the intention to have a speaker on economic trends I suspect many members feared the worst. Mark, though, is a truly remarkable and thoroughly engaging speaker who held the audience’ attention and drew compliments on his ability throughout the rest of the day.”

The presentation provided the context for a wide ranging debate about UK market and supply chain conditions, seen by many BAFD members as one of the most important aspects of the two general meetings it holds each year. One of the association’s primary aims is to provide its membership with advance information about a wide range of factors influencing fastener distribution businesses in the UK. In addition to economic, market and supply chain trends these include information on European regulatory developments, from anti-dumping and other trade defence measures to the impending introduction of the Construction Products Regulation and revisions to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Regulation. “Quite simply,” says Keith Harrison, “BAFD aims to ensure its members are better informed and, therefore, better able to manage their businesses in these uncertain times.”

For further information about membership of the British Association of Fastener Distributors visit www.bafd.org or email info@bafd.org

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Nord-Lock X-series washers A new evolution in bolt security

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We are delighted to introduce the new Nord-Lock X-series washers — one solution to meet all your bolt securing needs. Take advantage of the world’s most effective wedge-locking concept coupled with a skilfully integrated spring effect for those situations in which there can be no compromise.

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Joining the MetalFastener Group Colombo Giovanni & Figli Srl, an automatic turning company specialised in the production of high quality turned parts to customer drawing, has recently joined the MetalFastener Group.

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olombo Giovanni & Figli Srl joined the group, which now comprises of six engineering companies based in the Lecco region of Italy, with the aim of boosting its visibility in and share of international markets and continuing its quality and service improvement process.

This collaboration, recently formalised in a ‘net of companies contract’, has allowed the company to increase its presence on the international market, thanks to participation at high profile international exhibitions such as the Fastener Fairs at Stuttgart and in São Paulo in 2011, as well as the Fastener Fair in Hannover in 2012. The Group already plans participation at the ELMIA Subcontractor exhibition in Jonkoping (Sweden) in November and the Fastener Fair in Stuttgart in February 2013.

In such a challenging period as the current one, Colombo Giovanni & Figli Srl is intensifying its effort in international markets.

As a result its export turnover is now 60% of total sales. The company has also supported its commitment to continuous improvement in quality standards and customer service and satisfaction by installing new software for “in production” Statistical Process Control (SPC) and a new high resolution optical machine to perform a 100% inspection of produced parts. The company has successfully renewed its certification to UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 for the fifteenth year.

SPRINGSTEC 2013 attracts international participants The new international trade fair for industrial springs technology, SPRINGSTEC, scheduled for 26th -28th February 2013 at the Stuttgart Messe, has already attracted exhibitors from all corners of the world.

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he show aims to create a market-meeting place for the first time, bringing together producers and manufacturers of industrial springs, spring pressings and bent wire forms with technical buyers and other specialists sourcing such items, as well as distributors. The exhibition covers all types of springs used in industry and manufacturing such as helical, torsion, leaf, flat and other springs as well as related products and services.

So far exhibitors from eleven countries have signed up. From Europe, French companies Comptoir Général du Ressort and Borrelly Spring Washers, both active in the aerospace supply market, will be displaying their latest products and innovations.

Italian company Mollificio Valli Srl and Spanish firm RPK S. Coop, both supplying to electrical goods manufacturers, are also taking part. UK-based SpringTech Ltd, which also supplies to the oil and gas industry, has opted for a large stand as has Canadian market leader, Liberty Springs. The Quebec-based company is a leading supplier to the automotive industry aiming to use its presence at SPRINGSTEC 2013 to grow European business.

The largest group of exhibitors comes from Germany, Europe’s largest manufacturer and exporter. Confirmed exhibitors include: Christian Bauer GmbH + Co KG and Dr Werner Röhrs KG, expert manufacturer for specialist engineering solutions; as well as Oskar Schwenk GmbH & Co KG, Platzmann Federn GmbH & Co KG, Hans Ziller GmbH, VDF Vogtland Federntechnik GmbH and Zimmermann Technische

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Asian suppliers include Indian Special Spring (India) Pvt Ltd and Taiwanese company Ming Tai Industrial Co Ltd. The UK-based Institute of Spring Technology has also confirmed its support for the new event. General Manager Les Peel, commented: “The Institute of Spring Technology is very pleased to lend its support to the upcoming SPRINGSTEC Fair.

The concept of a clearly focused event for the international springs industry, based in Europe’s industrial heartland, is a strong one. We look forward to being a part of this important exhibition for the springs sector and meeting with colleagues from around the world.”

SPRINGSTEC 2013, presented

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UDIB provides extra edge through training Five days to deliver fastener manufacturing and distributing companies an extra edge in terms of knowledge and innovation. That was the objective of a tailored training course organised by the Union Distributori Italiani Bulloneria, which concluded with a day at a leading Italian fastener manufacturer.

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he course, which began on 14th June, was the brainchild of advisor to the Italian fastener distributors association, Mr Gian Marco Dalpane. Developed further by UDIB board members to satisfy the needs of all fastener players, it was sponsored by UDIB together with the Intermech-MO.RE Inter-departmental Centre of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, headed by Professor Angelo Andrisano, with the support of the Democenter-Sipe Foundation, the technology transfer centre of Modena. The Associazione Nazionale Disegno Macchine (ANDM National Association for Machine Design) also supported the programme.

Entitled “Fasteners - rappresentazione, catalogazione ed impiego (Fasteners - representation, cataloguing and use)”, the three-level course was intended for individuals without a specific technical background. It provided both basic and specialised training to show managers, technicians, engineers and sales teams of both manufacturing and distributing companies the changes and innovations underway in the fastener sector.

Entry-level topics include interpreting technical drawings,

size and geometric tolerances, threading, threaded connections and an introduction to materials and resistance classes. The intermediate course focused on mechanical and threaded connections, materials and resistance classes, production methods, thermal treatments and surface coatings, as well as product cataloguing. Three advanced lessons covered the mechanical behaviour of threaded connections, mechanical properties of materials and methods used to measure parts.

More than forty students from companies based in the northern part of Italy attended the five days of training.

The course culminated on 8th November in a day at the MECAVIT production facility, where the company’s owners and team were very welcoming to the guests. A theory lesson was held in the lecture hall in the morning, followed in the afternoon by a tour of the company’s production lines, showing the participants the screw and bolt manufacturing and treatment phases.

UDIB president, Mr Enea D’Incecco expressed his gratitude to MECAVIT and all the other supporters of the training course, holding it up as an excellent example of Italian common sense.

World fastener demand US$83 billion in 2016 According to the latest World Industrial Fasteners report from the Freedonia Group Inc, global sales of industrial fasteners are expected to climb 5.2% per year to reach US$92.9 billion in 2016.

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he economies of many countries around the world will continue to recover from the global recession of 2009, suggests Freedonia, spurring growth in durable goods output, which largely determines worldwide fastener sales. In 2011, motor vehicle original equipment manufacturing was the largest market for industrial fasteners, and this market will post the largest gains through 2016 in value terms. Also, accelerations in manufacturing output and fixed investment spending will lead to increased demand for fasteners used in machinery. However, intensifying competition from alternative joining technologies (such as adhesives) will restrain fastener sales increases in some market segments.

The Asia/Pacific region will record the fastest demand gains from 2011 to 2016, averaging 7.4% per year. This expansion will be driven primarily by the strong Chinese market, which will continue to advance at a rapid pace despite moderating from the 2006-2011 rate. Rising demand in the smaller Indian market will

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complement these gains, as sales in this country will climb at the most rapid pace worldwide through 2016. Ongoing growth in the durable goods manufacturing sectors in these nations, along with the continuing need for new and improved components of infrastructure, will stimulate large gains in industrial fastener demand. Sales of fasteners in other developing areas of the world will generally advance at a healthy pace.

Increases in industrial fastener demand in the world’s highly developed economies - namely, the US, Western Europe, and Japan - were much slower than in industrialising countries between 2006 and 2011, and sales gains in most developed nations will continue to be subpar through 2016. Since the durable goods manufacturing sectors in these areas are mature, there will be fewer growth opportunities for fastener suppliers.

However, recoveries in motor vehicle production and construction expenditures following a period of decline will result in faster fastener market advances going forward.

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Performing to Royal Marine standards Following the Fastener Industry Five A Side football tournament in July, male testosterone (if not sanity) was clearly running high at Performance Fasteners. The team came up with one of ‘those’ ideas for raising money for charity: The Royal Marines 10 kilometre Commando Challenge.

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he event is held every year to raise money for the Devon Air Ambulance and the Royal Marines Trust Fund. The grueling challenge involves a 3km mountain run, a 4km Marine assault course (involving underground tunnels, wading through mud and the infamous sheep dip tunnel dunk) to be finished off with a 3km return mountain run.

On Saturday 6th October Cliff Roberts, director of Performance Fasteners Ltd, and his team completed The Royal Marine Commando Challenge in Exeter. They finished the course in a remarkable time of 1 hour 54 minutes and, to their astonishment, finished eight out of 128 teams. Some performance for a bunch of old guys!

Cliff says there are lots of photos of their punishment for your amusement by emailing him at cliff@performancefastenersltd.co.uk He added: “For charity I’ve climbed Ben Nevis, completed a Royal Marine Course and now I’m getting a little old so if anyone has any more charity ideas can it please be land based and a slow pace!”

Performance Fasteners would like to thank all in our trade who sponsored Cliff and the boys. The team raised over GB£1,300, which contributed to a weekend total of just under GB£250,000 for the charities.

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Manager, Marco Pillow, provides an insight into Threadrive Components’ offerings.

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hreadrive holds extensive and in-depth stocks of the Nord-Lock wedge-locking products and is pleased to provide constant stock availability covering the size ranges from M3 to M48 (including imperial sizes) with Delta Protekt® coating and also M3 to M33 (including imperial) in A4 stainless steel. The Basildon based business also holds an impressive range of the SP (special outer diameter) washers in both materials. Additional sizes and materials are also available upon request.

“We are determined to provide customers with the stock and service of our complete product portfolio”, says Marco Pillow, “which is why we have such high stocking profiles. The success of Nord-Lock over their recently celebrated 30 years continues and we are constantly adjusting stockholding to cover the increasing demand of their product”.

Threadrive are additionally looking forward to 2013 to set up a structure for stock of the recently launched Nord-Lock X-series washer as well. Threadrive is proud to have a long association with the Nord-Lock brand and recognises the added values of this multifunctional solution and the high and consistent quality of all Nord-Lock products.

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“In addition to providing an excellent service on Nord-Lock products,” explains Marco, “Threadrive are the UK specialist suppliers of screwdriver bits for the many critical M.R.O and manufacturing applications in the aviation and aerospace, as well as other demanding, industries. These industries require stringent quality and Threadrive brings together the world’s best brands. We use our expertise and knowledge to supply to the customer’s exact brand and product requirements”.

Responding successfully to a continually expanding customer base Threadrive’s strategy to business has remained the same.

“Our three S’s approach of ‘stock, service and simplicity’ has proved successful and beneficial for our growing customer base and product portfolio,” says Marco Pillow.

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by John Wolz, editor GlobalFastenerNews.com

U.S. fastener exports rise in August After dropping in July U.S. fastener exports in August rose 8% month-over-month to US$287.5 million, Zepol reports.

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he top five consumers of U.S. fasteners during the month were Canada (US$91.16m), Mexico (US$90.13m), UK (US$12.42m), China (US$9.26m) and Singapore (US$7.99m).

Meanwhile fastener imports to the U.S. decreased 3% to US$407 million in August after climbing 7% the previous month.

The top five countries importing fasteners to the U.S. were Taiwan (US$125.2m), China (US$88.8m), Japan (US$64.4m), Germany (US$26m) and Canada (US$20.4m).

In July U.S. fastener imports increased 7% month-over-month to US$418.9 million, while fastener exports dipped 8% to US$265.9 million.

In June fastener imports to the U.S. fell 5% to US$392.4 million, with exports down 1% to US$289.5 million.

In May U.S. fastener exports jumped 15.5% to US$291.9 million, while imports grew 15.3% to US$414.4 million.

Data was derived from Zepol’s trade intelligence tool, TradeView™, using U.S. import and export trade data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in the Merchandise Trade dataset. It is based on HTS Code 7318 - Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach Screws, Screw Hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter Pins, Washers And Similar Articles, Of Iron Or Steel.

August 2012 U.S. Imports Top 5 Countries Taiwan

US$125,220,000

China

US$88,780,000

Japan

US$64,450,000

Germany

US$26,020,000

Canada

US$20,430,000

August 2012 U.S. Exports Top 5 Countries

US$91,160,000

Mexico

US$90,130,000

United Kingdom

US$12,420,000

China

US$9,260,000

Singapore

US$7,990,000

BB&TCM’s Fastener Distribution Index (FDI) fell to 46.8 in October, down from the 48.2 recorded in September.

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s in September, technically fastener distributors saw conditions worsen in October. But ... we think the details offer a better picture.” Most notably, the sales component improved, posting its second highest reading of the last five months. October’s sales index rose to 48.6 compared with 45.7 in September.

Customer inventories fell to 38.6 from 45.7 the previous month. “This is not good, of course, but to the extent customers are culling inventories it sets the table for purchasing to improve once that process is complete.”

The six month outlook rose slightly, with 34% of respondents anticipating higher activity in the near future, compared with 31% in September.

“Where there was a change was that respondents fled from the camp expecting lower results (14% vs 26% in September) to the “same” camp (51% vs 43% in September). Thus, we continue to see results signaling stabilization of demand.”

For pricing, the sequential index was 50, suggesting no change from the previous two months. Annual pricing is still higher, but at a narrowing rate that the survey suggests is in the 0.5% - 1.5% range.

“On the whole, there appears to be little impetus for fresh pricing in fasteners.”

The FDI is a monthly survey of North American fastener distributors. As a diffusion index, readings above 50 signal strength and below 50 signal weakness. The FDI is a joint production of BB&T Capital Markets and the FCH Sourcing Network.

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Manufacturer sales rise at Fastenal Fastenal Co reported sales increased 16.9% to US$288.5 million in October, driven by a 9.1% rise in manufacturing customer sales. Non-residential construction customer sales grew 0.9%.

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aily sales gained 6.8% to US$12.5 million, despite the effects of Hurricane Sandy, which the company estimates lowered its daily sales growth by 1.5 percentage points.

Fastenal opened no new stores during the month, reflecting in part its strategic shift toward its vending machine program to drive growth.

Overall employee headcount increased 2.4% to 15,451 workers during October.

That figure included an 11% increase in non-store selling personnel, a 6% increase of its in-store salesforce, a 6% increase in distribution personnel and a 4.7% rise in its manufacturing workforce.

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Precision Castparts fastener orders strengthen Precision Castparts reported sales at its Airframe Products segment - primarily fasteners - grew 35.8% to US$556.9 million (438 million euros) in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, driven by a 51% increase in aerospace sales that represented a “steady recovery in core fasteners.”

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CC stated: “The segment’s organic aerospace sales increased by 15%, driven by steadily increasing commercial backlogs and further closing of the gap between 787 fastener orders and the current Boeing production rate.” Segment operating income gained 43.5% to US$166.6 million during the period.

“Airframe Products is delivering positive results on a number of fronts, the recovery of core fastener volumes, the successful integration and accelerating improvement of Primus and Centra,

and still-to-be-realized performance from recently deployed capital for additional aerostructures acquisitions,” stated CEO Mark Donegan.

Overall PCC sales rose 8.4% to US$1.93 billion, while operating income increased 13.5% to US$498.4 million and net income from continuing operations improved 12.5% to US$333.3 million.

Six month Airframe Products segment sales rose 38% to US$1.05 billion, with operating income up 40% to US$312.8 million.

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Lindstrom acquires Bossard’s US Metrics business Lindstrom Metric LLC acquired Bossard Metrics Inc, Lindstrom president and founder Virgil Lindstrom announced.

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ased in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Bossard Metrics is the U.S. master distribution business of the Swissbased Bossard Group. Bossard Metrics sells to U.S. distributors, with no direct sales to manufacturers.

Bossard Metrics will be integrated with Lindstrom, enabling the combined operation to provide 2,000 distributor customers with more than 75,000 standard and specialty metric fasteners.

Lindstrom will become the exclusive master distributor for Bossard’s products in the U.S. “I am extremely excited about pulling Bossard Metrics into the fold as its ‘BN’ nomenclature is widely recognized throughout the industry,” Virgil Lindstrom said. “This transaction adds to our ability to execute and continue to be the key partner to our valued distributor customers.”

Bossard provides Lindstrom with inventory breadth, product

availability, ancillary services and order flexibility on standard as well as tens of thousands of low-volume metric fasteners.

“This purchase marks another milestone in the 40 year history of continuous expansion and development of Lindstrom Metric, and we’re committed to supporting Lindstrom as it grows both internally and through other strategic acquisitions,” Fox told FIN. “The combination further strengthens Lindstrom’s position as the metric ‘specialist, offering customers a broad assortment of metric standard and specialty fasteners along with specialty plating, packaging, and other valued added services.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1972, Lindstrom Metric has warehouses in South Carolina, New York and Illinois and is headquartered in Blaine, MN. It is a Harbour Group company.

Dorman Products reports record results Dorman Products announced record revenues from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2012, with sales rising 20% to US$156.4 million (123 million euros).

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3 net income climbed 32% to a record US$19.8 million, and gross profit margin was 38.2% compared to 37.2% for the same period last year.

“The increase in margin percent is primarily the result of a favorable change in sales mix, lower transportation costs and lower provisions for excess and obsolete inventory,” the company stated.

Nine-month revenue, including fasteners, increased 15% over the prior year to US$435.4 million. Net income from continuing

operations in 2012 increased 25% to US$51.2 million.

“Our growing pipeline of new and recently introduced products continues to fuel our revenue growth. We have introduced nearly 2,500 new parts in 2012, of which over 630 of these were formerly dealer-only parts. We appreciate the continued acceptance of these new products by our customers and end users, and look forward to creating even more new revenue opportunities in the future,” said CEO Steven Berman.

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Overview of 2011 Asian fastener exports and imports This analysis was provided by Fastener World Magazine Taiwan In 2011, Taiwan fastener exports continued the robust performance of 2010, reaching 1.42 million tonnes, up 11.4% over 2010 and amounting to US$3.97 billion (+23.61%). The top five export destinations were the U.S., Germany, Holland, Japan and the UK. Record export volume growth was mostly due to increasing exports to the EU, which has become Taiwan’s largest export market. Taiwan’s imports remain small at 25,000 tonnes in 2011.

Japan Japanese fastener industry output in 2011 totalled 2.76 million tonnes, down 3.7% compared with 2010, worth JPY79.73 billion (-1.4%).

2011 Export volume was 305,000 tonnes (-1.8%) valued at JPY23.19 billion (-1.6%). Imports totalled 218,000 tonnes (+10.8%) valued at JPY64 billion (+11.8%). 2011 imports were at the highest level in history.

P.R. China Total 2011 output for the Chinese fastener industry rose to 6.8 million tonnes, increasing 9.7% compared to 2010. The total value of sales was RMB 66 billion (+10%).

Fastener export volume reached 2.589 million tonnes, increasing by nearly 14% compared to 2010 while export value reached US$4.664 billion (+27.56%).

Fastener imports totalled 264,000 tonnes (+0.39%) worth US$2.94 billion (+2.41%).

Hong Kong Hong Kong fastener export volume in 2011 amounted to 30,700 tonnes, down 6% compared to 2010. Export value increased 1% to US$374 million. At 45,500 tonnes imports increased 3% year on year but declined by 25% compared to 2009. Import value was US$325 million, down 2% compared to 2010.

South Korea The fastener output of South Korea in 2011 reached 820,000 tonnes, valued at US$2.87 billion, showing a slight growth compared to last year. Imports were valued at US$440 million, up 13.5% compared to 2010 while the export value was US$480 million, up 50.1% compared to 2010.

San Shing Q3 sales down San Shing told the Taiwan Stock Exchange its Q3 sales were NT$1.264 billion (32.7 million euros) down 11.4% from the previous quarter.

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rofit margins also declined. Capacity utilisation fell to 80%. San Shing said weak EU and US markets mean customers have reduced their stock levels. The company projected weaker order levels for the final quarter of 2012.

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2012 H1 performance of listed Taiwanese fastener companies Revenue H1 2012 (’000 NTD)

Revenue H1 2011 (’000 NTD)

Sang Shing Fastech

2,713,254

3,069,275

-11.60

Chun Yu

2,018,242

2,382,814

-15.30

Tycoons Group

1,420,015

1,474,881

-3.72

Rodex

1,103,320

1,280,083

-13.81

QST International

1,156,103

1,111,742

3.99

Sheh Kai

331,911

448,772

-26.04

Sumeeko

477,707

487,048

-1.92

Sheh Fung

694,284

640,582

8.38

Company

Percentage Change (%)

Source: cnYes compiled by Fastener World Inc. Approximately NTD36 = 1 euro.

CSC confirms lower wire rod prices Taiwan’s China Steel Corporation officially confirmed domestic prices for its wire rod and bars will reduce by NT$1300/t (c. 35 euros per tonne) for December deliveries.

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he reduction is twice that applied to hot rolled sheets and coils with CSC holding prices on most other grades.

It takes CSC’s domestic wire rod list prices to below the equivalent of 600 euros per tonne.

CSC reduced domestic list prices on wire rod and bar for September deliveries by a similar figure and followed this with a further reduction of around 48 euros per tonne for October and November.

The reductions across China Steel’s entire steel offer were reflected in a dramatic plunge in operating profits during October. CSC October sales totalled NT$15.74 billion (around 426 million euros), reflecting a 3.5% month on month growth, but operating profits fell by more than 75% to NT$154 million.

Mainland Chinese steel prices strengthening China’s steelmakers maintained steel product prices unchanged in October and recent reports indicate that Chinese steel giant Baosteel has announced increased list prices on a wide range of steel grades for December.

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he three months prior to October saw persistent reductions in Chinese steel products prices in the face of subdued domestic demand. The stabilisation of prices in October was attributed to the Chinese government approving around US$160 billion in infrastructure projects.

Strengthening raw material costs were also placing pressure on Chinese steel company’s profitability.

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ASIAN NEWS China fastener demand to reach RMB 200bn by 2015

Jiaxing Show features 150 exhibitors

According to a report from the Qianzhan Industry Institute, quoted by Chinafastener.info, P.R. China’s consumption of industrial fasteners will reach the equivalent of 24.5 billion euros by 2015.

The second Fastener Expo Jiaxing, staged for three days from 20th October at the Jiaxing International Exhibition Center, featured 150 exhibitors occupying 200 booths, Chinafastener.com reported.

he report estimated that in 2010 there were 2,280 Chinese fastener companies with annual sales greater than RMB 5 million (c 630 000 euros), employing a total of more than 200,000 people. Total sales for these companies were estimated at RMB 108.45 billion (c 13 billion euros) generating profits of RMB 5.75 billion.

xhibitor numbers increased from 119 in 2011. The China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Machinery & Electronic Products (CCCME) and The People’s Government of Jiaxing sponsored the show.

It was organised by Shanghai Ebseek Exhibition Co Ltd on behalf of the Zhejiang Industrial Fastener Institute, Bureau of Foreign Economic Trade of Jiaxing and Jiaxing Fastener Import and Export Enterprises Association.

Together with Ningbo and Wenzhou, Jiaxing is one of China’s three largest fastener manufacturing bases, in total claiming some 4,000 fastener and fastener related manufacturers and representing around 20% of China’s total fastener exports.

The organisers placed a strong emphasis on attracting overseas visitors, including promotional visits to Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Thailand and the USA. Chinafastener.com reports that overseas online registrants on the eve of the show’s opening totalled 1,052 from North America, Europe, Russia and across Asia.

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NORMA increases Asian activities NORMA Group officially opened its new 6,500 square metre production plant in Talegaon near Pune, India, on 27th October.

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ohn Stephenson, COO and president Asia Pacific, said: “We have been present in India for many years with our business evolving greatly. The opening of this facility is a logical step for us in adjusting our capacities to the growing demand for our joining technology solutions in the Indian market and the entire Asia Pacific region.” The plant will service customers from the aerospace, automotive, railway, shipbuilding, chemical, infrastructure and other industries across India and Asia-Pacific.

Earlier in the month NORMA signed an agreement to acquire 85% of the shares in the manufacturer of thermoplastic joining elements Chien Jin Plastic Sdn Bhd based 200km north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Trading for twenty years, the company specialises in joining elements for plastic and iron pipe systems, in particular for domestic water distribution and irrigation systems. In its last fiscal year Chien Jin Plastic generated sales of more than 7 million euros.

The acquisition is seen by NORMA as a milestone in expanding its business activities into Southeast Asia, extending its product range in infrastructure and distribution network in this dynamically growing region. NORMA Group has been present in the region since 2004 with locations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Gem-Year Industry reports H1 loss According to a report from Fastener World Magazine, Gem-Year Industry Co Ltd announced a preliminary estimate of a first half 2012 loss of RMB 73million (c 9 million euros).

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he loss compared with a RMB 105 million profit for the same period in 2011. The company said that the substantial financial loss was due to the postponement and cancellation of high speed rail projects in China resulting in a sharp decline in sales of the main fasteners used in high speed rail construction.

Rail fastener prospects for 2013 appear far more positive.

According to announcements made by China Railway Group in Beijing in November, China will spend more than RMB 600 billion (c 75 billion euros) on rail infrastructure next year, with 50% of the investment dedicated to high-speed projects. The official Xinhua news agency also reported Beijing vice mayor Chen Gang as saying the city would spend RMB 100 bilion on an additional 200 kilometers of line for its subway network.

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New Severstal-Metiz fastener tested

A production run of 50-A-1 stud-bolts with ceramic rings produced by Severstal-Metiz was tested in the laboratory of the Science and Production Center of Bridges for compliance with Russian standards to assess their suitability for bridge and building constructions.

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he tests confirmed the geometric dimensions and allowable variations of the stud-bolts and ceramic rings conformed to ISO 13918:2008. The stud-bolts are produced from steel developed by Severstal.

The test results mean the stud-bolts are recommended for use in steel constructions of bridges, flyovers, overpasses and buildings.

Wire and Fasteners Conference to be annual event

The All-Russian Wire and Fasteners Conference ran successfully in Moscow on 19th – 20th September.

Russian fastener producers including MMK-Metiz, Mechel-Steel, NLMK-Sort and BelZAN participated.

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he conference addressed key issues for fastener producers including: raw materials for fastener production, methods for enhancing productivity, and the assimilation of new product types. Participants benefited not only from the useful exchange of experience and information but also from the creation of a good platform for business interaction between key Russian producers and sellers in the metal fasteners market.

Conference organisers, MIS Metal Supply & Sales and Prommetiz Association, decided to make it an annual event. The next conference will take place in Orel in 2013 where participants will be able to review changes occurring in Russian fastener production.

Controversy over Shukhov Tower restoration During discussions on the restoration of the Shukhov Tower experts argued over the methods and materials that can be used.

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he 150 metre high Shukhov Tower is located on Shabolovka Street in Moscow. It is named after its creator: Russian engineer, architect and scientist, academician Vladimir G. Shukhov. For a long time it was the tallest structure in Russia. In 1922 the first Russian radio broadcast was made from it. The tower has not undergone any serious restorations since then and experts say it is now in great danger as its metal has been heavily attacked by corrosion. In January 2011 Vladimir Putin committed 135 million rubles from the Federal budget for the reconstruction of the iconic building.

During discussion over the methods to be adopted Alexander

Mamin, the head of the department for inspection of buildings and structures of the Industrial Buildings Research Institute, argued that rivets should be replaced by bolts. Sergey Arsenyev, the vice president of the Fund for Development of Science, Culture and Art “Shukhov Tower”, replied that it is necessary to restore the Tower using exactly the same method as its original construction – which means replacing rivets with rivets.

“After the replacement of rivets by bolts the Tower will not be accepted to the UNESCO World Heritage List, for which it is now a candidate.” explained Mr Arsenyev.

New fastener production plant On 27th September 2012 an opening ceremony was conducted at the DVK Plant, in Kolomna, Moscow Region.

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VK Plant is an operating subsidiary of the MTE Group, responsible for the fastener production plant. The newly established company is implementing a programme to further develop competencies in manufacturing high quality parts for engineering companies. The new plant will supply the Volga Diesel Plant of Maminykh, the Galich Truck Crane Plant, Vladimir Motor and Tractor Plant.

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Flaig + Hommel GmbH buys land in Zavolzhye German automotive component producer Flaig + Hommel announced the purchase of 25,000 square metres in the industrial park of Zavolzhsky Engine Plant (ZMZ) in Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia.

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urchase and reconstruction of the real estate is expected to cost around 130 million rubles. The aim is to relocate and further develop an existing Flaig + Hommel production facility, currently located on leased land at ZMZ. The investor anticipates annual sales growth of the Russian automotive industry and will also be able to apply for contracts with foreign vehicle assemblers, which under Russian rules are required to increase local sourcing of components.

Flaig + Hommel LLC is a subsidiary enterprise of German Flaig+Hommel Gruppe. It was founded in 2009 in Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Region to produce fasteners and springs for ZMZ. Output at the Nizhny Novgorod facility is estimated to be worth 100 million rubles. The main customers are ZMZ, KaMAZ, UMZ, AutoVAZ, Tikhvin and Tver Carriage Works.

Fastener Fair Russia in March Fastener Fair Russia will be held from 12th – 14th March 2013 at the Lenexpo Exhibition Center, St. Petersburg, Russia.

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his inaugural Russian edition of the Fastener Fair, organised by Restec Brooks LLC, will take place alongside the firmly established BLECH Russia sheet metal exhibition, which attracted more than 4,000 trade visitors in 2011.

Exhibitors confirmed to date come from 16 countries, with more than a third from the Russian Federation including leading manufacturers such as Severstal-Metiz, as well as local subsidiaries of global fastener technologists like Titgemeyer Russia and fischer Russia. European exhibitors, which include

strong contingents from Italy and Germany, include Ambrovit, Chavesbao S.A, Joseph Dresselhaus GmbH, Ferrometal OY, Inoxdadi Srl, Pecol Group, and Peter Schröder GmbH. Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH and Dr. Ing. Gössling Maschinenfabrik GmbH are amongst the suppliers of manufacturing technologies exhibiting. The latest exhibitor list for Fastener Fair Russia can be viewed by visiting www.fastenerfair.com. The website also provides information on travel including contact information for the exhibitions, official tour operator and links to Russian embassies for visas.

Mariya Valiakhmetova, editor in chief, Metiz Magazine, Ukraine

Pre-assembled fasteners enhance customer service Severstal-Metiz has begun delivery of pre-assembled bolts, washer and nut kits, as well as fasteners, to ensure exact conformity of component quantities and to optimise pre-installation operations.

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he new service became possible thanks to the installation of new automaton for fastener assembly. The equipment is universal accepting bolts from across the M20 to M27 diameter range and achieving an average output of 28 completed sets a minute.

“The fastener sector is a key direction for our company and we pay particular attention to its development,” commented Oleg Veter, general director of Severstal-Metiz. “As well as developing new progressive aspects in the production of fastener products, and achieveing continuous quality improvement, we also develop

the service functions to offer interesting solutions for our customers. Pre-assembly of fasteners is a good example of this service for those clients for whom efficiency and convenience are important.”

The new service of pre-assembled fasteners is currently demanded mainly by bridge building organisations. In the longer term the company plans to collate and supply as a unit not only high-strength bridge fasteners with thermal diffusion zinc coatings but also hot dip galvanised fasteners for electricity supply structures.

Palace Bridge fasteners match historic character According to the Rosmetiz Association, Severstal-Metiz has won an order to supply high strength fasteners for the reconstruction of the Palace Bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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he company was unique amongst Russian fastener producers in offering solutions for the project and consequently signed a contract to supply around 20 tonnes of fasteners. Against a short timescale for delivery Severstal-Metiz has to produce standard M18 high-strength bolts and nuts, as well as M18 and M22 high-strength bolts with modified head geometry. As well as the design of the fasteners having to meet stringent strength criteria it also has to conform to requirements to preserve the architectural unity and historical character of the Palace Bridge.

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Cifal purchased

by Lamons North American company Lamons, part of TriMas Corporation, which manufactures products for sealing and fasteners systems, has marked its presence in the Latin American market through the acquisition of Cifal Industrial e Comercial Ltda.

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ased in São Paulo City, Cifal is a recognised producer of special fasteners and stud bolts and is one of the most important suppliers to the oil and gas, as well as wind energy sectors in Brazil. According to Trimas Corporation, Cifal generated approximately US$9 million in revenue for the 12 months ending 30th June 2012.

Visiting Rio Oil & Gas, a business fair held in Rio de Janeiro City, Mr Kurt Allen, president of Lamons, said: “The process started eighteen months ago, when we analysed several companies to identify the best choice. This acquisition

strengthens our global reach and puts us in a position for growth in this rapidly expanding market. Moreover, it enables us to better serve our customers and improve our fastener product offering in Brazil and around the world.”

On the Lamons website Mr Allen also committed to making this transition seamless and straightforward for customers adding: “Whether you are an existing or new Lamons customer, we extend our welcome and appreciation for your business.

We look forward to doing business together and fulfilling your gasket and bolt requirements.”

Helmut Fischer Group opens subsidiary in Brazil The event marks the beginning of business activity in the country. The Group has invested about US$1 million to establish the new subsidiary, which is its fourteenth around the world.

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he Helmet Fischer Group is known worldwide as a supplier of equipment and solutions in measurement technology for coating layers, material analysis, microhardness and material testing. Attending the opening ceremony were: the CEO of Helmut Fischer AG - Switzerland, Mr Walter Mittelholzer; general manager of the Brazilian subsidiary, Mr Leandro de Santis; technical director of Arotec S/A, Mr Fábio Passarela; and also the president of the Brazilian Surface Treatment Association (ABTS), Mrs Wilma Ayako.

According to Mr de Santis, the new subsidiary will receive further investment in 2013 on the same level as this year,

because the Group is keen to improve its structures and further equip its applications laboratory. “The differential to be in Brazil for Helmut Fischer is that it will have more direct contact with customers. However, Arotec always did a good job and continue to respond with strong sales. We hope to further improve the relationship with the market, offering a broad support, providing a wide range of equipment for special applications, demonstrations and services. This is not only for Brazil but for all Latin America, where local representatives now receive all our support. Mexico, together with the Canadian market, is served by our USA subsidiary,” Mr de Santis explained.

Fasteners cause more than half of recalls In Brazil it is believed that fasteners are involved in more than 60% of recall cases.

Recently, Revista do Parafuso published a special report on this subject.

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echanical engineer and specialised professional in the application of quality tools, Cláudio Spanó talked to Revista do Parafuso. Previously he has carried out consultations and training for companies such as Petrobras, PDVSA, Alcoa, Volvo, MRN, Robert Bosch, Valeo and John Deere.

“If we look a the growth of the Brazilian automotive industry over the last months, there were 25 recalls. These industries are

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investing very little in reliability technologies to calculate the performance and quality of products throughout their lifetime. Failures can happen in all kind products – for example computers, refrigerators and others. However, automotive vehicles top the list for these types of problems.”

Procon, the foundation for protection of consumers, reports the top ten “champions” for recalls since 2002 are:

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Company # of recalls Volvo 34 Ford 33 Mercedes-Benz 28 Chevrolet 27 Citröen 20 Land Rover 17 Honda (motorcycles) 16 Peugeot 16 Volkswagen 16 Nissan 15

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A leap forward On 25th October Bossard Group announced the purchase of the fastening division of KVT Koenig Group in a CHF200 million deal expected to close towards the end of November. A couple of weeks later Phil Matten caught up with Bossard Group CEO, David Dean, to hear his thoughts on a strategic leap forward.

The inevitable opening question is “Why KVT?”

Will the KVT brand be integrated to Bossard?

“We have been looking at KVT for probably 15 years,” David Dean responds. “The last twice it was too expensive. This time it is still not cheap but reasonable. We are in a different market environment now and I think the equity investors wanted to divest to an industrial buyer rather than another equity group.

The acquisition gives us a good complementary business in a field that is very interesting to us. We want to do more with blind fasteners and branded products - as we have started to do in Asia. Some of those are brands that KVT already represents here in Europe.

KVT takes the solution approach for technical applications, just as Bossard does. It has a good foothold in Germany, as well as in Austria, Switzerland and some eastern European countries, giving us additional presence in those markets. In all KVT has some 13,000 customers to which we can now present some of Bossard’s services.

The difference is that KVT has concentrated on those products it carries. These are definitely not products you just sell on the street; they are ‘design in’ products, which means a lot of technical and advisory support. Again, this is also a Bossard strength. What KVT has not been able to offer is a comparable logistics programme in order to be a full VMI single source supplier. Bossard has the full range plus a comprehensive logistics service - in addition to the engineering capabilities that both companies possess. As a result we will now be able to cover a much broader field of applications.”

“We intend to retain what is an established and distinctive brand. KVT has strong market recognition for what they do and they are good at it – there is no point in destroying those strengths. Obviously we want to capitalise on their network of customers and see what additional Bossard services we can introduce to enhance what KVT already offers.

The focus of this acquisition is not to take out costs and achieve synergies at the back end. It is far more about the market end - how we can develop to the benefit of both companies and also how we can expand the business of KVT through other parts of the Bossard global business.”

So the new warehouse expansion in Zug is not intended for KVT? “The warehouse is finished and ready to cope with more volume but we are not going to combine the KVT business into Zug – they already have their own logistics facilities. We didn’t build the new warehouse for an acquisition: we built it because we wanted additional capacity to continue to grow our existing business.

The economy is not currently in a booming phase but that is OK – it will come back and our additional logistics capacity is crucial in being able to respond to opportunities for further growth.”

KVT Koenig also includes a specialist manufacturing operation. Is that included in the deal?

“No, we have acquired the fastener distribution part. The Koenig Expander® manufacturing business is retained by the financial investors. However, we will distribute the Expander programme into general industry while they continue to focus on automotive and hydraulic customers. General industry demand tends to be 100,000 - 200,000 pieces maximum as opposed to the millions supplied to automotive. Koenig Expander will supply the large volume OEMs direct from manufacturing and use us for the wider industrial market where they do not have the distribution platform.”

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Was the sale of Bossard Metrics Inc in the USA related to this deal?

“The disposal of Bossard Metrics was a completely separate issue. In America our strategic business is focused, as elsewhere, on the OEM sector and has been performing very well. Historically we also had this role as a Master Distributor selling metric fasteners in small volumes to those American distributors that did not carry or had limited Metric ranges.

This led to channel conflict because our OEM business inevitably goes after customers that are served by BMI customers, who obviously did not like that. Lindstrom was doing exactly the same as BMI - making it a logical owner for that business. They are committed to master distribution so BMI was a very logical add-on. We have agreed on future collaboration on the buying side so there will be a continued business relationship. Most important, though, is that each of us is now focusing on our core competences.”

Recent mergers and acquisitions give the impression consolidation may be accelerating in the fastener market. What is your perspective on this?

“I have been watching for this for ten years but it really has not happened in a big way. There are still lots of people around – too many, perhaps, for my taste. Despite increasing demands from the end customer and more complexities on the supply side people still seem able to survive.

Of course there will always be places for smaller, niche players focused on a specific field or customer segment.

Why has consolidation not been so pronounced? I hear everyday customers saying they want to consolidate their supply chain relationships. They see the benefits but somehow it takes them forever to actually execute the changes.

To some extent it has to do with the role fasteners play for most OEMs. Unless it is a crisis situation there is a tendency to find reasons not do it, to postpone it. Fasteners are often a small part of the total cost of the finished product so there are often other priorities, other areas where cost savings can be generated. It’s our job to demonstrate to management that there are serious opportunities to be exploited. When we get that topdown internal approval, things happen.

Looking at the fastener industry, the question is what is out there of interest? A lot of businesses tend to overvalue their worth, led on by advisors who lack a strong understanding of the market and, maybe, have too strong an interest in a higher price. So the expectations of some owners are very often not in sync with reality.

Generational changes that are coming along might spark developments. But what do you gain by acquiring a company where the management is not stable or committed? You have to ask whether you could win that end business without going through an acquisition.

Bossard is certainly not into ‘more of the same’ acquisitions.

We are interested in opportunities like KVT – something that we don’t have, something that is complementary, something that can be multiplied for us globally, and is more at the high end technically.

With our family majority shareholding, Bossard has the privilege to be able to think in the long term. This has certainly paid off for all the shareholders. Even if the timing is not exactly right in the market we can still make the right acquisition for the long term.”

Finally, how do you see prospects for 2013?

“America is still looking strong. We recorded double digit growth so far this year. Now we have to wait and see the implications of the presidential election but so far the market, perhaps to everyone’s surprise, has been holding on pretty well.

In Asia, the signs are things are coming back in a lot of key economies. The PMIs show positive movement towards and above the 50 mark.

Europe is, by comparison, very difficult. Much depends on Germany and I keep hearing signs the market is weakening. The German car industry is still holding on, particularly the premium segment. For the mid range models it is much tougher. In Italy and France automotive is clearly not very good.

Overall, though, there is still business out there: you just to have to look for it. Where we can demonstrate to customers how to find cost savings they are prepared to listen. In fact, when the market is more challenging you sometimes get access to people that do not want to listen in the good times.” www.bossard.com

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Fastener Fair Stuttgart Where: Stuttgart, Germany Web: www.fastenerfair.com

When: 26 Feb - 28 Feb 2013 What: The fastener event for Europe.

BAU 2013 Where: When: Web: What:

Munich, Germany 14 Jan - 19 Jan 2013 www.bau-muenchen.com German construction industry.

BUDMA - International Construction Fair Where: When: Web: What:

Poznań, Poland 29 Jan - 1 Feb 2013 www.budma.pl Building technology, equipment and materials.

International BouwBeurs 2013 Where: When: Web: What:

Utrecht, Netherlands 4 Feb - 9 Feb 2013 www.bouwbeurs.nl Trade fair for the construction industry.

ACMA Automechanika New Delhi Where: When: Web: What:

New Delhi, India 7 Feb - 10 Feb 2013 www.automechanika.in Trade for the automotive industry.

Totally DIY, Tools & Secure Where: When: Web: What:

Coventry, UK 10 Feb - 12 Feb 2013 www.totallydiy.com DIY, hardware, tools and security products.

Hardware/DIY, Home, Garden Show Where: When: Web: What:

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Dublin, Ireland 17 Feb - 18 Feb 2013 www.irishhardwarefair.com Irish hardware, DIY and garden show.

SpringsTec Fair 2013 Where: When: Web: What:

Stuttgart, Germany 26 Feb - 28 Feb 2013 www.springstecfair.com Industrial spings, spring parts and systems.

Asia-Pacific Sourcing Where: When: Web: What:

Cologne, Germany 3 Mar - 5 Mar 2013 www.asiapacificsourcing.de A platform for asian companies in import and export.

BLECH Russia 2013 Where: When: Web: What:

St. Petersburg, Russia 12 Mar - 14 Mar 2013 www.blechrussia.com Sheet metal working.

Fastener Fair Russia Where: When: Web: What:

St. Petersburg, Russia 12 Mar - 14 Mar 2013 www.fastenerfair.com/russia The fastener event for Russia.

St. Petersburg Technical Fair Where: When: Web: What:

St. Petersburg, Russia 12 Mar - 14 Mar 2013 www.ptfair.ru Metallurgy, welding, metalworking, tools and instruments, materials and machinery exhibition.

Ferroforma Where: When: Web: What:

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Bilbao, Spain 12 Mar - 15 Mar 2013 www.ferroforma.eu Spanish hardware and DIY show.

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First edition of Fastener Fair Thailand a success Organisers reported that over 3,000 fastener and fixing professionals attended Thailand’s and South East Asia’s first event dedicated to the fastener and fixing industry held at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) from 6th – 8th September.

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he event was formally opened by the chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries - Khun Payungsak Chartsutipol, the president of the Thai Auto-parts Manufacturers Association - Khun Achana Limpaitoon and the acting president of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau - Khun Thongchai Sridama.

Approximately a third of exhibitors were from the Thai and ASEAN (Association of South East Asia Nations) Region with also a strong representation from Taiwan and China. Over 130 exhibitors were represented from 11 different countries displaying products and services ranging from fastener manufacturing machines and inspection equipment to precision fasteners and bespoke anchoring solutions.

A total of 2,418 professionals visited the show from 47 different countries across the world. 63% of the visitors were from Thailand alone and 70% came from the ASEAN region. The total attendance for the event over the 3 days reached 3,006 visitors.

More than 75% of the visitors represented the fastener and fixing trade, with 22% of the visitors representing Thailand’s vast manufacturing and assembly end user sectors. The visitors also reflected the regions strength in the auto (22%), electronics (13%) and construction (18%) markets. 67% of visitors were of manager level or above. The remainder of the visitors were technical engineers or specifiers from end user organisations.

Exhibition Director Michael Wilton commented: “We were pleased with the level of business activity we witnessed over the three days of the show. The hall was busy with suppliers, manufacturers and end users for fasteners using the event to strengthen their respective business. With the backdrop of encouraging feedback from both the exhibitors and visitors at Fastener Fair Thailand, plans are already afoot for the second edition of the show in 2013.”

Fastener Fair Thailand 2013 will be held at the Bangkok Trade and Exhibition Centre from 9th – 11th October 2013. www.fastenerfair-thailand.com

Ecobuild is back and looking to the future Ecobuild 2012 brought together over 57,000 of the design and construction industry’s most influential professionals including the largest gathering of architects in the UK. Major investment from organiser UBM Built Environment will see a wealth of new features and content showcased at Ecobuild 2013 to be held on 5th – 7th March at ExCeL Centre, London.

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esigned to inspire, educate and inform, organisers highlight that the Ecobuild Arena will host key industry speakers, ministers, lecturers and academics as well as a selection of celebrity speakers and hosts. It will also feature a series of debates and discussions, focusing on pressing issues facing the industry.

Following significant investment into the green credentials of the show, a ‘Working with Nature Zone’ will reinforce the importance of the natural environment in sustainable design and construction. This brings together the DEFRA backed, Green Infrastructure pavilion; ‘Natural, Sustainable’, which will comprise of daily interactive demonstrations. The ‘Biodiversity Pavilion’ will provide practical advice on how to create a rich bio-diverse environment, even in the grittiest urban environment.

Tom Broughton, brand director for Ecobuild and Building comments: “We are delighted to announce that once again Ecobuild has the official support and endorsement of many of the industry’s leading bodies and associations including the UKGBC, BRE, The RIBA and RICS.” He added: “The exciting new mix of features and content has been developed as a direct result of listening closely to Ecobuild’s stakeholders to ensure that debate, discussion and innovation remains at the heart of Ecobuild. We have drawn upon expertise within UBM and the wider sustainable built environment to create an offering which is relevant, engaging and most of all, inspirational.”

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Totally’s new style Exhibitor numbers are growing steadily for the new style Totally Shows, which will take place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, UK, on 10th - 12th February 2013.

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ew to the show this year is Redditchbased manufacturer Frank Shaw, producers of the Bayonet and Challenge brands of tacks and small nails, and the Danielle Group, which will be showing its workwear brand at the show for the first time.

Rollins & Sons has just confirmed its involvement, which will give visitors the opportunity to see leading products from Arrow Fasteners, Bulldog Tools, Channellock, Estwing and Mechanix Wear, all of which are distributed by Rollins.

Renewals from the 2012 show include Am-Tech, Trendsure and Winbag, and companies returning after a break from the show include Bison Adhesives and Yale.

Brintex, organisers of the show, is busy urging leading DIY brands to support the show. Sales Director Paul Grinsell said: “We hope everyone in the market is getting the message that we are doing things differently this year and that suppliers and manufacturers will give the show their support as exhibitors. We want to give the industry a show to be really proud of, a ‘must attend’ event!” www.totallydiy.com

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National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo 2012 Returning to Las Vegas for the first time in three years, Phil Matten found an event that emphatically continues to live up to its billing as ‘North America’s largest fastener expo’, although its formula remains very familiar.

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ot that there is anything wrong with sticking to what works: nor was the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo, held 10th – 12th October at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, devoid of developments.

The venue has changed from 2009 when the show was staged in the Mandalay Bay Hotel. The Sands Expo and Convention Center does what it says – offering a functional exhibition hall and suite of conference rooms. It is probably a bit of nostalgia for the Paris Ballroom venue, which the Fastener Expo outgrew in 2007, but the Sands does lacks that certain Vegas sparkle.

On the other hand Hall A admirably accommodated a 2012 show that was the largest since 2007 - hosting 603 exhibitors in the equivalent of 770 booth spaces (a US booth is 10 feet square so that adds up to about 7,200 square metres net exhibit space).

At the close, show manager Susan Hurley told this magazine she expected the same hall to be fine for 2013 (nominal hall capacity is 880 booth spaces) but, based on additional space demand from exhibitors already, she could foresee the need for a bigger hall the following year.

NIFMSE remains predominantly a ‘pole and drape’ show, with

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the majority of booths defined by a simple back drop curtain and lower dividing curtains between neighbours. It made for an open feeling show, assisted this year by fairly wide aisles. There were some ‘feature’ stands – Rotor Clip took the ingenuity prize with a grass-roofed jungle hut and stand personnel sporting pith helmets. Brighton Best International, Infasco, Stelfast, and G.L. Huyett were amongst others providing visitors the opportunity to ‘come aboard’ for a longer chat. It’s still true, though, that some of the biggest players in the market occupy relatively small, conventional booths.

Around 62% of 2012 exhibitors were domestic. The number of foreign exhibitors has grown marginally over the last three years: they represented just under 36% in 2010. This year the foreign representation was dominated by China with some 130 companies, drawing occasional adverse comments from US exhibitors and visitors. Most of the Chinese companies, it has to be said, were relatively quiet throughout the first day and looking distinctly bored on Friday morning. Taiwanese booths, of which there were around 60, faired better, aided by longer trading relationships with North American fastener importers.

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Visitors little changed In one sense, this show has changed little over the last decade. It is still largely a ‘meet and greet’ show, where time between exhibitor and a visitor is relatively short – often just a few minutes. It is also a show where a high proportion of the activity is concentrated into the first five hours of the first day.

For the opening couple of hours the first two or three aisles were crammed. It took longer for the visitor flow to reach the opposite side of the hall but by 2:30pm visitor numbers were definitely dwindling. On Friday, the show opened from 9am to 1pm, starting relatively slow and never approaching the levels of traffic of the first day. Of course, this is Vegas, so a lot of hospitality and networking, much of it probably through the night, goes on off-show. Is that where the serious business is also done?

That’s harder to tell.

The organisers reported a total of 4,246 registrants for the 2012 Expo, from throughout the USA and thirty-nine foreign countries: just shy of 4% growth on 2011. From this total 1,260 were distributors, with the balance primarily exhibitor personnel and independent representatives. Exhibitor comments suggest

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that many visitors are returnees and, while several long-term exhibitors reported good leads, few reckoned to have made many new contacts. This is consistent with previous shows and many exhibitors clearly do expect the majority of contacts to be with existing customers. NIFMSE operates strictly as a trade show – end users are not permitted entry.

A new Machinery World A significant development was Machinery and Tooling World, a now-defined area that hosted more than twenty companies.

Understandably, not all manufacturing technology exhibitors are prepared to bring machines to a one and a half day show.

Batching Systems Inc was one, right at the front of the show, which did. General Inspection and Accuvision demonstrated their systems on stand, as did VibrationMaster. The International Fastener Machinery Suppliers Association held its annual general meeting after the show closed on the first day. IFMSA’s Ray and Doug Zirkle have played a significant role in encouraging participation in Machinery and Tooling World, which show organising partner Jim Bannister is keen to see continue to grow.

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EXHIBITIONS

Frontier territory for Europeans The European presence was a mixture of first timers, older hands and a few established subsidiaries. European exhibitors generally receive a warm welcome in Las Vegas, and there is always plenty of interest for what they offer. Follow-up, though, can prove frustratingly tough, with leads trickling away, so persistence is unquestionably the key to using the show as a bridgehead to the US market.

Italian blind fastener specialists Rivit Srl is in the second year of working with Atlas – a PEM company – whose global product manager, Richard Kull, welcomes an important contribution to his company’s comprehensive tools program. Rivit’s Adrian Andreescu expressed a “prudent optimism” about trading conditions in the US. Delighted with “the lively interest from visitors to the Atlas booth”, he was keen to thank Atlas’ Kelly, Chad and Rich for the passion shown in bringing the collaboration to a reality.

Nord-Lock supplies the North American market from its established subsidiary in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and continues to see substantial growth opportunities for its wedge-locking products. The new Nord-Lock X-series system featured strongly on the booth, proposed as an important upgrade for existing converts to the wedge-lock washer concept.

Stefan Walterman, president of Heico-Lock USA concurs that recognition of the benefits of locking washers remains relatively low in the US. The German manufacturer’s subsidiary has operated in the US for two years, and is committed to increasing awareness of the life cycle advantages of this form of joint security to develop pull through demand from users.

Growermetal debuted as an exhibitor this year although technical director Paulo Cattaneo confirmed the Italian pressed parts manufacturer is already working with US distributors. While its own locking washer system was strongly featured on an eye-catching stand, Paulo Cattaneo explained that the company’s mainstream business remains other pressed parts and SEMS washers supplied to bolt and screw makers. Growermetal says: “This first US-show experience achieved a surprising great success. The event was very well organised and this positive experience has

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led us to the decision to join the show also next year.”

UK-based Precision Technology Supplies first exhibited in Las Vegas eight years ago and returned after a few years’ break, this time to focus strongly on its newly developed e-Shop. US distributors, says Jason Collyer, are often surprised at the service PTS can offer. The PTS brochure makes it easier to work out cost of shipment with the potential for delivery within two days – faster, according to one visitor, than receiving stock from Chicago.

David Weissgerber, UK managing director of Titgemeyer, was keen to use the presence at Las Vegas to establish contact with potential master distributors. Titgemeyer’s UK plant is TS 16949 accredited for product development - a demanding requirement says Weissgerber - as well as for manufacturing, providing a high level of quality and service assurance to potential partners in the US. The German family group recently acquired long established UK manufacturer of Starlock and pressed parts, Baker & Finnemore Ltd. Denmark’s VibrationMaster prominently demonstrated its five-model vibration tester range, the larger of which tests to DIN 65151 and DIN 25201-B. Chief Marketing Officer Michael Doggwiler confirmed the company was supplying a leading US manufacturer of non-threaded fasteners and was also working closely with Perfect LockBolt in the US. In a two-pronged strategy VibrationMaster targets fastener manufacturers seeking to both confirm and demonstrate their product’s anti-vibration performance. The company is also keen to explain the benefits of its equipment to application engineers in key OEM sectors, including rail, automotive, energy and petrochemicals.

The focus for Heads and Allthreads’ first stand in Las Vegas was its Japanese Screws programme. The UK company stocks and supplies a wide range of JCIS micro screws, JIS standard screws, as well as JIS screw and washer assemblies (SEMS).

It also specialises in micro machined screws and turned parts from a diameter of M0.4 up to M2. “Our commitment is to supply world class micro screws in a short lead-time, at a competitive price, throughout the world,” says sales director, Steve Ward.

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EXHIBITIONS

MIDEST French subcontractor barometer With the current economic uncertainty in Europe, Will Lowry visited MIDEST, the industrial subcontracting exhibition, to find out how the French subcontracting market was progressing.

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IDEST took place from 6th – 9th November 2012, at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in France, with organisers reporting that despite the current uncertainty over the economic situation, exhibitor numbers and exhibition space had held up remarkably well.

This year saw 1,721 exhibitors from 46 countries, occupying a space of 26,111 square metres, attend MIDEST. Whilst the total number of exhibitor numbers had remained on a similar level as 2011, the amount of international exhibitors had fallen slightly to 623 exhibitors compared to 650 in the previous year.

Visitors numbers had not been published at the time of going to print, but will be included in the next issue of this magazine.

MIDEST can be seen as a key barometer on the current situation with the French market, with French subcontractors accounting for 64% of the total exhibitors at the show. This year the show focussed on the French motor vehicle sector, presenting the latest developments on the economic and technical fronts through lectures and round tables - bringing together major players in the sector.

As is traditional with MIDEST the exhibition hall was split up into different trade zones and villages, enabling visitors to concentrate on those sections relevant to them. This year the zones included forming and cutting processes/fabrication; plastics, rubber and composites; industry services; electronics; finishing surface treatments; semi-finished products/ materials; microtechnics; screw-cutting/

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machining; and industrial fasteners. The trade villages included 18 French regions, with 28 official pavilions being organised by fifty institutional partners.

The industrial fastener zone was situated within the centre of the hall, with the organisers reporting a 17% fall in exhibition area. Nevertheless the industrial fastener zone still included Profil France, Simaf, Savigny, Torniplasa, Titanox, Growermetal, AMF Andreas, Beck Crespel, Marer Srl and Borrelly Spring Washers. New exhibitors in the zone included UGIVIS, Fath Components, Kalina Industries and Fantex Industries.

Gardette Industries, a French manufacturer of transmission, fastening and assembly elements, displayed on its stand within the industrial fastener zone, in partnership with Sport Marketing Association, the BMW Compact Soustraitance rally car – which is currently competing in the Coupe de France.

Stéphane Server, responsible for commercial products standards at Gardette, explained that the car had been included on the stand so that the parts used for each stage of the construction process could be explained by an array of industrial subcontractors.

Gardette also received a MIDEST Organisation Award for its EXOFIX® service. The EXOFIX service enables Gardette to offer its customers a standardisation of it cotter pins, dowels and other mechanical components in exotic and innovative metals.

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for its RdO Alpha 5º wheel bolt. FTV points out that the RdO Alpha 5º wheel bolt offers easy installation thanks to the adherence of its mechanical cone to its imprint or morse taper.

From speaking to fastener related exhibitors in the industrial fastener zone, as well as those fastener companies based in pavilions around the hall, the overall consensus was that the show had been quieter than last year with a seeming drop in visitors throughout the four days of the show.

Whilst exhibitors did report a quieter show, some did mention having interesting conversations with visitors looking at projects in the future. This is certainly true of Inoxdadi Srl who commented: “We have

exhibited at MIDEST for several years now and we are starting to see the benefits of a constant presence at the show. We have had a lot of existing contacts to the stand who have shown interest in using products for certain projects. We are happy to continue to use the show to keep our name in the market and to talk to visitors about potential projects.”

MIDEST is undoubtedly a key exhibition for the French subcontracting market, underlined by the continued support of exhibitors at the show. Whilst exhibitors did report a drop in visitor numbers some had anticipated this and believed it was a sign of the slow down in the French market over the previous few months.

The 43rd edition of MIDEST will once again be held at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre from 19th – 22nd November 2013.

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InnoTrans 2012 achieves record results An increase in exhibitors and trade visitors, business deals worth billions of euros and growth in international participation are the dominant aspects that organisers reported from the ninth edition of InnoTrans held from the 18th - 21st September in Berlin, Germany.

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verall, compared with the previous fair, InnoTrans 2012 reported growth in every important area. 126,110 trade visitors from 140 countries visited to find out about the latest products and services from the global rail industry, exhibited by 2,515 companies from 49 countries, on the trade visitor days of the fair.

InnoTrans 2012 presented cutting edge technology, underlined by the 104 world premieres displayed by exhibitors. As a business venue InnoTrans achieved a new dimension, with deals of more than 1.8 billion euros concluded at the fair - the framework agreement signed between Deutsche Bahn and PESA in Poland for up to 470 diesel trainsets, and worth a total of 1.2 billion euros, as an example.

According to a representative survey both exhibitors and trade visitors were extremely satisfied with their visit. More than 90 percent of exhibitors recommended the fair and declared they would be back, with the reactions from trade visitors being the same. The survey also revealed that almost half of the trade visitors were decision-makers.

The majority of fastener related exhibitors were based in Hall 8.2 including 3M Deutschland, Keller & Kalmbach Widex GmbH, Nosta GmbH, J. Lanfranco & Cie, Gally SpA, Flaig + Hommel GmbH, Growermetal Srl and Weicon GmbH. Also in Hall 8.2 was Lederer GmbH who exhibited at InnoTrans to reinforce its presence in the rail sector and to strengthen its reputation as a specialised supplier for rail fasteners.

Lederer is able to offer a full range of products for a variety of rail applications including track and overhead, contact line construction, rolling stocks, boogies and rail automation.

Markus Gebehenne, marketing manager at Lederer, commented: “At InnoTrans 2012 we were able to lay the foundations for already signed-off/established business, as well as conducting comprehensive business talks at the show in order to

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get close to our aims. The direct contact between our employees and the contacts of our clients was equally important.”

During InnoTrans 2012 Nord-Lock GmbH officially released, during a live broadcast, its new X-series washer that the company says adds a new dimension of safety to bolt security.

(For more information on the X-series washer read page 94).

Other fastener related exhibitors who were situated throughout the 26 halls included Max Mothes GmbH, Ferdinand Gross GmbH, Dirak GmbH, EMKA Beschlagteile GmbH & Co KG and DIV Group.

In Hall 2.2 Staytite Ltd was showcasing its Hardlock Series of anti-loosening lock nuts. The Hardlock Series is based on the ‘wedge-effect’ principle. The Concave upper nut is threaded down the screw until the concentric conical recess comes into contact with the eccentric conical protrusion of the Convex lower nut.

The Convex lower nut is held stationary, either by being seated or by being held with a spanner if seating is not required.

When the Concave upper nut is tightened to the recommended tightening torque, locking forces between the upper and lower nuts are induced.

A vertical force is created and two opposing horizontal forces are induced at the same time. The Concave upper nut is pulled into the screw thread in one direction, while the Convex lower nut is pulled into the screw threads in the opposite direction.

The Hardlock is therefore held secure by the combination of three different locking forces.

“The high anti-loosening effect achieved by all Hardlock nuts will satisfy all user needs, including easy installation, re-useability (several dozen times), and reduced lifetime costs because of less maintenance and inspection,” explained David Cartledge, sales director at Staytite Ltd. The next InnoTrans will take place at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from 23rd – 26th September 2014.

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EXHIBITIONS

EuroBLECH 2012 - Highly successful EuroBLECH 2012, the international sheet metal working technology exhibition based in Hannover, Germany, concluded with exhibitors reporting a highly successful show.

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total of 1,520 exhibitors from 39 countries, on a net exhibition space of 84,000 square metres across six halls, presented a range of innovative products for the complete sheet metal working chain.

Over 60,500 trade visitors attended the five-day exhibition, equalling the visitor numbers of the previous show. Organisers reported that the first analysis of the visitor survey showed a significant shift towards highly qualified trade visitors. Some 75% of the visitors came from the industry, and the percentage of visitors from companies with more than 500 employees increased by 20%. There were also more visitors from top management, with 40% of all visitors attending EuroBLECH 2012 with the definite intention of buying.

This is supported by several companies confirming that they had agreed orders with visitors for machines at the show.

One such company was Haeger Europe BV, a manufacturer of fastener installation systems, who has exhibited at EuroBLECH for the last 10 years. Jasper Hoogstad, inside sales at Haeger, commented: “We are very happy with the show. Our stand was constantly busy and we signed orders for seven machines during the five-days.”

Heinz Soyer, with staff dressed in local Bavarian outfits, also confirmed that it had sold two machines at the show, with lots of other interesting visitors to its stand throughout each day.

Sven-Thorsten Buchweitz, head of sales at Gebr TITGEMEYER GmbH & Co KG, said that the company had received over 100 visitors on each day of the show, with a lot of those visitors being good quality leads.

Fixi Srl, the Italian producer of blind rivets, threaded inserts, self-clinching fasteners and welding screws, went as far as to say that it was THE show to exhibit at.

With the current economic situation remaining uncertain a lot of exhibitors admitted to being concerned pre-show about exhibiting. However, they all reported being highly satisfied with the quantity and quality of visitors. Exhibitors confirmed that the opportunity to meet with new and existing customers, as well as the opportunity to explore new markets, made EuroBLECH a must attend event for any company interested in the sheet metal industry.

According to the organisers’ exhibitor survey, exhibiting companies also scored the show highly for the large number of innovations presented at the show and for its particular high internationality.

Organisers stated that over 70% of the exhibitors indicated on-site that they intended to exhibit again at the next exhibition.

EuroBLECH 2014 will take place from 21st – 25th October 2014 at the Hannover exhibition grounds.

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The leading exhibition for the fastener and fixing industry Held from 26th – 28th February 2013 Fastener Fair Stuttgart will once again take place in the Stuttgart exhibition centre.

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astener Fair Stuttgart covers all aspects of fastener and fixing technology. The trade show provides real insight into industry trends and shows a wide variety of innovative products and services in the sector of fasteners and fixings.

Exhibit categories include industrial fasteners and fixings, construction fixings, assembly and installation systems, fastener manufacturing technology, storage, distribution and factory equipment.

Fastener Fair - a continuously growing success For 2013 Fastener Fair Stuttgart is set to flourish even more than the last tremendously successful event in 2011.

With more than 750 exhibitors from 35 different countries, Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2013 is bigger than the previous record exhibition. All three exhibition halls are almost fully booked; the event covers an exhibition space of over 16,000m² net - some 30% more exhibition space than last time.

Visitors

How to get there

Visitors to this trade show will include distributors, wholesalers, suppliers, engineers and specifiers from a range of sectors including construction, electronic and electrical goods, metal products and marine.

By car - Leave the A8 autobahn at junction Stuttgart / Degerloch

Show information

Flughafen, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany.

Halls 4, 6 and 8, Venue

Messe Stuttgart GmbH,

Messepiazza 1,

70629 Stuttgart, Germany

By air - The airport is approximately 200 metres from the exhibition centre and can easily be reached by foot. For further information visit www.stuttgart-airport.com

Opening times Tue 26th February 2013 09:00 – 17:00

Wed 27th February 2013 09:00 – 17:00 Thu 28th February 2013 09:00 – 15:00

Entry ticket prices

Pre-registered visitors 20 euros On-site 30 euros

Entry tickets are valid for all three exhibition days.

The show catalogue is included in the price.

Pre-register online at www.fastenerfair.com/stuttgart to save both money and time.

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By train - Stuttgart is directly connected to 13 European capital cities by rail. From the Stuttgart main railway station take suburban trains S2 or S3, direction “Stuttgart Flughafen/Neue Messe Stuttgart” (travelling time approximately 27 minutes). For more information visit www.bahn.de

By bus - The following routes serve the venue: 828 – Airport Sprinter, 122, 809, X3 – Expresso.

Accommodation - Stuttgart Marketing GmbH offers a hotel booking service to suit all budgets. Visit their website for more information: www.stuttgart-tourist.de

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Engineered joining technology

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NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered joining technology.

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he company manufactures a wide range of innovative engineered joining technology solutions in three product categories (clamp, connect and fluid) and offers 35,000 high-quality products and solutions to approximately 10,000 customers in 90 countries.

NORMA Group’s joining products can be found in vehicles, ships, trains, aircraft, domestic appliances, engines and plumbing systems, as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and

biotechnology industry.

With around 4,500 employees, NORMA Group operates a global network of 18 production facilities as well as numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.

NORMA Group has its headquarters in Maintal near Frankfurt, Germany. www.normagroup.com

Tools for trade and industry ALPEN-MAYKESTAG GmbH supplies both the segment of trade customers, craftwork and the specialist trade, as well as the metalworking industry, with high-quality cutting tools.

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he ALPEN business division supplies the trade, craftwork and the specialist trade with drill bits for metal, wood and masonry, whilst the MAYKESTAG business division supplies all types of cutting tools for the industrial connector trade and the metalworking industry.

ALPEN-MAYKESTAG points out that all its tools are produced in the most up-to-date plants with the highest quality standards, under the strictest quality controls in Austria.

The current ALPEN catalogue lists many new products, including its special drill bits for cavity bricks, roof tiles and drill bits for the hardest types of granite.

Also new in the metal sector is the HSS façade drill and SDS ‘extreme’ chisel for the toughest applications. The new HSS façade drill has a short spiral flute that prevents the reaming of the hole in hollow profiles.

“Anyone who wishes to set new quality standards must constantly develop.

With our innovations we want to guarantee even more precise work, more reliability and even longer product life, therefore high annual investment in research and development will be provided.” www.alpen-drills.com

45 years of experience Degometal says that with its commitment to quality, its reputation, and more than 45 years of experience, it can be recognised as a leading supplier by renowned industrial groups in various sectors including the automotive industry.

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his commitment has also enabled the company to create a network of partner customers within specialised distribution.

Degometal points out that its know-how in manufacturing blind rivets, solid, tubular and semi tubular rivets, combined with a constant drive for research and innovation, has enabled it to meet special requirements by changing standard features or by delivering adapted solutions, directly off-plan or through an analysis of customers technical specifications.

Degometal also offers additional items such as: blind rivet nuts, tools, screws, cable ties, cold formed and rolled parts, turned and stamped parts. Degometal says that reactivity, flexibility, shipping service and after-sales service are some of its major assets.

Degometal’s production plants are ISO 9001:2008 certified; moreover one is EN NF9100 and AQAP2120 Ed.3 certified. www.degometal.com

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Naturally – you demand the best.

At NORMA Group we guarantee that you have the widest range of products to choose from. Our products will fit every customer’s connection technology needs. We are continuously improving our solutions and services so that we we will always be your first choice for superior clamping products. NORMA is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949.

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Competence in stainless steel Schäfers + Peters GmbH (S+P) says that its primary objective is to be the customers partner for stainless steel and anti-corrosion fasteners, as well as DIN and standard parts.

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The products S+P can offer includes wood screws, metric screws, tapping screws, washers, nuts, as well as products such as heavy-duty fastenings, safety screws and solar fastenings. www.schaefer-peters.com

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Mavita Srl specialises in the development and manufacture of standard and special cold pressed fasteners.

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ith the use of carbon and stainless steels Mavita’s production ranges from the tiniest screws for plastic, with a diameter of 2.2mm x 5mm, up to special M14 x 120mm high-resistance bolts with the possibility of assembly of all types of washers. Also in its range are third operation techniques and all kinds of heat and surface treatments. Mavita also produce pivots, bushings, shafts, stud bolts and pins, as well as threaded parts.

Mavita is active in the international market and in the key fasteners sectors such as household appliances, electrical industry and the automotive industry. The company has achieved ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949 quality certifications.

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With more than half a century of knowledge and experience, TRIOFAST BV will be exhibiting its specific range of fasteners at Stuttgart.

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RIOFAST supplies fasteners with various types of thread such as: METRIC, UNC, UNF, BSW and BSF, with its products meeting standards including ISO, DIN, ASTM, ANSI and BS. TRIOFAST points out that it will support its customers with expert recommendations in their choice of product. “Through our worldwide network of suppliers we can always meet customers’ demands. Our standard procedure is to keep the customer fully informed, which is a key company strength and why companies at home and abroad rely on our rapid service and specific expertise.” www.triofast.nl

Specialised product range Fastbolt, a wholesaler of industrial fasteners to European distributors, will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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s well as a highly specialised product range, Fastbolt offers individual supply solutions such as customised packing, direct container imports, pre-import quality inspections and an online availability check and ordering system - FBonline.

Fastbolt’s current stock range includes self tapping screws (DIN 968, 6928, 7971, 7972, 7973, 7976, 7981, 7982, 7983, BS 4174), self drilling screws (DIN 7504 K, L, N, P, Q), machine screws (DIN 84, 85, 963, 965, 966, 7985), screws for roofing and cladding - Cladfast®, chipboard screws (countersunk and pan head cross-recess and T-Multidrive), thread forming screws (TRITAP® DIN 7500 C, ~D, E, M, Plasfast®), hi tensile bolts and setscrews (DIN 931, 933, UNC/UNF, ISO 4014/4017), threaded rod (DIN 976-1 (975)) and hexagon socket head screws (DIN 912, 7991). www.fastbolt.com

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PREBENA nails it

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With 50 years of experience in fastener technology, PREBENA says that it can guarantee the highest quality and efficiency of its products with ISO-quality management standard.

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REBENA will be exhibiting its complete range of products including pneumatic nailing guns, compressors, staplers and electric screwdrivers at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

Its range of products also contains pneumatic air cylinder nailing guns and more than 3,500 different fasteners from 3mm - 160mm length, including staples, brads, pins, nails and collated screws.

PREBENA has production plants all over the world, including in Germany, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan, USA and China. With its products merchandised in over 60 countries.

PREBENA also develop its manufacturing machines for the production of staples, coil-nails and screws. These machines are not just delivered to PREBENA-owned factories but also to chosen customers in many parts of the world including companies in the USA, Japan, Brazil and India.

Advanced thread rolling technology Talleres SASPI SA will be presenting its innovations and advancements of technology in its fastener manufacturing equipment at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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ASPI says that its thread rolling machines are designed to maximise production times and reduce down time for set ups and change over, as well as allowing an operator freedom to manage multiple jobs. The machines are therefore automated and motorised in order to avoid the use of tools as much as possible and increase the efficiency and precision of adjustments.

SASPI has recently motorised the die block making it possible to adjust the diameter from a touch screen, saving both manual work and time. Dies and static die blocks are clamped hydraulically and rail opening and height are motorised. The touch screen allows the operator to store jobs into the memory and recall them when required to set up all dimensions. The display can also include an integrated process monitor.

Apart from thread rollers SASPI also has a range of other equipment including MPA high-speed shave pointers. Elements of the range can be combined to form complex machines combining thread rolling with pointers, washer assembly units, stud selectors or induction heaters.

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Berardi Bullonerie can supply special parts based on the drawing of the customer in order to meet any kind of screw, bolt and nut requirement which is not envisaged by the unified regulations.

Our internal technical department can offer the necessary advice to support the customer in the choice of the most suitable technical solution for each single need thanks to: The execution of specific drawings The search for qualified suppliers A complete range of thermal and superficial treatments Guaranteed execution times and tailored quality control The issue of technical certificates Product stock design management with scheduled deliveries

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VIT.AL. Srl - your special partner

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VIT.AL. Srl has been an importer and distributor of fasteners, fixing systems and special parts to the Italian and European market, since 1975.

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s well as standard fasteners, VIT.AL. has acquired a distinctive experience in special parts according to drawings and/or samples provided by customers.

VIT.AL. points out that its distributed products are normally plain or white zinc plated. However, products can be superficially treated with yellow zinc plating, black zinc plating, nickel plating, burnishing, brass plating, bronze plating, phosphating, tinning, cadmium plating, copper and chromium plating.

VIT.AL. has a main warehouse of 4,500 square metres that has a stocking capacity of more than 3,000 tonnes of products. This enables it to have a wide range of 5,000 articles, in compliance with UNI- DIN-ISO standards, available for prompt delivery.

VIT.AL. highlights that whilst it distributes its products in small strong boxes that are contained in an industrial parcel of about 18kg to avoid damage during transport, packaging can also be customised to suit customer demand.

The company has reached full compliance with 2002/95/CE ‘ROHS’ directive and with CE regulation Nr. 1907/2006 “REACH” and their modifications. www.vitalonline.it

The art of connecting Dresselhaus GmbH & Co KG is active internationally within a number of different sectors including automotive, agricultural machinery, the wood processing industry and commercial vehicle production.

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ith more than 800 skilled employees it provides a customer focussed process from order receipt to despatch. With 60,000 spaces for pallets and 50,000 articles in stock, the latest technology in high-bay warehousing ensures smooth logistics.

In order to serve customers in the best way possible, Dresselhaus maintains its main administrative office and logistics centre in Herford, Germany. It also has five large warehouses, two sales offices and a packaging operation for screws and metal fittings in Germany. In addition, the company maintains its own operation in Russia, as well as in France and Turkey.

Dresselhaus DIREKT offers entire C-parts management. Additionally to the standard items from its wide stock range, customised specials and parts as per drawing can also be assimilated to the supply system.

Dresselhaus has invested considerably in upgrading and extending its QA department. The quality of the goods coming in and out is tested and documented on a daily basis according to strict specifications and guidelines, which is backed up by a host of certifications.

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Cost-efficient purchasing Bufab group says that its business concept is to develop, manufacture, purchase, market and handle a broad range of fasteners/small parts, which are then efficiently distributed on various logistical platforms.

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ufab specialises in the supply of fasteners/small parts to demanding customers in several different industrial segments - offering costefficient purchasing, in-house manufacturing and more than 30 subsidiaries worldwide.

Its in-house manufactured products includes standard fasteners and special fasteners such as cold forged parts, bar turned parts, sheet metal parts, plastics parts, rubber parts and assembled parts. These products account for 20% of Bufab’s revenue and the remaining is outsourced to leading manufacturers.

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SD Products Ltd will be exhibiting its large range of standard and special, spring steel and moulded fasteners at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

Microencapsulated adhesives as pre-coating with systems called OT-Precote, System 3M Scotch Grip and Loctite, according to DIN 267, part 27 or to the requirements of work standards.

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Polyamide coating as spots or all around the threads in all required colours, as well as the systems GESI Clemm-Loc, VC-3 Vibratite and OT-PrecoteProducts according to DIN 267, part 28.

Sealing Systems for meeting different demands and applications of OT-Precote, 3M Scotch Grip, polyamideall-around and nylon seals, Loctite, and our special products GESI STR white and red.

Lubricating Sliding lacquers (anti-friction-coating) as solid lubricants and slide coating made of special, highly lubricating adhesives as pre-coating that reduce friction and wear or cause a specified friction with minimal friction coefficient.

Innovative logistic solutions

Protecting Complete and partial coatings, to avoid corrosion and sticking, e.g. welding splatters, deposits of lacquer, etc. Here it is possible to apply polyamides, PTFE and products containing PTFE. Coloured polyamide and polyester coatings as decorative or corrosion protection complete the program.

Keller & Kalmbach GmbH, a wholesaler for fasteners and joining elements that manages more than 30,000 customer referenced parts, will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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“We offer the right solution for any requirement – from eBusiness systems for occasional needs up to Kanban solutions for volume production. Keller & Kalmbach is a pioneer in the field of C-part logistics. More than 1,200 implemented projects and 2,200,000 container fills p.a. bear witness to this specialisation.”

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At Fastener Fair Stuttgart SD Products will also be exhibiting its most recently added range of Wave springs and retaining ring products, which it says are ideal for where there is a limited working space but high dynamic load requirement to meet. The Wave springs and retaining rings are commonly used in valve, mechanical seal, hydraulic and petro-chemical applications.

“We look forward to welcoming you to our stand, introducing you to our company, and discussing any specific requirements you may have.” www.sdproducts.co.uk

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Acument introduces TORX® TTAP® Acument® Global Technologies and TTAPDrive AS have combined their worldwide recognised products to create the ultimate drive systems on the market.

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FRATELLI PIROVANO S.p.A. is a reference company that specialises in spring, conical and ground washers, as well as many other high-technology products developed for a variety of applications.

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he origins of the company date back to the early 1950s, when two brothers, Luca and Rodolfo Pirovano, decided to establish in Casatenovo, Italy, a small mechanical workshop.

The ability to address and diversify investments towards an ever wider range of products became the drive that has allowed the company to achieve a position on major international markets. FRATELLI says its goal now is to meet and overcome its customers’ needs and expectations through offering state of the art technology, as well as excellent service and product quality.

FRATELLI is ISO-TS16949 certified.

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n combining TORX® drive system with the TTAP® feature, and TORX PLUS® fasteners with the TTAP® feature, TORX® TTAP® and TORX PLUS® TTAP® fasteners have been created.

Acument says that by adding the TTAP feature to the TORX fasteners brand its customers will receive both the high torque values and unmatched quality of TORX and TORX PLUS drives. Other benefits include a stick-fit recess, no wobbling, one-handed operation, and the elimination of magnetic bit holders.

Acument’s stand at Fastener Fair Stuttgart will also feature many other fastening solutions from the Acument brand.

A taste for development Dejond manufactures a brand of cold formed Tubtara® blind rivet nuts in aluminium, steel and stainless steel in its ISO 9001:2008 certified plant in Antwerp, Belgium.

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ejond points out that as well as several high performance coating options for its steel product range, it also offers an extensive range of cold formed stainless steel 304 and 316 blind rivet nuts. Dejond provides professional customer service, short delivery times and high stock availability.

Dejond says that its research and development team are pioneers in the design and manufacturing of blind rivet nuts.

The anti-turn Tubtara; stainless versions of the closed end watertight HX; unique styles for aerospace and automotive; and a special design for installation in composite material; are all examples of Dejond’s engineered solutions to meet increasingly more challenging application requirements around the globe.

“Get a taste of our development expertise at our stand at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.”

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Rawlplug will be exhibiting its heavy duty mechanical anchors, the Rawlbolt and SafetyPlus, as well as its high performance chemical fixings at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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awlplug manufactures fasteners and fixings for both the UK and European markets. Its recent bestsellers include the new 4ALL nylon plug for all types of substrates, TFIX-8ST which Rawlplug say is the most innovative fastener for façade insulation, the new R-HPTII throughbolts generation products, as well as the latest bonded anchor solutions.

Rawlplug says that it is continuously researching and developing solutions for fixing requirements, and testing its products performance to the most challenging conditions to introduce innovative products. Rawlplug points out that it intends to focus on innovation to strengthen its position in the marketplace and continue its industry approved high specification product development.

“Come and visit our stand to also find out about our GPAT complete offer.”

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Small in size but big in features Heinz Soyer GmbH specialises in fastening and joining technology and will be exhibiting its small, portable and versatile BMS-9 stud welder at the show.

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riginally the company was founded as an independent subsidiary in 1999, by the outsourcing of the industry division of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co KG in Künzelsau, Germany.

Under the service brand ‘CPS® - C-Part-Solutions’ the company offers customised supply and service concepts.

CPS® includes storage and retrieval systems, warehousing, re-stocking and ordering systems, as well as consumption controlled supply modules such as Kanban, just-in-time and returnable container systems. This enables customers to profit from the direct delivery to their production line according to their individual needs.

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ne of the features of the stud welder is the PS-9 stud welding gun. This welding gun is equipped with a circular, multi-coloured LED display that shows the current operating status from any angle. The green LED display on the welding gun tells the operator when the stud welding equipment is ready and can be operated whereas the red LED display signals the operator that a malfunction has occurred.

The stud welding equipment is ideal for mobile use, making the operator’s job easier and also contributes to increasing the quality of welded joints.

Another innovation is the patented HZ-1 weld stud, which, Heinz Soyer says, is suitable for all known stud welding processes and can now replace an almost innumerable variety of weld studs available on the market. This welding stud offers a wide range of benefits to the customer such as administrative simplification for construction, engineering, purchasing, logistics and warehousing. www.soyer.de

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CONCENTRATED OF BEST TECHNOLOGIES EXCLUSIVE FEATURES TO KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR PRODUCTION I-THREAD, THE MOST ADVANCED HIGH SPEED THREAD AND PROFILE ROLLING MACHINE FOR THE FASTENER INDUSTRY Sacma Group introduces its new thread rolling machine inspired by the I-thread concept. The Ingramatic R&D Department developed new solutions for an unique tool set up and for a higher final product accuracy, such as a new patented starter unit. Sensitive to the environment, the new drive unit, consisting of a planetary gearbox integrated inside the flywheel together with the clutch-brake, allows energy recycling and reduces consumes, making the machines Eco-Friendly.

Double Starter unit with Brusless motors Pneumatic separation; Transport and positioning through Brushless motor; Introduction through Brushless motor.

Rejection blade connected to the load monitor to reject the n.c. parts with integrated Die match control to improve the tool life.

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Steady progress For over 55 years Diager, based in France, has been designing and manufacturing tools for the most demanding professional clients.

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or over 10 years the environmental impact of Diager’s work has been a major concern for Diager (ISO 14001 certification since 2000) resulting in a number of projects aimed at reducing emissions, limiting consumption and reprocessing industrial waste.

Diager says that it is forever making progress in this area. Being an independent manufacturer above all, enables the company to remain autonomous in all areas from design through to industrial production. Diager suggests that its highly qualified employees and modern production facilities mean it’s an innovative and technological manufacturer working in harmony with environmental concerns.

Diager supplies tools in France and in over 70 other countries, and has created an extensive network to provide what it describes as “a high-level of service to its most farreaching customers.” Its respect of quality standards guarantees what Diager says is consistence in its products with regard to their characteristics and performance.

Diager faces the future with a strong focus on sustainable development, relying on expertise, development of human resources, innovative techniques and true ethical values to meet its challenges. www.diager.com

GRAEWE quality guaranteed For more than 50 years the German family run company GRAEWE GmbH & Co KG has been manufacturing threaded parts and fasteners.

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RAEWE’s machine park is made up of NC saws, thread rolling machines and CNC turning centres. It also includes fully automatic fabrication lines for threaded rods and studs.The company also has a branch in Bosnia-Herzegovina (GRAEWE Tadiv) that produces socket and hexagon head screws on multi-station cold forging machines.

Quality and safety is first priority with all fasteners, and GRAEWE is DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 certified. GRAEWE points out that due to continuous process optimisation and performance improvement, the high GRAEWE quality standard is guaranteed.

With a storage capacity of 4,000 pallets, approximately 7,500 pieces of bespoke and standard products are available from stock. www.graewe.de

Global player KOHLHAGE Fasteners will be exhibiting inserts for the plastics processing industry, welding nuts and screws, as well as machined and cold formed fastener assemblies at Stuttgart.

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OHLHAGE Fasteners, a global player in terms of fastening components and global procurement, says its success is based on efficient team work from its Neuenrade headquarters (Germany) as well as from its Shanghai office, where global purchasing and quality assurance are based.

“The European procurement network ensures every conceivable support for our industrial customers. Our high rack storage, with space for more than 4,500 pallets, our experience in using conventional sampling inspection and quality procedures, as well as our daily use of different logistic systems, play a major role in us being able to deliver what the customer needs.”

KOHLHAGE is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 16949:2009. www.kohlhage.de

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The benefits of FORMAX® technology Visitors to National Machinery’s stand at Fastener Fair Stuttgart will be greeted by knowledgeable representatives who will highlight the benefits that FORMAX® technology can bring to customer operations.

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ational Machinery says that its new 7-die FORMAX® Plus models showcase its ability to meet the growing need for complex net-shape parts and its expert ability to design the tooling required for such machines.

Visitors will also be able to find out information about National Machinery’s LeanFX® that, whilst created with economy in mind, still retains technology for fast running speeds, precise parts production, and an extensive running life.

Information on National Machinery’s newly released coldforming calculation software QuikCalc ePlus will also be available. This updated software has moved to an entirely web-based platform, eliminating keys, downloads, and manual upgrades. National Machinery points out that QuikCalc ePlus

offers additional calculations, multiple languages, and a streamlined design and functionality.

At National Machinery’s stand visitors will also have an opportunity to see Mectron’s First Scan inspection machine. Mectron’s First Scan is a non-contact fully automated precision measuring system for cylindrical components.

National representatives are also able to assist visitors in their tooling engineering, support and service, and used machinery needs.

“Whatever your needs are in the cold forming market, be sure to stop by National Machinery’s stand for assistance.” www.nationalmachinery.com

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Achilles newest features Achilles Seibert GmbH will be introducing its newest features and products at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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chilles is a wholesaler only for distributors and is now importing directly from Asia. It offers a whole range of screws with hexagon socket and hexagon insert for special niche ranges, standard items, service and solutions for c-parts-management, as well as a stock and procurement programme of automobile spare parts.

Achilles says that it will now guarantee products from qualified European and Taiwanese manufacturers in the 10.9 and 12.9 high-strength ranges. Other new features include turned and milled parts, short delivery times, and special coatings (Geomet/Dacromet). www.achill-fasteners.com

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Reyher’s range of services expands the supply of screws and other C-parts. Along with technical consulting Reyher experts also offer the company various e-Business solutions. These include electronic accessibility via EDI, creation of e-catalogues, various possibilities of the Webshop RIO – Reyher Internet Order – and solutions for e-procurement. www.reyher.de

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To complete its manufacturing process Arser Srl produces socket set screws (and hexagonal keys) using its machinery. sing special Arser designed machines, hexagonal and hexalobular sockets are manufactured with greater depth than standard (ensuring that the torque capability exceeds the limits of the drive key). The screw points are turned for utmost precision and functionality. Two in-house heat treatment lines ensure the optimal transformation of the structure of the various materials used by Arser, ultimately providing the highest assurance of product performance and reliability.

Through partnerships with specialised suppliers, Arser has developed technical measures for galvanic, mechanical, chemical coatings and on request salt spray test can be provided.

Logistical operations are optimised to satisfy the market requirements with each packing containing a reported lot number for complete traceability, and the new automatic storage system enabling answers with the highest efficiency.

“Arser has the capability to supply complete quality documentation: IMDS, VDA, PPAP(3), and others on demand.”

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Essebi: 40 years of coldforming confidence Essebi is just one of a few European companies that produces a full range of cold forming machines to manufacture standard and special formed parts in small and medium size diameters ranging from 3mm to 16mm.

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or all dimensions Essebi offers advanced cold forming machines with four or five dies (for diameter 16mm the company also offers a six die machine), which feature ‘modular’ technology and reflect the special care taken over the ergonomics to make the work of the setter easy. Essebi also produces a ‘boltmaker’ version, incorporating pointing and threading machinery.

Manufacturing for the European market in Ozzero, Italy, Essebi also has a well-established factory in Shanghai, China, which focuses on the manufacture of machines for the Asian market geared primarily to the mass production of standard

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pieces. The technology of the press is identical to that found in Europe - being developed with the constant support of Essebi’s Italian engineers and technicians. The result, says Essebi, are high-technology machines that can be placed on the market at unquestionably competitive prices.

In 2013 Essebi celebrates its 40th anniversary. “We thank all our customers that during those 40 years invested their confidence in Essebi quality, and have allowed the company to be ready to guarantee an even better service and quality for the next 40 years.”

State of the art solutions Specialinsert Srl will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart and plans to display its state of the art solutions designed to solve fastening problems.

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pecialinsert’s innovative solutions for structural applications on stone panels; its full range of Deform-nut TC/SC (tubular threaded rivet nut) for sandwich panels and composite materials; as well as its best seller Crown-nut series for round and square tubes; will all be exhibited at the show.

The company has warehouses, a production plant and three branch offices – with a testing laboratory in its research and development office - in Maerne, Italy. Its product lines are suitable for various fastening applications including metal sheets and sections, woods, plastics and composite materials.

Specialinsert’s export department directly serves industries and distributors in more than 40 countries worldwide and its internal technical staff work with customers to help improve the effectiveness of fastening applications. www.specialinsert.it

2012 is best year yet Manassero & C Srl, a European dealer in the fastener and cold forming industry, based in Torino, Italy, has announced that brother of Marco and Filippo Manassero - Niccolò - has joined the family run company.

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iccolò will join Savino, Marco and Filippo on Manassero’s stand at Fastener Fair Stuttgart. After other working experiences, Niccolò has finally decided to take the opportunity to take care of the company’s marketing needs in Eastern Europe, and is able to speak Russian.

Manassero & C Srl says that it is facing an amazing growth since it started over 20 years ago and 2012 is already its best year yet.

Manassero points out that its problem is not in sales but to find a sufficient number of good quality progressive headers to purchase for stock.

Next year, Manassero will host an open house in its new warehouse to demonstrate a new two die, three punch Nakashimada NP60.

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Guaranteeing the best result Oy Pameto Ab, a Finnish family business based in Vantaa, will be exhibiting its products at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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s well as covering all of Finland, Pameto exports products to many large industrial countries. Its products are based on manufacturing processes such as preforming, turning and milling, hot clenching, screw rolling, quality control (e.g. magnetic power inspection) and quality thinking combined with professional skills. Oy Pameto says that its latest production technology and modern production facilities guarantee the best possible end result.

Oy Pameto points out that its in-house production manufactures special fasteners that enable quick delivery times, even for demanding and tailored products and says that its main task is to serve customers with high quality special products anywhere in the world. Oy Pameto’s products comply with the DIN/ISO standards. www.pameto.fi

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ONE OF THE BIGGEST MANUFACTURERS OF BLIND RIVET NUTS IN ASIA We have more than 1,000 styles in stock and our production capacity is 5 billion pieces.

We can produce blind rivet nuts in steel, stainless steel, aluminum and brass. We also produce lots of non-standards based on customers drawings and samples.

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Ambrovit says that it is one of Europe’s largest wholesale distributors of chipboard, self-tapping and self-drilling screws and bolts.

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Ambrovit’s products include accessories for fasteners, hex lag screws/hex flange screws 4.8, chipboard screws, drywall screws, dome/euro screws, machine screws 4.8, tapping/drilling screws and S.S. A2 screws. www.ambrovit.it

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Adolf Pühl GmbH & Co KG, a manufacturer of washers, special stampings and split pins will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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dolf Pühl manufactures its washers to standards (DIN/ISO/BS/NFE/ASTM/SS or drawing) and special stampings and split pins to DIN 94.

“Customers appreciate our guaranteed quality, professional logistics - with more than 5,000 pallet spaces, individual service, as well as our attractive prices. Our new product in our range is the DIN 6796.” www.puehl.de

Tecno Impianti to showcase machinery Tecno Impianti Srl will showcase its wide range of machinery at the upcoming Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2013.

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ecno Impianti will introduce its new space-saving models of the in-line wire drawing machines series SKP, the redesigned wire pointing machines AT, as well as the new power-driven uncoiler of the AP series that can work with both an in-line wire drawing machine and a cold header and, according to which kind of wire is loaded on the arm (drawn or to be drawn), can change the feeding position at the push of a button.

“We look forward to welcoming the Fastener Fair visitors to our stand B61 in Hall 4 so that we can give them information about the full range of machines manufactured by us for the fasteners industry.”

Top-Cut from Streicher

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Streicher Maschinenbau GmbH, based in KressBronn, Germany, has extented its Top-Cut range by a further three machines. These new machines are the Top-Cut 10D for tapping M6 - M10, Top-Cut 16D for M5 - M16 and Top-Cut 33D for M16 - M33.

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Streicher points out that all kinds of standard, flange and round nuts, as well as special parts, can be machined, and the consistent implementation of mechanical controls with electrical monitoring assures uniform high quality for manufactured parts.

For safety reasons, and in order to design the machines as compact as possible, the protective hoods enclose the entire feeding and working area.

Streicher highlights that the strong coolant current lubricates the thread taps very effectively and thus ensures a high cutting speed and a maximum tool life.

At the same time, it maintains the cleanliness of all machines and tool parts.

Even after extended service there is no accumulation of chips anywhere.

The machines also enable a reliable graveyard shift production due to torque monitoring.

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Fastening technology for everyday use Don Quichotte® states that its brand stands for high-quality, time saving applications in construction and installation.

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on Quichotte points out that its short-term delivery of products and the direct, uncomplicated processing of orders make it a strong and reliable brand for users in the trade.

Don Quichotte’s fastening products have been in the industry for the past 90 years and as a company it is able to react flexibly and quickly to the widest diversity of application requirements, whatever the branch of industry (hardware, electrical installation, sanitary installation or building). www.don-quichotte.com

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With production plants in three different continents, a global warehousing and distribution network, and an intensive search for materials, Bralo has created a wide range of articles in the market.

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ralo has 12 categories of blind rivets covering all industry requirements, from standard rivets or rivets with a multi-grip feature, to rivets with high shear strength and vibration resistance.

Bralo’s rivets are available in a wide variety of lacquering. From black to white, Bralo has a selection of over 50 RAL colours, with special lacquering under request. To improve resistance to corrosion, different protective coatings can be applied such as Delta-Seal, Delta-Protekt, as well as zinc plated and anodised coatings.

Bralo points out that by working alongside the customer, it offers customised fastening solutions and services, from the applications engineering to the preparation and finishes of the articles. Bralo says using its fastening elements guarantees higher productivity, reduced costs, and ensures high quality final products.

A large portfolio of riveting tools, both for manual and pneumatic tools can also be offered. www.bralo.com

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Maarweg 233, 50825 Köln, Germany Tel: +49 221 491 1063 Fax: +49 221 497 3359

Prelok GmbH, Hans-Böckler-Strasse 2, 58730 Fröndenberg, Germany Tel: +49 221 491 1063 Fax: +49 221 497 3359

Paseo FF CC 138, 08940 - Cornella, Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 474 0707 Fax: +34 93 474 1197

*Prelok enjoys the benefit of access to [production/service] capabilities throughout Europe, including its own sites in UK, Germany and Spain and maintaining close ties with its former French business after supporting its buyout by management in 2010.

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Reputation for innovation Tite-Fix Ltd states that it is proud of its reputation at the Fastener Fair Stuttgart, after being a Route to Fastener Innovation prize winner at every show so far.

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ite-Fix explains that as well as innovation being the key to that success, it is also the driving force behind the business, offering industry answers to application problems.

Previous winning products at the show have proven successful with the user and professionals alike. Tongue-Tite® is now a preferred method of fixing tongue and groove flooring and is taught as such in flooring academies; Screw-Tite® is now produced in many variants to suit the demands of construction and OEM customers alike; and Clad-Tite®, Tite-Fix’s latest prize

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winner, has now gained patent status and is making inroads into the timber cladding industry.

“Our latest innovation will be shown at Stuttgart in February and is the result of users demanding a recess that can be driven with a standard Pozi® driver bit but will deliver far greater efficiency when driven by the specialist Tite® driver bit, providing the most efficient drive based on the most common recess. To see the full Tite®-Range of fixings, please come along to our stand and you will be most welcome.”

Jubilee® at Stuttgart With 90 years experience since patenting the original worm-drive hose clip – Jubilee® Clips is pleased to be exhibiting once again at Fastener Fair Stuttgart in 2013.

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ince the last show in 2011 much has changed for Jubilee, including the appointment of Ingo Ingrillini, as German sales manager, who will join managing director, Ian Jennings on the stand.

Jubilee says that its team are looking forward to renewing acquaintances with existing customers and to meeting potential new ones. It will also present products introduced since the last show including both Jubilee Superclamps and Jubilee Juniors (nut and bolt clips), now in 304 grade stainless steel, and the CV Boot Clip Kits.

At the beginning of 2012, the company gained ISO 14001 accreditation, with an environmental management system that can give customers confidence that not only are their hose clips of the highest quality, but also that they have been manufactured using environmentally friendly processes and generating minimal levels of waste.

“Whilst there have been a lot of developments the important things still remain unchanged, including the quality of our clips and the service that we are renowned for.”

Modern fixing technology HECO-Schrauben GmbH & Co KG is a German manufacturer of screw and fixing systems for wood construction, concrete and metal applications, as well as for heavy-duty fixings.

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The HECO-UNIX is a patented full-thread screw with contraction effect. HECO explains that thanks to HECO-UNIX’s unique geometry with versatile thread pitch, it combines the features of a part-thread screw with the advantages of a full-thread screw. The HECO-UNIX reveals a range of universal and versatile features making it suitable for a wide selection of applications.

HECO offers national technical approvals for all product ranges in the form of national or European Technical Approval (ETA). The company also provides a range including screws measuring between 2.5mm and 20mm in diameter and 10mm and 500mm in length. www.heco-schrauben.de

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THE BEST VALUE TO SECURE BOLTS

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HEICO-LOCK FASTENING SYSTEMS

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Since 1900 the worldwide operating HEICO-Group has been providing customers including BMW, VW, Audi and ZF with dependable high-quality solutions for a multitude of fastening applications at competitive prices – Made in Germany!

One of our key products, the HEICO-LOCK wedge lock washer, offers maximum safety and reliability under extremes of vibration and dynamic loads by positively locking the bolt in place using tension instead of friction.

For technical support and expert consultancy please contact our local sales offices in Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, Spain, USA and China. www.HEICO-LOCK.com

contact@HEICO-LOCK.com

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BAER is back BAER, a specialist in threading technologies, will present its range of products, including BaerCoil® thread inserts, BaerFix® threaded bushings and BaerGrip® ratchet-systems, at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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AER will also discuss its BaerCoil system innovation that it introduced last year, which gives formed threads enormous tensile strength and superior wear resistance. BAER says that this is thanks to the special geometries of its thread former when combined with BaerCoil thread inserts.

“Precision is our guiding principle for both product inspections as well as in new product development.

Through continuing employee training and collaboration with a variety of universities we are able to ensure that BAER always stays current with the latest research and development, including in the area of custom-made products - for everything from thread inserts to the proper corresponding tools.”

Wrentham ensures success Wrentham Tool Group (a Phillips Screw Company affiliate) has been a supplier of cold heading tools since it was founded in Wrentham, USA, in 1948.

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rentham Tool Group (WTG) has expanded its product line and offerings to include the latest fastener recess innovations such as MORTORQ® Super, HEXSTIX®, and TTAP®, as well as a proprietary MOAC coating, and a new line of Black Diamond™ pen and plug gauges.

WTG also manufactures a full array of carbide and steel heading tools including hex inserts, hex pins, and trim dies. WTG has increased stock levels and appointed sales agents in strategic locations around the world to better serve the customer and ensure continued expansion.

WTG says that its mission is to provide world-class quality, value pricing, and unparalleled customer service. To achieve these goals, it has dedicated significant financial and human resources to ensure success.

“Wrentham Tool Group has ISO 9001:2008 certification and continues to re-invent itself to better serve the ever changing global market.” www.wrenthamtool.com

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Martyn Price Fasteners is a wholesaler with a history of supplying customers based around the world.

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artyn Price supplies very large diameter bolts, studs, washers and nuts to various industries including petrochemical, with full certification if requested. The company can also offer products in Metric and Inch sizes, as well as being able to supply British standard (BSF-BSW-BA) and American Unified (UNC-UNF) threads.

Martyn Price highlights that it has the facilities to do heavy environment coatings such as Geomet and hot dip galvanise and it also clears the threads on heavily coated nuts.

Martyn Price produces cold and hot forged, pressed, turned, drilled and machined items from drawings.

Difficult items are stocked in its 40,000 square foot warehouse along with a complete range of standard fasteners and fixings.

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Widening range at Stuttgart TR Fastenings will be showcasing its widening range of products at Stuttgart.

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mong the new products available to European fastener distributors are plastic fasteners and cable management products, PCB spacers and electronic fastener hardware. In addition, the existing range of sheet metal fasteners has been extended to include high performance Euro rivet bushes and K Series nuts.

TR Fastenings’ distribution activity in Europe is supported by an extensive network of TR manufacturing sites in the UK, Singapore, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.

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30 years of experience G&B Fissaggi, with more than 30 years of experience, will present its products to the fastener market at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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G&B Fissaggi points out that due to the flexibility of its production programme it is able to manufacture nylon fixing systems, as well as steel and chemical anchors, for a range of industries including hardware, building and electric.

High strength bolts Vipa SpA, based in Rolo, Italy, is a provider of bolts and screws and has recently introduced two new products to extend its wide range.

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irstly, the SB screw according to EN 15048 is supplied with nuts and conforms to European directives (CE) marked in accordance with the construction standards 89-106 and 109 EN-1 and 2, which are part of the category of high-strength bolts.

Secondly, Vipa has patented a new fastening system with a self-forming screw – SJS - using a threading system that makes the assembly a solid and homogeneous part.

The company also offers other products and ranges in stainless material including A2 and A4, and ferrous classes of lower resistances. Vipa will also undertake special parts on request.

Vipa points out that its quality department continues to update and track the various qualitative standards and improvement of new products on the market, and standard tests are carried out so that it can always count on a reliable product in every area and business sector.

The company specialise in high strength bolts for which it has various types, such as class 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9. Hexagon head bolts, socket head screws, bolts for heavy carpentry, all with nuts and washers are also available.

Vipa also incorporates three branches in Lyon, France, and in Barcelona, Spain, and a detached office in Chomutov, Czech Republic, and will shortly open another branch in Germany. www.vipafasteners.com

A guarantee of quality and technology Since 1950 Faire Srl has offered to the market the best technical, commercial and logistic expression of the highest quality.

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rom its factory in Monza, Faire Srl supplies an extensive and varied range of major industrial sectors, including: automotive, agricultural and earthmoving machinery, mechanical transmissions, petrochemical, energy and infrastructure, railway systems, civil and industrial building, mechanical engineering, cycle and motorcycles.

Today the company knows for sure that its disc springs are an integral part of all the products of those companies that have requested not only its commercial cooperation but also and above all its technical advice.

The Faire team is motivated by a common goal: to develop and produce

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special pieces through the use of advanced technologies for the production of parts which correspond exactly to its customers’ requirements, in accordance with the highest standards of quality. For Faire, its disc springs are now a guarantee of quality and technology, they have become an ‘ambassador’ of Italian excellence, of Made in Italy, throughout the world.

“Today”, says Faire, “we know where we are, and that nothing is impossible for a company that always knew, since its founding, how to enhance human resources and finalise its business in strict compliance with the environment in which it lives.”

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Tension pins // Coiled spring pins Heavy-duty design > Tension pins acc. to DIN EN ISO 8752 > Coiled spring pins acc. to DIN EN ISO 8748

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Globally acting system partner

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Wagener & Simon WASI GmbH & Co KG is the globally acting system partner for stainless-steel fasteners, enabling customers to noticeably shorten the process chain in acquisition management.

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ASI smoothly adjusts the delivery of connection elements to the processes of industrial and commercial companies meaning that they can minimise their costs and risks and increase their profit margin.

WASI points out that thanks to its tailor made solutions, the acquisition of norm and special connections is quicker, more direct, safer and cheaper. At the Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2013, WASI will introduce the services of its product divisions NORM, SOLAR, SPEZIAL and MARITIM, as well as its logistic solutions.

WASI highlights that if, for example, a company transfers their individual supplier management to them, it ensures that the highly professional WASI supplier management control the suppliers and their products directly at the point of production, ensuring that the ordered products always have the agreed upon quality.

Through the fitting of an IT connection, companies can additionally process their orders automatically and plan the acquisition process in a simpler, more efficient, time-saving and error-free manner. At the same time, the customers always have an updated and exact overview of their orders.

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Dell’Era Ermanno exports 80 percent of its turnover to Europe with a large distribution to Germany and France for the automotive and electronic markets.

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ell’Era Ermanno produces a wide range of screws including slotted and cross recessed machine screws, flange screws, hexagonal head cap screws and raised head square neck screws in diameters M2.5 - M10. Dell’Era Ermanno highlights that its screws have resistance in high and low carbon content: 5.8 - 6.8 - 8.8 - 10.9 - 12.9 and are available in stainless steel A2, AISI, 304, brass and copper.

Dell’Era Ermanno points out that its mission is developing customer innovative fastening solutions, and to supply excellent products and services through cutting-edge technologies.

A new presence made in Italy This year at Fastener Fair Stuttgart a new company will exhibit and show its ideas to the fastener market.

ZARRI Srl is a new presence at the fair but says it is a strong presence among Italian manufacturers.

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ARRI will present a selection of round and square U-bolts at Fastener Fair Stuttgart, suitable for use in buildings, agriculture and mechanics. ZARRI points out that large amounts are always available and stocked in its automatic warehouse, easing the delivery that is arranged in just 6 hours from the order.

ZARRI will also present its tool e-ZASC during the fair. e-ZASC will be presented to distributors interested in spreading new products easily and in the cheapest way through its website.

The main products that ZARRI offers are: U-bolts, studs, tie-rods, hooks, eye-bolts, pins and several special bent articles.

ZARRI’s production is also centred on special articles, made to customers’ drawings.

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adunoX GmbH

Germany Fastener + Fixing Magazine provides a unique reference guide that offers the industry a fast and easy way to source both current and upcoming product Catalogues.

Use this convenient service to call, fax or email the companies to request a copy of their latest Catalogue and up to date product information.

Tel: +49 2391 8107 0 email: info@puehl.de

email: info@adunox.com www.adunox.com

Adolf Pühl GmbH & CO KG

Albert Pasvahl GmbH & CO

Pühl Stanztechnik is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of stampings for mechanical fastenings, especially washers.

We produce to national standards (ASTM, BS, DIN, NFE, SS, etc.) as well as to drawings or samples - powered by professional in-house tooling. Wholesalers and end-users throughout Europe are satisfied by our excellent service, quality and valuable prices.

Albert Pasvahl offers you its experience and expertise in special connection elements and accessories resulting from over 75 years in business. In the course of this time, we have become a leading stockist of special standard screws.

For example: Direct from stock DIN 609/610, DIN 561/564 DIN 478/479/480 DIN 464/653/466/467 DIN 906/908/910

Tel: +49 40 532 852 0 www.pasvahl.de

B+M Breitbach + Müller GmbH

BÜLTE GmbH Kunststofferzeugnisse

We are one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of connecting fittings for several industry branches. Our large warehouses located in Germany enable us to supply customers around the world with large quantities of various articles flexibly and at short notice.

Ask for our free catalogue now.

Bülte is an ISO accredited supplier of plastic fasteners and protection products, with more than 20,000 articles.

Fax: +49 27 5359 5650 www.bum.de

In addition to a full standard range in natural NYLON (PA), Bülte also provides products in non standard materials - POM, PP, PVDF, PE…

email: bulte@bulte.com www.bulte.com

Manufactured in Germany, Bülte’s fasteners have proven themselves over a period of years to be reliable, high quality products.

Dresselhaus GmbH & Co. KG

Dörken Dörken MKS-Systeme has been developing micro layer corrosion protection systems for over 30 years. Under the brand name DELTA-MKS®, Dörken produces and configures extremely effective surface protection mainly for the automotive industry. Our worldwide approved products like DELTA-PROTEKT® are without any heavy metals, such as chrome (VI).

Tel: +49 (0) 2330 63243 www.doerken-mks.com

adunoX GmbH means future oriented fastening technology with the main focus on collated screws.

In house collating technology for different systems assured short delivery times and maximum flexibility.

Our latest innovation is the BLUEfast500 Drywall Screw with 10x higher rust protection in comparison to phosphate Drywall Screws.

We are one of the leading European stockists of all types of industrial fasteners. 60,000 pallet locations of stock, along with over 800 employees make Dresselhaus your perfect partner for sourcing standard and specialised parts.

Tel: +49 52 21 9 32 0 www.dresselhaus.de

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C ATA LO G U E R A C K Verbindungselemente Engel GmbH

EuroTec GmbH

We are a successful wholesaler of connecting parts with years of experience in supplying the industry and dealers throughout Europe.

Tel: +49 751 407 0 www.schrauben-engel.de

email: info@fastbolt.com www.fastbolt.com

Tel: +49 4102 4783 0 email: info@herbert-knoke.de

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Our high rack warehouse in Weingarten (Germany), which houses more than 8,000 pallets, accommodates everything our customers need for their day-to-day business.

email: info@e-u-r-o-tec.de www.e-u-r-o-tec.de

E.u.r.o.Tec - The specialist for fastening technology - offers professional fasteners made of hardened steel, coated steel, stainless A2/A4, hardened stainless for wood constructions, hardwood and composite deckings, glue wood, roofings, facades, as well as solar fasteners.

All approved and in certified quality.

The main goal is to create fasteners offering the professional enduser a most possible benefit. For detailed information of the most recent developments, please, refer to the EuroTec homepage.

Fastbolt GmbH

Goebel GmbH

Fastbolt is a leading wholesaler of industrial fasteners to European distributors only.

Apart from a highly specialised product range ex stock Fastbolt offers individual supply solutions such as customised packing, direct container imports, preimport quality inspections and a revolutionary online availability check and ordering system: FBonline.

Goebel has become one of the important suppliers of blind rivets, blind rivet nuts and setting tools in the European market.

One main highlight in our product range is the new AKKU TOOL GO-1, a strong and reliable battery tool. Our huge stock of named products ensure a reliable delivery time within 24-48 hours. www.blindniete.org Tel: +49 211 24 5000 0

Herbert Knoke GmbH

Herbert Knoke GmbH

Knoke Company is serving the market with satisfying quality products since 1964!

Beside our PROFIX® products we are also supplying DIN 912 / 931+933 and 7991-8.8 plain and CrVI free zinc-plated.

We are offering delivery from our stock within 24 hours upon order receipt or long term delivery and even direct container import-delivery!

We are certified acc.

DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2008

PROFIX® - RF chipboard- and wood-construction-screws with the patented Bimate® technology. A new innovation from head to toe and with buildingauthority approval (Allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassung Z 9.1-723 + Z 9.1-724).

The wood-construction-screws are available from stock in ø8 and 10mm with FLAT- and WAFER-HEAD up-to the length of 400mm.

We are certified acc.

DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2008

Kraftvoll Holz- und Holzkonstruktions-Schrauben mit Teller- und Senkkopf (Durchmesser 8+10 mm)

Die Schrauben für den Profi!

DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 zertifiziert Herbert Knoke GmbH & Co. KG . An der Strusbek 21 . D-22926 Ahrensburg . Tel.: +49/(0)4102/4783-0 . Fax: -33 . info@herbert-knoke.de . www.herbert-knoke.de

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Lederer GmbH

Hermann Lohmann

Lederer is one of Europe’s most specialised suppliers for stainless steel fasteners. It has more than 20,000 different articles in stock, primarily normed and standardized parts (ref. DIN, ISO and others).

Industrial consumers, as well as retailers and wholesalers, all over the world rely on Lederer’s almost 40 years of experience.

HERMANN LOHMANN stands for high quality wire bending and threading technology since 1905.

As a manufacturer of hooks and many other wire products we guarantee a fast availability of a broad standard range.

Furthermore we provide many other articles made to customer’s individual specifications.

Tel: +49 2339 1216 0 www.hermann-lohmann.de

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C ATA LO G U E R A C K NME National Machinery Europe GmbH

omniTECHNIK Mikroverkapselungs GmbH

National Machinery is the world leader in the design, development, and manufacture of cold forming machines that produce metal parts from coiled wire, bars, slugs, or preforms. In addition to new machinery National provides advanced services for tooling development, service, rebuilds, parts, and used machinery sales and brokerage.

More safety - with precote thread coating precote products provide ideal conditions for: • process controlled assembly • perfectly locked thread joints, even at highest dynamical loads up to 200°C • perfect sealing, also against highest pressure • nondestructive disassembling during the entire operating duration up to 850°C

Tel: +49 911 5198 0 www.nationalmachinery.com

Global Inch Fastener Solutions

for more than 40 Years

Tel.: +49 (0) 71 32/99 60-0 • Fax.: +49 (0) 71 32/99 60-60

www.schroederschrauben.de

Tel: +49 71 32 99 600 www.schroederschrauben.de

Tel.: +49 89 143381 0 www.precote.com

Peter Schröder

REYHER

Over 40 years experience in trading and supplying customers with inch sized fastening items.

• Inch sized screws available from stock.

• Availability of every current type of screw threads and materials.

• Special parts available as well.

• Large availability from stock of high quality as per ISO9001-2000 don’t hesitate to talk to us we will be pleased to help you.

Reyher is one of the leading wholesalers for fasteners and fixing technology in Europe.

Various services are at customers’ disposal, i.e. the widest and deepest assortment, quick and reliable delivery, good product quality, many e-business possibilities, i.e. Webshop RIO Reyher internet order.

S&P Software Consulting + Solutions GmbH We support European construction product enterprises in the development, implementation and sustained successful operation of individual and innovative design and calculation software. Products include: computer software and services, fully integrated software solutions, and internet solutions.

email: export@reyher.de www.reyher.de

Schäfer + Peters GmbH Competence in stainless steel

Your specialist in stainless steel fasteners.

An independent & reliable partner.

We carry a stock of over 25,000 different products from the DIN/ISO standard parts sector which are available to you immediately. Our logistic partners guarantee shortest lead times worldwide. We combine quality and service. Take advantage of our excellent business connections.

Your specialist in stainless steel fasteners. An independent & reliable partner.

Schäfer + Peters GmbH│Zeilbaumweg 32│DE-74613 Öhringen Tel. +49 (0) 7941 6094-0│Fax +49 (0) 7941 6094-700 info@schaefer-peters.com│www.schaefer-peters.com

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We carry a stock of over 30,000 different products from the DIN/ ISO standard parts sector which are available to you immediately.

Our logistic partners guarantee shortest lead times worldwide.

We combine quality and service.

Take advantage of our excellent business connections.

Tel: +49 7941 6094-0 email: info@schaefer-peters.com

VVG-Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co

Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG

VVG as a member of the HonselGroup is the full line provider for (blind) rivet-technology with the experience of more than 80 years in development, production and sale of premium fasteners and tools (e.g. “Rivdom“ battery rivet tool).

VVG offers an extensive and flexible service, competent consulting, fast and reliable logistics andcertified quality.

Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG is your competent partner for C-Parts-management with an industry specialised product range offering more than 1,000,000 products on stock and on demand.

The product range focuses on industrial requirements for production needs, small parts and assembly materials for industrial production, as well as maintenance and repair equipment. email: info@wuerth-industrie.com www.wuerth-industrie.com

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OJ Trade offers sourcing solution OJ Trade, the online trading portal of leading fasteners and fixings experts Owlett-Jaton, offers a quick and simple solution for anyone wanting to source fasteners, fixings, hardware, ironmongery, and associated items.

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artin Rundle, online trading manager at Owlett-Jaton, explains: “OJ Trade has proved to be a big hit with our customers - as an invaluable tool for placing orders and accessing product information. Based on positive customer feedback, we have recently extended access to the site. The ‘visitor access’ function enables existing and potential customers the ability to view a comprehensive range of over 30,000 products - our biggest offering yet. Visitors then simply contact their local supplier with the specific details from OJ Trade, including descriptions, product codes, and emailable images, for further information and order details.”

Martin adds: “The order function of OJ Trade remains exclusive to Owlett-Jaton customers; it enables only them to check stock prices and stock availability and place orders – all in ‘real time’. Orders can be placed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for added convenience.”

Other features of OJ Trade include the ability to store and review enquiries for future reference. Customers can access their order, invoice and credit details, that can be either viewed online or printed off, and there is also a ‘purchase manager’ facility to store details of regularly purchased products.

Martin continues: “We understand that all too often, the costs attached to creating, as well as maintaining a website, can act as a barrier for many of our customers. That’s why we believe that our customers will be delighted to adopt OJ Trade as an ‘off the shelf’ website solution. OJ Trade is the perfect answer for those without a website, as it can be used as a portal for their customers to visit, or for those with a presence online, it can be added as a link, acting as an extension of their existing offering.”

“We have recently witnessed an increase in customers recognising and capitalising on the advantages of ‘virtual stock’ – a concept whereby customers effectively use our stock as theirs. By checking that we have the stock as they receive an enquiry, they can instantly assure their customer that the stock is available. This is ideal for those that either don’t have a huge stock-holding or want to reduce it.”

“With OJ Trade saved as a ‘favourite’ for quick reference, enquiries can be dealt with efficiently, while the ‘browse’ column may also list products that customers did not realise we offer, with new lines being added all the time. Being able to offer an instant selling price and stock availability helps demonstrate an impressive level of service to their customer; from this, we often find that the initial enquiry to order conversion is high.”

“We hope that customers and visitors alike come to rely on OJ Trade as their first port of call when sourcing product or working on a quote. We invite our customers to register and utilise OJ Trade, and experience for themselves the benefits that it has to offer, and encourage visitors to recommend OJ Trade to their supplier.”

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A chance to win GB£500 shopping vouchers on OJ Trade Owlett-Jaton has extended a prize draw to win GB£500 worth of Love2Shop vouchers on OJ Trade due to customer demand.

Martin explains: “The competition is simple. Throughout November, every customer that places an order on OJ Trade for GB£100 or more is entered into a prize draw. We have received so many entries so far that we have now extended the competition into January and February next year – so every month there will be a new opportunity to win.”

“Entries are generated for every GB£100 spent so customers placing large or repeat orders will be entered multiple times.

First prize is GB£300 Love2Shop vouchers, second prize is GB£150 and third prize is GB£50. In the run up to Christmas and New Year these shopping vouchers could come in very handy and we are pleased to give something back to our customers who have supported us with the launch of OJ Trade as an online trading portal.” www.ojtrade.co.uk

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Nord-Lock introduces X-series - a new evolution in bolt security

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Nord-Lock says that it has added a new dimension of safety to bolt security with the launch of the Nord-Lock X-series washer.

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-series combines Nord-Lock’s unmatched wedge-locking protection against spontaneous bolt loosening due to vibration and dynamic loads with an exclusive spring effect to protect against slackening due to settlement and relaxation. This unique combination makes X-series the first, true multifunctional solution — offering the highest security for critical joints, without compromise.

With new technologies and demands, joints increasingly have to withstand stresses from multiple fronts, including vibration, dynamic loads, settlement and relaxation. Yet, no solutions on the market have previously been designed to secure bolts from all of these at once. That has left designers with the difficulty of figuring out which issue - spontaneous bolt loosening or slackening - will have the biggest effect on the joint, and choosing a solution to handle that single problem. Now, there is no need to compromise. Nord-Lock X-series ensures total bolt security while simplifying design and maintenance since there is no need to use and stock multiple solutions.

As with Nord-Lock’s original washers, each washer pair has cams on one side and radial teeth on the opposite side to secure the bolted joint with tension instead of friction. The Nord-Lock X-series washers’ conical shape also creates an elastic reserve in the bolted joint to compensate for the loss of preload and prevent slackening. For a full video report on how X-series washers add a new dimension of safety to bolt security visit Nord-Lock’s website.

“Since we work closely with our customers we can react to the trends in application design, and this product is the result of our goal to design a system that would eliminate insecurity. When you cannot say with certainty whether spontaneous bolt loosening or slackening would be the bigger issue or when both could be equal risks, there is now a solution on the market,” explains Maxime Thonnerieux, development director of the new product. “Beyond vibration and dynamic loads, Nord-Lock X-series allows us to serve customers with a multitude of other challenging application areas, such as painted or powder-coated surfaces, soft metals, composites and polymers.

The Nord-Lock X-series offers exciting new possibilities for application design.”

Officially released during a live broadcast at the InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin, Germany, Nord-Lock’s X-series has already received praise from participants of a select early adopter group, as well as from clients who immediately ordered the new product after its global release.

The principle of Nord-Lock X-series washers includes multiple functions that act on the bolted joint to maintain preload and prevent spontaneous bolt loosening www.x-series.com

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Still relishing the challenge As mainstream suppliers become more conscious of return on investment and consolidate ranges, it is left to other businesses to fill the gaps and meet distributor’s requirements. Sometimes necessity determines such specialisation; for others though the truth is they simply delight in the challenge.

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t’s a delight that for Essex-based Abbott Fasteners is anything but new. Formed thirty years ago, from the ashes of the Peter Abbott Group, then a mainstream fastener supplier to the trade, the company always seems to have revelled in, well frankly, the more oddball stuff.

The business is still run by its founders. Clive Clark had been manager of the Essex operation for Peter Abbott; Stuart Brand worked previously for Philidas. Not surprising, then, that selflocking nuts featured as a strong specialism from day one. It remains an important element of the business – epitomised in Abbott’s exclusive UK distributorship for the Vargal self-locking nut. “The Vargal nut has been developed and manufactured in Italy for applications where security is an absolute requirement,” explains Clive. Its high resistance to vibration, re-usability and resistance to high temperatures make Vargal a favourite in the railway industry, specified by Bombardier, Alstrom and Siemens amongst others.

Abbott’s also holds vast stocks of a whole array of other self-locking technologies, from Philidas®, Aerotight®, Stover® and Cleveloc® to nylon insert nuts in steel, brass and stainless, as well as fine pitch full nuts’ castle or slotted nuts, flange nuts, wing nuts and dome nuts in a wide range of materials and finishes.

Abbott Fasteners, though, probably remains best known for Helicoil® wire thread inserts - the other range that provided the foundation for the business in 1982. “Today, we hold the largest stock of Helicoil® inserts and tools in the UK, in all thread forms, both Metric and Imperial,” explains Clive Clark. “Helicoil was originally conceived as a repair product to reclaim stripped and damaged threads. Later it became an original equipment design feature taking the brand to where it is today and making Helicoil still the world’s leading wire thread insert system.”

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“We continue to service both the repair market, through our comprehensive range of KITS, TOOLS and TAPS in every thread form, and the OEM sector, covering everything from power generation to Formula 1, largely through distribution.”

“The other thing that put us on the map was that we were into the American products infinitely before anyone else in this country,” says Stuart Brand. “We established strong partnerships in the U.S. and fly consolidated loads of product in regularly. The key is total reliability.” Abbott’s continues to bring in core SAE Grade 8 products but, as the market has developed, specialises increasingly in non-standard product, where reliability has become an even more significant characteristic. “Last week for example,” says Stuart, “our consolidation consisted of an eclectic mix of silicon bronze woodscrews, miniature nylon insert nuts (2.56 UNC), brass terminal nuts, hi-collar spring washers and aluminium jam nuts - all destined for our distributor customers.”

“One of the keys,” says Stuart “is that we are the sole decision makers. If something goes awry, as things inevitably do on rare occasions, we sort it out. If that means freighting on the next flight at our cost, we do it.”

Don’t, though, think for one minute everything is brought in to order. As Stuart Brand puts it “we have 17,000 square feet of warehouse full to the gunnels.” “Conservatively that is more than GB£3 million of inventory, including many products the mainstream wholesalers don’t want to stock anymore,” says Stuart.

“We’re a bit of an odd company, really,” adds Clive Clark.

“Our sales are made up of many niche, non-standard fastener products. Every day is different, which is why we enjoy it.” You can tell they do: you can also tell they really know their product.

“Maybe we are old school,” smiles Stuart, “but these days a lot people don’t have the product knowledge. It’s a bit cheesy but your problem is our challenge, and we love a challenge.”

So, cue a certain 1980s movie theme, when there’s something strange and you can’t track it down, “who you gonna call?” www.abbottfasteners.co.uk

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CFA launches new website

BS 8539 Code of practice published

The UK-based Construction Fixings Association has completely redeveloped its website and launched it at the new address of www.the-cfa.co.uk

The BS 8539:2012 Code of practice for the selection and installation of post-installed anchors in concrete and masonry has now been published and is available from the British Standards Institute.

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stablished in 1979 the CFA’s mission statement is emphatically: “Ensuring best fixings practice”. Full members are major manufacturers of construction fixings with a significant presence in the UK market. Its Approved Distributors are associate members committed to high standards of customer service, technical support and commercial integrity. CFA Approved Testers, again associate members, are equipped and trained to be competent in testing construction fixings on-site.

The new website provides search facilities to contact all its member companies. It also hosts the CFA’s extensive range of Guidance Notes, available for free download, as well as a video library and other resources and references supporting best fixings practice. All of which makes it an invaluable, and now more user friendly, resource for any organisation involved in the specification, supply or installation of construction fixings. www.the-cfa.co.uk

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ver time this British Standard is expected to change significantly the way anchors for safety critical applications are used from the specification through to commissioning and in the process to improve the level of safety and eliminate failures. It sets out the roles and responsibilities of all involved in that process from the manufacturer through specifier and distributor to contractor, installer and tester. It includes best practice guidance on the selection and installation of fixings and also on the methods by which anchors should be tested on-site if that is needed. Further information about BS 8539 can be found at the Construction Fixings Association’s new website www.the-cfa.co.uk While the new Code sets out the test regimes and assessment of results, the actual detailed procedures for applying loads, monitoring movement, etc, will be described in a CFA Guidance Note: Procedures for site testing construction fixings - 2012. The CFA publishes a series of Guides for each of the four main stakeholders: Specifiers, Distributors, Contractors/Installers and Testers.

BS 8539 is available at www.shop.bsigroup.com at a cost of GB£204.

New own label services Roberlo, founded in 1968, is a family run company that specialises in the development and manufacture of chemical anchors.

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“We developed our private label programme for the chemical anchoring market on the concept of customised solutions that guarantee maximum flexibility and the highest levels of competitiveness and innovation. With our new own label services we commit to providing for the most demanding clients in a highly professional way with guaranteed complete confidentiality.”

Five alternative resins are available in different cartridges with Roberlo offering customers the possibility of fulfilling their exact packaging and labelling requirements, enabling them to provide a reliable and versatile range.

Roberlo has a complete chemical fixings products portfolio, all cartridge types, a variety of mixers and a wide range of approvals (ETA (CE Mark), EN-1504-6 for rebar (CE mark), Socotec, as well as Marca AENOR (N Mark)) to ensure its resins quality and performance.

“Modern production and quality control facilities and also a modern research and development department capable of response to any technological evolution will allow us to face future challenges in this market.”

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Accuracy Wood- and Wood Construction-Screws with Flat- and Waferhead (diameter 8+10 mm)

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HECO-TOPIX-CC The wood screw with tension for high loads The requirements placed on timber construction are becoming ever greater. Trends such as combining slimline structures with high load transmissions place particularly great demands on fastening technology. Planners and tradespeople then face a tough choice over whether to use full or part threaded screws. Here HECO Schrauben GmbH & Co KG explains why its HECO-TOPIX-CombiConnect (HECO-TOPIX-CC) wood screw offers an intelligent solution.

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he HECO-TOPIX-CC is a double-threaded screw with building supervisory authority approval, which brings a multitude of advantages in terms of cost effectiveness, calculation and assembly. It was developed especially for the transfer of high tensile and compressive forces in timber construction and has a wide variety of applications. The load is transmitted axially via the thread, which allows for significantly higher tensile loads than conventional part threaded screws and enables the transfer of compressive loads.

The two threads with different pitches pull the components together upon insertion. In contrast to purely full threaded screws, construction measures such as the pre-stressing of components are unnecessary here. For tradespeople, this means quick and user-friendly application combined with considerable time savings.

The HECO-TOPIX-CC recently obtained a European Technical Approval (ETA-12/0132) with confirmation of the ETA approval

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also allowing HECO-TOPIX-T and HECO-TOPIX-CC screws to bear the CE mark.

Following the ETA accreditation, the double threaded screw can be used in the installation of wooden elements in all load-bearing timber constructions such as in the creation of connections between main and auxiliary beams, transverse reinforcements, as well as doubling up or classic rafter purlin joints.

A further advantage of the screw is its small cheese head, which can be easily countersunk in wood, to a point where it is almost hidden, and also removed without a problem. Since the head has no countersink, the HECO-TOPIX-CC can be screwed in along the grain without splitting the wood. In combination with the HECO-TOPIX tip this enables the smallest of spaces to be left between screws. Since it can be completely countersunk in wood, the screw also meets fire protection requirements.

Overall, HECO offers a versatile, user-friendly and economical solution in the HECO-TOPIX-CC. It can be used in new constructions as well as to strengthen existing wood constructions. Depending on the application, the HECO-TOPIX-CC enables the use of smaller wood cross sections so that wood, as a natural resource, can be better utilised. To enable use in a wide range of applications the HECO-TOPIX-CC is available in the dimensions 6.5mm/8.5mm x 100mm - 400mm (ETA approval up to 350mm). www.heco-schrauben.de

Approval for Powers Europe Powers Europe has obtained a European Technical Approval on nails for gas-actuated fastening (ETA-12/0188). This approval ensures high quality fastenings in steel and concrete for safety relevant applications, such as suspended ceilings.

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he ETA is only valid for Powers Trak-It® XH and HD nails in combination with gasactuated tools from Powers, respectively the Trak-It® C4 gas tool (XH and HD) and the Powers Trak-It® C5 gas tool (XH). These combinations, within the European Technical Approval, are very suited for safety relevant applications, where a failure of the attachment can cause immediate danger to human life. Powers Europe highlights that through the precise adjustment of nails and tools, it optimises the safety in fastening.

Both nail types can be used in uncracked as well as in cracked concrete, with pre-drilling not necessary. Depending on the required impact and the concrete strength, the user can choose between the Trak-It® C4 and the Trak-It® C5. Powers Europe points out that due to its exceptional power (150 Joules) the Trak-It® C4 can easily fasten nails in concrete with a strength of up to C50/C60, in accordance with the ETA. The Trak-It® C5 combines its lightweight with an impact of 112 Joules. This allows the end user to position the tool easily with less effort. Due to this the fastening is much more effective. This approval is valid for concrete strength classes C40 and C50 maximum.

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Chemfix receives ETA Chemfix Products Ltd was recently awarded an ETA for its CH+ fast curing chemical anchor resin (ETA-12/0024), based on ETAG001 Option 7.

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ption 7 specifies use in un-cracked concrete, meaning that the CH+ fast curing chemical anchor can be used in un-cracked concrete for threaded studs between M8 and M24 or rebar diameter 8mm to 25mm.

Europe already has a code for the design of structures for earthquake resistance, Eurocode 8, however CE marked anchors for seismic zones are not yet available. That is due to change very shortly and Chemfix say it will be at the forefront of this development. A new amendment to the ETAG001 (Annex E), which was ratified in September following 5 years of discussions, plugs this gap.

Option 1 ETA (use of bonded anchors in cracked concrete) therefore paves the way for this approval (tests in cracked concrete are the obvious pre-cursor to the seismic testing) and Chemfix is currently undergoing its product testing for CH+ at the CSTB in Paris, France.

Doubling capacity Chemfix has also recently installed a new 40rpm 250kg Batch Mixer, which will sit next to its twin in the facility, effectively doubling not only capacity and therefore speed, but more importantly the flexibility to react to customers’ demands.

The current mixers are suitable for 1 part resins, with the added capability currently underway of being able to mix the higher viscosity resin such as Timbabuild Epoxy Wood Repair, Epoxy Putty Gland Packs, and some of Chemfix’s very specialist epoxy resins for example used in the marine industry.

Refurbishment of a previously owned 500kg is also on going with a view to be installed during the site re-organisation during 2013.

Production Manager Paul Drake is hugely excited by the developments and has high hopes for the future. “This new capital equipment will make the synergies between raw material manufacture and filling production so much easier to co-ordinate, and strengthens our arm all round to delivering a total customer service.”

C O N S T R U CT I O N F I X I N G S Recent European Technical Approvals for fixings Here is a list of recent ETAs granted in the last three months to fixings products, following the agreement with the European Organisation for Technical Approvals.

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For further information and a full list of valid ETAs you should visit EOTA’s website: www.eota.be

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ETAG 001 Metal Anchors for use in Concrete (all parts) ETA - 11/0406

STAHL POWER HIT SVM / STH RV200i, STAHL WINTER HIT SVM/STH RV200-W

STAHL GmbH

ETA - 12/0083

Injection system Hilti HIT-HY200-R for rebar connection

Hilti Aktiengesellschaft Business Unit Anchors

ETA - 12/0084

Injection system Hilti HIT-HY200-R

Hilti AG

ETA - 12/0258

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fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG

ETA - 12/0294

Ancorante Chimico Vigor EPO CEections

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ETA - 12/0295

Ancorante Chimico EPO CE for rebar connections

Viglietta Matteo S.p.A

ETA - 12/0365

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Powers Fasteners BV

ETA - 12/0384

Rawl R-XPTII-A4 Anchor

RAWPLUG LTD

ETA - 12/0438

Ter Laare DX FASR ETA 7, DX FAST A4 ETA 7

Ter Laare Verankeringtechnieken BV

ETA - 12/0450

Polymix SFPSF

HAMAR SP.J.B.i H. Grzesiak

ETA - 12/0451

Polymix SFP

HAMAR SP.J.B.i H. Grzesiak

ETAG 014 Plastic Anchors for ETICS ETA - 12/0292

Bartolucci FMN 10xL

Bartolucci di Bartolucci Giorgio

ETA - 12/0331

PPV

Kovinoplastika, Franc Leskovec s.p.

ETA - 12/0360

MFT Spikerplugg

Hitachi Power Tools Norway AS

ETAG 020 plastic Anchors (all parts) ETA - 07/0121

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fischerwerke, Artur Fischer GmbH & Co KG

ETA - 07/0337

MEA MFR Multifunction frame plug

APOLO MEA Befestigungssysteme GmbH

ETA - 12/0349

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Hitachi Power Tools Norway AS

ETA - 12/0371

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Gutjahr Systemtechnik GmbH

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JCP delivers enhanced performance JCP Construction Products, a specialist supplier of construction fixings to distributors, has significantly improved the load-bearing performance of its chemical fixings range for use in C20/25 concrete.

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CP explains that by using quartz as a major component of the anchor in place of a traditional glass capsule system, it has achieved an average 38% increase in the recommended load – with the M24 capsule size offering a 100% increase. The new system enables engineers and specifiers to achieve loads that previously would have been impossible, and offers the highest load of any glass or foil capsule on the market.

Nick Beardon, general manager of JCP Construction Products, said: “The dramatic increase in the recommended loads when using quartz capsules demonstrates JCP’s commitment to fulfilling our customers’ requirements through innovative research and development.”

He added: “As well as the improved performance, utilising quartz also means that where reduction factors have to be taken into account, the higher starting point allows greater flexibility in anchor placement.”

JCP quartz capsules are suitable for use in both wet and dry holes, and can be used in overhead applications.

In addition, anchor holes can be drilled using either rotary hammer or diamond-drilled holes.

The increased load capacities are now incorporated in the latest version of the JCP Anchor Calculation Programme, available as a free download.

BB Stanz- invests Arras to BB Stanz- und Umformtechnik GmbH, based in Berga, Germany, recently invested 3 million euros in a new logistics centre and product hall (metal production).

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his investment took BB Stanz- und Umformtechnik GmbH’s total investment in its 50,000m2 Berga site up to approximately 14 million euros since 1997.

BB Stanz explains that it has invested in its Berga site to ensure that it continues to offer its customers the highest quality product.

“Highest quality in all activities is a key success factor for our company. This is why we ensure that we only use raw material from certified companies, and that our products receive technical approvals by the German Institute for Building Technology, as well as European Technical Approvals. In addition, each production stage is subject to stringent quality controls and most of our extensive range is always available from stock.”

BB Stanz- und Umformtechnik GmbH will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart and, in addition to its well known product line, it will also present the BB-Timberconnector, post bases (stainless steel look), KR angle bracket, as well as its product range with innovative surface.

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Arras Construction Furniture OÜ, based in Tallinn, Estonia, will exhibit new products in the groups of barb - connector plates, angle brackets, post foots, as well as introduce its whole product range, at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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stablished in 1999 Arras Construction is a producer of wood connectors, with its main products including angle brackets, furniture brackets – plates, joist hangers, steel straps, post foots, barb connector plates, as well as concrete accessories.

“Our customers appreciate the quality of our work and products with several of our products having ETA accreditation and CE marking. As a company we also offer fast production and delivery times, flexibility and possibility to meet clients special requests, as well as innovation in creating new products.”

Arras Construction currently supplies products to the Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Czech and Slovakian markets.

New DUO at Fastener Fair Stuttgart BEVER GmbH, a manufacturer of connecting technology for cavity walls, insulating building materials and masonry fixings, will introduce DUO a new cavity wall tie system, at the upcoming Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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UO is a two-part system consisting of one component made of stainless steel sheet metal and one component made of stainless steel wire. The two components are processed separately. DUO eliminates any danger of injury from wall ties sticking out of the inner wall. The sheet metal part remains safe in the fresh mortar in position until the next layer of brick is set.

The wall tie type DUO is approved by the supervisory building institute authority Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik for cavity width of 40mm - 150mm and can be used for fixing of brick façades to back walls of materials including cellular clay blocks or aerated concrete blocks, with horizontal joints of just 1mm - 2mm.

“We look forward to meeting visitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart on our stand F113 in hall 4. As well as DUO we will also showcase our sandwich anchors for the concrete pre-cast industry.”

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Vibrationmaster shows off in Vegas At the recent National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo in Las Vegas, USA, Vibrationmaster displayed two J100 portable Junker Test bench demonstrators, which ran vibration tests on a range of manufacturer’s fasteners to determine their self-loosening behaviour.

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orten Schiff, CEO at Vibrationmaster, explained: “Until now fastener manufacturers have been limited in their ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of their fastener securing elements. With the J100 portable Junker Test bench fastener manufacturers can actually demonstrate the resistance to self-loosening behaviour of their bolted joints using wedge washers, lock nuts and other securing elements, live and in front of their clients.”

Morten Schiff points out that the Vibrationmaster J100 Junker Test Bench demonstrator can test fasteners in ISO metric M5 to M12 and UTS sizes #10 to ½ inch to DIN 65151, with fastener changes taking as little sixty seconds. An added advantage is the unit’s portability: at 25kg (56lb) it is easily transportable and runs off a standard mains electrical supply.

The test rig chassis is made from high-strength aluminium with optional leather-bound handles and covers that can be custom-built, incorporating company logos, and are available in carbon fibre. The J100 has a handheld tablet with pre-installed software that can be used to demonstrate the test results and loosening curves of fasteners in real time.

“The overall impact of the J100 demonstrator, with its high-end display options and superb performance, is dramatic and crowd drawing,” continues Schiff. “And when connected to a digital projector, the hand-held tablet with its unique ‘VM Test’ software displays the test results live and in real time.”

Schiff concludes: “Fastener manufacturers using the J100 to demonstrate their product performance in front of live audiences when at trade shows and in client presentations will clearly differentiate themselves from their competitors.”

New Ching Chan inspection system Ching Chan Optical Technology Co Ltd, a manufacturer of sorting machines for fasteners - who recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, has launched new technologies and an improved design for its Wheel Crack Inspection System.

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he CCM Wheel Crack (also known as head open cracks) Inspection System has been patented in Germany, China and Taiwan, and is capable of inspecting screw head open cracks caused by wiring process or during the molding process.

Ching Chan says that these types of cracks are unable to be 100% detected by common top-view or side-view CCD. Ching Chan explains that by applying the patented Wheel Crack Inspection System, indications or cracks at head side or flange rim will be reflected on the cone mirror, and identified to be non-conformity by software. Also defects on zinc plating surfaces can be detected on this CCM system.

Ching Chan is headquartered in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, with sister companies and factories in Taoyuan, Taiwan, as well as Donguan, Wenzhou and Ningbo in China. CCM recently invested in 9,900 square metres close to its current headquarters in Kaohsiung city, where it is building a modern factory that will be finished by the end of 2013. Ching Chan states that this brand new factory will enable it to triple production capacity. www.ccm3s.com

precote is the future omniTECHNIK Mikroverkapselungs GmbH says that chemical thread-locking and sealing has become one of the basic essential methods in component assembly technology, with microencapsulated adhesives – such as precote - increasingly replacing outdated and expensive mechanical thread-locking devices or bottled anaerobic adhesives.

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mniTECHNIK points out that there are many advantages in using microencapsulated precote such as maximum safe locking from -50°C up to 200°C; reliable sealing for extremely high pressure; constant torque and preload values due to low friction; as well as controlled assembly and disassembly even after usage at 850°C and therefore a high process-control. precote products can also save money by standardising vital assembly characteristics. Pre-coated parts can be stored before use for up to four years. “precote thread coating is available through our worldwide network of highly qualified and certified coating partners. omniTECHNIK in Munich, Germany, is well known to give a competent and fast technical support to all customers regarding application questions.” www.precote.com

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Precision parts forming machinery Cold Former BR 220 Hydraulic driven push-out aid for change overs System to process the residual wire at the end of the coil Ejecting stroke infinitely adjustable (motorized – option)

A new standard for production of balls and rollers Wafios Umformtechnik are pleased to announce the redesign of the world renowned Kieserling ball and roller cold former, the complete new machine type BR 220 combines new ideas and traditional proven technology. Thanks to the new design and changes, the users are in a position of producing their parts close to net shape.

Very precise working linear material feeding system for volume consistency of less than 0,3 %

Technical data of BR 220: Forging capacity 2.200 KN Output up to 130 pcs/min.

Max. ball diameter 33 mm Max. roller diameter 30 mm Cut-off dia. at T/s 750 N/mm² up to 30 mm Die pocket diameter 150 mm Punch diameter 150 mm Quill diameter 100 mm Our Cold Former Type BR is available with 1 and 3 dies.

Sales Representative China Jebsen & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Mr. Ken Cheng, Engineering & Technology Division Phone +852 2923 8751 Fax +852 2882 2017 kencheng@jebsen.com Agent for North America and Canada BW Walden Group Phone +1 905 482 2659 Fax +1 905 482 2663 sales@bwgroupinc.com www.bwgroupinc.com

Sales Representative India MTI Machine Tools (India) Ltd. Mr. Santosh Khare, Metal Forming Division Phone +91 755 2460 616 Fax +91 755 4275 777 sales.bhp@mactool.com

Hilgeland Kieserling MRP Nutap

Manufacturer WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH Im Rehsiepen 35 42369 Wuppertal / Germany Phone +49 (202) 4668-0 Fax +49 (202) 4668-225 sales@wafios-umformtechnik.de www.wafios-umformtechnik.de

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Can-Eng receives Koelner contract Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd has recently been contracted by Koelner Łańcucka Fabryka Śrub of Poland to design, manufacture and commission a continuous mesh belt atmosphere hardening and tempering furnace system used in the manufacture of high grade fasteners.

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he Koelner Group selected Can-Eng Furnaces International as its supplier of choice because of Can-Eng’s extensive experience developing state-of-the-art continuous mesh belt atmosphere heat treatment systems. Can-Eng’s heat treatment system provides predictable metallurgical properties, enhanced process control features, CQI-9 quality initiatives and energy conservation design features. These quality enhancements and design initiatives reflect Can-Eng’s commitment to ongoing improvement for its continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace line in the European and Russian marketplace.

Can-Eng’s new large capacity systems represent a significant investment by Koelner to further service its customers in the automotive, construction, mining, electrical and ship building industries located in Europe and North America.

Can-Eng highlights that these new automated continuous systems include computerised bin discharge and metered part handling system; pre and post wash systems complete with dephosphating capability; mesh belt hardening system with energy reduction system; oil quenching system; protective atmosphere mesh belt tempering furnace; continuous soluble oil blackening system; Siemens based control architecture; enhanced supervisory control and data acquisition system; as well as integrated atmosphere generator systems.

“This project represents one of a number of new continuous mesh belt atmosphere hardening and tempering installations that Can-Eng Furnaces International is currently commissioning for manufacturers around the world.” www.can-eng.com

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OPTISORT: The comfortable art of sorting GEFRA GmbH says that it is constantly developing and manufacturing complete solutions for measuring, checking, and sorting applications in the field of industrial mass production of fasteners and other parts.

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n example of this constant development is the latest feature GEFRA has added to its OPTISORT systems. When using an OPTISORT system the operator uses the software package AUTOCONTROL, an in-house development of GEFRA’s specialists, which allows nearly complete control, adjustment, and programming of all functions of the machine.

There was only one parameter that until now was left up to the user and that was the manual mechanical (re-) adjustment of the light positions for reflected light imaging. However, GEFRA has now introduced a motorised adjustment of light positions by using linear servo axis technology as an option for every type of OPTI-SORT system and also as retrofit. GEFRA highlights that every light position can be adjusted and afterwards re-approached with a precision of 0.2mm.

The operation is carried out by software sliders that are inside the prior light adjustment window, with the results automatically stored like all other light parameters. The exact position of all motorised illuminations will be re-approached after loading an existing check configuration and parameter plan. No further manual operations are necessary.

GEFRA points out that the advantage of the new motorised adjustment of light position means that the time taken to change over is shortened and the same conditions for reflective light measuring can always be guaranteed.

“Our new motorised light source adjustment helps to make sorting easy, safe and comfortable.”

Motorised distance adjustment for reflective light illumination: A- motorised linear axis B- dark field illumination

P.A.C.E. SH with up to 60 slot disc

• New camera system A10, complete statistical function-package, extremely fast change over • Lift station with servo motor and rotation control for ZERO ppm • Headless parts feeding (option with complete 360° test) • Washers & nut inspection (geometry, surface, eddy current)

New 360° inspection up to 1000 parts / minute • 360° all around test in continuous mode for thread damages and other defects

New head camera with a new flash light technology • Inspection of nearly all defects on the head

SIGMA camera 360° analysis of the surfaces • • • •

Checking of the smallest defects on shank and thread Damages on the complete thread over a total length of 180 mm Complete surface control (under head, on the head, shank, thread) Defects tolerance down to 0.1 micrometer

SIGMA Camera: detailed analysis of the surface

360° inspection up to 1000 parts/min

Hilker & Partner GmbH Withauweg 3 70439 Stuttgart Tel +49 711 98 09180 info@hilker-partner.de www.hilker-partner.de

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WPI supplies inspection line WPI Services BV (Weighpack), based in the Netherlands, recently supplied a flexible high speed automatic inspection packing line for fasteners, with a range of M6 x 25mm up to M14 x 160mm, to Bulten Polska SA.

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eighpack explains that the fasteners are fed from a hopper into a double head high-speed inspection and weighing machine, where portions are established between 1kg and 10kg. Due to the machine having two exits the fasteners can be packed in either KLT containers (for instance for the automotive industry) or in boxes or plastic bags with a thickness of 100 microns.

Weighpack points out that the portions made are very accurate to within an accuracy of one piece.

Using two heads Videx Machine Engineering Ltd says that its new Videx Dual-Spindle thread rollers are designed to roll threads above and below the shoulder, with the ability for the threads to be either different or similar.

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idex explains that the two heads are independent, eliminating influence of one on the other, enabling use of simple and economical rolling dies.

The advantages of using the two heads is that independent adjustments assure better quality of each thread; higher production speeds are capable because the second operation does not slow down the machine; there is less handling, eliminating possibility of mixing parts; and the user has full control of the quality of each rolling operation.

Videx highlights that additional features include both stations having controlled thread rolling start, hydraulic clamping, zero-taper mechanism for parallel threads and micrometric thread pressure screws, as well as an AC speed controller, automatic air shut-off and two operator control panels.

Enhancing quality levels Eldes snc di Bellotto Paolo & C. states that Statistical Process Control is the ideal way to prevent problems in manufacturing, not only enhancing quality level, but also decreasing costs, through reduction in scrap, tool damage and machine stops.

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ithout using the best of the available technology, however, SPC is time consuming and subjected to human mistakes, says Eldes. It requires suitable software support and the proper system to collect measurements in an efficient and intrinsically error free mode.

Eldes’ new optical station Themis 2K allows measurement of five samples at the same time automatically including pits and holes. Parts can rotate to detect concentricity, straightness and misalignments in complex structures, threading integrity, hex across corners/flats, as well as wrench height. The basic model is used for parts with a maximum length of 36mm, a maximum diameter of 25mm, with 0.01mm resolution.

A second model extends the measurement capability, using the same camera, to 150mm length and 36mm diameter, thanks to the vertical movement of the frame facing the camera.

Optical measurements are managed by the THEMIS software module, integrated to the software suite QuartaÂŽ in which control plans, job order launches and SPC analysis are managed. Eldes recommends Themis 2K to anyone who is committed to quality improvements in their facility, saying it will drastically improve quality and efficiency.

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friction testing machines for screws, bolts, and nuts sizes from M2 up to M80 types like carriage bolts, tension bolts, self drilling screws, … patented transducers integrated heating-up solution extensometer as option standard-conform to ISO 14399, ISO 16047, company standards from FIAT, GM, Hyundai, PSA, Renault, VW and much more extended range of products vibration testing machines (Junker) tension testing machines TesT GmbH torsion testing machines Helena-Rubinstein-Str. 4

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D 40699 Erkrath +49 (0)211 20 99 03-0 test@test-gmbh.com www.test-gmbh.com

The pure experience in force and torque measurement.

TesT KG

Bösch 63 CH 6331 Hünenberg +41 (0)41 785 60-10 test@test-ag.ch www.test-gmbh.com

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Perfect sorting solution San Shing says that its optical nut and bolt sorting machines offer the perfect solution for customers who are searching for quality equipment.

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an Shing’s nut and bolt sorting machines include four cameras that are installed to examine the different parameters of the nuts/bolts. The nut diameter for sorting is up to 45mm (M20) and bolt sorting ranges from M3 - M16. The maximum sorting sped is 400pcs/min.

San Shing says that the most prominent advantage about the machine is the software. Simulation function facilitates the process of locating optimised tolerance. With modified upper and lower limits or parameters test-runs can be carried out using the existing image files. Also, all information gathered from the sorting process such as CPK value and reference image can be implemented back into process improvement to reduce or even eliminate the defect as well as engage customer claim investigations.

Packing features include a friendly interface that allows users to preset the quantity for packing and the production data is applied to execute automatic counting. San Shing highlights

that compared with traditional packing processes the computerised nut and bolt sorting machines with packing system not only guarantee the exact count per carton, but also eliminate all possibilities of mixing and damaging the products.

An automated roller conveyor is synchronised with the high-speed sorting machine, and an adjustable guiding pipe caters to the demands for various sizes of cardboard and plastic boxes. Meanwhile, a chute system with buffer zone gives the user flexibility to operate the machine and a protective layer of polyurethane is coated on the surface of the chutes to minimise the risk of damaging products. www.sanshing.com.tw

Software update for Gi-360 General Inspection LLC (Gi), based in Davisburg, MI, USA, has just released an update to its software for the Gi-360 sorting machine.

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eneral Inspection LLC manufactures a complete line of gauging, sorting, and inspection systems incorporating: laser, eddy current, vision, and acoustic technologies for dimensional measurement, determining metallurgical defects as a method for achieving zero defects.

General Inspection’s new 360 Virtual Tilt, virtually corrects for the cosine error as a result of the relationship of the head to the shank and length of the part as it slides down the V-Track. This allows for more accurate images of the part to catch smaller defects and measure more features.

“This is state of the art software, this new feature is not available on any other sorting machine. All new Gi-360’s will have this new software feature standard and current customers can call to schedule their upgrade.”

Fast fatigue testing At Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2013 RUMUL Russenberger Prüfmaschinen AG will present its resonant fatigue tester - RUMUL MIKROTRON 20kN - with a fastener fatigue testing application set-up.

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UMUL, a manufacturer of resonant fatigue testing machines since 1964, says that its resonant fatigue testing machines are the fastest and most economic way to perform fatigue tests.

Fatigue tests on fasteners can be performed at high frequencies between 100Hz and 200Hz according to all relevant ISO, DIN, ABS, NASM, BS and SPS standards, which allows a user to perform High Cycle Fatigue Tests (HCF) of up to 10 million load cycles within a day.

RUMUL says that its resonant fatigue testing systems are maintenance free and the power consumption is approximately only 2 percent of that compared with servo hydraulic testing machines. A wide range of load capacities from 5kN up to 700kN is available. In addition to new systems, old resonant fatigue testers of RUMUL, AMSLER and SCHENCK can be upgraded by the new digital control unit RUMUL TOPP.

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CCM

Celebrating our 20th anniversary

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HEAD OPEN CRACK SORTING EXPERT

CCM Wheel Crack Checking System • Found defects • Reject NG parts Head open-cracks sometimes happen at one side only, no extent to the top of head. So they can’t be 100% detected by top-view camera and result in customer complaint and rejection. Aiming at this problem, CCM developed a patented sorting mechanism which successfully and efficiently sorts out the head-open-cracks parts as proven by many customers’ on-site operation. Screws, bolts and flange nuts, no matter in black or Zinc plating, all can be sorted. Contact us for more information and see what we can do for you.

CHING CHAN OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. No. 16, Lane 110, Zhongxiao St., Hunei Dist., Kaohsiung City 829, Taiwan Tel: +886 7 693 7937 Fax: +886 7 693 3643 Email: sales@ccm3s.com BRUNE GmbH Maschinen fuer Drahtumformung In der Delle 10, D- 57462 Olpe, Germany Tel: +49 2761 837 378 Fax: +49 2761 837 031 Email:brune@brune-machinery.de

Patent Certificates

www.ccm3s.com

FO C U S O N

November 2012

Focus On Nuts, Washers & Locking Systems This issue’s Focus On is dedicated to Nuts, Washers & Locking Systems. Suppliers of products within this market sector have provided details of their capabilities along with up to date contact and product information.

Coming up in the next issue…

Stainless Steel + Non Ferrous Contact Claire Lake Tel: +44 (0) 1727 814 508 email: claire.lake@fastenerandfixing.com

Aerotight Manufacturing

Bülte Plastics

Aerotight® all-metal self locking nuts

Secure, tight assemblies

Aerotight Manufacturing offers the time-proven solution to vibration problems. The Aerotight nut has built a reputation for quality and reliability over many years, with a well-proven design that has become established throughout industry. It is the leading all-metal stainless steel self-locking nut and is also available in brass, aluminium or steel. There are no vulnerable inserts to be affected by heat or oil and it is re-useable, with the self-locking function remaining effective. In both its steel and stainless forms it can be used up to 300°C. The Aerotight nut will remain in position whether tightened down or not, providing the locking element is engaged, and does not have to achieve recommended torque to be effective. No additional parts are required for the Aerotight to function so no special tools are needed. All stainless steel bar used in the manufacture of the M5 to M20 range achieves an ultimate tensile strength of 700N/ mm2. The nut is available in most thread forms, including Metric, UNC, UNF, BA, BSW and BSF. Customer specials - for example thin types - are available to order. Aerotight Manufacturing is part of the Apex Stainless Fasteners Organisation.

Bülte Plastics’ locking and sealing washers keep a tight grip on all standard screws, nuts, and bolts. They dampen vibrations and noise, increase the contact surface and protect fragile surfaces from damage.

Each locking and sealing washer has two lips which dig into the pitch of a nut or screw and any empty space in an assembly to provide a completely tight and secure seal.

For safety reasons and to ensure a tight seal, never re-use washers. They deform easily around part of the head of the screw and nut and do not flex back to their original shape.

Generally made of natural polyamide, Bülte Plastics’ washers can also be made of polyethylene, PVDF and more flexible materials on request. They are highly resistant to chemicals and have good ageing properties.

Bülte Plastics can custom-manufacture washers to your exact specifications; diameters and colours.

For more information contact Bülte Plastics at

Tel: +44 (0) 1788 537 979

www.apexstainless.com

email: bulte@bulte.com

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DS Fasteners

Harrison & Clough Ltd

Stover Nuts • Nylon Insert Nuts Cleveloc Nuts • Castle Nuts Phillidas • Vargal HDG • Stainless Steel

Harrison & Clough supply competitive and extensive ranges of both nuts and washers, all available from stock, next day delivery and with no minimum order quantity.

DS Fasteners Products Ltd was established in 1976 as a specialist self locking nut supplier.

Flange Bolts Serrated Flange Bolts

We set out to stock a large range of the more unusual sizes and pitches with the emphasis on higher grades also. This allows us to reduce lead times and get orders delivered quicker.

Our main stock items are the Stover nut (DIN 980V), Nylocs (DIN 985/982) and also Flange nuts (plain & serrated) and Stover Flange (DIN 6927) Nyloc Flange (DIN 6926).

These are available in most finishes and in Grades 8, 10, 12.

(Metric & imperial).

To further compliment the range we also stock Serrated Flange Bolts (DIN 6921) in a range of sizes.

We are also increasing our stock of Stainless Steel (A2 & A4) parts again in the fine pitch and the more unusual sizes.

Recently added to the stock is a range of Philidas nuts.

We have also added Hot Dipped Galvanized Nylocs to our range.

If it’s a locking nut you require, with our knowledge and stock we are sure to be able to help.

Tel: +44 (0) 1842 763 000

www.dsfasteners.co.uk

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We make sure that every nut and washer in the Metalmate Range reaches and maintains the same high quality standards every time. We ensure consistent quality by tracking and testing the materials used at each stage of the manufacturing and packing process.

All ranges are sourced from audited qualified supplier and factory stamped. Every batch of our Grade 8 nuts are proof load tested to ensure they meet the correct specification and not just a Grade 6 nut stamped with an 8.

We then stock and deliver these high quality nuts and washers efficiently and therefore with lower costs passing the benefits to you.

We are proud of our ranges and look forward to receiving your enquiries.

Metalmate Nuts and Washers – It’s about delivering quality consistently.

Tel: 0844 571 22 22

www.harclo.com

HEICO Befestigungstechnik GmbH

Navgrah Fastners Pvt. Ltd.

Since 1900 the multinational HEICOGroup has been providing customers including Audi, BMW and VW with dependable high-quality solutions for a multitude of fastening applications at competitive prices – Made in Germany!

We are premier manufacturer of Washers made from Stainless Steel, Brass, Copper or any other stampable material from India. We are manufacturer of Stainless Steel Hooks (Haken) (Fix & Vario) various types, Adapter blech, Winkels, Connectors and other solar panel mounting parts as per customer requirements and drawings.

One of our key products, the HEICO-LOCK wedge lock washer, offers maximum safety and reliability under extremes of Vibration and Dynamic Loads.

The HEICO-LOCK wedge locking system delivers high quality antivibration security for the most demanding of bolted joint applications.

• Certified system for securing bolts, working at low and high preload levels • Particularly suitable for dynamic loads – including when using lubricants • Can be re-used without any reduction in function or quality • Very easy to install and remove (HEICO-LOCK washers are supplied as a pre-assembled pair) • Also suitable for high-tensile bolts of 8.8, 10.9, and 12.9 and their respective nuts • Steel or Stainless Steel with narrow or wide bearing surfaces – other materials such as Inconel and SMO are available upon request

Our production team is rich with experience of washer and solar items manufacturing work hard to meet any urgencies. In house tool room facilities help us to produce tools faster to respond to our customers quickly. Our extensive Tool Stock and skilled work force help us to supply at committed time. Our rigorous quality testing do not allow any discrepancy to pass through and this leads to full customer satisfaction.

Our product range includes, Flat washers according to DIN 125 -433 -9021 -440 -1440 -7349 -436 -93 -463, Conical Washers 2093-6096, NFE 25 513-514, BS 4320 -3410, Penny washers, MS 15795, NAS 620C, AN960C, Commercial washers and any other special washers as per drawing.

• Sizes ranging from M3 – M76 and ¼” – 1” with custom sizes also available upon request

We are an ISO 9001-2008 company.

For technical support or expert consultancy please contact our national sales offices in France, UK, Spain, Czech Republic, USA or China.

Our main aim is to supply quality products with timely delivery at competitive prices.

email: kontakt@heico-lock.de

Fax: +91 260 237 0700

www.heico-lock.com

email: dakshesh@navgrahfastners.com

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FO C U S O N ND Jig & Gauge

Nord-Lock International

Square Plate Washers, Round Washers Standard & Non Standard

Your trusted global partner in bolt optimization

With over 60 years in the manufacture of washers, N D JIG & GAUGE has the knowledge and expertise to suit your requirements.

Phone your enquiries to our sales office direct, for immediate response and for more information on our products and services please visit our website.

Joining parts together is one of the most critical steps when delivering a product or a system.

The Nord-Lock Group is focused on solving the toughest bolting challenges.

We offer a unique combination of bolting expertise and a wide product range, including wedgelocking technology and Superbolt tensioners. Continuous innovation at Nord-Lock helps us expand our product portfolio, with a recent addition of the new X-series washer, the world’s first multifunctional wedge-locking solution!

Nord-Lock holds decades of documented success in every major industry including oil & gas, energy, transportation and mining.

Our Production System includes rigorous internal testing and full traceability. Our products hold several certificates from independent institutes including AbP, ABS, DIBt, DNV and TÜV. The tools available through Nord-Lock Performance Services add value throughout a project and ensure that your bolting application pays back multiple times. We can also assist you in the design phase with joint simulation and testing. Additionally, we help you ensure successful operations over time with our on-site support and remote product training.

The Nord-Lock Group looks forward to being your partner in bolt optimization.

Tel: + 44 (0) 121 556 0824

Tel: +46 (0) 31 71 92 2301

We hold extensive stocks of standard black washers, square plates, through hard washers, taper washers and stainless steel washers.

As manufacturers we have the capability for non-standard washers, special nuts and pressings at our factory in Wednesbury and with this, we can turnaround special square plates and round washer requirements in days. We have extensive stocks of raw material whether it is mild steel, stainless steel, copper, brass or an exotic alloy specials are also held in stock for call off.

The standard washer ranges we stock are, BS 4320 form E, F & G. BS 3410 Table 7 & 8. BS 4395 thru hardened washers, square plates from 40mm sq x 3mm thick upto 150mm sq x 25mm thick. Specials made to order, self colour, zinc plated, hot dip galvanised, sheradized and dacromet.

www.ndjig.com

email: info@nord-lock.com

Owlett-Jaton

Premier Washers Ltd

Owlett-Jaton is the UK’s largest wholesale supplier of fastenings, fixings, ironmongery, hardware, and associated items, to the distributor and merchant trade. With over 30,000 product lines available ex-stock, we provide a fast, reliable, nationwide delivery service from our central warehouse in Stone.

­­Premier Quality and Service @ Premier Washers Ltd

Our range of nuts include DIN 934 Full Nuts, Lock Nuts, DIN 982 and 985 Nylon Insert Nuts and are available in Self Colour, Bright Zinc Plated (CR3), Zinc & Yellow, and Galvanised. We also offer Full Nuts, Lock Nuts and Nylon Insert Nuts in A2 and A4 Stainless Steel. A range of Metric Philidas all metal Locking Nuts are also available, including Industrial, Turret, and Mk V Nuts, in either a Self Colour or Zinc & Yellow finish.

DIN 934 are also available from stock in guaranteed Grade 8 and Grade 10, standard and fine pitch.

To complement our range of nuts, Flange Nuts, Weld Nuts, pronged Tee Nuts, Wing Nuts, Dome Nuts and Self Locking Nuts are also available.

A comprehensive range of imported and British manufactured Washers are available from stock in Self Colour, Bright Zinc Plated (CR3), and Galvanised finishes. Washers in A2 and A4 Stainless Steel are available, too.

A Midlands based manufacturer, with comprehensive industry knowledge, supplying washers and pressings to the automotive, construction, white goods and other industries.

An extensive range of machines including CNC and high speed coil fed presses enable us to supply high and low volumes with production capabilities from outside diameter of 6mm up to 150mm, in thickness from 0.2mm up to 10mm.

We can supply our products in a large range of materials including mild steel, carbon, brass, stainless steel, copper and other exotic metals and in a wide variety of finishes including heat treatment, grinding, machining and surface treatments.

In house toolroom facilities enable us to produce tools quickly in response to customers ever-changing needs.

An excellent service and competitive prices, supported by our registration to BS EN ISO 9001:2008 places Premier Washers in a position to fully satisfy the requirements of all of our customers.

Owlett-Jaton… the ultimate one-stop-shop.

Tel: +44 (0) 1785 819 819

Fax: +44 (0) 1785 819 699

Tel: +44 (0) 1902 307 121

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R.M. Distribizione Industriale

Staytite Hardlock Nuts

Since 1978, the year of its establishment, RM has developed ongoing activity in major industrial sectors favouring the distribution of high quality products:

Staytite has been dedicated to meeting all your fastening requirements for over 30 years.

Our unrivalled knowledge, industry experience and outstanding customer service has come to be regarded as the best in the industry.

• keys, joints and swivel heads, forks, special customized products • ball bearings, rollers, couplings and transmission components, linear movements • disc spring DIN 2093, disc spring column DIN 6796 • retaining rings and washers at DIN norms • cable drag chain and self-lubricating bearings

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Move with us

Our experience makes us the premier supplier of All Metal Self Locking Nuts. We are the number 1 trusted source for both technical advice and extensive range of solutions to the age old problem of sourcing the right nut for the right application at the right price, not to mention availability from stock.

E-commerce, Catalogues, Data sheets online

www.rmsrl.co

RM DISTRIBUZIONE INDUSTRIALE SRL

Via Newton, 12 - 20016 Pero (MI) ITALY • Ph. +39 023085245 Fax +39 023084417 www.rmsrl.co • rmsrl@rmsrl.co • Online Catalogue

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The range is completed with Rings and Lock Washers, Pins, ringed washers of LMKAS compensation and other available accessories available in the special section catalogue.

Since 2006, RM has obtained ISO 9001:2008 certification.

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We are the premier manufacturer of non-standard washers and light pressings, offering a quick turnaround in steel, stainless, copper, brass and other exotic materials, especially duplex stainless and nickel alloys.

The TR Binx® All Metal Self-Locking Nut is one of the many parts sold, exclusively manufactured by TR. The Binx® Nut is strong, compact, versatile and reusable, this unique item is ideal in numerous applications, including electrical, automotive and locomotive industries. The product is also impervious to temperature fluctuations and contaminants such as oil, water and solvents.

Available in a wide range of sizes, from M3 to M36 and materials including mild steel, brass and stainless steel. Contact us today for more information.

TR now also supplies Nord-Lock wedge-locking washers. The Nord-Lock bolt securing system uses geometry to safely lock bolted joints in the most critical applications. Over the years, Nord-Lock washers have been rigorously tested and approved by independent institutes as well as certification authorities. Every washer pair is laser marked with a control number, which ensures full traceability down to first assembly. email: info@trfastenings.com

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Our production team has many years of washer making experience. Whilst traditional methods of manufacture are employed, our flexible approach, extensive tool stock and skilled work force mean that we can offer a fast turn around.

Having a national supplier base we are able to quickly source most materials (including non-metallics). Products can be supplied in any surface finish ranging from simple zinc to organic plating, they can be heat treated or machined.

We currently supply to a diverse customer base across many markets including construction, automotive and white goods. In many cases our products are far from the standard perception of a washer, take a look at our web site to see some examples of what we can do!

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Lederer Fasterer, Biggerer, Cleverer The new Lederer Shop 2.0 has been live and online since mid-October.

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ederer point out that after six successful years, almost a million search requests, well over 100,000 orders and what it says has seemed like 1,000 ideas and suggestions, it was time to make a new start – or to put it another way, a relaunch.

The design of the Lederer Shop 2.0 has been enhanced and the bodywork, interior and dashboard has been overhauled and improved. It has also been equipped with a new and faster engine allowing it to understand five languages.

Lederer says that the improved and optimised programming makes an increase of up to 300% in speed possible. This means that customers can save time, as searching, finding and ordering procedures take place at intervals of just a few seconds.

The working area has been enlarged and adapted to current screen sizes. At the same time, the tabular presentation has been enhanced and made easier to understand so that customers can choose the number of results to be displayed. This means that they can now achieve maximum functionality and efficiency.

Lederer explains that the shop now offers even more comfort and utility. In all the search actions with indicated quantities, a new quick availability display informs the user directly about the articles’ availability, while articles with partial quantities can also be displayed on request, at the press of a button. The quick shopping basket view immediately shows the user how many items are already in the shopping basket.

As well as the improved handling and depiction of delivery addresses, users of the new Lederer Shop can now also send the full shopping basket by e-mail or open it directly in MS Excel. www.lederer-online.com

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Two become one Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited (KCS) has announced the acquisition of Datawright Limited.

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ased in Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK, Datawright with its Kingfisher product, specialises in solutions for the manufacturing sector with a client base in the UK and an international presence in China, Sweden, UAE and the USA. KCS, based in Hungerford, Berkshire, UK, with its leading K8 solution, specialises in business management solutions to the distribution industry. The company has operations in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and South Africa supporting customers in 15 countries.

Ian Bendelow, CEO of KCS, comments: “We are very pleased to make this strategic acquisition. As our customers in the distributive trades continue to take control of their supply chain, they are looking to differentiate themselves through offering value-added processes and many require their systems to have manufacturing functionality. As a consequence of this acquisition, our customers will be able to take advantage of a fully proven manufacturing module which will be added to the K8 system. Equally, I believe that the strength of the larger KCS group and its enhanced product capabilities will enable us to achieve growth in the manufacturing sector.”

He added: “The two companies have known each other for many years and share a common technology platform and we will immediately set about integrating the two systems to provide a single solution which will bring significant additional benefits to our customers. To reflect our new strategy Datawright will become KCS Manufacturing Solutions and Kingfisher will re-branded as K8 Manufacturing.”

Syspro provides new efficiencies UK based Bowyer Engineering, a precision engineering company, is aiming to halve the time it spends on accounting after investing in a single integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from K3 Syspro.

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YSPRO will replace the need for operating two separate systems for production control and accounting. The new software is fully customisable giving Bowyer Engineering easily accessible real-time information and improved visibility of data. It will be tailored to the company’s exacting requirements which are currently managed by its bespoke production system.

Bowyer Engineering explained that passing accounts information between the production control system and the accounting software meant that too much time was spent on administration. Reporting was also limited with no way to conduct automated time keeping. With a large supply base to answer to, the company needed to concentrate on the core aspects of the business. SYSPRO will provide new efficiencies, cutting the time the company spends on accounts and allow it to respond quicker to customers.

K3 prescribed a fully modular integrated system that is customisable to support future software applications and addons and because it is almost a like-for-like system replacement, Bowyer Engineering will suffer very little disruption during the installation process. SYSPRO provides Bowyer Engineering with all system upgrades, giving the company total cost of ownership and protecting against further software investment. It comes complete with modules for control quotation, order intake, manufacturing control, and reporting; all modules that the previous system was lacking.

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Infor EAM Mobile solution Infor has announced the availability of Infor EAM Mobile, an innovative enterprise asset management application for the Apple™ iPad.

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ustomers who leverage Infor EAM applications now have a connectivity solution to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of mobile staff members with accurate, real-time information.

Infor says that this new application extends the value of Infor EAM for field service workers such as the managers, clerks, and schedulers who are connected directly to the solution.

For technicians working remotely, the solution also delivers the functions they need to access, capture, and manage information directly from the job site. Infor EAM Mobile can be implemented out of the box or configured to meet a user’s unique requirements and can be accessed through a specially designed Infor handheld device or a broad range of third party hardware.

In addition, the application features a familiar interface so users

can quickly become proficient with minimal training.

“Infor recognises the need for increased speed and visibility into all parts of an organisation in order to eliminate hidden costs and run more efficiently,” said Kevin Price, director, EAM, Infor.

“Our EAM Mobile application takes critical tools directly to the workforce and strengthens the communications link between the field and the office on all aspects of asset management, supporting more confident decision making and productivity.”

Infor EAM Mobile features a state of the art, cost-effective mobile computing infrastructure and offers rich functionality, including streamlined work order management, more accurate measurement modules in the field, better compliance with government regulations and real-time, accurate date exchange between devices.

Preactor partners SoftServe Ukrainian software development company SoftServe, based in Lviv, has partnered with UK-based Preactor International in order to provide scheduling solutions to businesses across the country.

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oftServe joins a network of more than 400 Preactor partners worldwide, who provide local, expert advice and support to businesses using Preactor in more than 75 countries. This is the first time that firms in Ukraine will have had access to Preactor’s range of production planning and scheduling software.

SoftServe will provide on the ground support and consultancy for businesses using Preactor. SoftServe’s existing expertise in providing QAD software, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, will additionally enable it to advise on how the two systems can fully integrate to help companies manage their production in a more agile and efficient way, even when

demand varies from week to week.

They are a key part of the firm’s business model, being the main route to market for the Preactor software products around the world.

A vital part of SoftServe’s ability to support users across Ukraine will be the support the company receives from its nearest Preactor business development partner, Polandbased Pretczynski.

Pretczynski has been key in setting up the partnership with SoftServe. Pretczynski’s advisers will provide consultancy support and training to SoftServe as it establishes its Preactor business in the Ukraine.

Epicor acquires Solarsoft Epicor Software Corporation specialises in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations and has announced it has agreed to acquire privately held Solarsoft Business Systems from Marlin Equity Partners.

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olarsoft brings significant expertise and resources to support the delivery of both Solarsoft and Epicor cloudbased ERP, software as a service (SaaS), hosting, and managed services offerings.

“Solarsoft shares our customer-centric focus and product strategy to protect customers’ investments in our solutions, while delivering unprecedented choice and flexibility,” said Pervez Qureshi, president and CEO of Epicor.

Solarsoft delivers modern enterprise software and IT services to manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in North America, Europe and Asia, and has over 400 employees, almost 2,000 customers, and annual revenues of approximately US$90 million.

Solarsoft delivers systems that make connections across sales, purchasing, finance, inventory and warehouse management, logistics, manufacturing resource planning (MRP) and quality control departments to help customers monitor their business and boost operating efficiency. These solutions are well aligned to Epicor offerings, strengthening leadership in the manufacturing and distribution segments worldwide.

“We are pleased to join forces with Epicor, a recognised leader in enterprise software with a long, successful history of bringing visionary ERP solutions to the market,” said Shawn McMorran, CEO of Solarsoft.

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Understanding rivets Below Ornit Blind Rivets focuses on the blind rivet industry and the different products, diameters, materials, and tools it is able to offer.

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he blind rivet industry offers a vast range of rivets ranging from standard to structural, aluminium to titanium, as well as from diameters suitable for medical purposes to giant, heavy duty rivets for suspension bridges. Where there are blind rivets, there are rivet guns and the range of rivet guns is nothing to be scoffed at either. The market is filled with manual, pneumatic, battery powered, electrical and robotic rivet guns, all complying to the unique needs of each individual end-user.

The type and size of the rivet gun best for an application depends on the clamp load, the rivet diameter and material type. Some rivet guns are designed for lower clamp loads and smaller diameters, like Ornit’s Steel-Fix 4mm and 4.8mm, steel/steel rivets. While other, more powerful rivet guns are ideal for high strength, structural rivets with high clamp loads like Ornit’s Super Orlock 6.5mm, Orlock Stainless Steel 7.8mm, Ornilock Stainless Steel 6.5mm and Or-Bolt.

Hand riveters are ideal for applications using aluminium or aluminium/steel blind rivets with diameters no larger than 6.4mm. These riveters are cost effective and simple to operate.

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Battery power rivet guns are cordless and subsequently have the additional advantage of unrestricted mobility. The user is not limited by cables and can take the riveter on-site for indoor or outdoor applications but will need to change or recharge the battery at certain intervals. Many battery operated rivet guns are supplied with an additional battery so the operator will not need to wait while the battery recharges.

The pneumatic rivet guns operate on compressed air from a storage tank or compressor. Using this type of rivet gun may restrict the user to the area near the source of compressed air but pneumatic rivets do not need to be recharged and are usually capable of much higher loads and provide higher forces.

These pneumatic rivet guns are ideal option for installing Ornit’s powerful, structural rivets like the Orlock, Ornilock and Or-Bolt ranges.

Ornit provides the additional and convenient service of advising and providing rivet guns best suited to customers’ applications. Ornit aims to provide customers with a versatile rivet gun that can be used on a number of applications over a range of diameters, materials and clamp loads, and so saving customers the bother and expense of stocking a number of rivet gun types. The rivet guns come with additional after sales services, repairs and spare part replacement. www.ornit.com

New tools at Fastener Fair Stuttgart

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oth tools are approximately 200g lighter than the previous models, and have a more ergonomic and compact shape. They require an effort significantly lower for the application of fasteners.

Far will also introduce S-Trifar rivets. These rivets, with aluminum body and nail, match an excellent mechanical resistence and the possibility to be assembled on thin thickness and with irregular holes. The junction has good waterproofing qualities due to a neoprene washer under the head of the rivet.

These rivets must be used by a suitable nozzle.

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Benchmark in battery riveting technology HS-Technik says that its new battery blind riveter - PowerRiv® - defines the new standard of battery based riveting tools for the industry.

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ith a maximum force of 18,000N, HS-Technik states that the high power version is unbeaten in the market. The regular version with a maximum force of 15,000N fulfils the requirements of most riveting applications. The heart of the tool is a maintenance free brushless high power engine, which guarantees high speed riveting, less energy consumption, long battery life cycle and high power.

With the powerful 18V 1.65Ah premium lithium-ion battery the tool is capable to pull approximately 800 x 4.8mm steel rivets. This ideal weightpower ratio ensures a non-tiring work, even in series productions. For an even longer cycle time an optional 18V 3.3Ah version of the battery is available.

The electronics of the tool run a self-protecting program in order to prevent the tool being damaged through excessive overload. In addition to the selfprotecting program a fuse is installed as a backup.

An OLED-Display in the rear of the tool shows important status information with symbols and plain text. Through a USB interface in the base of the tool, the PowerRiv can be programmed for industrial requirements, for example a rivet counter, a service counter and a counter for container emptying.

The blind rivet counting function prevents blind rivets from being forgotten in series production. The service interval display and collection container emptying display prevent damage caused by a lack of maintenance. Furthermore the PowerRiv features a unique battery management that monitors the batteries

behaviour at all times, even when the tool is working. This prevents the lithium-ion battery from deep discharging and damage. In addition the battery management shows the user in due time that the battery must be replaced.

Through the tool management software further features like software and tool language, pressure control and the speed of the tool can be adjusted.

In order to fulfil the EU Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive) machinery and tools must be secured in such a manner that the user is not subject to any danger.

The PowerRiv meets this requirement by means of: • Pressure control.

• Collection container monitoring.

The pressure control ensures that a blind rivet can only be processed if the pressure device has been activated, preventing inadvertent triggering.

The collection container monitoring makes sure that it is only possible to perform work if the collection container has been correctly mounted, and thus no mandrels can be ejected.

HS-Technik points out that its safety features are unique in battery riveting tools and guarantee combined with a power LED illuminating the rivet location a safe work environment.

For future models of the PowerRiv HS-Technik plans to integrate the process monitoring technology from its BNG-2010 battery riveters. In addition to that HS-Technik says that it is also planning a version with a force sensor measuring the actual force during the riveting process and monitoring the complete process. www.hs-technik.com

100% portable riveting The new Avdel eRiv® b10 battery riveting tool frees the Avdel assembly process from the restriction of compressed air lines.

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his efficient, reliable and ergonomic tool has been developed for users who require total portability for on-site or field work, or who want to eliminate compressed air lines from their workplace to improve workstation access, EHS and production efficiency. Lighter in weight and more compact than other battery tools the eRiv® b10 improves manoeuvrability in difficult applications.

The powerful 14.4V tool with a high pull force of 9kN and a long stroke of 21mm places break stem rivets ranging from 3mm - 5mm nominal diameter.

Avdel highlights that the adaption of the Genesis® nose equipment is a key benefit to users. The tapered nose equipment improves access to application components and the three eRiv nose tips incorporate a device that retains the rivet stem in the nose equipment when riveting in a ‘nose down’ position leaving the other hand free for other tasks.

A powerful LED light illuminates the application in low light environments. The transparent quick release stem collector bottle ensures the spent stem level is always visible. The 1.5Ah lithium-ion battery has a short charge time of 60 minutes and is equipped with a charge indicator.

The eRiv b10 tool kit comprises the battery powered rivet placing tool, one 1.5Ah lithium-ion battery, a charger unit and three nose tips. The complete kit is supplied in a plastic case. A 3.0Ah lithium-ion battery is available as an accessory.

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Feel the force Sherex Fastening Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of blind rivet nuts and specialty fasteners, says it has introduced the strongest rivet nut installation tool on the market, the FLEX-18.

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he new FLEX-18 rivet nut tool features 18,000 pounds (80kN) of pulling force and 15mm (0.591 inches) of available stroke. The hydro-pneumatic tool is capable of installing rivet nuts from 5/16 - 18 to 3/4 - 10 (M8 to M16).

The tool is based on an innovative modular design that offers the flexibility of both pull to pressure and pull to stroke installation methods allowing the proper method to be used based on the application requirements. The SFS FLEX-18 is a pistol-style grip tool with a remote booster unit attached.

It has the ability to be upgraded to different levels of process monitoring and also offers the ability to be converted to an in-line tool.

The tool features a single stage trigger, automatic reverse with manual reverse bypass and socket head cap screw mandrel for sizes up to 1/2 - 20 and M12.

Marking a milestone

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Scell-it, the international fastener company based in France, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2013 by launching a new blind nut battery tool 14.4V in January.

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he tool, which will be called E-480NB is suitable for blind nut installation for M4 - M8. It can be used for stainless steel nuts up to M6. The tool will be equipped with an easy 20 position torque setting, a LED worklight, a long-life lithium-ion battery, an ergonomic handle as well as a belt clip and a wrist belt for more comfort and security.

The tool will be delivered in a rigid case and will include a fast charger (1 hour charging) and a dismantling tool. It is the newest member of the Scell-it Element tool family.

Scell-it also has the E-range, which enables users to install blind rivets and blind nuts (structural rivets up to 6.4mm and blind nuts up to M12) with no effort due to the unique transmission of power.

Scell-it will be exhibiting its latest Element tools during Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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Customised fastening solutions GESIPA® says it is able to create customised fastening solutions for a multitude of applications, by using its innovative products such as PolyGrip®, G-Bulb® and BULB-TITE® blind rivets or GESIPA® blind rivet nuts and blind rivet nut studs.

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n the field of setting tools, GESIPA points out that decisive market leadership is achieved by forward looking products such as the battery powered blind riveting tools of the bird-family, the GAV automatic riveting machines, the TAURUS series and the newly developed FireFox® blind rivet nut setting tool.

GESIPA explains that its reliability and consistent performance demonstrated millions of times, is achieved through its decades long experience in production, and a second to none quality concept within the industry.

GESIPA highlights that its highly qualified employees, best production machines and its in-production quality organisation guarantees fulfillment of even the most stringent customer demands. In addition to the usual dimension, tolerances and raw material quality checks, finished products are also submitted to extensive functional checks before leaving the group’s factories. All GESIPA products comply with the RoHS 2011/65/EU directive.

“The aim of GESIPA Group is to fulfil the customers’ requirements with an integral quality concept. In the foreground is the cost-effectiveness, guaranteed by a strict respect of function characteristics, required performance, and adequate processing capability.”

It’s all change for the 2013 Totally DIY and Totally Tools shows. A new home at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and a new event dedicated to the needs of trade buyers of DIY, hardware, hand and power tools, home improvement and security products.

With the focus firmly on retail buyers and trade merchants, the newlook event aims to be the perfect environment for visitors and exhibitors

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Ricoh is a highly versatile, central UK venue close to the major motorway networks offering ample free parking.

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The coated fasteners installed in offshore wind energy plants are amongst the most safety relevant components of a wind energy unit. As a consequence, they need to be as maintenance free as possible in order to achieve maximum possible energy efficiency.

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he fastener elements in the plants of well-known manufacturers therefore frequently utilise a system structure comprising the basecoat and the topcoat Delta®-Tone Delta®-Seal of Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co KG, based in Herdecke, Germany.

Dörken MKS-Systeme has already received various specifications for this system from well-known manufacturers of wind energy plants. This has also been confirmed by Germanischer Lloyd, which recently issued the certificate for the use on standard bolts in wind energy plants in the onshore and offshore fields. The high strength fastening elements coated with this system, in particular those in the dimension range M24 to M48, have already been successfully employed in gondolas and rotor blade fastening for many years.

Optimal corrosion protection is also required for fasteners in the onshore field too, because the largest wind energy units of all are employed onshore. These may reach a height of up to 125 metres, with a rotor span of some 100 metres. The largest onshore wind park in Europe is currently under construction in Fantanele, Romania. The 240 x 2.5MW wind energy units incorporated there have a nominal output of 600MW. August Friedberg GmbH supplies various fastener elements for the wind park, coated with Dörken MKS-Systeme products.

“Alongside countries such as Latvia, Croatia and Switzerland, Romania has long been lagging in the field of wind energy in Europe. With the construction of the Fantanele wind park the country has advanced amongst the front runners.” www.doerken-mks.com

The importance of Compression Limiters Christie Jones, market development manager at Spirol International, looks at how to ensure correct installation of Compression Limiters and threaded inserts into plastic assemblies.

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n applications where the mating component is also plastic, a Compression Limiter is necessary to avoid the creep or stress relaxation in the mating component from reducing the frictional load in the threaded joint.

Similar to threaded inserts, Compression Limiters are used to ensure bolted joint integrity in plastic assemblies. As the bolt is tightened to achieve the required friction between threads, the plastic is compressed. The Compression Limiter absorbs the force generated during tightening of the bolt, and isolates the plastic from excessive compressive loads. Without the Compression Limiter, plastic will creep resulting in the loosening and eventual failure of the joint. The Compression Limiter ensures that the joint remains intact throughout the life of the product.

In order for the Compression Limiter to work properly, it should abut the insert, so that the insert and not the plastic, carries the load. The internal diameter of the Compression Limiter in the mating component must be larger than the outside diameter of the assembly screw, but smaller than the pilot or face diameter of the insert to avoid ‘jack-out’.

Headed inserts such as Spirol Series 16, 20, 25, 28, 30 and 51 are designed to increase the contact surface for the Compression Limiters. In addition, Series 14, 19, 24, 41 and 45 generally have adequate surface area. In any event, at the design stage proper contact needs to be evaluated.

If the pilot diameter of the insert being used is too small for the inside diameter of the Compression Limiter, then a special Compression Limiter with reduced clearance between the assembly screw may resolve the problem. This of course also reduces permissible misalignment.

If the surface area of the insert is inadequate for proper contact with the Compression Limiter, then the only solution is using a plastic in the mating component that has good anti-creep characteristics and using a Compression Limiter with maximum wall thickness for better distribution of the load. Jack-out in these situations will be a concern and needs to be addressed whilst avoiding over-torquing the assembly screw. www.spirol.com

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Fasteners for wind energy plants, especially for offshore applications, have to meet the highest requirements regarding corrosion protection and mounting. Since hydrogen embrittlement during the coating process presents no risk of weakening the steel, zinc flake systems are perfectly suited for high tensile steel fasteners as used in the wind energy industry.

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totech Deutschland GmbH, based in Berlin, says that it is able to provide leading zinc flake technology to ensure best assembly and protection properties with sustainable products. Several wind energy OEMs such as AREVA and REpower, have already approved Atotech’s zinc flake systems to protect their critical fasteners.

Atotech’s zinc flake technology offers flexible systems that can be modularly adapted to various requirements (corrosion resistance, coefficient of friction and colour), with no risk of hydrogen embrittlement during the coating process.

The zinc flake processes that Atotech can offer for wind energy applications includes Zintek® 200, Zintek® 400 and Techseal®.

Zintek® 200 is a standard base coat that Atotech says offers excellent corrosion protection. The coating thickness by spray application is 6μm - 12μm depending on corrosion protection requirements, and Zintek® 200 is compatable with all Techseal® top coat products.

Zintek® 400 is a zinc flake system for spray application containing a special binder system. Zintek® 400 is paintable and powder coatable and protects against corrosion creep. In combination with the cross-linker Zintek® CL very low drying temperature (30°C - 150°C), as well as self-curing at room temperature, is possible.

Techseal® is a range of CR(VI) free organic top coats that include water based and solvent based versions, as well as being available with integrated lubricant for defined coefficient of friction values. Different colours such as silver, black, blue and green are also available.

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New top coats for automotive sector As part of its GEOMET® zinc flake anti-corrosion technology, NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE has proposed two new topcoats intended for fasteners - PLUS® VLh and GEOKOTE®. Both topcoats comply with the latest technical evolutions in the car industry, particularly regarding the reduction of car weights, increased use of light alloys and concern for the environment.

The evolution of PLUS® VLh NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE explains that for many years one of the major standards of the German car industry has been the PLUS® VL applied onto a GEOMET® 321 grade A coating, which combines excellent performance regarding anti-corrosion and control of tightening, all for a very competitive price.

Today, the obligation to reduce vehicle weights in order to decrease CO2 emissions leads to widespread use of light alloys.

The PLUS® VLh topcoat improves performances linked to friction for difficult tightening cases, particularly for multi-tightening in aluminium and onto catophoretic paint. It is also effective in cases of loosening at high temperatures, while avoiding stick-slip problems when tightening.

The PLUS® VLh topcoat can be applied in one coat onto the GEOMET® 321 grade A coating. It can be used for all fasteners and meets new expectations of the German automotive industry with whom an approval process has been initiated.

GEOKOTE®: Future solution against chemical attack The GEOKOTE® topcoat is currently used in mass production for external car parts (locks for doors and engine bonnets). It has been developed to meet requirements regarding resistance

to chemicals (hydrochloric, phosphoric, sulfuric acids) and repetitive abrasion. NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE highlights that the excellent results obtained enable it to propose the GEOKOTE® topcoat from now on for new applications, for instance for fasteners (screws, nuts, clamping clips, etc).

The GEOKOTE® topcoat provides with a thin layer optimal corrosion resistance and assembly properties. It also enables the avoidance of the stick-slip effect occurring when tightening.

GEOKOTE® is available in black, clear and in other shades enabling the identification of parts. It can be applied either by dip-spin or by spray on the existing lines of NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE’s global applicators network.

Environment friendly technologies NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE points out that its coatings differ from its competitors’ products because its technology is based on a water-based and low VOC content chemical.

NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE’s innovations and awareness for the environment and human health has been recognised twice by major awards: The Pierre Potier prize and Europe Responsible Care® prize. www.nofmetalcoatings.com

Added brake pad performance Lesjöfors says that thanks to its extensive knowledge of materials, high expertise and a proactive approach it has been able to develop a brake pad spring in a lighter, stainless material, which also extended the product’s lifespan.

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aldex is a global producer of advanced braking and suspension systems for the commercial vehicle industry. Some years ago Lesjöfors in Värnamo, Sweden, offered a spring to Haldex used for the brake pads in heavy goods vehicles.

Opportunities for further development

Lesjöfors’ development engineers noted in the process that Haldex’s former spring system was fully functional but not optimal from a number of aspects. Thanks to the Lesjöfors team’s good record of high-strength stainless steel materials, opportunities to improve the performance of the spring were identified with an unchanged cost level. Haldex showed great interest in the further development of the brake pad spring.

Lighter component in cost-efficient production

With solid knowledge of various spring materials combined with resources for calculations, testing and prototype development, Lesjöfors’ design engineers were able to develop and refine the design and execution of the spring. The end result was a spring in stainless steel where no costly hardening or surface

treatment was required. The product is also lighter as the material dimension has been reduced from 1.8mm to 1mm.

“The end product was preceded by a development process of about 1.5 years, where we, in close cooperation with Haldex, continuously tested the spring and finally found our way. We have been able to deliver an ideal solution that exceeded the customer’s high demands without changing the cost structure, which we are extremely proud and happy of,” said Marcus Hartvigsson, technical manager at Lesjöfors.

In addition, longer lifespan

Lesjöfors points out that not only did the brake pad spring become lighter, it has also been given a longer life. The spring now lives 50 percent longer than the previous component in carbon steel. This summer the product went into production and is now in use in the Haldex product.

“We are delighted about our partnership with Lesjöfors.

Thanks to their ideas, knowledge and experience we have been able to improve our disc brake product, which ultimately benefits our end customers both from an environmental and a cost perspective,” says Anders Lindqvist, project manager at Haldex.

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A cost-effective alternative 3M has added a high performance, yet cost-effective general purpose polyester tape to its industrial tapes range.

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deal for powder-coat masking or splicing, 3M says the new general purpose polyester tape 8995 can also be used as a flash breaker for adhesive overspill or for bagging in the composite bonding process.

Available in 25mm or 50mm widths and coloured blue for recognition, general purpose polyester tape 8995 is a 60 micron tape with a polyester carrier and pressure sensitive silicone adhesive, which gives a tight bond for sharp edge lines. It is flexible and conformable, even round curved edges, with good tensile strength for tearing through cured paint or adhesive coatings. It offers clean removal up to temperatures of 200°C. Kirsty Horsfall of the 3M industrial adhesives and tapes division explained: “There are times in any industry when you need a quality product at a competitive price and general purpose polyester tape 8995 offers a cost-effective alternative to some of the more specialised tapes. It is ideally suited for high temperature applications such as flash breaking in composite bonding, powder coat masking and splicing silicone and non-silicone coated papers.�

Aimed at the aerospace, print and general industrial markets, general purpose polyester tape 8995 is also available in untrimmed logs and boasts competitive lead times.

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NORMA Group has launched an innovative V profile clamp allowing unprecedented ease of assembly.

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he new NORMACONNECT V PP profile clamp has been designed to meet the requirements for tight packaging spaces in the motor vehicle industry. The clamps are patented connecting elements for flange pipes used in various applications, including exhaust gas, cooling and filter systems, turbochargers and charged air applications.

NORMA Group will start mass production of its new clamp, together with a leading international producer of charged air and exhaust gas systems and a European passenger vehicle manufacturer, as soon as this year. The NORMACONNECT V PP profile clamp will be produced in in Gerbershausen, Germany, where around 1.3 million clamps will be manufactured in 2013.

The new profile clamp has an integrated retaining clip which allows the clamp to be prefixed during assembly, helping to eliminate the risk of tilting the screw during assembly. Easy to install using standard tools, the clamp helps to reduce assembly time. The profile clamp has been optimised for extremely tight packaging spaces making it suitable for motor vehicle applications such as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, and charged air connections.

Its low weight helps to reduce the overall weight of the systems. www.normagroup.com

New brochure from Spirol The complete range of engineered fastening solutions available from Spirol Industries is featured in a new eight page overview brochure.

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he publication provides specifiers with information on the features and benefits of all Spirol products including coiled and slotted spring pins, spacers, rolled tubular products, solid pins and drive studs, inserts for plastics, ground hollow dowels, dowel bushings and spring dowels, shims and compression limiters.

The brochure also provides information on the application engineering services and examples of potential applications of Spirol products within markets as diverse as aerospace, agriculture, automotive, cosmetics, electronics, defence, power tools, medical, industrial and many others.

Examples are also provided on potential applications throughout the automotive and many other industries where high quality fastenings are required for critical safety applications. www.spirol.com

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MANUFACTURING TECH Tooling, dies + punches CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS Sealants + adhesives REPORTS Fastener Expo Shanghai Fastener Tech 2013

TOOLS Collated systems, nailers + staplers FOCUS ON Socket + hexagon bolts

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MANUFACTURING TECH Plating + coating CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS ETAs PREVIEWS NIFMSE STAFDA

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APPLICATION TECH Marine TOOLS Sockets + wrenches FOCUS ON Construction fixings CATALOGUE RACK UK + Ireland

APPLICATION TECH Aerospace TOOLS Torque wrenches FOCUS ON Sheet metal CATALOGUE RACK Targeting Turkey APPLICATION TECH Rail TOOLS Installation systems FOCUS ON Nuts, washer + locking systems CATALOGUE RACK Germany

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SORTA-CASE® made in UK Unlike many plastic assortment cases that are made all over the world the new PSO.217 professional SORTA-CASE® is in production in the UK.

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ow fully in production SORTA-CASE Ltd has developed processes to allow for much more flexibility in production and these cases can be produced in a wide range of colours on minimal production quantities of a single pallet of cases upwards.

Colours of the case, the handles and catches, can be offered to fit in either with individual companies corporate ID or - where companies are using these cases for assembly of product assortment kits - different case colours can be used to identify different product assortments. Compartments are interchangeable and can also be offered to companies’ specifications.

“A benefit of UK production is the production lead time, even with special colour production SORTA-CASE® Ltd can supply within two weeks which offers significant advantages over overseas producers, where lead times can be over three months. Purchasing in the UK cannot only allow you to offer a high quality robust assortment case but commitment to stock holding is minimal.”

Inox Mare adds to range Inox Mare has invested all its necessary resources to increase its range of products, including security washers and new nuts.

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nox Mare says that its philosophy is to look for growth even during the most difficult global market moments.

It is for this reason that Inox Mare say it is focusing attention on the development of new services, the strengthening of its staff, its range of products, as well as the constant improvement of its service to customers.

Security washers, new moulds in the screws and new nuts have been added and solar articles have been introduced which widens Inox Mare’s fittings range and increases its stock by around 40%. An e-commerce service for customers who wish to view prices and stock availabilities in real time has also been launched. Inox Mare has also increased its staff, and as a result can now speak 12 languages.

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tesa®’s thinnest tapes yet tesa®’s new range of double-sided tapes developed for the electronics industry are just a tenth the thickness of a strand of human hair.

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he thinnest of the new tesa tapes are just 5µm thick, consisting of a 2µm backing and on each side a 1.5µm coating of an acrylate adhesive mass developed by the company. tesa say that its requirement has been to produce double sided tapes that not only save space but help to dissipate the heat generated by components such as processors, which react to temperatures as high as 100ºC. Ultra-flat devices will now benefit from the dual action of the new tesa tapes, which hold the sheets of graphite in place that regulate and dissipate heat and themselves offer excellent thermal conductivity. Further applications include NFC (Near Field Communication) antenna mounting and foam mounting. tesa’s product range for the electronics industry now encompasses some 150 items, with more than 75% of these brought to market since 2009.

Managing director for tesa UK Steve Plastow comments: “The unique tesacohesion® customer service philosophy, which guides all that we do, is based on people, products, processes and performance.

Technical innovation impacts on all these facets of our business and this development is the latest example of market-leading research and development at work.”

New developments at Böhl Gruppe Böhl Gruppe (Harald Böhl GmbH), based in Rosenthal, Germany, will present its new products at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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öhl Gruppe says that its ISS is ideal for tightening cylindrical components, such as sensors, rods, threaded rods and hoses. The ISS makes tightening much faster, as after a quarter turn the screw is already tight.

Böhl Gruppe will also introduce its aluminium section system with dovetail groove. The special groove allows users to construct screen walls, engine frames or similar within minutes and a compensation of height offset and lateral displacement up to an angle of 8° is possible without further treatment.

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Enabling screwless designs PennEngineering has provided solutions for mounting and detaching PC boards, panels or components without requiring any tools or additional hardware in its PEM® unthreaded KEYHOLE® and SNAP-TOP® standoff fasteners.

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oth families of fasteners are uniquely designed to provide secure and reliable attachment, reduce or eliminate risks associated with loose hardware potentially damaging internal circuitry, and ultimately enable ‘screwless’ designs of sub-assemblies.

PEM KEYHOLE (Type SKC™) stainless steel self-clinching standoffs allow for a PC board or panel to be slipped quickly into place and then removed from an assembly by sliding the board sideways and lifting it off. Further security can be achieved when used along with a single threaded standoff.

PEM SNAP-TOP (Types SSA™, SSS™, and SSC™) aluminum, steel, and stainless steel standoffs clinch into metal sheets and Type KSSB™ brass standoffs broach into PC boards. They employ a spring action to hold boards and panels securely, while allowing for their quick attachment and removal using a simple snap-on/snap-off operation.

All install permanently in sheets or panels as thin as 0.040 inches / 1mm by squeezing into a properly sized hole using a PEMSERTER® or any standard press. Upon installation, the fasteners become integral parts of the assembly.

High Quality Disc Springs from the world market leader Mubea Disc Spring Product Overview ▪ Disc springs according to DIN 2093 (Group 1, 2 and 3) ▪ Disc springs according to Mubea Factory Standards ▪ Disc springs according to customer requirements ▪ Special springs ▪ Disc springs stacks / assemblies / components Mubea UK Ltd.

Mubea Tellerfedern GmbH

Unit 1 Charter Gate Clayfield Close Moulton Park Industrial Estate Northampton NN3 6QF GB Tel.: +44 1604 790 600 E-Mail: info.mubea.uk@mubea.com

Tel.: +49 2743 806 0 E-Mail: info@mubea-disc-springs.com

P.O. Box 120 57564 Daaden Germany

www.mubea-disc-springs.com

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Loctite® range offers more application flexibility Commonly known as superglues but more correctly termed cyanoacrylates, Loctite® instant adhesives from Henkel are formulated to cure very quickly when confined between surfaces.

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n general cyanoacrylates have limited gap filling capacity and require close fitting surfaces, however, Henkel says Loctite adhesives provide an exception.

Loctite 3090 will fill gaps up to 5mm, a unique capability in the world of superglues. It cures through the volume and will not run out of the joint in the absence of perfect face-to-face contact or if there are any surface imperfections. This is an ideal workshop or general maintenance adhesive and can even be used to encapsulate a delicate component or part; once it has hardened it can be machined and polished.

The gel consistency of the 2-part Loctite 3090 enables it to be easily worked into an area for maximum stress distribution. The product provides instant adhesion between most materials including porous substrates such as wood, paper, leather, cork and fabric. It can also be used on low surface energy plastics when pre-treated with Loctite 770 polyolefin primer.

Whilst most instant adhesives can withstand a maximum temperature of 80ºC, Henkel has now upgraded a range suitable for temperatures up to 120ºC. Their formulation for higher temperature exposure means they can also be used in the manufacture of electric motors, generators, loudspeakers, white goods and lighting equipment.

Loctite 401, 406 and 454 provide individual characteristics. Loctite 454 for example is gel and therefore ideal for use on vertical or overhead surfaces. Loctite 406 is particularly effective at bonding rubbers and elastomers and even low energy plastics after pre-treatment with polyolefin primer. Loctite 401 is considered the general purpose instant adhesive.

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Two new additions

Tack-free without UV light Master Bond says its LED401 is a breakthrough system based on LED technology. This adhesive, sealant, coating and encapsulant cures tack-free upon exposure to a 405Nm wavelength light source, without any oxygen inhibition.

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aster Bond points out that optically clear, its LED401 is also safer and easier to handle than similar UV systems as LED lights emit substantially less heat than UV lamps. This makes it a suitable choice for applications involving heat sensitive substrates.

As a one part system, LED401’s open time is indefinite. It is a higher viscosity system at 100,000 - 150,000cps, but maintains its flowability and convenient handling. With cure times of 15 to 30 seconds or less in thinner sections, depending upon the distance of the light source from the material being cured, it can also be readily cured in sections up to 1/8 inch thick. It bonds well to similar and dissimilar substrates, including most plastics, metals and ceramics. Additionally, this compound has superior adhesion to glass, polycarbonates and acrylics.

LED401 offers resistance to a variety of chemicals including water, many acids, bases and oils. It has superior electrical insulation properties with a volume resistivity exceeding 1,014ohm-cm.

Serviceable over the wide temperature range of -60°F to +250°F, LED401 features very good dimensional stability.

Master Bond LED401 has a shelf life of six months at room temperature without exposure to light, in its original containers. It is available in syringes, ½ pints, pints, quarts, gallons and 5 gallon containers. Other versions of this product are available with different viscosities and in an opaque white colour.

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Douwes International BV will be exhibiting SecuFast Seclock security bolts and nuts, and its non-recess TRF® shear bolt at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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ecuFast Seclock security bolts and nuts have recently been added to Douwes’ range and are available from M3 – M24, both in A2 and steel zinc. The Seclock bolts have a unique patented scroll design with left and right handed helical grooves.

Also recently added, the non-recess TRF® shear bolt can be fastened with a normal cross recess driver.

Once a certain torque is reached, the hexagon head brakes off and removal of the bolts is impossible. TRF are available in the sizes M3 – M6.

Other products in its range include the 6-Lobe Pin, Hex Pin, Pin Phillips, Snake Eyes®, One-Way and Cinstar® (5-Lobe Pin). All of them are available in machine screws and sheet metal screws, mainly supplied in A2 but can also be delivered in steel zinc.

Elesa’s new levelling feet Sometimes it is important to secure levelling feet to the floor to stop them ‘walking’ with the movement of the equipment or machine.

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aintaining alignment in production or transfer lines for example, is important. The new LMR.F levelling elements from Elesa offer just this facility.

They are available in sizes from 50mm up to 100mm. They are manufactured in zinc plated steel or AISI 304/303 stainless steel and fitted with a non-slip NBR rubber soled foot, which may additionally be fixed with an axially mounted screw via a side extension tab. This arrangement resists rotation and so stabilises the equipment.

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Safety first Bormann & Neupert specialises in safety and will present its long-lasting stainless steel identification systems at Fastener Fair Stuttgart.

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orrosion and weather resistant, halogen-free and flameproof the systems lie close to pipes, hoses, cables, and valves. In the plants of the chemical, pharmaceutical, power, and food industries, liquids and gases are transported constantly through pipelines.

Here it is crucial that these be marked unambiguously on the outside. Legal regulations and also operational safety, require that test intervals and flow medium be easy and quick to identify.

For especially aggressive environments or higher hygienic requirements identification systems in 316 stainless steel or stainless steel with PPA coating are available.

Bormann & Neupert explains that the identification systems consist of signs of three different dimensions and bands in appropriate lengths. The patented closure on the bands is especially flat. The labelling can be done optionally with a dot matrix printer, laser or stamping.

The easy read identification system offers additional possibilities with individual letters, numbers, and symbols.

The elements are put on easy stripes stainless steel carriers or directly on the stainless steel bands.

EMKA adds quality EMKA says that its 1121 cam ramp adds to the quality and feel of standard lock installations with metal cams, as used in electrical/electronic enclosures and cabinets.

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he moulded ramp is self adhesive and easily fitted to protect the painted surface of the cabinet where it offers smooth gliding properties and enhanced gasket pull-down. The cam ramp also includes a centre index feature which improves the positive location of the cam in its locked position and provides a measure of vibration resistance.

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Autonic Engineering Co. Ltd

Salisbury Rd. Rye Park, Hoddesdon, EN11 0HU Tel: +44 (0)1992 471101 Fax: +44 (0)1992 471102 Email: enquires@autonic.co.uk www.autonic.co.uk

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E-Z LOK easily available from Abbott Fasteners Unlike coil inserts, which require a special drill, tap, and installation tool, E-Z LOK threaded inserts for metal are installed using standard tools.

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imply drill the appropriately sized hole with a standard drill‌tap the hole with a standard tap‌and then turn in the E-Z LOK like an ordinary fastener with a screwdriver or an E-Z LOK drive tool.

E-Z LOK threaded inserts are screw machined out of solid steel and have external threads that are standard size and pitch, permitting the use of standard drills and taps rather than the special tools required to insert a coiled wire thread insert. The ease of installation with readily available tools makes them ideal repair products, which is precisely why millions of EZ-LOKs are now sold every year in the Northern American maintenance and repair market. EZ-LOK also offers power drive tools for high volume installation.

E-Z LOK inserts will not back out or vibrate loose. Immediately upon installation microencapsulated adhesive, pre-installed on the external thread, begins to set so that the newly installed insert can be fastened to within minutes. The adhesive bonds to virtually any metal and seals against liquids and gases to pressures of 6,000 psi.

Since the end of 2011 E-Z LOK threaded inserts for metal have been available for immediate delivery to the UK fastener market from Basildon-based Abbott Fasteners, who are the UKs main distributor and stockist for this versatile problem-solving product. Abbott Fasteners stock E-Z LOK Metric external and internal threads and also, in response to demand, has introduced selected ranges of US external and internal thread variants. www.abbottfasteners.co.uk

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Protection from the elements

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Plastica Panaro Srl will be showcasing its Max cases at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2013.

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lastica Panaro points out that its Max cases are IP67 certified, tough, durable and reliable. With a stackable interlocking system, the Max cases also feature easy to open double throw latches, an automatic pressure release valve, as well as Pick ‘N’ Pluck foams in the bottom and convoluted foam in the lid.

Featuring a watertight seal around the lid, thick body material and corrosion-free nylon pins, Max cases offer protection from water, dust and impacts making them suitable for a wide array of sectors and applications. Max cases also have holes for double padlocking, full length hinges and a load tested soft grip handle.

Max cases can be customised to requirements with holes for a shoulder strap, extra fixing points, screen printing space on the lid, as well as a rectangular resin label space on the lid.

Abbey Clamps.................................. 15

Karna International.........................137

Abbott Fasteners.............................. 97

Kohlhage Befestigungstechnik........ 33

Achilles Seibert GmbH..................... 95

Kundan Industries..........................147

ACT Fasteners & Components........ 37

Landmark Fasteners Pvt Ltd......... 154

Adolf Pühl GmbH & Co. KG.............. 57

Lederer............................ 18, 22, 26, 30

Advance Spares Ltd......................... 49

Litmat SpA..................................... 113

Albert Pasvahl GmbH & Co.............. 63

London Screw Company Ltd.......... 150

Alca Fasteners Ltd........................... 37

Masterfix Products .......................... 75

Alfran Fasteners Ltd...................... 123

Mecavit Srl........................................21

AllAmericanFastenerShow.............. 47

Merlin Business Software............. 123

Allbolts Ltd......................................151

Midas Union....................................131

Alloy & Stainless Fasteners Inc....... 27

MKT................................................ 102

Alpen-Maykestag GmbH................ 129

Mubea Tellerfedern GmbH............ 145

Ambrovit SRL................................... 13

Multiple Overseas Exports................11

Autonic Engineering Ltd.................151

Nakashimada Engineering Works....111

Avon Stainless Fasteners Ltd........ 148

National Machinery.......................... 25

Bäcker GmbH & Co. KG................... 73

ND Industries................................. 115

Baker & Finnemore....................... 142

NOF Metal Coatings Europe.......... 139

Bendfast Ltd................................... 153

Nord-lock International................... 17

Berardi Bullonerie SRL................... 63

Nordic Metalblok SRL........................ 5

Berdan Bolt & Nut Co.Ltd................51

Norm Civata AS................................ 53

Birlik Baglanti................................ 143

Norma.............................................. 59

Bonfatti Filettature .......................... 62

omniTechnik GmbH........................ 110

Bossard Ltd........................................ 1

Ornit............................................... 143

Bossong......................................... 105

Oy Pameto Ab..................................... 4

Bralo................................................. 55

Pee-Wee......................................... 115

Brighton Best.......... 10, 12, 14, 16, 156

Peter Schröder GmbH..................... 62

Bülte Plastiques SA....................... 146

Pinstructure .................................... 15

Can-Eng Furnaces International..... 80

Precision Technology Supplies........ 69

Carlo Salvi Spa................................. 67

Prelok................................................81

Ching Chan Optical Technology......117

Pressed Parts................................ 125

Dega Demir...................................... 93

Ray Fu............................................ 144

Degometal...................................... 149

Reyher.............................................. 23

Diager SA....................................... 130

Rivelit ................................................ 7

Dicha Sombrilla Co Ltd.................. 104

Rivit Srl........................................... 155

Don Quichotte B.V............................ 97

Rotor Clip Ltd................................... 35

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