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“ Uncertainty is the only certainty” It is one thing to try, as we did in the last issue, to identify the factors at work in the fastener supply and consumption markets. It is quite another, right now, to fathom in which direction they are moving: making John Allan Paulos’ famous quotation seems as apt as ever for the fastener industry.

t is clear that global steel supply is outrunning demand. Prices are softening; mills are moving from record profit levels towards the red again; raw material demand is falling, although contract prices will continue to increase for the next quarter. Cold heading wire, of course, is a tiny percentage of world steel consumption and, in these circumstances, its cost seems stubbornly resistant even when steel prices soften generally. That combined with the time lag inbuilt to the supply chain means, as has happened before, steel headlines saying one thing just as fastener companies are trying to deliver necessary cost increases to users. Container freight costs appear to be ramping up again after a period of retrenchment. A shortage of steel containers is blamed; although there are allegations of scaremongering by carriers keen to enforce substantial relocation and peak season surcharges. Most significantly now, the battle against deficit in many economies comes hard on the phase out of government economic support schemes and threatens a real suppression of manufacturing output across the world. I’ll add one more uncertainty. As we go to press there are indications the European Commission may be ready to initiate formal circumvention investigations against countries proving unable to prevent evasion of EU anti-dumping measures. Nothing has been officially announced but the rumour mill has already kicked in. We are working hard to find out the facts and to understand the procedures involved – keep a close eye on www.fastenerandfixing.com for more information and updates. In the September issue we will revisit all the factors impacting the global fastener industry and, hopefully by then, be able to identify some clearer trends. Meanwhile, there are some certainties, including a brand new one, for your diary. The Fastener Fair at Budapest takes place 6th -7th September and, as you will see from the feature in this issue, offers a splendid location for some well-timed networking and information gathering. As Mack Brooks show director Susanne Rauberger confirms in an exclusive interview the prospects for the Stuttgart show in spring are also looking excellent. Then there’s Fastener Fair India – an exciting new prospect for 2011 in a fascinating market with remarkable long-term potentials. You can find out more about this new show in our News pages. I look forward to seeing you in Budapest to catch up on all that’s happening. Book your free entry ticket online at www.fastenerfair.hu

CONTENTS INDUSTRY NEWS Europe and World ..................................................................... 6-18 Asian.........................................................................................20-22 American...................................................................................24-26 Russian + CIS........................................................................... 28-30

Thunderbolt is go........................................................................... 74 Safety in your hands.................................................................76-77 The serious game of ‘Normopoly’.................................................78 News.........................................................................................80-82

COVER STORY Rivet technology defines Goebel’s future............................... 32-33

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY News.........................................................................................84-91

EXHIBITIONS Events Calendar............................................................................ 34 Fastener Fair Stuttgart Preview.................................................... 36 EuroBLECH 2010 Preview.............................................................38 Fastener Fair Budapest Preview............................................92-114

CATALOGUE RACK Fastener Fair Budapest Exhibitors......................................115-119

COUNTRY REPORT Taiwan...................................................................................... 40-53

MANAGEMENT + SYSTEMS News ....................................................................................120-122 Committed or locked up?.....................................................124-126 Supply management system WASI Sc@n..................................128

SPECIAL REPORT Fastbolt Golf Day hits course record............................................ 54

FOCUS ON Turkey....................................................................................136-139

TECHNICAL Ensuring quality is a reality......................................................56-62 The future is bright…the future is rail..................................140-142

PRODUCT NEWS Tools News............................................................................130-134 Application Technology News..............................................144-146 Products News.....................................................................148-162

CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS Foams, sealants + adhesives.................................................. 64-68 Self tapping “Concrete screws”...............................................70-72

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Smooth start for Würth The Würth Group reported a smooth start to 2010 with growth of 6.3% in the first four months. The group confirmed an operating result of 235 million euros in 2009 on annual sales down 14.7% to 7.52 billion euros.

obert Friedmann, chairman of the Würth Group’s Central Managing Board commented: “In spite of the long and rough winter which gripped Europe and North America in the first two months of the year we are back on track with double-digit growth in March and April.” He added: “We want to step up annual sales by 8%.” “We are still monitoring the global economic development in 2010 with great caution even though individual markets will certainly recover somewhat,” he continued. “Despite this situation, we nevertheless intend to grow even further. We continue concentrating on intensive work in sales with the aim of not simply satisfying our customers but inspiring them also in 2010. If we want to grow we have to extend our customer base.“ The Würth Group believes an operating result of 115 million euros could be generated in the first third of the year, 85.5% up on the same period last year, providing the foundations for further profitable growth. Würth is clear that taking early measures during the recession paid off. Robert Friedmann said: “As expected, the economically difficult situation left its mark on 2009. We nevertheless managed to attain a definitely positive operating result. This goes to show that Würth is among the companies that showed successful and profitable development despite the crisis. Already reacting at an early stage and taking appropriate measures proved to be the right thing to do. Our strategy to cut costs and at the same time focus on sales paid off.” The 78 German companies of the Group contributed greatly to safeguarding the Würth Group’s sales and result in the past year. In their domestic market, the German companies generated sales of 3.3 billion euros, equivalent to a 9.8% decline year on year. Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG contributed 12.5% of group sales. The companies outside of Germany generated 4.22 billion euro sales, 18.1% down on previous year. “Cash is king - that was our maxim last year, determining all our crucial decisions,” said Mr Friedmann. “As a result, we successfully optimised working capital which in turn led to the cash flow from operative business increasing by 84.3% to 800 million euros - a level never before achieved in the history of the Würth Group.”

Berner holds 2009 sales The Berner Group reported sales for the year ending 31st March 2010 down by 3.6% year-on-year.

roup sales fell from 888 million euros to 856 million euros – 36% of sales were generated from the domestic German market. The sales figures include the acquisition of the Maurer Group in Austria but removing this factor sales decline was still on 4.6%. Construction division sales were 439 million euros (2008/9: 462 million euros). Automotive division sales were 297 million euros (2009: 310 million euros); chemical division 69 million euros. Earnings and cash flow both improved on the previous year. CEO Jörn Werner said: “Only in Spain, where the market has been particularly hard hit by the economic crisis, did we have to cut jobs, out of respect for the rest of the company.” At the end of the financial year Berner had 7,838 employees of whom 5,034 work in field sales. Berner has also recently founded a new strategic partnership in Kuwait, from where it aims to develop direct sales in the surrounding region. “In the future, too, we will continue to systematically manage our costs and margins, in order to ensure satisfactory profitability of all companies in the combined Berner Group and thus come safely through the crisis,” said Jörn Werner. “Our focus as a family business is on safeguarding jobs and increasing the probability through moderate growth.”

Bossard profits surge for half year Bossard reports that its sales uptrend for Quarter 1 2010 continued in Quarter 2. The improvement in demand in the first half of 2010 was stronger than Bossard expected, leading to a sales increase, in Swiss Francs, of 18.5 percent. In local currencies the increase was 21.5 percent against 2009. As a result profit for the six months has surpassed CHF 13.5 million (10.1 million euros), more than the total net profit reported for 2009.

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TR: “all business units trading profitably” Publishing its results for the year ending 21st March 2010 Trifast plc emphasised that as the year finished all 21 business units “traded profitably and ahead of management expectations”.

ull 2009-10 continuing operations revenue for the group totalled £85.94 million, compared to £104.9 million for the year 2008-9. Pre-tax profit, adjusted for discontinued operations, was £0.92 million. Trifast reduced its net debt from £8.4 million to £4.68 million and generated £3.91 million operating cash. Stocks reduced by £3.8 million. Trifast emphasised the important of its “return to a sales led structure” and noted “recovering optimism coming through from customers and key TR sectors”. “The uplift in Q4 in the year being reported has continued into Q1 of the current financial year and we would hope to report further positive news as we go through the period. Our focus will remain sales-led with margin improvement, tight control on

costs and working capital, the reduction in debt and the ability to continue to generate cash.” The report noted: “Trading in Asia remains buoyant in both manufacturing and in distribution, whilst UK, Europe and the US are beginning to recover” and spoke of “global sales contracts secured beginning to come on stream and the focus on key sectors is driving further opportunities.” Announcing three main board appointments the group said it was “broadening the leadership team to drive strategy”. Mark Belton is now group finance director; Seamus Murphy is director of operations, HR and IT; and Glenda Roberts has become group sales director.

NORMA acquires R.G.RAY NORMA Group recently acquired R.G.RAY Corporation, USA, a designer and manufacturer of heavy duty engineered clamps that are used in engine, pump/filtration, aircraft, commercial vehicle and industrial applications.

he acquisition will help NORMA to further strengthen its presence in North America and also to extend its product range in international markets. “As the number one solution provider of engineered joining technologies the acquisition of R.G.RAY significantly strengthens NORMA Group’s product portfolio to the benefit of our customers globally”, said Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group. “Besides our strong innovation pipeline we will continue to look for further opportunities to complement our existing product portfolio and global market reach”. Dan Mitrano, CEO of R.G.RAY Corporation commented: “Becoming a part of NORMA Group is a perfect fit for R.G.RAY. We believe that the combination of both businesses is a great opportunity for our companies. Our customers will widely benefit by getting access to a significantly extended solution range. The global presence and reputation of NORMA Group will enable a wider distribution of the engineered products we are proud to have developed.”

Scapa reports turnround

Scapa Group plc, a global supplier of technical adhesive tapes, announced a significant turnround in the second half of the year ending 31st March 2010.

eporting preliminary results Scapa highlighted a return to trading profit and cash generation in the second half. Chief executive Heejae Chae said: “We returned to trading profitability and cash generation in the second half of the year. The Group’s second half profit alone is a £9 million turnaround from the same period last year. We completed our cost cutting programme ahead of plan with annualised savings realised at over £11 million. Close management of working capital combined with action on the cost base has maintained a strong net cash position”. Looking forward, he added: “The Board recently approved a three-year strategy to focus on our key markets: medical, industrial, electronics, consumer and transport. We have restructured our management around the key markets and new skills and capabilities have been added to the team. The business outlook in most of our markets is becoming firmer.”

Scell-it established in UK Scell-it (UK) Limited, a sister company of Scell-it France, has recently been established in Cannock, Staffordshire, supplying trade customers.

he Scell-it Group specialises in distribution of construction fixings, blind rivets, threaded inserts and setting tools to the distribution and wholesale markets. “Our staff have collectively over 60 years experience of supplying distributors with blind fasteners. Full technical advice is available and we are able to demonstrate tools or fasteners on a customer’s behalf or in conjunction with them at their customers’ premises. We supply products in branded packaging, small or carton packed, which are available for overnight delivery for orders received by 16:30pm. Our stock is replenished on a weekly basis from France and goods can be sent directly to customers for the more urgent requests.”

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EIFI gathers in Sweden On Friday 28th May, the European Industrial Fasteners Institute held its annual general assembly. The one-day meeting brought together 45 representatives from European fastener producers to discuss the latest situation in the sector.

or the second time in the organisation’s history, the EIFI general assembly was held in Sweden, this time in the beautiful archipelago of Gothenburg – a setting highly appreciated by delegates from Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK, Poland, France, Belgium and of course host country Sweden. The aim of the general meeting is to get together and exchange practical experiences, ideas and information. “It’s important to learn from each other and thereby reinforce the joint strength of the institute’s members, for instance when it comes to anti-dumping proceedings and our joint efforts to raise the status of the industry,” says Anders Karlsson, president of the EIFI and the host for the general assembly. Issues discussed during the morning session included the market situation for the European automotive industry and the development of raw materials. In the afternoon, representatives from each country reported on the status of their own market. It emerged that they are all feeling the effects of the poor economy, but also have a positive view of the future. External speakers were also present. Dr. Seidl of EFDA gave his view of the industry, Per Nilsson of ADL (Arthur D. Little) talked about how new powertrain technologies will impact on the value chain, and Christina Askbom of bank SEB talked about SEPA (the Single Euro Payments Area) and what the efforts to create this zone will entail for European companies. “It was a well-attended meeting involving some of the leading figures in the European fastener industry, who had a chance to meet and share information for the future,” says Anders Karlsson in summing up the 2010 general assembly.

EFDA welcomes pragmatic relationship with EIFI Speaking on behalf of the European Fastener Distributors Association, Dr Florien Seidl said that EFDA viewed the opportunity to address the EIFI Congress as “a positive sign, that after years of no communication, a period of pragmatic cooperation may start, even when we have fundamental disagreements on some issues.”

eflecting on the last two years Dr Seidl noted that, “family owned and managed companies had demonstrated more substance and endurance to persist than financial engineered structures”. He emphasised how, in recent years, “distributors had invested and progressively adapted their performance profile to comply with the increasing customers needs for integrated services, in logistics, in technical assistance and in customised parts”. He went on to argue, “these personalised and costs saving services supported and support the European Exporting Industry to enhance their competitiveness on a global scale” adding “still far more than two-thirds of OEM demands are satisfied in cooperation with distributors and European manufacturers and this not only for special parts”. Stressing that “dialogue between manufactures and distributors is essential for the prosperity of our industry” Dr Seidl underlined EFDA‘s commitment to free and fair trade and adamant opposition to both dumping and protectionist measures. “Fair duties are to accept,” he said, “but the EU Commission process does not always produce fair duties,” adding “everyone knows that the verdict (in relation to carbon steel duties against imports from China) is wrong.” Duties up to 89%, Dr Seidl argued, were a major motivation to circumvent them resulting in “disturbing the market in many ways”.

China confirms dumping duties on EU fasteners China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed that definitive anti-dumping duties at 26% would be applied to carbon steel fasteners originating in the EU, with effect from 29th June for a period of five years.

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he only exception to the 26% rate is for Kamax-Werke Rudolf Kellermann GmbH & Co, which has been allocated 6.1% duty. The definitive decision confirms the application of preliminary tariffs in December 2009 covering product normally declared within the PRC Customs import tariff codes: 73181200, 73181400, 73181500, 73182100 and 731822000. The tariffs are expected to affect annual imports worth around 150 million euros.

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UK Highways Agency introduces Fastener Quality Management Scheme The UK Highways Agency has introduced “National Highways Sector Scheme 3 - Stocking and Distribution Activities for Mechanical Fasteners”. Registration and compliance to the scheme will be a mandatory requirement in order to supply “appropriate contracts” from September 2011.

ector Scheme 3 (NHSS 3) has been prompted by Highways Agency concerns over the potential quality of fasteners that may be supplied for use in highway structures. Development of the scheme followed Highways Agency research into quality systems in a number of “reputable fastener stockists and manufacturers”. The scheme is intended to replace three existing but out-dated schemes. The first issue was published on the UKAS web site on 28th February 2010 – www.ukas.com The NHSS3 document describes the quality management system requirements for organisations involved in the stocking and distribution of mechanical fasteners that are to be supplied to a customer for use in “infrastructure assets”. The document does not include quality management system requirements relating to the manufacture of mechanical fasteners, although manufacturers may need to become registered to the scheme for their stocking and distribution activities if they supply fasteners directly to steelwork contractors. The scheme applies to the supply of fasteners to be used in new and existing assets in both permanent and temporary connections and to work undertaken in the workshop and on site. There is an introductory period for fully implementing the scheme, which ends on 31st August 2011. After this date and where required in a contract, organisations supplying mechanical fasteners will be required to be registered to the sector scheme.

Draft CPR passed by Council of Ministers On 25th May the draft Construction Products Regulation was passed on a majority vote of the European Council of Ministers. This is the first phase in changing the current Construction Products Directive to a Regulation making CE marking of construction products mandatory in all member states.

he European Council is expected, this autumn, to agree what is known as the Common Position – the text agreed by the European Council, the Commission and Ministers. The draft CPR will then be subject to a second reading, probably by November 2010. The Regulation, unlike the current Directive, will apply directly in the UK and Republic of Ireland law and is likely to come into force by 2013. Its provisions aim to reduce the administrative burden and costs on “micro enterprises” seeking to obtain the CE conformity mark for their products. The proposed Regulation also sees to ensure accurate and reliable information on construction products by putting in place a system of harmonised technical standards and European assessment documents; a notified list of technical assessment bodies will be responsible for ensuring correct application of the assessment methods.

QEF Global expands in Asia

Magni Group expands operations

QEF Global opened its first mainland Chinese office in Shenzhen in June as part of its expansion in the region.

Magni Group Inc, headquartered in Michigan, USA, has announced the expansion of its operations in India, Japan and China.

ow with operations on both mainland China and Hong Kong and distribution capabilities from Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, QEF Global has an extensive footprint in the region. As the regional hub, the Shenzhen office, managed by Asian development manager Rebecca Xiong will be a cornerstone for both regional sales development and sourcing for the group and will play an integral part of the group’s aggressive growth strategy.

n Faridabad, Haryana (NCR), India, Magni India has established a corporate office to provide sales, marketing and technical services to further support its coatings programmes and applicator base in India. Magni Japan’s headquarters, located in Yokohama, has expanded its sales and marketing staff with the addition of two new employees, Koji Yamauchi and Miwa Yamamoto. Finally, in Guangzhou, China, Magni Olier has moved to a new 26,000 square feet (2,415 square metre) factory in the Yu Wo Tou Industry Park in the Pan Yu Area. Olier, a metal finishing company, specialises in the coating of metal components via dip/spin and spray application.

Mecavit to hold ‘Open House’ Mecavit Srl, based in Bologna, Italy will be holding an ‘Open House’ at its head offices on Saturday 28th August to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

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s well as invited guests being able to visit the new plants, all equipped with modern technology systems, Mecavit will also unveil a sculpture by Michele D’Aniello which has been dedicated to the Italian manufacturer.

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TR passes A&D audit TR Fastenings has achieved a 100% pass rate in its audit for the challenging AS9120 quality management system for aerospace and defence (A&D) product distributors.

his standard includes ISO 9001:2000 quality management system (QMS) requirements and specifies additional requirements for QMS for the aerospace industry. TR Fastenings explains that whilst it has maintained its high standards of manufacturing and service quality across its global operations, it has nominated its facilities in the Blantyre district of Glasgow, UK, as a centre of excellence for the A&D industry, with purpose built bonded stores conforming to the industry’s requirements. TR’s internal controls ensure that no parts can be ordered for customers in the A&D sector unless the supplier has satisfied TR’s strict requirements for its unique supplier matrix. As a member of the Society of British Aerospace Companies, TR shares a vision of continuous improvements in supply chain performance. TR Fastenings has been a pioneer in vendor managed inventory for small parts and components, offering services ranging from direct line feed to stock replenishment on demand that are designed to strip out costs and administration for customers. It will also manage procurement and supply of an organisations full range of category C product and consumables as an added value service. “We have also won the loyalty and respect of engineers throughout the world who have registered to take advantage of our comprehensive online resources offering dimension and performance data, engineering and tooling recommendations and product animations.”

Cold Forging Forum in Moscow On 24th – 25th June the Cold Forging Forum 2010, held at the Holiday Inn Lesnaya, Moscow, Russia, brought together more than seventy experts in cold forging production from ten countries.

he conference considered modern methods and equipment for the production of fasteners and cold forged parts, for important Russian and CIS markets including automotive, aviation, railways and general engineering. A series of presentations were made to eighteen Russian companies. The idea for the forum was developed in Italy, where Sacma Group took a leading role in bringing it to realisation. In addition to Sacma Limbiate and Ingramatic, participating companies included: Asmega, Aspe Snc di Pipitone, Caber Impianti, Carbo Dies, Cieffe Forni Indistriali SpA, Corti Domenico Srl, Deca Srl, Gnutti Transfer SpA, Henkel, Kemno Sas, Rockford Manufacturing Group, Sirio Srl and VoestAlpine. Presentations covered all the stages of fastener production from wire rod, through wire drawing, cold forging, thread rolling, secondary operations, tooling, materials transfer, coatings, inspection and packaging.

New machinery cuts L.L.S. costs The Italian company Lavorazione Leghe Speciali (L.L.S.), a manufacturer of titanium and aluminium 7075 fasteners, has recently developed new production processes which it says enables it to lower manufacturing costs considerably.

.L.S. explains that it is now able to offer its customers “extremely interesting quotations”, thanks to the introduction of new faster machines (up to 8 axles continuous), which allows L.L.S. to reduce cycle times and consequently reduce costs. “Our existing products and technologies benefit from a new key element, price reduction, which becomes so much more important in these global economic times. We can guarantee product quality due to our accurate processing which is totally executed inside the company, to assure a certified ‘Made in Italy’.” L.L.S. says that by the end of the year it aims to have obtained the EN ISO 9100 aeronautical certification, allowing it to produce titanium fasteners according to aeronautical specifications.

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The Gaz and Wayne Show There are quite a few famous, and one or two notorious, double acts – Ant and Dec, Morecambe and Wise, even Bonnie and Clyde. Few, though, send tremours through the UK fastener industry like Gaz and Wayne.

t this stage we probably should apologise to our many European readers for one of those, fortunately occasional, indulgences in the idiosyncrasies of the UK fastener market. The point is John Hall, managing director of West Midlands Fasteners, has succeeded in reuniting Gary Hardeman and Wayne Burley. Some, of course, might question John’s sanity but it’s done – Gary has joined West Midlands Fasteners as sales manager alongside his old chum Wayne. John claims he felt it was simply not right for such a famous double act to be split up. We have a sneaking suspicion it could also have something to do with Gary’s extraordinary knowledge of galvanised bolts, nuts and associated products, which curiously just happens to be a range that John is keen to see pushed forward at West Midlands Fasteners. Far be it, of course, for us to question motives! Anyway, you have been warned.

Sykes-Pickavant on the move Sykes-Pickavant Ltd, a manufacturer and supplier of automotive tools, has announced that it has recently moved premises.

ykes-Pickavant has moved to a brand new purpose built site in Burntwood: Staffordshire, UK, just a few miles from its previous base in Cannock. Speaking about the move to new offices, managing director Paul Archer said “Our current site in Cannock has served us well but the move to Burntwood Business Park will reflect more accurately the size and stature of our business. It will also create a better working environment for staff and visitors to our premises”

An appointment for growth TFC Europe Ltd has announced the appointment of Morgan Burgoyne as managing director of TFC Ltd, its’ flag ship company.

organ initially joined the group 3 years ago in the role of chairman but very quickly contributed to TFC’s ambitious growth plans in executive functions particularly sales and commercial. His promotion will enable the previous post holder Martin Clarke to increasingly focus on strategic growth opportunities as MD of the TFC Europe Group. Morgan commented: “We have a great opportunity to move forward and achieve our strategic goals. TFC is a solid business with TFC Group MD, Martin Clarke ambitious plans – we can enhance our service to the (left) with Morgan Burgoyne existing client base as well as focus on winning new contracts because of the improvement culture the the MD of TFC Ltd (right) company has already established.” TFC Group MD, Martin Clarke said: “With Morgan taking up this position we are building on the progress we made in the past 3 years. During 2010/2011 we will continue to deliver excellent service and, with expansion through careful investment, we plan to achieve significant organic growth and enable longer term strategic acquisitions.”

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MIDEST turns 40 MIDEST, the industrial subcontracting show, scheduled for 2nd - 5th November at Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France, will be celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year. Exhibitors and visitors are invited to share in the celebration.

t MIDEST 2010 there will be a presentation of texts and photographs taking visitors and exhibitors back through forty years of the subcontracting industry and the show. A special brochure will be produced to mark the anniversary, and awards will be presented to companies that have been present since the launch. On 4th November there will be a big reception for all the exhibitors. The 40th MIDEST will be held under the leadership of a new president. Jean-Claude Monier, chairman of the THERMILYON-DÉVELOPPEMENT Group, is a member of the national governing committee of the FIM (mechanical industries federation), member of the Rhone metals governing committee, member of the Lyons Chamber of Commerce and Industry, president

of CENAST (national subcontracting centre) and the UITS (union of surface treatments industries). His active role in many organisations and presidency of a trade association led to his nomination as president of MIDEST. After a difficult period for industry and subcontracting in particular, during which the show did more than hold its own (in 2009, exhibiting companies increased by 2.5%; visitors by 5.5% compared with 2008), MIDEST says that it is looking forward to the 2010 show with optimism. As of 26th May bookings were on par with 2009 at the same stage, which means 70% of the show is already firmly booked by the organisers of French regional and national pavilions and individual subcontractors. MIDEST reports that semi-finished products and machining are holding up particularly well, with bookings already

exceeding 2009 total area. The French environment, technology and services institute is organising a joint venture stand for the first time in the finishing sector. The trade association villages are also back in force: foundry, materials treatment, shaping metals, plastics, forging, european fasteners, electronics and, new in 2010, machining and special machines, and rubber. These have all already attracted strong interest, with bookings running at 95% for European fasteners, 75% for shaping metals and 61% for foundry. On the international front, the figures are similar to those for last year; companies or joint venture organisations from 23 countries have already booked stands, suggesting a strong international presence.

Columbus Fastener Expo comes back strong after year absence The 30th National Industrial Fastener Show/East returned to the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, USA, on 25th – 26th May 2010 and was proclaimed an unqualified success by exhibitors and show visitors alike. “We received many positive comments and did not hear a negative word from anyone”, said Susan A. Hurley, CEM, show manager.

vents kicked-off on Tuesday afternoon and evening with a free programme on “Understanding and dealing with the Asian marketplace” presented by Rob Lucas of Fidelity Fasteners while Mary Lou Aderman of The Aderman Company presided over a small but enthusiastic meeting of the newly formed Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI) group. The always popular Welcoming Reception on Tuesday evening drew a crowd of several hundred exhibitors and show visitors who enjoyed a tasty array of complimentary hors d’ oeuvres and a hosted bar while mixing and mingling. “There was a whole lot of networking going on”, observed Susan Hurley, show manager. The one day expo opened at 9:00a.m. Wednesday and attracted 365 attendees including fastener distributors, importers, manufacturers, manufacturers’ reps, independent sales reps and others from throughout the USA and nine foreign countries. Attendees came from 28 states in the USA ranging from Alabama

to Wisconsin, reported Denise Hill, registration supervisor. The expo included 74 booths featuring a wide variety of fasteners and fastener related products and services and there was brisk activity until mid afternoon. In addition, the Ohio State University’s proposed Assembly-Fastening Center attracted the interest of a number of show visitors. Show Management announced the newly named and expanded scope of the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo to be held 26th – 27th April, 2011 in the spectacular new Battelle Grand exhibit hall at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. A number of companies contracted for exhibit space in next year’s expo before the show closed at 4:00p.m. These include American Fastener Journal, Brighton Best International, Edward W. Daniel LLC, INxSQL, Ken Forging Inc, Northwest Hydra-Line, S & M Retaining Rings and W. J. Roberts Company Inc.

New agreement for Wire & Cable India organisation The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Messe Düsseldorf have signed an agreement to jointly organise Wire & Cable India.

ire & Cable India, an exhibition for the wire and cable industries, will be held for the third time from 18th to 20th November 2010, at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai. The previous edition, held two years ago, attracted 223 exhibiting firms including 56 suppliers from Europe. The net exhibition space measured 3,600 square metres, and drew 8,000 trade visitors from within India, south-east Asia and the Middle East. The organisers believe that the agreement will provide a boost to wire and cable companies in India and worldwide. “The two leading trade fair organisers, pooling their strengths

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and expertise, makes the platform even more attractive to international export-oriented companies to enter the Indian growth market”, said Mr Banerjee, director general of CII. Mr Reinhard, vice president of Messe Düsseldorf, welcomed the union as an excellent supplement to Messe Düsseldorf’s international trade fair portfolio. “The Indian market is becoming increasingly important for the wire and cable industry, primarily due to growth in the sectors of building and construction, automobile, aviation, energy, engineering and telecommunications. At Wire & Cable India, we add our rich experience in the organisation of high-technology fairs.”

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New business opportunities in India Dedicated trade show for the fastener and fixing industry in Mumbai With Fastener Fair India - Mumbai, due to take place from 16th – 17 th April 2011 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, exhibition organisers Inter Ads - Brooks Exhibitions (India) Pvt. Ltd offers companies of the fastener and fixing industry a dedicated trade exhibition to target this major growth market.

he event is organised by Inter Ads - Brooks Exhibitions (India) Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between the organisers of Fastener Fair Stuttgart, Mack Brooks Exhibitions, United Kingdom and Inter Ads Brooks, India. Fastener Fair India - Mumbai will be co-located with BLECH India 2011, a dedicated trade exhibition for sheet metal working. The first BLECH India exhibition, which took place in November 2009 was a great success. The show attracted 50 exhibitors from 8 countries and some 3,600 visitors, mainly from India.

India - a major growth market For the machine tool industry, as well as the fastener and fixing industry, India is a major growth market which offers outstanding opportunities. India’s economy is once again on the up. The country’s rapid economic growth has resulted in the creation of a large number of investment projects to cover the ever increasing consumer demand and provide the necessary infrastructure. In particular the automotive industry and its suppliers, the construction, telecoms, petro chemicals, energy supply, home electronics and white goods industries have benefited from this positive trend. Car manufacturers in India, for example, aim to have the majority of their vehicle components produced locally. For international suppliers of the fastener and fixing industry seeking to expand their businesses to new markets, Fastener Fair India - Mumbai 2011 is therefore an ideal platform to establish successful business relations, both with customers for fastener and fixing systems, and with local agents or partners. The show profile ranges from materials and semifinished products via production equipment, surface technology and quality assurance to finished products in diverse materials and modern bonding processes. Storage, distribution and information services round off the exhibition profile.

Mumbai – the perfect location For companies of the fastener and fixing industry, Mumbai, on the western coast of the sub-continent, is the perfect place to enter this market of untapped potential. A large number of foreign companies have already settled here (the region attracts 25% of the foreign investment in India) and the administration is familiar with the needs and wishes of new investors. The international traffic links are first class and there are good connections to the other industrial centres throughout the country. The Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), where Fastener Fair India - Mumbai 2011 will take place, is ideally situated along the Western Express Highway in Goregaon and is only a 10 minute drive from the national and the international airports and 20 minutes from the heart of the city. Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is serviced by numerous international airlines from all over the world.

India at a glance Economy: • Population: 1.173 billion (2010 estimate). • GDP: US$3.56 trillion (2009 estimate). • GDP Growth in 2009: 6.9% (average 7% pa for over 10 years). • Domestic consumption driving growth. • 50 million middle class households - tenfold increase expected by 2025.

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• 1.83 million passenger vehicles built in 2009. • Over 8 million two-wheelers built. • Asia’s fourth largest exporter of vehicles. • Growing small car production hub – new plants scheduled. • 10% - 12% growth forecast in 2010. • Commercial and agricultural vehicles also important.

Rail • 35,000km of new track planned. • Self sufficient in rolling stock production. • 4-times increase in passenger coach output expected over 5 years.

Road • US$100 billion investment in network planned for next 5 years.

Telecoms • 600 million phone subscribers. • 100 million handsets produced in 2010. • 2010 telecoms manufacturing over US$12 billion.

Domestic appliances • Market growth across all products during 2009. • Differentiated markets for premium and entry level products. • Major brands forecast 35% growth in 2010.

Energy

• World No 6 consumer – demand growing at 4% pa. • Investment priority to sustain economic growth. • Massive expansion of grid system. • Major investment in wind and solar power.

Petrochemicals • Oil & Gas industries major contributors to economy. • Huge investments in gas pipeline network. • Big offshore field development.

Construction • Healthcare and education infrastructure sustained priorities. • Tourism growth – 55,000 more rooms forecast by 2013.

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Shanghai Show set for growth The 2010 Fastener Expo Shanghai, incorporating the first Shanghai Auto Fastener Exhibition, took place at the Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Centre on the 16th - 18th June 2010. For organisers Shanghai Ebseek Exhibition Co., Ltd, and reportedly for many exhibitors, the show exceeded expectations.

r. Yangjun Feng, CEO of www.chinafastener.com announced that: “As the first Fastener Expo Shanghai, it was really a great success, attracting 346 exhibitors, with 635 standard booths and exhibition area of 14,000 square metres.” The event, sponsored by the China General Machine Components Industry Association, was staged on two floors of the Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Centre. The first level concentrated on fastener manufacturing equipment, tooling, wire and technical services. 95 exhibitors were on the first level including major domestic material suppliers Bao Steel and Ma Steel as well as world manufacturing technology companies: Carlo Salvi, Nedschroef, Hatebur, Brankamp, National Machinery, Hyodong and Sala Punzoni. The second level housed 233 fastener product exhibitors. Within this hall 60 exhibitors were prominently grouped to form the first Shanghai Auto Fastener Exhibition. Exhibitors here included Shanghai Prime Machinery, Fawer Automotive Parts Co. Ltd, Sundram Fasteners (Zhejiang) Limited, Autocraft Industrial (Shanghai) Ltd, Hsin Bong Industrial, Tianjin Shankou Metal Products Co., Shandong Gaoqiang Fastener Co., Ltd, and Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd. Other defined specialist areas featured stainless steel fasteners, high strength and construction fasteners, and export-oriented businesses. An international promotion campaign drew fifty-two overseas exhibitors, including 31 from Taiwan organised by the Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute and 9 brought by the Korea Federation of Fasteners Industry Cooperative. Additionally there were three exhibitors from Germany, two from Japan, the United States, India and Italy respectively, and one from Switzerland. The organisers reported a total of 9,450 visitors over the three days, of whom 93% were from the domestic market. 650 overseas visitors came from 35 countries. Visitor delegations were organised by the Hong Kong Screw & Fastener Council, the

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Fastener Manufacturers Association of India and the Brazilian Fastener Institute. Independent reports confirmed that the first day was certainly busy. Organisers at the evening banquet spoke of more than 3,000 visitors during the day. Steadier traffic was reported for the second and third days but the quality of visitors was gauged as good. 650 people, including fastener association leaders, exhibitor representatives and special guests, attended the grand banquet at the Everbright Hotel. Mr. Feng Jinyao, president of the China Fastener Industry Association, was joined by Mr. José Gianesi, chairman of the Brazilian Fastener Institute and Mr. Narinder Bhamra, president of the Fastener Manufacturers Association of India, in making speeches. From the outset the organisers were focused on staging the largest fastener show in Asia, motivated no doubt by the way the three Fastener Trade Shows organised by Golden Spider Network have gained credibility. With strong official support the Shanghai show appears to have succeeded and can legitimately claim to be the biggest fastener specific event so far in China. It included two days of face-to-face purchase meetings; a programme requiring substantial advance organisation, as well as intensive management during show hours. The programme apparently suffered some hitches during the actual show but buyers reported it was both timesaving and productive. Overall the show appears to have exceeded the expectations of both organisers and, importantly, exhibitors. With a slogan reflecting greater ambitions, Fastener Expo Shanghai 2011 is already planned at the same venue and time. “We are committed to make our exhibition one of the top three fastener expo in the world within the coming three years,” commented Mr. Yang Junfeng. This report was compiled from information provided by the organisers with additional contributions from Dan Wu of Mack Brooks Group, who visited the show on our behalf.

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Platinum Equity selling Avdel to pan-Asian PE firm

Platinum Equity, the parent company of Acument Global Technologies, signed a definitive agreement to sell Acument’s Avdel and Global Electronics and Commercial (GEC) business units for an undisclosed sum.

cument communications director, Tim Weir, told GlobalFastenerNews.com: “Divesting our Avdel and Global Electronics and Commercial businesses is an important step in the global realignment that has strengthened Acument in response to the economic downturn.” He added: “Acument is on much stronger footing today than at any time since the onset of the global recession over 18 months ago.” The acquiring company is Asia Trading Company Limited, an entity controlled by CVC Asia Pacific, a pan-Asian private equity firm, and Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited, the private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank (“CVC Standard”). The deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter, will make CVC Standard the new owner of the Avdel and GEC businesses.

FINdex drops amid stock slump Following two consecutive quarters of gains, the FIN Fastener Stock Index fell 8% during the second quarter of 2010. The FINdex outperformed an index of related industrial stocks, which declined 11% during the period.

he second quarter challenged numerous companies that watched revenues rise while share value decreased. Fewer than 30% of the public fastener companies tracked by FIN achieved stock gains during Q2. The biggest winner was TriMas, which saw its share value jump 74% during the period. Park-Ohio also did well, with its stock growing 64%. Other companies with rising share value during Q2 included Fastenal, MSC Industrial, Lawson and Dorman. Public fastener companies losing 10% or more in stock value during Q2 included Alcoa, Barnes Group, Stanley Black & Decker, ITW, Nucor, Precision Castparts, B/E Aerospace, and Simpson Mfg. The FINdex gained 10% in the final quarter of 2009, and grew 66% during the opening quarter of this year. The FIN Fastener Stock Index rose 33.4% during 2009, recovering most of the value lost during the 2008 stock plunge.

Top 10 Fastener Deals of 2009 Deal-making activity in the global fastener industry last year was by far the slowest since FIN began compiling its ‘Top Ten Deals of the Year’ list thirteen years ago. The assessment comes from Richard Hagan of Pinnacle Capital Corp. who added, “There does appear to be a pick-up in fastener industry deal activity so far in 2010”.

Top ten 2009 deals (chronological order): January

Grupo Celo purchased MEA Befestigungssysteme GmbH (“MEA Fastening Systems”) from MEA Group AG. Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. (“PennEngineering”) purchased 3V Fasteners Company Inc.

Industrial Opportunity Partners LLC (IOP), in partnership with the existing share-holders and senior management, recapitalized Carlson Systems Holdings Inc. (Carlson) and its two operating subsidiaries, Carlson Systems and Mid-Atlantic Fasteners. Interfast Inc. purchased UK-based Burwood Fastener Products Ltd.

June

Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) purchased Demicron SNC of Casablanca.

July

Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. purchased the assets of Cincinnatibased SENCORP out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

August

Acme Manufacturing Co. purchased Lancaster Threaded Products Inc., one of three U.S. threaded rod makers that Acme has acquired over the last two years.

September

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October

Thayer / Hidden Creek LLC, in partnership with the existing shareholders and senior management, recapitalized Herndon Products Inc.

November

Raymond & Co. purchased Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products Inc. from a group of private equity owners.

December

The Fastenal Company purchased the assets of the HoloKrome division of Danaher Corp.

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A Special Welcome to our Fastener Industry Colleagues in Europe See a 7,000 square metre exhibition featuring nearly 600 manufacturers of fasteners, machinery, inspection, testing & packaging equipment, tooling, wire and many other suppliers of fastener related products and services from throughout the USA and around the world. Meet and network with thousands of fastener manufacturers, distributors, importers, independent sales agents, manufacturers representatives and many others who attend the exhibition looking for new sources and solutions to every fastening application. Our exhibition regularly attacts buyers and sellers from throughout the USA and 35 other countries worldwide. Establish your company as a trusted supplier in the vital U.S. marketplace and many other countries around the globe. Our expo is THE place to be if you want to build relationships and expand your business. Hundreds of international companies have enjoyed great success at our past exhibitions. For Additional Information: Susan A. Hurley, CEM, Show Manager (614) 895-1279, email: info@fastenershows.com or visit our website at www.fastenershows.com

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Topura expanding in North America Topura America Fastener Inc (TAF). will invest US$9.3 million in a 96,000 square feet expansion plus equipment. TAF manufactures automotive and industrial fasteners, as well as metric, wood and sheet metal screws.

he Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority approved a US$675,000 tax incentive plan for Topura based on a projected addition of 30 jobs. Topura also received US$75,000 in tax incentives under another state program. The business was founded in 1987 as TWN Fastener Inc. through cooperation between Topura Co., Ltd., John Wagner Associates Inc., and Nissho Iwai Corporation (Metal One Corporation). In 2006 Topura Co., Ltd., a Japanese fastener manufacturer, became the sole shareholder and in 2007 the company became Topura America Fastener Inc.

NFDA Market Forecast: Key metals & other Indexes up All leading indicators are pointing to U.S. economic recovery and growth according to the National Fastener Distributors Association Market Forecast for the summer of 2010.

ey indicators for the fastener industry are the rising Metal Working Machinery New Orders and Defense Capital Goods New Orders. “These trends forebode mildly improving market conditions for NFDA members,” the Institute for Trend Research summarized. Metal Working Machinery reached a 16-month high in March and the Defense Capital Goods hit a 14-month high.

• The U.S. Industrial Production Index shows production for the quarter ahead of 2009. • The Purchasing Managers Index jumped 60.4% in April to reach its highest since 2004. The increase is based on gains in production, new orders, employment, prices and imports. • The 12/12 rate-of-change topped a 25-year high, indicating recovery through the year. Recent downturn implies 2011 growth may be slow, but not ominous • Corporate Bond Prices trend improved slightly in April though the overall trend is cautionary for 2011. • The 12MMA data trend previous high was in November 2009 and has started rising again. “This is great news in terms of

the current trend status of this important leading indicator and suggests only slower growth in production for 2011,” ITR commented. • “With a tentative 1/12 peak in March 2010, the U.S. Leading Indicator joined Corporate Bond Prices and the Purchasing Managers Index in signalling a slower rate of growth for 2011,” ITR noted. “If this peak is confirmed by the next few months of data, median timing would suggest a transition to slower growth in the benchmark U.S. Industrial Production Index near the end of 2010.” • The importance of slow retail sales is minimal. “Consumers are shopping, as is evident in the mildest seasonal decline (Dec-Mar) on record,” ITR explained. “The best indication of future gains is reflected in the positive momentum in the rate-of-change trends.” • The five market-specific production sectors - light vehicle, fabrication metal, appliance, marine craft and motor vehicle parts production - are all up, and are forecasted to rise mildly through 2011.

Defense Law covers technology transfers within the U.S. William Weisberg told the Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association that technology is “deemed” to be exported when provided to non-U.S. nationals even within the U.S. border. Weisberg, of Washington D.C. - based Bryan Cave LLP, spoke about the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

eisberg defined as exports – products (test equipment, production equipment, computers, spare parts), software, technology (design drawings, technical specifications, production data, technical assistance). How an item leaves the U.S. does not matter for export control purposes, he said. It can be hand carried, go by air or by ocean, electronically (i.e. email) or in person. Even transfers or shipments to non-U.S. affiliates/parent company are exports, Weisberg pointed out. ITAR is administered by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and enforced by Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement and the FBI. Anyone who manufactures or exports defense articles, provides defense services or brokers defense articles must register with the DDTC. The question says Weisberg is, “was the item originally specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted, or modified in any way for a military application, military end-item or a commercial satellite, spacecraft, or launch end-item or application?” If the answer is “yes” answer to any of those questions “ITARS applies to that particular order and it must be registered in order to export it out of the United States.”

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Rechitza set to supply high tensile fasteners to Russia Adam Vashkov, director of the Rechitza Hardware Plant in Belarus, has announced the company is set to export grade 8.8 high-tensile fasteners to Russia.

ashkov says the plant mastered the production of this type of fastener in 2009. The new product has already been approved at Belarusian machine building and motor car assembling plants; all of them, says Rechitza, appreciating the benefit of replacing previously imported product. “We assume that we shall be able to sell about 20% of produced volume. That is why we are now passing to the next stage – developing regular supplies of high tensile fasteners abroad”, noted Vashkov. Rechitza Hardware Plant, one of the leading enterprises in the metallurgical industry in Belarus, was founded in 1912 as a producer of nail and wire products. Today the plant is known as a producer of special nails and fastener, exporting to many European countries. The plant employs 2,000 people.

A.Raymond Group to start own production in Russia A.Raymond RUS, a Russian branch of world producer of automobile fasteners - A.Raymond Group, will invest 157.5 million rubles (approximately 4 million euros) in creating new production of automobile fasteners in the Nizhegorodskaya Region.

he Investment Council of the Nizhegorodskaya Region has responded to an application from the company by providing a land parcel of 20 thousand square meters in an eastern industrial

area in Dzerzhinsk, so that the project can be realised. Commissioning of the plant, which will be located on the Dzerzhinsk-Vostochniy industrial park, is planned in 2012.

Steel price increases ‘apocalyptic’ for Russian machine builders Enterprises in the machine building industry have been receiving notifications from sheet metal suppliers of sharp increases in the prime cost of the material since 1st June 2010. Prices are expected to increase between 25% and 33%.

n 28th May a panel discussion initiated by the Union of Machine Builders of Russia took place in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. Among the participants of the panel discussion were directors and representatives of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, specialised ministries and institutions, leading corporations, holdings and concerns, trade unions, public associations, experts and business communities. According to the directors of machine building companies, the price increase for metallurgical produce will result in destabilisation of the financial situation at many Russian enterprises, in turn causing social instability in many regions. It was noted that products from Russian machine building companies, and other metal products, will become uncompetitive.

Automotive development strategy The order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation #319 issued on 23rd April 2010 confirmed the development strategy for the automotive industry in the Russian Federation for the period to 2020.

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Fastener companies choose different Moscow exhibitions in May In the last week of May two exhibitions, Metalloobrabotka (24th – 27th May) and Fasttec 2010 (24th – 28th May), ran simultaneously in Moscow. Some fastener production and distribution companies preferred to exhibit in Metalloobrabotka this year. They included Bollhoff; Center of Fastener Products; Kontur Group of Companies and others.

he concurrence of the exhibitions’ dates appears to be one reason for the decrease in participants at Fasttec 2010 - there were 116 exhibitors this year compared with 153 in 2009. Two major international companies did announce their entry to the Russian market at Fasttec this year: Deepak Fasteners (India) and Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH (Germany). Most of the foreign participants came from Taiwan and China. There were also producers from neighboring countries including Ukraine and the Baltic States. Some companies, participating in the exhibition traditionally starting from 2003, continued to support it. Among them were Rechitza Hardware Plant, Belzan and BOLT.RU. Rechitza Hardware Plant displayed its new high tensile fasteners at its booth. Russian Fasteners Company from Ryazan, exclusive distributor of innovative fasteners from UIP Systems, took part in the event for the first time this year. A discussion on changes in standards for high tensile fasteners for metal constructions and perspectives of adoption of new standards took place within the conference programme at Fasttec 2010. Another interesting report considered the use of thermo-mechanically strengthened rolled metal for production of grade 8.8 strength fasteners. Fasttec was held within the framework of Metalware 2010.

Ural metallurgists preparing for a new turn of crisis The metallurgists of the Southern Urals are preparing for a new turn of crisis, reported Viktor Rashnikov, the head of the board of directors of Magnitogorsk Hardware Plant (MMK).

ccording to him, the consumption volume of metal products has not been restored in the world market. “Already in May only 80% of the production capacity of the plant was utilised, while in June we expect a bigger slowdown”, commented Rashnikov. That said, Rashnikov believes MMK will overcome the second turn of the crisis better than the events of 2008. “Now we are prepared much better, first of all thanks to optimisation of the credit portfolio – now the rate is a little higher than 8%. We have optimised our production, have made some personnel decisions, and we are also considering various options regarding raw materials”, he added.

Results of investigation on fastener imports On 24th May the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation published a notification, regarding the results of investigation, initiated to determine whether the growing import of machine building fasteners to the customs territory of the Russian Federation represented a source of potentially serious damage to sectors of the Russian economy.

he Ministry determined that Russian produced fasteners were in direct competition to fasteners imported to the customs territory of the Russian Federation. According to the notification, in the period under assessment imports of machine building fasteners influenced Russian producers negatively, resulting in a decrease of the productive and financial situation of the fastener branch of the Russian economy. This included reduction in production and realisation volume, growth of trading stock, reduction of personnel, and decrease of labour capacity. According to the results of analysis of the data obtained in the course of the investigation, the influence of other factors (condition of technological equipment, influence of financial and economic slowdown) on this branch of the Russian economy were insufficient to cause these effects. Based on the results of the investigation and according to

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Article 11 of the Federal Law a special duty for machine building fasteners imported to the customs territory of the Russian Federation, classified within the codes FEACC 7318 15 810 0, 7318 15 890 0, 7318 15 900 9, 7318 16 910 9, 7318 16 990 0, 7318 21 000 9, would be applied for a period of years, at the rate of 11.6% but not less than the equivalent of US$282.4 per tonne. The special duty does not apply to imports of fasteners intended for motor vehicles or for fastening of their sub-units or components, on condition that the purpose of the designated goods is confirmed with special documentation, including design drawings or other technical documents. The application of the special duty is expected to eliminate damage caused to Russian fastener producers. The duration of the special duty is designed to allow Russian plants to accomplish a variety of measures to adapt their industry sector to conditions of foreign competition.

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Rivet technology defines Goebel’s future

Nearly 50 years experience, particularly in sheet metal applications, combined with a strong commercial performance is driving a business transformation, which Goebel is intent on ensuring will further strengthen its position in the blind riveting market, while retaining its established reputation in threaded fastener technology.

oebel was founded as a small threaded fastener distributor in 1979. It was “a hard beginning” - an initial capital of just 20,000 Deutschmarks meant working hard until the business could move into a small rented commercial warehouse in Düsseldorf. While money may have been in short supply, knowledge and experience were not. “My uncle, who co-founded the business with my mother,” explains Marcel Goebel, “helped to run a family owned manufacturing company producing self tapping and machine screws from the 1960s until he, his father and brother, decided to sell it and go separate ways”. Mr Klaus Arens continues to play an active role in the Goebel business. Within a few years the business had specialised: focusing strongly on screws with assembled washers – a niche in which few demonstrated a strong capability. Marcel Goebel joined the company fifteen years ago, followed a few years later by his brother Dennis. That, too, was a time of transition for the Goebel business. The company had outgrown the Düsseldorf warehouse. In 1989 Goebel bought a warehouse and offices in Erkrath, a few kilometres to the East of the city centre. “The company had established an excellent reputation in the market, almost entirely through word of mouth recommendation,” recalls Marcel, “but had no computers, no catalogue, and no structured customer relation systems.” Its supply base was also undergoing a radical change. “Previously we had sourced most of our products from Italy, but this was the time when the global market opened up and we organised the first steps, not all successful initially, to source product in Asia.” Today, around 90% of the range is imported from Asia, primarily through close working relationships established during that transitional period. Goebel, though, continues to carry out a series of quality critical processes, in particular washer assembly and coating, under its direct control in Germany.

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Until the late 1990s Goebel’s core ranges were self tapping and self drilling screws, primarily with assembled washers for construction and insulation sheet metal applications. Twelve years ago the company began to diversify, introducing a range of standard blind rivets. “Now”, says Marcel, “Goebel has become one of the leading European suppliers of the full range of blind rivet technology - high strength blind rivets, multi grip, sealed type, blind rivet nuts and a comprehensive range of setting tools for these products”. The first Erkrath site still accommodates purchasing, sales and accounting offices, together with Goebel’s day-to-day picking inventory and goods despatch operation. That is set to change over the next year as Goebel begins the complete refurbishment of a recently-purchased 13,500 square metre warehouse and office complex close-by; part of which is already in use for receiving goods, inspection, bulk storage and packing, and for the directors’ offices. Today, Goebel publishes a comprehensive programme of well-designed and informative catalogues. The self drilling and self tapping screw catalogues, which provide details of a range of surface coatings, including special head colours, and options for assembled EPDM or polyamide washers, have been joined by similarly detailed publications for standard and high strength blind rivets, rivet nuts and both pneumatic and manual setting tools. Goebel’s reputation is not solely based on the variety and range available from stock, although a commitment to prompt despatch and next day service domestically has proven important. “We have developed fastening technologies to meet the market requirements precisely and to overcome difficulties we saw users experiencing on site,” explains Dennis Goebel. “For example, we improved on the DIN 7976 specification by making the hex head higher and ensuring a well defined slot. That made the screws more user friendly – stainless steel is, of course,

Goebel has four washer assembly machines non-magnetic so the head modifications ensure a tighter fit in the driver socket.” “It was similar with bi-metal self drilling screws,” adds Marcel. “We saw users drilling holes, using a carbon steel screw to try to form a thread and then trying to drive in the stainless steel screw. Not surprisingly, it would often stick and take a pair of pliers to get it out.” In 2000 Goebel won the Innovation Award at the ISO Wiesbaden Fair – Europe’s largest fair dedicated to insulation material and technology. “We won the award through the introduction of a 4.2 x 16 bimetal self drilling screw,” explains Marcel. “Previously the market had supplied only 5.5 and 6.3 diameters and not recognised the opportunity for the smaller screw. The very short length was also extremely important in order to avoid penetrating the insulation layer behind the stainless steel sheet.” In 2008 Goebel returned to take another ISO award, this time for a stainless steel self tapping screw. “The market needed a screw with a pointed tip for use in punched holes,” says Marcel. “Using a self drilling point was not effective. We found a way to make a stainless steel screw three times harder than the normal stainless material on the market, without losing the anti-corrosion qualities, which would provide exactly the right solution.” Not surprisingly, this specialised screw sector remains an important part of the Goebel business: four automatic washer assembly machines provide a one million unit per day capacity. Supplier quality is a paramount issue – throughout both threaded fastener and riveting ranges. “We know we have to be constantly vigilant,” says Marcel Goebel, “to ensure that there is no inadvertent slippage in the quality of products we receive, even from long standing partners.” A Schenk tensile and shear tester sits opposite a Kesternich testing cabinet, in which sulphur dioxide replicates the harshest industrial atmosphere. “We use the cabinet to test whether the screws are stainless steel,” explains Dennis, “and also which parts of the bimetal screws are stainless.” A drilling test rig is, of course, essential and washer dimensions are checked to ensure good assembly as well as performance in application.

Increasingly important, now, is the capability to test blind fastening products – Goebel has extended its original core of blind rivets to include extensive programmes of specialised rivet nuts, high strength and structural rivets. “As well as breaking strain we need to carry out a series of specialised test to ensure particular characteristics, including grip range, peel characteristics and sealing performance.” Since 2008 packaging has been carried out on an automatic Weighpack line, capable of packing one million pieces an hour, and specially designed for Goebel – an example is a vibrating platform below the filling chute to ‘shake down’ rivets before the lid is sealed. For efficiency the footprint of the boxes is limited to two sizes, with height variation accommodating the different products and quantities. Packaging is either the distinctive blue Goebel box or plain white labelled ones for distributors. The company is around two-thirds of the way through a programme to mark all products with an EAN code. “It is another big investment,” says Marcel, “but important for our own efficiency as well as customer service.” Recently Goebel launched a full programme of both pneumatic and manual insertion tools for its blind fastening range. The pneumatic tools are supplied by a highly reliable European manufacturer; hand tools are produced in Asia and can be supplied either in the Goebel brand or in customer’s own livery. 40% of Goebel sales are already exported. The company has a small subsidiary in the Netherlands, a sales office in France, and a stocking partnership in Hungary. It will shortly also be represented in Poland. “We aim to service the mid range customer base,” says Marcel, “where we can ensure a fair price related to the volume of purchases – that gives an incentive

Goebel invested in automatic packing line for growth with Goebel. Our immediate goal is to progress the development of our new building so that we can move all our operations onto one site, eliminate some of the inefficiencies we currently have to manage around, and provide an even better customer service.” “We are looking forward to the Fastener Fairs at Budapest and Stuttgart – we will have some exciting new programmes to introduce to Fair visitors next spring.” “The market is very complex but we know it is full of opportunities for a company like Goebel and with the investments we have made and the completion of our re-organisation there is no doubt we will be ready to make full advantage of those opportunities.”

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Fastener Fair - Budapest Where: Budapest, Hungary When: 6 Sep - 7 Sep 2010 What: Central and eastern european fastener event.

4th Fastener Trade Show Where: Guangzhou, China When: 8 Sep - 10 Sep 2010 Web: www.fastenertradeshow.info What: Specialist fastener show.

MSV Brno Where: Brno, Czech Rep When: 13 Sep - 17 Sep 2010 Web: www.bvv.cz/msv-gb What: International engineering fair.

Automechanika Where: Frankfurt, Germany When: 14 Sep - 19 Sep 2010 Web: www.automechanika.messefrankfurt.com What: Trade for the automotive industry.

BalticBuild Where: St.Petersburg, Russia When: 15 Sep - 17 Sep 2010 Web: www.balticbuild.ru What: Building and interiors exhibition.

Wire China 2010 Where: Shanghai, China When: 21 Sep - 24 Sep 2010 Web: www.mdna.com/shows/wirechina.html What: Wire and cable, including fastener manufacturing technology.

HUSUM WindEnergy Where: Husum, Germany When: 21 Sep - 25 Sep 2010 Web: www.husumwindenergy.com What: Wind energy trade fair.

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China International Hardware Show 2010 Where: Shanghai, China When: 28 Sep - 30 Sep 2010 Web: www.cihs-practicalworld.com What: Hardware and DIY sector.

13th Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo Osaka Where: Osaka, Japan When: 6 Oct - 8 Oct 2010 Web: www.mtech-kansai.jp/english What: Mechanical components & materials.

COROSAVE Where: Stuttgart, Germany When: 12 Oct - 14 Oct 2010 Web: www.fairxperts.de/english/corosave What: Corrosion protection, preservation and packaging.

Interbuild Onsite Where: Birmingham, UK When: 17 Oct - 20 Oct 2010 Web: www.interbuild.com What: Construction industry.

SAUDI BUILD 2010 Where: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia When: 18 Oct - 21 Oct 2010 Web: www.recexpo.com What: Construction technology and building materials.

Taiwan International Fastener Show Where: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan When: 19 Oct - 20 Oct 2010 Web: www.fastenertaiwan.com What: Specialist fastener show.

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400 exhibitors already for Stuttgart 2011 Fastener Fair will open its doors again in Stuttgart on 22nd – 24th February 2011. We asked exhibition director, Susanne Rauberger how the show was shaping up under the management of Mack Brooks Exhibitions. Can you give our readers an update on the booking situation?

Susanne Rauberger (SR): “Stand allocation is well under way, here at our offices in St Albans. Today, a good six months ahead of the show, everything looks set for yet another successful Fastener Fair Stuttgart: some 400 exhibitors from 20 countries have already booked their stand space. As demand for stand space is very high, companies interested in exhibiting should get in contact with us very quickly.”

Fastener Fair Stuttgart has always been a very international trade show. Will this be the case again in 2011?

SR: “The exhibiting companies that have already booked their stand space, come from 20 different countries: 56% are from Europe, with Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom being the biggest European exhibitor countries. 42% of the current exhibitors are Asian companies, from Taiwan, India, China and Malaysia. The remaining 2% are companies from North America. This is in line with the previous exhibition, where 56% of the exhibiting companies were also from outside Germany. As for the exhibitors at that show, 62% came from outside Germany. For a trade exhibition, these figures are excellent with regards to international attendance.”

For the first time the show is being organised by Mack Brooks Exhibitions. Can you tell us about the company?

SR: “Mack Brooks Exhibitions has been organising industrial trade fairs throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas for almost 50 years. Our exhibitions cover industry sectors such as sheet metal working, rail technology, airport technology, engineering, construction, textile machinery, energy and water supply, food technology as well as print technology and paper converting. In Germany, Mack Brooks Exhibitions is well known for organising EuroBLECH, the world’s leading international sheet metal working technology exhibition, which will take place again, in Hanover, in October this year. As far as our staff is concerned, over 20 different nationalities are represented in our exhibition teams. This guarantees that exhibitions held in a specific country are managed by staff with respective cultural backgrounds.”

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How do you see Fastener Fair Stuttgart benefiting from Mack Brooks Exhibitions’ experience and is there anything new you offer for the coming show?

SR: “From other related trade shows we organise on the European continent, we have extensive contacts in important industry sectors, such as the automotive industry and the machine tool industry; therefore we see good potential to not only increase awareness of Fastener Fair Stuttgart, but also to increase the visitor numbers, particularly from Germany and the neighbouring countries. In order to promote the show, we will provide our exhibitors with a wide selection of print and online marketing services to invite their customers to the show. Our new website provides exhibition information in several languages; as do our exhibitor brochure and visitor promotional material. To help participants plan their visit at the show, an enhanced exhibitor list with extensive information about the exhibiting companies and their products will be available on the website soon.”

Your website has just announced a new Fastener Fair to take place in India next year. What can you tell us about this exhibition?

SR: “India is a major growth market which offers outstanding opportunities for the fastener and fixing industry. In particular the automotive industry and its suppliers, as well as construction, electronics and white goods industries all show highly positive growth rates. Car manufacturers in India, for example, aim to have the majority of their vehicle components produced locally. With Fastener Fair India - Mumbai, due to take place from 16th 17th April 2011 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, we want to offer companies of this industry sector a dedicated trade exhibition to target this upcoming market.”

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From 26th – 30th October 2010, the world’s largest International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition will, once again, be the central market place for everyone involved in sheet metal working. Comprehensive information for visitors planning their trip to EuroBLECH 2010, in Hanover, Germany, is now available. A visitor leaflet in 12 languages can be ordered for free via the show website. The brochure includes the key show details, a site map, the show profile as well as useful travel information.

ith its motto “Time for Innovation”, this year’s EuroBLECH will focus on cutting-edge technologies and sophisticated solutions. The exhibiting companies will present a wide variety of machines, systems, tools and materials in halls 11 to 16, and 27, at the Hanover exhibition grounds. Innovations for the future of sheet metal working and live demonstrations of new machines and systems will be a major focus of the show. Intelligent solutions for energy-saving, environmentally sustainable production (for enhanced fabrication processes to adapt to changing demand), new materials, as well as the latest trends in R&D will be on display. “The current booking status seems to reflect that the sheet metal working industry is slowly recovering from the economic crisis. Today, a good four months ahead of the show, 1,280 exhibitors from 40 countries have already booked over 77,000 square metres net in exhibition space. EuroBLECH 2010 is, therefore, very likely to match or even surpass the figures of the very successful 2006 show,” says Nicola Hamann, exhibition director of EuroBLECH on behalf of the organisers Mack Brooks Exhibitions. The previous two exhibitions have both been record events for exhibitor and visitor numbers: 1,409 exhibitors and 64,300 visitors attended the 2006 show. The 2008 event attracted 1,520 exhibitors and 69,400 visitors; 44.5% of the exhibitors and 35% of the visitors at that show came from outside Germany. (All indications audited by FKM – Society for voluntary control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics). “EuroBLECH 2010 will again be a highly international trade exhibition, with 45% of the exhibiting companies coming from outside Germany. Visitors can look forward to being part of an industry event which offers the greatest possible choice of what is available on an international scale: the latest products and services for sheet metal working, from global players as well as from small specialist suppliers from all parts of the world,” comments Nicola Hamann. Sheet metal working specialists, such as designers, buyers, production specialists and quality managers, will find the complete sheet metal working technology chain at EuroBLECH 2010. This includes sheet metal, semi-finished and finished products, handling, separation, forming/ flexible sheet metal working, joining/welding and surface technologies. Tools, process and quality control systems, CAD/CAM applications plus research and development complete the product range. Exhibitors also include suppliers of sheet metal parts as well as subcontractors. Detailed information on the show including an up-todate exhibitor list is available from the show website. The website also features a travel page with information on travel packages from all parts of the world, as well as on the special rail and air rates for visitors to EuroBLECH 2010, offered in cooperation with German airline Lufthansa and German railways Deutsche Bahn.

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Taiwan to show its fastener capabilities On 19th – 20th October the Taiwanese Fastener Industry will stage its first home-based international fastener show in over 20 years. An intensive awareness programme is targeting volume fastener buyers from across the world to visit the show and also assess first hand the capabilities of hundreds of local factories.

he Taiwan International Fastener Show will be staged at the Kaohsiung Arena and is organised jointly by the Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute and TAITRA – the Taiwan External Trade Development Council. The current development phase of the arena limits exhibition space so the show will have 300 conventional booths, occupied by around 230 companies, of which 190 will be TIFI members. TAITRA is presenting the show as a focal point, from which buyers can arrange visits to factories in the Kaohsiung area. Despite the challenges of the last two years, Taiwan sustains over 1,200 manufacturers, around 40% of which are clustered around Kaohsiung and Tainan. A second cluster around Sanchong, Shulin and Taoyuan in northern Taiwan accounts for a further 35%. The remaining fastener production is primarily in the central area of Changhua and Taichung. The development of Taiwan’s fastener industry can be traced to the period immediately after World War II, when industrialisation took its first steps. Chun Yu Works & Co Ltd established the first volume fastener factory, moving into nut production initially, and then in 1955 expanding into a wider range of screws, nuts and hexagonal head bolts. According to current Chun Yu chairman, Bruce Sun, raw materials came from ship plates and artillery shell cases from the war. Machinery was modified from what was at hand, which included treadle operated nut tappers. Fastener demand developed as the US military adopted Taiwan as a supply base for the Vietnam War and other fastener producers were established, including San Shing Fastech, Shin Yee, Ho Hong and Huan Qiou. In the decade from 1968 improving machinery efficiency and technology, often developed by the factories themselves, brought down production cost. That legacy

is still to be found at Chun Zu, the Chun Yu group’s machinery manufacturing division and San Shing, which has recently developed scrap-free washer making equipment. Once Taiwan’s China Steel Corporation began to produce wire rod many fastener manufacturers moved south to reduce freight costs. The industry proliferated as trained employees left the larger plants to start their own businesses. Sun Tea-ren, president of Jau Yeou Ind Co Ltd recalls working in production management at Chun Yu for nine years before establishing his own company. Other ex-employees set up hardware stores to service growing domestic consumption or established trading companies to develop Taiwan’s export market. Between 1979 and 1983 massive construction projects in Taiwan drove demand: the number of fastener manufacturers grew to over one hundred and export volumes increased dramatically. 1984 through to 1990, however, is seen as the real growth period for Taiwan’s fastener industry. The supply chain developed both upstream and downstream and the infrastructure was established for essential services including heat treatment, tooling and coating services. Automated production equipment combined with substantial advances in quality control, production management and commercial management. Taiwan developed a fastener export business that grew to service more than 140 countries and accounted for around 30% of the world’s fasteners. Today, over 1,200 fastener manufacturing companies employ some 20,000 people. In the Gangshan township of Kaohsiung, eight of ten residents work in the fastener or fastener related industries. In 2008 Taiwan exported an estimated US$3.57 billion (2.84 billion euros) of

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fastener products accounting for 6% of world production value. Taiwan’s largest single export market in 2008 was the United States, accounting for 42% of the country’s fastener exports. In Europe, the most significant importing countries are Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Taiwan also sells substantial fastener volumes to Japan. Since the turn of the new century the rapidly escalating challenge for Taiwan has been the growing ascendancy of mainland China as a producer and exporter of low cost standard fasteners. Between 2004 and 2008 China more than tripled the value of its fastener exports to around US$5.9 billion, representing production tonnage of some 3.8 million tonnes. While swingeing anti-dumping tariffs curtailed China’s penetration of the European Union market, its competitive pressure remains very real in many world markets. Despite this competition Taiwan increased the value of its fastener exports between 2004 and 2008 although, significantly, tonnage remained fairly static at around 1.2 million tonnes, reflecting a progressive move away from low value standards to more complex fasteners and special parts. The current TIFI president is Joe Chen, president of Ho Hong, a medium sized fastener producer with annual capacity of around 20,000 metric tonnes. A TS 16949 accredited company Ho Hong exports over 60% of its production to Japan, with most of the balance destined for the United States. “Taiwan fastener exports have maintained at a steady rate despite the growth of the PRC,” says Mr Chen. “However, we recognise that we must upgrade our production, otherwise we cannot go on competing.” Ho Hong’s own plant reflects that imperative with, still unusual for Taiwan, heading and threading machinery set up in cells to improve

ta i w a n accuracy and efficiency. The company is now also increasingly producing on five die machines. Production layout in the very large factories of Chun Yu and Jinn Herr remains traditional, but again the introduction of more and more complex production equipment is evident. This year Chun Yu installed a 27mm diameter 6-die former from the group’s Chun Zu machinery company, as well as approving investment for over 60 new 1 die, 2 blow production machines for self drilling screws. San Shing’s integrated production system, in some contrast, reflects a

transition from “tonnage producer” to lower volume, significantly higher added value production; 90% of which is now produced to stringent automotive quality requirements – within what San Shing calls Total Production Maintenance, a formalised lean manufacturing management. The aim of the Taiwan International Fastener Show, Joe Chen asserts, “is to show the world the capabilities of the Taiwan fastener industry and to demonstrate it produces similar quality to the US, Japan and Europe.” He reiterates that one of the prime reasons for staging the show in Kaohsiung is to arrange plant tours for visitors in conjunction with it. “The factories are so close together,” he says “that it is easily possible to visit 5 or 6 in a day. Each company will be happy to arrange transport to

the next and the Tuesday/Wednesday show leaves two clear days to follow up with factory visits.” Mr Chen also confirmed that the intention is to stage the show every two years. He recalls, “A show was tried more than 20 years ago. Then the problem was all the factories’ production was much the same so exhibitors found they were inviting their own customers only for them to meet their competition. Now it is different, because we are all making more specialist parts; our ability is greatly developed from 20 years ago.”

Creating innovative products Kwantex Research Inc, established since 1996, explains that it is devoted to research and design in the fastener field, and collaborates with various other fastener companies around the world to create innovative products.

wantex has approximately 150 members of staff and has production facilities in both Taiwan and China. Its products mainly focus on high-end fasteners for constructional and industrial applications. The majority of patented products have already been mass-produced and successfully entered markets in many advanced countries and areas. Kwantex owns a wide variety of infrastructure for both manufacturing and quality control and is accredited to ISO 9001 / E2000-design Quality Management System certification, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System as well as OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. Kwantex highlights that it always takes extra care on the inspection of finished products. Before shipping, it insists that every batch of screws must pass its internal inspection. Aside from normal mechanical quality inspection, Kwantex can also conduct salt spray tests and Kesternich tests at customer request in its environmental laboratory. Additionally, Kwantex can provide technical backup, samples, and packaging design to fully support customer needs. Kwantex says that it will continue to revolutionise new product designs as it plans to present 3 - 5 new products per year, which helps its agencies/partners to not only update their product range in existing markets, but also to create new markets. Kwantex Research Inc will have a booth (booth #D45/D47) at the Taiwan International Fastener Show in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 19th – 20th October 2010. It will also have a stand (B61) at the upcoming Fastener Fair Budapest, 6th – 7th September 2010.

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Small but perfectly formed U Queen Machinery Co Ltd, established in 2010 and originally Fu Wei Machinery Co Ltd, is a micro forming machine manufacturer that specialises in wire diameters from 0.5mm to 6mm.

Queen Machinery executive director, Cathy Yi, explains that U Queen Machinery was established to focus especially on micro forming machines. “We are concentrating on micro products, and our aim is to become the world No.1 micro forming machine manufacturer. We have the professional experience in machine making, as well as outstanding technicians for development.” She adds: “It is a high technology world and clients are looking for micro precision products of high quality. Our job is to design and manufacture a better, faster and easy-to-operate product to fulfil customer requirements.” U Queen Machinery designs and produces a series of different machines including:

HUI05 – A 1 die 2 blow bush cut-off fingerless micro forming machine, which takes wire from 0.8mm – 2.2mm. U Queen points out that it can achieve 0.6mm diameter, depending on the material and type of product. The HUI05 features a compact design, a human interface display and an auto checker to separate faulty products. UIR00N - A micro thread rolling machine for threads from

0.8mm – 1.2mm. The UIR00N features a flat feeding plate to prevent products overlapping, and the flat dies set has a fine adjustment function for accurate and efficient operation.

MF6P - A 6 die 6 blow mini cassette change former, an international

technical collaboration between Daido Machinery and U Queen Machinery, that features a unique technique in fast changing dies set, resulting in an assembly time of less than 10 minutes.

CCM has it sorted Ching Chan Machinery Co Ltd (CCM) has applied to patent its LS-1501 wheel crack inspection system. The company also offers the option of recess depth detection on its inspection systems.

stablished in 1992 and located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, CCM is a Taiwan based sorting machines manufacturer. At the beginning CCM’s main focus was manufacturing and researching vibrating feeder as well as related fields. However, with constant development and research, as well as a focus on innovative technology and high quality, CCM developed a new generation of screw image-display sorting machine. In order to upgrade the capability and quality of its sorting machines, CCM also introduced a Sorting Centre which gave it the opportunity to understand its customers sorting requirements, as well as to put its concepts into practice. In total CCM has completed more than 500 installations worldwide in the past four years. CCM points out that even during the global economic recess in 2009, it still achieved an annual sales increase of 25%, which it attributes to its customers continued belief that quality control enhancement helps boost sales numbers. In order to promote its sorting machine around the World CCM has agents in USA, Japan, Korea, India and Germany. “Our aim is to continually provide professional design, innovative research and advanced technology, so that we can produce high quality precision sorting machines for all our customers.”

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Manufacturing with pride Yi Tai Shen (YTS), based in Tainan, Taiwan, was established in 2000 and is a manufacturer of stainless steel fasteners and bars. As well as supplying the domestic market YTS also supplies Europe, America and the Middle East, with over 70% of its production being exported overseas.

TS explains that its in-house production facilities enables it to effectively monitor every production process, with its production management system making sure that both quality and cost are effectively managed to suit its customers best interests. YTS points out that its quality control begins at the material source with an on-line inspection. YTS then performs tests and examinations on mechanical properties and dimensions, as well as packaging and shipping condition. YTS works closely with its customers to provide advice or help developing special or customised products, and is always looking to improve its production capability and products, whether it is through upgrading its technoloy or by trying new materials. “Products stamped with YTS are not simply just bolts or nuts. In YTS, we view our products as a package of service, assurance and commitment, with all products being manufactured with pride by our company.”

The importance of quality control Top Screw Metal Corp, established in 1975, has over 30 years experience in metal production and over the years has progressed from a single stroke heading machine, which it used to produce some of its very first products, to multi-stroke heading machines which it now uses to produce its various products.

op Screw is not limited to cold heading products, it can also offer products that have been manufactured by turning machine and CNC turning machine. Top screw highlights that it can produce a range of products including: blind rivet nuts, bolt rivet nuts, blind rivets, special blind rivets, self clinching parts, self tapping threaded inserts and speed pin rivets. These parts are produced in stainless steel (A2 and A4), steel, brass and aluminium 5000 series, 6000 series and 7000 series. Top Screw highlights that it also produces special products according to customers requirements/drawings, with 30% of the products it produces being manufactured to customer requirements.

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“At Top Screw we know the importance of quality control, which is why we have invested so much in quality control equipment. This allows our customers to be certain that our products are the very best.” Some of the quality control equipment that Top Screw has includes torque, pull and push testing machines, 3D projection machines and optical sorting machines. However, Top Screw points out that the most important aspect of its quality control is its well trained engineers and quality controllers, which is why it has been able to supply the automotive and other industries for many years. Top Screw is also ISO 9001:2000 certified and ISO 14001 certified.

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Every process is a work of art Evolving from a single person trading company located in a small office in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, M&W Fastener Co Ltd has grown into a professional manufacturer which now employs over 110 staff and supplies high quality OEM products.

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&W highlights that it has assembled every manufacturing process from forming, threading, heat treatment, optical & roller sorting to packing, in a 200,000 square feet factory, located in Ben Zhou Industrial Area, Gang-Shan Town, Taiwan. At the beginning M&W set up an A2LA laboratory whilst it was still a trading company, which allowed it to monitor every manufacturing procedure from raw material to packaging. However, being a trading company M&W found it difficult to control the quality and lead time for its products due to using so many different sub contractors. M&W realised that the more it got involved in the manufacturing side the easier it would be to control quality. This is why it decided to become a manufacturer who could offer every manufacturing process in-house, apart from coating. This enabled M&W to become a professional supplier to the automotive industry and offer customised products. Becoming a supplier to the automotive industry also involved M&W becoming ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001 certified. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Excellent quality and complete service are the most important keys to longterm business, and is always our goal. Manufacturing and supplying screws is like a work of art and we are confident that once you work with us, you will realise there is nothing we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make happen.â&#x20AC;?

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New optical inspector from San Shing San Shing Fastech Corporation says that its optical technology team has created a brand new machine that will start a new era of inspection machinery. The SBM-35L series is a bolt measurement machine that, according to San Shing, is the quickest and most economical in obtaining bolt measurements.

an Shing explains that the SBM-35L is specially designed for inspecting and measuring unfinished/finished fastener products to ensure the intact appearance of the products, as well as to ensure the dimensions meet order specifications and international standards. The SBM-35L is equipped with a touch screen interface that is easy to operate and set up for flexible inspection functions. The SBM-35L is also provided with a total of 20 inspection types within the four main categories: appearance and contour inspection (head heights, shapes of bolts); geometrical tolerance measurement (R angle); and thread inspection (external diameter, hole diameter, total length of threads and pitch). The SBM-35L is also capable of many spot inspections at the same time, making it appropriate for on-site plants and QC laboratories to speed up and simplify the measurement process and ensure precision. San Shing sees the SBM-35L replacing traditional measurement equipment, like optical profile projections (2D), surface profilers, and various hand measurement tools like micrometers and internal gauges. The SBM-35L incorporates all the inspecting features of the above and uses a high-precision telecentric lens and optical technology, such as parallel illumination, to achieve measurement accuracy of ±0.005mm. The SBM-35L has professional software for the accurate measurement of appearance, as well as real size and relative size of each part.

Experienced socket screw specialist Fwu Kuang Enterprises Co Ltd (FKE) is a manufacturer with 31 years experience of producing hexagon socket cap screws; exporting its products to USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and also several European countries.

KE highlights that its main products are hexagon socket head cap screws (DIN912), hexagon socket head countersunk cap screws (DIN7991/ISO10642), hexagon socket head button cap screws (ISO7380), socket thin head cap screws (DIN7984), thin head cap screws, pilot recess cap screws (DIN6912), and socket head shoulder cap screws (ISO7379). FKE also provides its customers with special/ customised products and service. “Due to our high quality steel materials from CSC, our experienced workers, our research and development ability and our high-speed bolt formers we are able to offer high quality products, as well as competitive and reasonable prices to our customers.” FKE also has an independent laboratory (TAF) with ISO 90012002 and TS16949 accreditation.

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In good Standing Standing Industrial Co Ltd, established in 1979 by Mr. George Day and his partners, specialises in cold heading, machining, pressing, and plastic injection parts.

tanding points out that it is especially focused on micro, miniature and small fasteners for the automotive, electrical, computer, communication, consumer electronics, optical and medical industries. It can also offer high performance thread forming screws, washer assembly units, jack screws / standoff, turned parts, pressed parts and plastic fasteners, and is able to offer various kinds of specials to customer designs/drawings or specifications. Standing has a full range of production machines and has optical sorting machines, allowing it to meet PPM requirements for the automotive industry. Standing also has a robot/auto feeder assembly line and auto packing machines allowing its products to be packed efficiently into various kinds of small bag/box packing. “With years of efforts, we have built a fully equipped laboratory and an excellent E.R.P. management system combined with T.Q.C. and 100% computerised effective office.”

Quality is everything Shin Chun Enterprise Co., Ltd. (SCE), based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, believes that “quality is everything” when trying to become a leading screw manufacturer, which is why it is ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and TS 16949 accredited, and hopes to have its laboratory accredited by the end of the year.

CE explains that to receive accreditation is has built an independent room for its laboratory, re-organised its quality assurance team and purchased several new pieces of testing equipment and gauges. “We have always focused on the quality of the products and the operation process and by gaining accreditation we will be able to prove to our customers that our products are of the very highest quality.” SCE points out that it is constantly installing new machines and equipment so that it can continue to meet the various customer demands on quantity, dimensions and packaging. SCE highlights that it can also supply all kinds of surface treatments for products including plating (zin, nickel, brass), coating, head painting and nylon patching. In fact SCE has recently introduced a brand new coating called ColorGuard®, which it says has a much better performance compared with existing coatings. “ColorGuard® coating is one of our new products which contains no chrome (neither Cr+6 nor Cr+3), meaning that it is a very clean solution to the environment. ColorGuard® is not just clean but also very strong against rust. For some special types, the coating can even remain on a surface through three drive-in/pull-out procedures. The third advantage is that ColorGuard® coating comes in a variety of different colours.”

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Super modernisation Super Nut Industrial Ltd, founded in 1975, started in the era of 1-die 2-blow cold headers for rivets, leather hardware and binding posts. Through years of modernisation it is now able to offer modern multi-stage cold forging for fasteners, screws, nuts and blind rivet nuts.

uper Nut explains that it can supply a wide range of products for various applications including furniture, transportation (air, land, and sea), agriculture, construction, electronics, telecommunication, and automobile accessories, and has customers in Asia, America, Europe and the Middle East. Super Nut highlights that it has compiled a solid technological process for the production and quality control of its products over the last few decades. In order to manufacture the best products, Super Nut constantly researches new technology and says it is always introducing the most advanced and precise automatic production equipment. Some of the production and quality control equipment that Super Nut currently has at its disposal includes multi-stage cold forging machines, thread tapping machines, tensile force & tension test machines, 3D projectors, hardness metre and an optical sorting machine. This array of production and quality control equipment means that Super Nut can offer a wide range of products, such as: • Standard / special. blind rivets. • Blind rivets. • Solid or hollow rivets. • Insert nuts. • Welding nuts. • Self clinching studs. • Self clinching nuts. • Self clinching standoffs. • Brass knurl inserts. In addition to its wide range of products, Super Nut says that it is dedicated to providing OEM’s with a full support services for custom-made parts, and full cooperation with client-order demands. “We provide our clients with the absolute best service and highest quality. We are confident that, with our competitive production cost, extensive experience, and high quality standards, we are able to meet the design and manufacturing needs of all customers.”

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Blue skies see Fastbolt Charity Golf Day hit personal best On a gloriously sunny day the third annual Fastbolt Charity Golf Day in memory of Heinz Storch took place, once again at the Mentmore Golf and Country Club, and managed to raise its highest amount ever for charity.

o hot was the weather that all of 50 players, made up of customers, suppliers and competitors from throughout the UK and Irish fastener industry, were actually looking for water. However, it was the drinking kind rather than the hazardous kind they had on their minds. This year’s event managed to raise its largest amount for charity with over £6,750 going to Willen Hospice, a local charity that cares for adults with terminal illness. In addition to the players’ fees, every hole of the Rothschild course was sponsored, there were also prizes donated for the longest drive and nearest the pin, and the evening dinner featured a big prize raffle and an auction of donated items. Below are a selection of photographs of the picturesque course and some not so picturesque golf shots. Also included are photos of the winners from the day, apart from Willen Hospice that is.

(l-r): Graham Joyce presenting Ian Estick with the overall winner trophy

Winning team: Junghienrich

Next years event will be held on Friday 10th June 2011, once again at the splendid Mentmore Golf and Country Club.

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The Dresselhaus name epitomises a carefully balanced combination of long-standing tradition and innovation. At the core of its business philosophy is an uncompromising commitment to product quality assurance. Recently, a very substantial investment programme has developed and expanded the Dresselhaus quality assurance department to make it one of the most comprehensively equipped in the European fastener industry. Equally important, of course, is the investment in highly qualified personnel that the company has also made. On a visit to Herford, Germany, earlier in the year, this magazine was privileged to tour the new Dresselhaus QA facility. Pictures, they say, can speak a thousand words, so in the following pages, with the assistance of Dresselhaus, we have visually replicated that tour, to reflect the range and complexity of technology required today to ensure the safety and reliability of fastener products.

Micro-Vickers hardness tester Determination of surface hardness To determine surface hardness, carbonisation or decarbonisation and hardness spreading Dresselhaus uses the Micro-Vickers hardness tester.

Surface roughness measuring instrument

Measuring room 1

Determination of surface roughness The determination of surface roughness is executed by using the surface roughness measuring instrument according to DIN EN ISO 3274.

Profile projector Measuring of length, radius and angle This measuring device provides an exact determination of length, radius and angle. It allows a measuring accuracy of 0.001 (thousandth).

Hardness testing machine

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Core hardness test According to several DIN standards the hardness of fixings and custom tailored items is inspected, i.e. the core hardness test of bolts.

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To evaluate the microstructure and to determine carbonisation, as well as partial decarbonisation, polished specimens are being examined under the light optical microscope.

Axial run-out measuring device

According to either DIN EN ISO 4759 or drawing parameters run out tolerances are determined.

Concentricity gauge

According to either DIN EN ISO 4759 or drawing parameters rectitude, deflection and concentricity are being measured.

Measuring room 1

Measuring and inspection equipment • Micrometer gauge • Measuring pins/gauge block • Thread inspection

For length checking practice, besides the a.m. inspection devices, additional more conventional measuring devices like callipers and indicative thread gauges are available.

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Universal testing machine Tensile and pressure tests Using this universal testing machine tension and traction tests with bolts and turned out samples up to a proof load of 600kN, as well as test load experiments with nuts, can be executed.

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Tec h n i c a l Optical emission spectrometer

This device is used to determine the chemical composition of metallic materials.

Universal testing machine up to 2.5kN

Using this universal testing machine tensile tests with bolts up to 2.5kN can be performed.

Measuring room 2

Screw testing stand

Using this inspection device the screw-in characteristics of screwed connections are identified by optional determination of these parameters: pretension, tightening torque, angle of rotation and friction coefficient according to VDI 2230.

X-ray material and coating thickness analyser

To determine the layer thickness of metallic, electrolytically and non-electrolytically applied zinc- and zinc flake coatings Dresselhaus uses the X-ray material and coating thickness analyser.

Measuring room 2 1 - Fully automatic programmable mounting press. 2 - Fully automated materialographic sample preparation with

microprocessor controlled automatic fluid dispensing instrument.

3 - Grinding and polishing machine. 4 - Cutting machine.

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Technical Digital photometer

Chrome-VI determination in metallic surfaces By using this method the proportion of chrome-VI in metallic surfaces can be illustrated. To achieve a fast result a spot test can be employed.

Laboratory/sample preparation

Salt spray test

Neutral salt spray test for corrosion resistance of metallic surfaces The salt spray test is employed to determine the corrosion resistance. This examination is carried out according to DIN EN ISO 9227.

Measuring room 3

Screw-in test bench

Here the screw-in times of different types of fasteners are determined.

Torque wrench

According to VDI 2230 for example ultimate torque and drive-in torque can be determined.

Work room

3D coordinates gauge

Workpieces can exactly and economically be checked with the 3D coordinates gauge. Additional to the common coordinates for length, width and diameter, amongst others shape and position tolerances (acc. DIN ISO 1101) as well as axial and radial run-out deviation, parallelism, rectitude, aptitude, rectangularity, symmetry and so on can be determined and evaluated. The metering precision is 0.003mm and special software makes sure that the measuring results can be displayed graphically.

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tesa gains certification tesa UK Ltd recently gained UL certifications for six double sided PE foam tapes which it says will help increase market penetration for these products in key application sectors.

hite and black coloured tapes tested by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. achieved temperature ratings of -35ºC to 105ºC on float glass, aluminium, PPE/HIPS (polyphenylene/high impact polystyrene), PPE/SB (polyphenylene/polystyrene butadiene) and PVF (polyvinyl fluoride). Dynamic shear resistance tests were also undertaken to verify adhesion performance. Certifications were granted for tesa 4957, 62932, 62934, 62936, 62852 and 62854 tape products. tesa explains that its general purpose tape, tesa 4957, features a highly conformable closed cell PE foam backing with a shear resistant modified acrylic adhesive, and is suitable for outdoor use. tesa also points out that its constructive mounting tape, tesa 62932, offers excellent long term adhesive performance in demanding constructive applications where there is a small design gap. Similarly, tesa 62934 double sided PE foam mounting tape is designed for constructive mounting applications. Particularly suited to shock absorption at low temperatures, it covers all the application areas for grade 62932 plus adhesion to moulded plastic parts. Conformability and the capability to compensate for the thermal expansion rates of dissimilar materials are some of the features that tesa says have made tesa 62936 the tape of choice for junction box mounting. Also, manufacturers who target UL 1703 approval can also use the tape. tesa also highlights that by offering outstanding bond strength and temperature resistance alongside excellent converting properties its tesa 62852 can be used for the permanent mounting of external branding, model number and engine classification lettering in the automotive industry. Finally, tesa says the the high foam elasticity properties of tesa 62854 combined with secure bonding performance make tesa 62854 suitable for fastening decorative trims and front panels in the white goods industry.

New panel adhesive from Tremco illbruck Tremco illbruck recently introduced the new PU010 panel adhesive which it says offers a practical alternative to wet adhesives or mechanical fixings in the installation of plasterboard, insulation and similar sheet materials.

remco illbruck highlights that the PU010 has excellent weather resistance and is suitable for both internal and external applications, making it ideally suited to the installation of external insulated facade systems (EIFS). “This new adhesive is simple to use – simply shake the canister, connect the applicator gun and the product is ready to apply. There is no mixing, no dust and minimal wastage. Once a job is finished, leave the canister fitted to the applicator gun to seal and reuse as often as required.”

Heavy Duty Wonder Wipes Everbuild Building Products, based in Leeds, UK, has announced a new addition to the highly popular Wonder Wipes brand, Heavy Duty Wonder Wipes.

verbuild explains that the textured, heavy duty, specially formulated wipes are ideal for use by the building, engineering and allied trades where the textured side of Heavy Duty Wonder Wipes remove ingrained dirt, and the un-textured side absorbs any excess. Everbuild points out that Heavy Duty Wonder Wipes, as with other Wonder Wipes products works to remove just about anything from hands and tools, including sealants, paints, bitumen’s and grease. In addition Heavy Duty Wonder Wipes also contains a powerful anti-bacterial additive which is resistant to MRSA, Salmonella, Listeria, E.Coli and Weils disease.

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The importance of sticking together Ibstock Brick Ltd, based in Ibstock, Leicestershire, UK, has presented a new rain screen panel system made from 90% recycled materials. The panels are made with pulverised slate bound together with a by-product from Ibstock’s brick making factory.

hese tiles are hung on the outside of buildings as a ‘rain screen’ and are available in various natural colours. The tiles are, however, not proof against vandalism so each one must have a shatter-proof element which will capture or retain any parts of the panel and prevent large shards falling onto people below. Lohmann Technologies (UK) explains that it has tested the use of its Duplocoll 2111 as a shatter-proofing film on the back of the panels to great success. The single-sided pressure sensitive adhesive film tape consists of a dispersion acrylic adhesive and a filament yarn as carrier. Lohmann explains that due to the important issue of sustainability, the ‘green’ tape is a plasticizer-free polymer dispersion and free from resin additives. “Duplocoll 2111 has a high adhesive strength even at low temperature, and due to its high coating weight it is also suitable for bonding on rough surfaces. Its high ageing stability and low water susceptibility are further advantages.” Lohmann highlights that in the factory the application has a production speed of between 50 and 60 panels an hour using a lamination machine, which is far faster than traditional methods, and uses no dangerous chemicals and needs no consumable items (single-use brushes, pots, protective masks, gloves and gowns etc). The other big advantage is the saving of space. There is no ‘drying’ or curing time, so panels can be stacked on stillages ready for immediate storage or despatch giving a ‘just in time’ facility to the building contractor.

Devcon eliminates stress ITW Devcon highlights that its methacrylate adhesives (MMA’s) have been used in engineering, product assembly, electronics and many other industries to bond a variety of metals, plastics, composites and dissimilar substrates for many years.

evcon explains that when adhesives are used, the problem of stress in the components are eliminated, smoother surface contours can be achieved, the bonding strength is higher, there is no need to drill holes or specially prepare the substrates, and different materials can be bonded together, in most cases without the use of primers. Devcon also points out that its MMA’s also gap-fill, offer superior load-bearing strength, are tough and flexible, rapidcuring, resistant to weather, have wide temperature ranges, and offer high bond strength as well as both fatigue and UV resistance. Three products that Devcon says combine the benefits of epoxy and polyurethane adhesives are: • Metal Welder 1 – A two part MMA that bonds ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other difficult substrates without priming and with minimum surface preparation. It also gives high tensile and shear strength with excellent environmental resistance. • Metal Welder 2 – A two part MMA with medium fixture time that bonds dissimilar metals without priming. It has high impact, peel and shear strength with exceptional fatigue-resistance and salt-spray durability. • Devweld 530 – A rapid curing, multi-purpose, toughened, load-bearing MMA which is suitable for bonding a wide range of metals, plastics, ceramics and other difficult substrates. It is resistant to weathering, and wide temperature fluctuations. ITW Devcon designs and manufactures high performance methacrylate, epoxy and PU adhesives and its European manufacturing site in Shannon, Ireland. It was recently awarded the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental certification by BSI.

3Marcos launches innovative silicone sealant Moisés Cardoso, 3Marcos commercial director, has announced the launch of a new silicone sealant, which has been specifically developed to reach maximum performance on aluminium surfaces.

ardoso explains: “At 3Marcos, we are driven by innovation and our customers will see how this innovative silicone sealant provides extraordinary performance on new generation aluminium lacquered surfaces.” Cardoso adds: “This sealant’s strong adhesion to aluminium, combined with an exceptionally fast cure, means it can be used without any primer on the vast majority of construction materials, porous and non-porous; including glass, polyester, epoxy, aluminium and other metals. The sealant can also be used with concrete, brick, ceramics, PVC and other plastics, as well as treated wood” Finally Cardoso comments: “One of the defining features of the new silicone sealant is its extraordinary performance in joints and areas subjected to vibrations and frequent cleaning. We believe that the development of this product will bring 3Marcos to the forefront of sealant development.”

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3M keeps things clear 3M has launched a new advanced two-part adhesive which it says offers all the established 3M benefits of strength and ease of use alongside astounding clarity.

M explains that its Scotch-Weld™ EPX acrylic adhesive DP804 offers superior adhesion to plastic and glass surfaces, making it ideal for commercial signage and point-of-sale manufacturers. However, it will also bond most metals and is suitable for any application where a coloured adhesive may detract from overall product appearance. 3M points out that the DP804 is fast-acting with bonded surfaces typically able to cope with manual handling in as little as four minutes. It has also been formulated to a viscosity which allows for simple, hassle-free workability, and offers excellent UV resistance with very good ageing properties in warm and humid environments. “The product works without damaging the surface of plastic, meaning screen printing is not affected, while any excess can be removed without leaving permanent blemishes, creating a super-clear finish every time.”

Krimelte goes for gold Krimelte, an Estonian production company and member of Wolf Group, manufactures high-quality products under the Penosil brand.

rimelte highlights that its Penosil GoldGun sealing foams product line includes high-quality one component construction foams designed for use by professionals. Krimelte says its GoldGun Winter versions are the only sealing foams which may be efficiently employed at temperatures down to -18°C, which allows it to be used in building and construction work in harsh environments. Besides fatigue resistance and an option to be efficiently used at low temperatures Penosil GoldGun foam features low secondary expansion, thus being more economical under circumstances vulnerable to pressure surges. The Penosil New Gun all-purpose sealing foam, has been popular for some time. Its main advantage lies in its ease and convenience of employment through use of the New Gun specific applicator. The Penosil New Gun is designed both for professional and home use. One of Krimelte’s most popular products is its Penosil General Silicone, which offers no contractibility or marble surface decolourising, and does not cause corrosion. Penosil General Silicone is extremely resistant to temperature variations within the range of -60°C up to 180°C. Krimelte also provides a wide selection of other products including fire stop sealants capable of withstanding high temperatures up to 1,500°C, parquet sealants of various colours, as well as Penosil cleaning wipes which can be used to remove foam, paint or sealant, in particular, from hands, shapes or guns.

Two part silicone for high heat Loctite 5612 is a new two-part, silicone adhesive designed for bonding glass, metals, ceramics, most plastics and elastomers where temperatures up to 220°C continuous or transient peaks of 300°C are involved.

enkel points out that like similar Loctite two-part silicones, a rapid cure can be achieved and the bond is extremely flexible and gives good adhesion without the need for a primer. Fixture time is achieved in around 25 minutes. Although Loctite 5612 is a two-part product, no manual mixing is required, with dispensing being carried out by means of a bi-mixer nozzle attached to a pneumatic gun. Typical uses for Loctite 5612 include the bonding and sealing of glass and ceramic stove tops to appliance frames, securing brackets to back of stove tops, bonding glass to microwave oven doors and the sealing of washing machine drums. Outside of the appliance market, it can be utilised for cabinet and panel bonding and sealing, replacing gaskets and mechanical fixing, as well as bonding glass to reflectors or frames.

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fischer minds the gap Discarded, non-reusable products are a genuine problem with many hand foam products on the market. Once opened any foam residue must be disposed of – which is wasteful and not exactly environmentally friendly.

ischer highlights that its fast bonding PU installation foam has the advantage of a re-sealable dispensing nozzle which allows the canister to be re-used after initial opening. The built-in valve is designed to maximise safety and ensure stability during storage while a special security tab prevents inadvertent opening of the canister. The product also features an ergonomically designed handle and pre-installed adapter. fischer says that the rapid installation foam has a quick curing time and is non tacky after 10 minutes. The foam can be cut after 25 minutes and is load bearing after three hours. It is available in 500ml and 750ml canisters with up to 15 month shelf life. “The foam can be used in many applications such as a variety of gaps, including window and door frame voids as well as gaps around window sills and filling in wall and ceiling cavities.”

G & B Fissaggi focuses on high quality G & B Fissaggi, based in Turin, Italy, says that its GEBOFIX PRO VE-SF Vinylester, styrene free, resin is a high quality bonded anchor for high performance, which is CE OPTION 7 approved, for applications on non cracked concrete with threaded bars and rebars.

& B Fissaggi highlights that the GEBOFIX PRO VE-SF is suited for fixing medium and heavy loads on solid and hollow supports: stone, concrete, aerated concrete, solid and hollow bricks. It is suitable for applications with threaded bars and reinforced bars, applications on wood and metal carpentry, and for the fixing of facades, railings, pipe connections and profiles. “The GEBOFIX PRO VE-SF grants a safe fixing and high loads values even on semisolids and hollow supports. It is also DIBT approved for application on solid and hollow bricks, fire resistance F120 approved, and certified for applications in flooded bore holes.” Available sizes include 300ml, 350ml and 410ml cartridges and storage temperature is from 5°C up to max 25°C. The storage life for the 410ml and 350ml cartridges is 18 months, and for the 300ml cartridge (foil tube) it is 12 months.

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Self tapping “Concrete screws” By Mark Salmon, Independent Fixings Consultants So called “Concrete screws” have become a well accepted fixing technique within the range of fixing solutions currently available. Like most fixings they have their strengths and weaknesses and, as with most fixing types, Mark Salmon of Independent Fixing Consultants has some clear views on what they are. He outlines their development, the range of versions available, where they may be used, where they should be avoided and issues regarding installation.

hat’s in a name? Well, in the case of “Concrete screws” not quite enough really. Yes, they work well in concrete but they are also a very useful solution in some types of masonry – admittedly the harder or stronger types - so the more general “Self tapping screw” is the term I prefer to use. The term “Screwbolt” is a trade name given to it by the company that developed the larger diameter versions so it’s not a name we can use generally. Of course self tapping screws for use in concrete have been around for ages but originally only in small diameters. It was the development of the 6mm to 20mm diameter range, that started the market for these products. Now no self respecting fixings manufacturer or supplier is without a range of these products in their portfolio. The operating mechanism is pretty obvious. After drilling a hole in the substrate (through the fixture if needed), and removing the dust with a blowout pump, the bolt is screwed in tapping its own thread by means of sharp threads raised on the profile. Some types have serrations cut into the leading edge of these threads to aid cutting. This operating principle has led to these anchors being categorised as “Undercut” anchors within the ETA system and there are plenty of different types which now carry that most reassuring of marks along with the associated “CE”. One of the key features claimed for these fixings is that they create “no stress in the base material” and can therefore be placed closer to edges and each other than expansion anchors. Well, there is some truth in that but there can be some stress

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created on installation as the threads force their way into the material. And all fixings, no matter how stress free, need some substrate around the fixing to accept the loads from the fixture so, while minimum edge and spacing distances may be relatively small, they must still be respected.

So where are they used and for what applications? The first part of that question is straightforward. They work well in most grades of concrete and in strong masonry i.e. strong solid brickwork and stonework, but they should only be used with extreme care in weaker bricks or stones. The problem is not that they are necessarily terribly weak in these materials, although strength is obviously reduced, but simply that they are too easily over tightened if the material is too soft. Once the anchor is screwed down against the fixture and, assuming there is no gap between the fixture and the substrate, just turning the anchor by one full turn will strip the thread in the base material and leave it with no holding power. For this reason I would not generally recommend these anchors for use in any form of lightweight or thermal blockwork. The ideal location within bricks is on centreline keeping at least 40mm from the ends. Due to the high variation in strength of mortar joints it is recommended that anchors with hole diameters less than 14mm are not used into mortar joints and especially when fixing through plastered or rendered surfaces where joints cannot be seen. The question as to where they may be used also covers internal and external locations and here the news is even more restrictive. For the most part they are zinc plated and must therefore be limited to use in dry, internal conditions. A restricted range is made with a hot dip galvanised finish which may give somewhat greater protection but, as the coating on the threads is inevitably prone to being scraped off during installation, these versions cannot be guaranteed to offer corrosion free fixing in external applications. A very restricted range is available in stainless steel for external use. The range of applications which may be covered is nonetheless quite large and helped by a wide range of different configurations. The hexagon headed versions are undoubtedly the most frequently used type and the washer is often integral to the bolt head. Designations usually refer to the drill hole diameter.

Beneri® SpA has manufactured and supplied knurled washers to international customers for many years. These washers guarantee excellent screw clamping resistance as a result of their special conical profile and knurling on both bearing surfaces.

Original Beneri® knurled washers perform excellently in the most extreme vibration environments as demonstrated in our own production equipment. They are used to secure the bottom die, which has a hardness of about 58 HRC, on our progressive stamping machinery. Even operating under the extreme vibration conditions of a machine delivering 500 blows per minute onto raw material with 75-85kg/mm2 tensile strength original Beneri® knurled washers ensure the screw remains absolutely tight even after one million press-blows.

COMPARISON BETWEEN ORIGINAL BENERI® KNURLED WASHERS AND COMPETITORS’ PRODUCTS 1. HARDNESS TEST Original Beneri® knurled washers have a higher 46-52 HRC hardness than the 39-45 HRC typically found in competitive products. This guarantees superior joint tightness as well as reduced settlement and failure even in extreme conditions, without any risk of fragility.

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Versatility comes from a wide range of head styles

There is, however, one range of applications for which the lack of stainless versions is not a problem and that is for temporary use, such as scaffolding ties and anchoring for steeplejacks. As they are removable it means they leave no steel parts behind in the structure to corrode after the scaffold is struck. Of course they may well start to rust during the life of a scaffold if it is in place for an extended period so an inspection regime may be warranted in these cases. Here their capabilities in brickwork are particularly useful, especially as the Construction Fixings Association has recently withdrawn its endorsement of the use of drop-in anchors for fixing scaffold ringbolts into brickwork. Their Guidance Note on this subject is in the process of being revised and will make this clear. It will almost certainly include more examples of how self tapping screws may be used for tying scaffolds. Brackets can obviously be fixed directly using hex headed versions; eye versions are also available from some manufacturers. These may have a relatively small eye, 22mm diameter, for taking hooks, while a much larger eye, capable of taking the scaffold tube itself, has recently become available. Experience with this is limited so the jury is out regarding its effectiveness. Another technique being considered is that of using versions with male projecting threads to which an internally threaded coupler may be attached to take the traditional M16 threaded ringbolt, see the illustration below.

This would ideally use the largest screws available i.e. 14mm diameter - adequate thread engagement in the coupler is important! Any of these techniques using self tapping screws to support scaffold tubes should be used only when the scaffolder can be confident that there will be no lateral loads applied, e.g. from settlement, as none of these techniques has any significant capacity in bending. Scaffolding contractors assure me that settlement is not an issue and, as these fixings can be relatively strong in brickwork, they appear to offer a timely replacement for the drop-in anchor in that material. Another innovation is the use of resin systems to enable self tapping screws to create a screw thread in the resin and dramatically enhance their holding power in particularly weak or soft brickwork. This technique should only be employed if endorsed, with full installation instructions, by the

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manufacturer of the self tapping screw. This is one area where – to my knowledge – there is as yet no ETA endorsed product so use of this technique must also be made with extreme care. One word used above needs a little expansion - “Removable”. Just because the screw is removable does not mean it is also “RE-USABLE”. Opinions vary on this but the Construction Fixings Association has considered the issue carefully and decided that self tapping screws should not be considered to be re-usable. The problem is that the cutting surfaces wear, even in the first time of using, and thereafter holding power may be reduced so manufacturers’ performance claims cannot be relied upon after the first use. In brickwork, which can be very abrasive and wear the threads significantly, this problem may be severe. It may also be much harder to get the screw engaged with hard substrates. The biggest difficulty – even if the manufacturer allows re-use a certain number of times - is limiting re-use to that number. Of course their ease of installation is one key attraction but this too needs some clarification. Turning the screw into concrete can be hard work, especially if multiple installations are to be made into stronger concrete, so impact wrenches may be used to make this easier. This is why some manufacturers quote a tightening torque. It is useful for setting the impact wrench to make sure it has enough torque to drive the screw home – in concrete. However, it is not a torque which you should strive to achieve when setting the anchor normally. Correct installation is achieved by tightening the screw until the head bears against the fixture (with no gap between that and the substrate) and continuing for up to a further quarter turn to generate the required clamping force through the fixture. Trying to achieve the recommended torque in anything weaker than concrete could result in the thread stripping and the fixing failing. Impact wrenches should therefore not be used in weaker materials including brickwork or stonework. In summary self tapping screws are a very useful, relatively strong and versatile product with some limitations and requiring respect on installation.

“ Just because the screw is removable does not mean it is also “RE-USEABLE””

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A force to be reckoned with Boasting superior strength and inherent versatility Thunderbolt is proving to be a super hero in the world of fixings. Introduced over ten years ago Thunderbolt is now being re-launched to demonstrate its effectiveness to an even wider market.

PT recognises that Thunderbolt is already a force to be reckoned with for a whole range of construction materials, including concrete, stone and brick, and has a growing number of applications. In re-launching the brand APT has produced a new range of marketing material with the Thunderbolt superhero as the brand champion. The company is targeting builders, property developers, property maintenance companies, fencing contractors, shop fitters, plumbers, restoration contractors, roofing contractors and others. Mike Mitchell, sales manager at APT explained: “Because of its reliability Thunderbolt has long been a favourite with builders and fitters and recognised for being ideal for reliable fixing of medium and heavy duty construction applications, but it is just as affective in other applications such as: fencing erection, handrails, balustrade, CCTV, satellite dish installation, security installations, racking and shelving, and many others. In fact it is so reliable it has recently been used to install cash point machines!” The threaded anchor and self-tapping action allows for safe anchorage, with the substrate becoming the nut to the bolt – applying a tried and tested method for metals and wood to a broader selection of materials. Another star feature which helps to seal Thunderbolt’s popularity is its simplicity. It uses standard drill bits, no special tools are required and no marking out is required making it a cost effective solution. Thunderbolt gives a mechanical interlock between construction material and the fixing, with no expansion stress. Even on temporary jobs Thunderbolt delivers, as it is completely removable.

Thunderbolt proves it’s a safe pair of hands

Bungling burglars were thwarted by Thunderbolt when they tried to steal the contents of the safe at Salisbury based builders merchant Sydenham’s. Unsuccessful at breaking the code for the safe the thieves, armed with a wrecking bar, then attempted to lever the safe away from the concrete wall. However, the safe had been secured to the wall by two Thunderbolt anchors and, despite all the efforts of the burglars, the safe barely moved. With the alarm ringing in their ears they eventually gave up the struggle and left empty handed. Mark Thompson, branch manager, is convinced, that had it not been for the strength and durability of Thunderbolt, the safe would have been taken. He said; “We used Thunderbolt to secure the safe because it is proven to be an excellent product for securely fixing metals to concrete. It certainly proved that it was up to the job; the safe has been in place for over nine years and I am convinced the only way it will leave the wall is when we choose to remove it with the appropriate tools.” Mike Mitchell, sales and major account manager at APT commented: “Thunderbolt has recently been re-launched using a superhero image and we are delighted that it proved itself to be a force to be reckoned with at Sydenham’s.”

Beware cheap imitations

Thunderbolt has long been hailed as a favourite amongst stockists and builders and APT says, despite many attempts by competitors no other fixing anchor has ever matched it for quality and durability. According to Gary Moore, managing director of William Moore and Son Industrial Superstore in Preston; “There are a number of cheaper anchors available but we only stock Thunderbolt because we can be confident that we are selling our customers a properly manufactured brand name product that won’t let them down.” He added: “Thunderbolt’s threaded anchor and self-tapping action allows for secure anchorage in a wide range of applications.”

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Safety in your hands There are often casual references to niche products but few businesses have, quietly and steadily over more than two decades, succeeded in so exclusively occupying a highly specialised position in the market as one small Birmingham manufacturer.

atch a concrete anchor, or for that matter a scaffolding installation, ringbolt or safety line system, tested in the UK and it is a virtual certainty the portable tester in use will have been manufactured by Hydrajaws Limited. These days, there is a strong probability across Europe, North America, the Middle East, even Asia and Australia, that the same will also prove true, although the name on the equipment may be that of a multinational fixings supplier. The Hydrajaws portable tension tester was brought to market almost by accident, established through courageous personal commitment to its potential, and brought to maturity through continual responsiveness to its users and determined adherence to manufacturing quality and service. The company started in 1960 as a specialist manufacturer of hydraulic workholding equipment. In 1984, when it was bought by an engineering group, Royston Morgan was persuaded to leave the security of a 20-year career with a hydraulic manufacturer to become managing director. “The machine tool business went reasonably well for the first year or so,” he recalls, “but it became clear workholding demand was declining in the UK, through overseas competition, structural decline in British industry, and the transition to CNC machining.” The writing may have been on the wall – but the solution was far from apparent. In 1985 Royston received a call asking whether Hydrajaws could come up with an idea for testing fixings and anchors. “I didn’t really know what they wanted but said I would look at it,” explains Royston Morgan. “I went to a big Birmingham fastener maker, put my cards on the table and asked how they tested a fixings installation.” The answer was a cumbersome rig, comprising separate hydraulic pump, hose and cylinder – a far cry from the portability and ease of use provided by today’s Hydrajaws Model 2000 medium duty tester. “We came up with a design that would do the same job, and as well as being portable had a lot more potential to tackle different applications.” “We made this thing,” says Royston. “By then, though, the original enquirer had long since been scared off by the cost of producing a one-off, so it sat on the corner of my desk.” Where

it might well have remained, had Royston Morgan not received a visit from a freelance journalist looking to write an article on workholding equipment. “He said, ‘I know what that does’ and asked to write about this new concept for testing fixings.” Soon after publication Royston Morgan received another visit, this time from Clive Andrews of SPIT. “I started explaining what the product did but Clive said, “I know exactly what it does – I’d like to order fifty of them.’” Some of those first fifty testers are still around – Hydrajaws sees them regularly for calibration. It’s a testament to the simplicity and effectiveness of the original design, and Hydrajaws commitment to component and manufacturing quality. “That said,” adds Royston wryly, “I cannot help thinking on occasions we should have built in some obsolescence and given ourselves the chance to sell a few more replacements.” Hydrajaws are not sure how many of their portable testers are now in the market but a quick bit of number crunching between Royston and son Adrian, who is now sales director, gets close to the ten thousand mark. That includes hundreds of units supplied worldwide under the brand of a leading fixings multinational. Hydrajaws is solidly a family business. Royston’s wife took responsibility for the accounts many years ago, a role now shared with Adrian’s wife. Adrian, for twelve years a tennis professional, joined the business in 2003, serving his ‘apprenticeship’ in the workshop before moving onto commercial and sales responsibilities. Royston Morgan downplays it, but acquiring the business clearly represented a significant leap of faith. By the mid 1980s he was taking the tester’s potential seriously, precisely as the decline in the workholding business steepened. Hydrajaws’ holding company, though, was not interested. Royston secured a small government grant, put his house and family’s future on the line, and undertook a management buy out. He took with him three employees and set up a few hundred metres away from the original company site. The company continued to sell some workholding equipment to existing customers until about 1990, but the concentration was on the tester, which “began to find its own market”. At that time the regulatory environment in the UK provided little support for the tester – most usage was comparative; one manufacturer proving its product was as good or better than the competitors. About this time Mark Salmon, a regular contributor to this magazine and then technical sales manager at Rawlplug, was introduced to the tester. Today, as an independent

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fixings consultant, Mark is a forthright supporter of Hydrajaws technology. “I have used Hydrajaws test equipment over the last 21 years in testing over 13,000 fixings on construction projects,” he says, “and have found it to be perfect for this highly critical aspect of validating the suitability of fixings for a particular job or the quality of their installation. Over the years Hydrajaws has developed and refined their testers in order to ensure they meet the needs of this specialist work, resulting in equipment that is easy to use, accurate and reliable. They have also developed a wide range of different bridges and accessories to ensure that virtually any testing requirement can be met. Their customer support is second to none with an excellent repair service and a high priority placed on the rapid turn round of units returned for calibration.” The evolution of the Hydrajaws tester and its adaptation to market and, increasingly, regulatory requirements is unquestionably key to its continued success. The core product remains the Model 2000 medium duty tester, which has a testing capability up to 25kN. Over the years a huge array of accessories and bridges have been developed for specific applications, many of them now established as part of Hydrajaws’ standard range. Hydrajaws works closely with both the scaffolding and fall arrest industries. Its Scaffold Tester enables contractors to follow NASC/CFA Contractors guidelines and satisfy the Health and Safety Executive Scaffolding Protocol. Recently revised, the Scaffold Tester Kit will test all of the anchors commonly used for scaffold ties. For safety lifeline testing, Hydrajaws worked with a major contractor to design a portable cable system tester, now lighter, more compact and very user friendly. Designed originally to test M12 to M30 diameter threaded bar the Hydrajaws Model 2008 Heavy Duty Tester has a 145kN test capacity and is suitable for a wide range of applications, including bridge parapet anchors, anchorages for crash barriers and safety fences, holding down bolts, cast in sockets, and all types of high load expanding and resin anchors. “We have come full circle, in a way,” says Adrian Morgan. “The tester was born out of someone looking for a solution. Today, we have many people coming to us with a problem for which we create an effective testing solution.” Some applications are not immediately obvious. For example, Hydrajaws developed a range of adaptors for testing the pull out resistance of cartridge fired nails. More recently the company designed a special range of testers for lift shaft anchors, for which it has supplied several hundred kits. Hydrajaws also has a special 80mm long stroke tester for testing fixings used for roofing, which has a larger base area to reduce pressure on fragile roofing materials. A staunchly UK company – each tester flies the Union Flag – Hydrajaws’ recognition has progressively spread worldwide. With the assistance of Leamington based Comtec Translations, Hydrajaws has now launched a series of additional websites providing detailed information about its technologies in French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Polish. In a world industry that is under ever more stringent safety regulation but still sadly experiences entirely avoidable accidents, where more and more businesses are rightly taking their safety responsibilities extremely seriously, there is no question Hydrajaws has a healthy future. The commitment of the Morgan family is also unquestionable. Working two days a week, Royston Morgan’s passion for both product and company is unquenchable. ‘Apprenticed’ in all the practical aspects of the business, Adrian Morgan is deploying real creativity to develop Hydrajaws’ international sales while ensuring the business continues to provide utterly reliable technology and excellent service to its home market.

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The serious game of ‘Normopoly’ On the 28th June, the medieval cloister of the ancient monastery of Saint Agostino, at the University of Bergamo, provided the setting for the annual meeting of ECAP, the European Consortium of small and medium anchors producers and powder-actuated tools.

CAP’s specially invited guests at the meeting were: Mr. Vicente Leoz Arguelles, of the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, and Mr. Pascal Bar, technical director of CEPMC, the European Confederation of Producers of Materials for Construction, both engaged in the creation of the Construction Product Directive (CPR). The main items discussed in the meeting were, as in previous years, the legislative and normative processes concerning anchors. ECAP’s secretary general and driving force, Barbara Sorgato, reviewed the normative situation in the following working groups: EOTA WGs on anchors; CEN TC 250 SC2 WG2 (Eurocode); CEN TC 104 SC8 WG5 (Repair of concrete structures); CEN TC 213 WG1 (Powder actuated tools); CEN TC 351 WG 5 (fixing cartridges); CEN TC 351 (Dangerous substances in construction products); CEN/CLC/BT/WG 208 - Guidance on SME needs; CEN/CLC/BT/WG 211 (Balanced representation in technical bodies). The meeting focused on the Construction Product Directive (CPR). Based on the current text of the CPR,

fixing cartridges – the latter to be drawn up. The consortium, led by its chairman, Mr. Andrea Taddei, and by four members from four nations (Gianluca Bertamino – Italy; Urs Joos – Switzerland; Jaume Juher – Spain; Lars Mortensen – Denmark) took considerable satisfaction in withstanding the crisis of recent years and is now preparing to re-define its staff for 2011 and to extend its activities. “Encouraging twenty-one small and medium enterprises, speaking nine different languages, producing different kinds of anchors and competing in the EU market,” says Barbaro Sorgato, “requires constant hard work and an extraordinary cultural approach.” What binds ECAP, she explains, is its consciousness that the current technical norms will critically influence future product and production processes.“For an enterprise, aiming to penetrate the European and global market, to be excluded from the normative process would be like driving on the highways at 130 km/h with just 5 metres visibility.” ECAP’s cultural approach emphasises ‘sharing’. Each company protects its own know-how, but information circulates and develops within ECAP to provide services for the member enterprises. “All this has been achieved, in spite of historic mistrust and SMEs jealously guarding their businesses from competitors, especially when they are from other countries,” reflects Barbara Sorgato. “It makes ECAP a little miracle, demonstrating best practice now recognised in Europe, and making it the only transnational consortium in this field that exclusively represents SMEs”. This year a surprise based on ‘sharing’

“ For an enterprise, aiming to penetrate the European and global market, to be excluded from the normative process would be like driving on the highways at 130 km/h with just 5 metres visibility.” participants at the ECAP meeting imagined the potential for a normative scenario for anchors. Their discussions concentrated on the normative approach of CEN and EOTA, and on CE marking based on the Declaration of Performances (DoP). It considered as its technical basis recent development of the seismic prequalification of anchors as well as CEN norms on powder-actuated tools and on

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awaited the members and guests of the meeting: the showing of the movie ‘Normopoly’, a documentary produced by

ECAP and directed by Alberto Valtellina and Sergio Visinoni. Its subject is the ECAP pilot project, created in 2009, through the cooperation of the major European normative bodies. The idea of the project is to spread the importance of influencing the European standards before they are issued. ECAP also conceived a popular exhibition outside the institution’s offices, for visitors of all ages. “The message is ‘cooperation’,” says Barbara Sorgato, “essential in reaching the balance between the interested parties”. The project started in Bergamo in September 2009 involved all the institutions of the city, as well as the Industrial Associations of Bergamo (Confindustria) and the education sector. As part of the popular scientific festival Bergamo Scienza, ECAP organised an unusual exhibition called ‘Mettiti in gioco – Play with the Big Ones’, which included John F. Nash (the subject of the Hollywood film ‘A Beautiful Mind’) as special guest. The exhibition was realised under the umbrella of CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, NORMAPME, UNI, Confindustria Bergamo and Servitec, with the cooperation of the University of Milan and the University of Bergamo, and under the auspices of the European Commission, Enterprise and Industry. Sponsors also included Koelnmesse where the final shots of the movie were taken. The DVD covers says, ‘Find out how game theory applies to how people behave when they are on opposite sides in the drafting of European standards’. ECAP invites readers to find out more by watching the amusing trailers at its web site www.ecap-sme.org

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Bullet point masonry nail Deltaleigh Ltd has been producing masonry nails for over 20 years, and believes that its new design has brought the product into the 21st century.

eltaleigh explains that normally masonry nails are produced with a ‘spliced point’, which is simply a four sided cut to create the point, very similar to a common steel nail for fixing to wood. However, masonry creates harder fixing sub strata, and development by a UK University showed that to create a point with a similar design to a bullet would aid the fixing process. “Having adapted all our tooling we set about creating a bullet pointed masonry nail. The new bullet pointed nail not only enters the masonry with far more ease but because the pressure is even across the point the nail remains straighter, giving a totally superior fixing, with over 25% more pull out values.” A secondary benefit that Deltaleigh discovered was that because the pressure was equal it greatly reduced the ‘spalling’ effect or ‘craters’ on the masonry, a common problem with masonry nail fixings. All sizes from 25mm to 100mm are now available with this new designed point.

Double approval for fischer

The fischer FIS EM has been awarded two new approvals - ETA 10/0012: European Technical Approval for anchoring in cracked and non-cracked concrete (Option 1) with threaded rods, internal threaded anchors, rebar steel and rebar anchors, and ETA 09/0089: European Technical Approval for post-installed rebar connections according to EN 1992-1-1:2004 (Eurocode 2).

ischer explains that the cured resin is approved for use in temperatures between –40°C to +72°C/80°C (depending on the ETA) and for embedment depths from 4x to 20x the rebar diameter (other depths outside the ETA). Installation into diamond drilled and wet holes are approved for post rebar installation, and the resin system can achieve high permissible loads up to 400kN. fischer also points out that the FIS EM injection resin can be used with standard fischer threaded rods FIS A and RG M M8 to M30, in cracked and non-cracked concrete, and is also suitable for internal threaded anchors RG MI from M8 to M20, rebar

diameter from 8mm to 40mm and FRA Rebar anchor M12 to M24 making the combination of resin and anchors very diverse, userfriendly and cost-effective. The FIS EM has also been awarded several other approvals including: Z-21.8-1874: National German Approval of the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) for post-installed rebar connections, according to DIN 1045-1:2008-08 with fire test, according to DIN 4102 for fire ratings up to R 180 (= 180 minutes), as well as ICC ESR-1990: Approval of the International Code Council – Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), USA in compliance with 2006 IBC and 2006 IRC.

New face at ForgeFix ForgeFix, a distributor of fixings, fastenings and associated products such as drill bits, has welcomed Louise Boughton-Wild to its sales team.

ouise joins ForgeFix as an area sales manager with responsibility for a territory that covers the Midlands and both North and South Wales. Having previously worked at APT for almost a decade selling fixings and fasteners to customers ranging from plumbing and builder’s merchants to DIY outlets and fixing companies, Louise brings with her a wealth of experience and specialist knowledge. Commenting on Louise’s appointment, Mike Smith, sales and marketing director at ForgeFix, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Louise to ForgeFix. Right from the word go we knew she would make a perfect addition to the team and that she would fit right in with our culture, values and ethos. He added: “She’s got plenty of specialist knowledge, has a great disposition and is brimming with enthusiasm. We’re sure she’ll prove a very real and valuable asset both to our business and to our customers.”

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Simpson Strong-Tie launches new Glulam range Simpson Strong-Tie has announced the launch of a complete new suite of environmentally friendly glued laminate timber products, suitable for use in Glulam construction.

impson explains that at present the construction market isn’t served by one cohesive range of Glulam construction connectors, which is why it now offers a twenty page supplementary catalogue to help designers and specifiers identify ‘off the shelf’ products with CE approval, as opposed to locally sourced metalwork. The core of the range is made up of concealed beam hangers, apex plates, anchor bolts/fastenings, face fix hangers and shear rings. The range is further supported by a rapid, made to order service for bespoke designed apex and knee plates. Simpson points out that with Glulam’s associated green credentials, there has been a recent surge in public sector buildings, such as leisure centres and supermarket chains, opting to become ‘green’ Glulam builds. Simpson’s head of engineered timber division, Jon Head, said: “With the construction industry becoming ever more conscious of environmental issues, companies are taking a fresh look at building structures and carbon emissions. As it’s a more sustainable material than steel, the Glulam range ensures that Simpson is making strong moves towards reaching this goal.”

Anchor Calculation Programme JCP Construction products has announced the release of its Anchor Calculation Programme for the design and selection of anchors.

CP explains that with an ever increasing demand on engineers and designers to ensure they select the correct anchor for safety critical applications, it has produced an easy to use programme which gives the option of a number of different anchor configurations. The programme has simple graphics and the data input area is clear and self explanatory. If a piece of relevant information is omitted the programme highlights this area before moving on, to ensure that all details are considered. It allows for concrete thickness, anchor spacing and edge distance, and loads in all directions. Anchors can be filtered out depending upon the material and finish required. “The wide range of JCP anchors with a European technical Approval (ETA) is clearly indicated on the results, and a clear result sheet can be downloaded giving all the calculation results as well as product identification and installation details.”

Recent European Technical Approvals for fixings Below 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.

t is important to note that existing ETAs may be amended or withdrawn so this list should not be considered definitive. For further information and a full list of valid ETAs you should visit EOTA’s website, www.eota.be.

ETA NUMBER

TRADE NAME

HOLDER

ETAG 001 Metal Anchors for use in Concrete (all parts) ETA- 09/0317

POWERS THROUGHBOLT PTB-ETA1-PRO

Powers Fasteners Europe B.V.

ETA - 10/0093

FM-MP3 evo A4

Friulsider S.p.A.

ETA - 10/0141

Nobex heavy-duty ancjor SXP

NOBEX srl

ETA - 10/0144

Powers DM-PRO

Powers Fasteners Europe B.V.

ETA - 10/0145

Powers DM-PRO

Powers Fasteners Europe B.V.

ETA - 10/0166

SPIT Ceiling anchor

ITW Befestigungssystems GmbH

ETAG 014 Plastic Anchors for ETICS ETA - 10/0190

TSS-TPP-TBB (Tapco)

Friulsider S.p.A.

ETAG 020 plastic Anchors (all parts) N/A

N/A

For complete and up to date information visit www.eota.be at which a list of all valid ETAs is maintained.

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MKT VMZ dynamic

The anchor for alternating loads and vibrations. Highest long-term fatigue bearing capacity Higher load capacity means fewer or smaller anchors are required Available in HCR-Steel with up to 70% higher load than comparable products

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Reliability and honesty Metallurgica Viro Srl was established in 1973 as a family run business which was the sole supplier of an important French bolt-seller.

hroughout the years Metallurgica Viro felt it necessary to improve its product range along with expanding its customer base. This has seen it move into the international market, supplying some of the most important European companies, and offering not only washers but products used in electricity and joinery. Along with its range of special products Metallurgica Viro also produces washers DIN 125, DIN 9021, DIN 440, DIN 1052, DIN 436, UNI 6592, UNI 1749, AFNOR NFE 25/513 Z-M-L-LL, as well as DIN 127/B-UNI 1751 and nuts DIN 934, DIN 982, DIN 315 and DIN 1587. Metallurgica Viro explains that because it is a direct producer, and due to its variety of production plants, it has the opportunity to offer a wide variety of products. “Our company has always distinguished itself by its reliability and honesty in its relationship with suppliers and customers, and we look forward to continuing this with all new customers.”

NOF METAL COATINGS adds to GEOMET® range NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE, formerly DACRAL S.A, has introduced two new products, the GEOMET® 321, a pre-mixed product with very low solvent content, and GEOMET® 900, which is aimed at protecting large metallic parts against corrosion.

EOMET® 321 is used for the protection of metallic parts against corrosion, and is mainly used in the automotive, wind turbine, construction, electrical equipments, and renewable energy industries. NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE explains that the GEOMET® 321 coating can be obtained using the pre-mixed compound or mixing the chemicals at the coater’s facilities without a composition or performance difference, except a higher VOC content when not pre-mixed. The pre-mixed compound has a very low VOC content (organic solvent: ~ 3% to 5% w/w), which allows the coaters to work in a more pleasant environment. The use of these compounds is economical for the customers / coaters because they contain almost no VOC. Therefore treating gas emissions is not necessary. GEOMET® 900 is aimed at protecting against corrosion of large parts made from steel with low thicknesses. NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE highlights that the coating has an excellent resistance to mechanical damage, which comes from the chemical’s rheology, which enables the treatment of the inside and outside of welded complex parts with easy processes, without flow marks, either during or after treatment. The product is made from zinc flake in an aqueous phase, and the coating process induces no hydrogen embrittlement. NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE says that GEOMET® 900 allows the widening of zinc-flake protection application field from fasteners to chassis and bodywork parts. Validations at car manufacturers are in progress for parts such as engine cradles,

sub frames, fuel filler pipes as well as other parts that are particularly subjected to mechanical damage. “Compared to traditionally used organic coatings, GEOMET® 900 gives increased and sacrificial protection all over complex parts. The weight of the coated parts remains very low, which is highly valued by the car manufacturers,” says Gaby Coussot, new markets manager at NOF METAL COATINGS EUROPE.

Solid carbide pins and punches Rockform Carbide Manufacturing Inc has announced a full line of solid carbide pins and punches for cold heading and cold forming.

ockform highlights that state of the art CNC equipment allows for close tolerance grinding, even holding 0.0002 inch (0.005mm) on extrusion lands. Also, all of its pins are highly polished to ensure print tolerances as well as superior tool performance. Rockform points out that it has introduced some new high performance coatings, which are available for applications in which high temperatures are a factor, as they help avoid galling or similar failures commonly seen from heat. “In many cases, these coatings have simply increased tool life from 3 - 5 times over the life of the original tool and/or coating.”

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T.L.M. still keen for challenges Based in Tortona, T.L.M. Srl specialises in flat dies machines for screws and special threads, many born as special machines to meet specific customer requirements.

.L.M. machines are used to produce fasteners for every market sector, from automotive to construction and household appliances. The company supplies customers throughout Europe and in locations across the globe. Wherever they are delivered, though, T.L.M. machines are always characterised by their robust construction and capability to thread materials that have been thermal hardened. In this delicate period for the whole world economy T.L.M. continues to research continuously and search for innovative developments to assist its customers’ production efficiency and accuracy. Currently T.L.M. is working on a new project, a two rolls machine, constructed in electo-welded steel, which is stabilised and grounded, and can ensure the highest precision in the bearing couplings for the slide. Among other features, says T.L.M., it achieves perfect synchronism between the two rolls with an axis board that has the option of a searching phase. A touch screen control panel allows the possibility to search the phase of the thread to be obtained and program for the forward feed of the mobile roll as a function of the part required. In recent years T.L.M. has also received a variety of different requests to develop machinery and says it has now decided to accept the challenge of designing and building machines capable of threading spectacle and jewellers’ screws. Since these machines have to work with so little material they require extreme precision in their adjustments. T.L.M. though likes these challenges, saying that through addressing and solving them it can become more and more competitive in the international market.

Atotech gains GMW 4205 approval Atotech, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, has announced it recently gained approval for its GMW 4205 coating.

totech explains that the GMW 4205 specification calls for a corrosion resistant black organic finish over an electrolytically applied ZnNi or ZnFe alloy deposit. This finish is typically used on small, bulk processed fasteners like bolts, screws and nuts. Atotech points out that GMW 4205 has to meet diverse demands, the principal ones being excellent corrosion resistance as well as chemical resistance to several different automotive fluids. The coating also must be UV resistant, that is, the black glossy finish should not deteriorate due to sunlight and typical weathering conditions. For threaded fasteners, this coating must be capable of achieving a tight coefficient of friction tolerance. Atotech’s combination for the 4205 coating comprises of the Zinni AL 450 ZnNi plating process specifically designed for barrel plating, a corrosion protective black passivate (Unifix® Ni 3-30L) and an organic black topcoat Techdip Black WL2, allowing for excellent UV resistance as well as torque and tension control. “To have the entire coating developed by the same chemical supplier will ensure substantial advantages for all automotive OEMs, from the technical synergy between the layers themselves to the convenience of having a single reference partner for discussions and further improvements.”

Can-Eng to supply Quench and Temper line

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Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd has entered into a contract to supply a complete OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) Quench and Temper line for Welded Tube of Canada.

he state of the art facility will have the capability of heat treating tubing and casing in API 5CT grades L80/N80 and P110, with future considerations for Q125, in sizes 2.375 inch OD to 10.750 inch OD in lengths of 28’ to 48’ at a maximum rated production capacity of 40tph. The water spray quench technology will incorporate OD as well as ID quenching for maximum flexibility. The Walking Beam Austenitise and Walking Beam Temper furnaces utilise an alloy post and beam arrangement and are of a side charge and side discharge configuration. In addition, Can-Eng will supply a wide variety of pipe material handling systems, including loading conveyors, ambient air and forced air chain transfer tables, v-groove roller conveyors, water cooling system, pipe descaler, and LEVEL II Automation using Can-Eng’s PET™ System (Process Enhancement Technology). The new facility to be located in the Niagara region (Ontario, Canada) will commence production in late 2010.

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Videx Dual-Spindle thread rollers Videx says that its Dual-Spindle thread rollers will roll threads above and below the shoulder, with the threads being either different or similar. Also, the two heads are independent, eliminating influence of one on the other, enabling use of simple and economical rolling dies.

idex points out that other advantages of Dual-Spindle thread rollers include independent adjustment assuring better quality of each thread, higher production speeds as the second operation does not slow down the machine, less handling and full control of the quality of each rolling operation. Both stations have controlled thread rolling start, hydraulic clamping, zero-taper mechanism for parallel threads and micrometric thread pressure screws, speed controller, automatic air shut off and dual operator control panel. The main features that Videx highlights include:

• Stainless steel feed rails. Manually adjusted. No wrenches. Spring-loaded upper rail over a wide hold back finger, for parallel feed and precise thread length.

• Closed frame - The main spindle is pivoted on both sides, for parallel threads on long and hi-tensile fasteners, preventing “breathing” and resulting in double die life.

• Hi-speed vibratory feeder with fine adjustment settings. To change thread length, the whole feeder is lifted, from one point, with the feed rails.

• Hydraulic clamping of the thread rolling dies and micrometric screws for precise adjustment of the thread rolling dies.

• Computer with digital screen for messages, speeds, etc.

• Controlled feed, equalising the line speed of the blank to the rotary die speed, eliminating slippage and resulting in higher quality threads.

• Automatic air shut-offs to the feeder and the feed rails. • Fine thread match on each station. Independent and precise die match with a touch of a finger. • AC speed controller enables running at the highest possible rate.

• No maintenance. No clutches, no slides, no hydraulics.

General Carbide acquires manufacturing partner General Carbide a manufacturer of carbide preforms used in a variety of tooling applications, based in Greensburg, PA, USA, has acquired full ownership of the business and assets of General Carbide Europe Limited of Daventry, UK, now called General Carbide UK Limited.

ona Pappafava-Ray, president of General Carbide commented: “With the full backing of General Carbide, this new company is positioned better than ever to serve the industrial tooling and wear part needs of customers in the UK and Europe.” General Carbide established General Carbide Europe in 1989 as an independent sales agency to promote the company’s products in the UK. General Carbide UK has evolved into a fabrication and grinding shop serving the oil and gas production sector by manufacturing carbide and steel wear-resistant valve assembly components for North Sea drilling operations. General Carbide UK also supplies manufacturers with a variety of metal forming punches, dies, fastener tooling and wear parts.

SMS Meer to supply wire rod mills ShanDong Fulun Iron & Steel Company Ltd, Laiwu City, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of two high speed wire rod mills.

MS Meer explains that due to the high rolling speeds of each mill, they can achieve an annual capacity of 700,000 tonnes of wire rod. The wire rod diameters range from 5.5mm to 25mm and the diameters of the rebars from 6mm to 14mm. SMS Meer also points out that a broad spectrum of steel grades will be rolled on the mills, from carbon steel and cold heading grades, spring steels, welding wire and ball bearing steels right up to stainless steels. A crucial reason for ShanDong Fulun deciding in favour of the plant engineering from SMS Meer was that all the final sizes can be finish-rolled at low temperatures and with close tolerances. The wire-rod finishing trains are each equipped with a six-stand and a four-stand block.

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In June over 50 experts from the Italian automotive and supplier industry gathered in Bergamo near Milan to attend Dörken MKS Systems’ first ever ‘Tech Day’. The main focus of the one-day conference was on threaded fastenings.

Keighley Laboratories, a UK company focused on the analysis, testing and heat treatment of metals, has invested around £100,000 in upgrading its laboratory test house, in line with ever more exacting customer requirements.

örken MKS Systems has for 30 years now been developing and manufacturing micro-layer corrosion protection systems for screws and connection elements used mainly in the automotive industry. These zinc flake systems generally consist of multiple layers. While the basecoat (with a high zinc content) primarily takes care of the corrosion protection, other qualities, such as the required friction for perfect threaded fastening, are set by a further layer, the topcoat. However, the topcoat also fulfils other requirements, such as temperature, UV and chemical resistance or provision of the client’s desired colouring. DELTA-MKS® systems also adhere to modern specifications such as not loosening under temperature and avoiding stick/slip effects. In addition to Dörken representatives giving presentations on using the zinc flake systems, other speakers from the entire value creation chain also gave talks. VW were in attendance to talk as a vehicle manufacturer about current specifications, after which Agrati gave the view from a screw manufacturer’s perspective. The use of MKS systems at coating firms was portrayed by two such companies, Primat and Fosfantartiglio, while another company, Schatz, rounded the day off by demonstrating some practical examples on a screw test stand. Fastener Fair Budapest

eighley explains that the investment is part of a wholesale site modernisation process, which will also see the development of new buildings and facilities over the coming months, with a view to positioning the company at the cutting edge of sub-contract heat treatment and metallurgical solutions. The core of this initial investment phase has seen the installation of new high tech equipment that enables manual to semi-automated metallographic sample preparation, for handling the latest generation of super alloys, and powerful metallurgical microscopes for examining the microstructure of specimens, as well as digital image capture and analysis. This laboratory resource will enable the specialised evaluation of the effect of the latest drilling and machining techniques on high grade components, such as advanced turbine blades used in power plants and jet engines. Other capital investments include a new CNC lathe for manufacturing sample pieces, an X-ray fluorescence analyser, a non-destructive digital ferrite meter, and complete refurbishment of the test house. “Working for today’s technically-demanding industry sectors, we have to deliver excellence and innovation across all of our metallurgical services,” says Keighley Labs managing director, Debbie Mellor. “That’s why we have invested in state-of-the-art test house equipment and, in due course, will be redeveloping our South Street site, paving the way for more advanced surface engineering technologies. This will strengthen our overall capabilities and help cement our relationships with customers across all sectors.”

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Skako Comessa becomes Skako Vibration Wrentham Skako Comessa has recently announced the re-branding of its company name into specific titles to help reflect the range of products it designs and manufactures.

his means that Skako Comessa is now Skako Vibration, with the other Skako Industries companies being re-branded as Skako Concrete and Skako Lift. Skako Vibration develops, produces and sells vibratory feeders and conveyors to activate, transport and separate all kind of bulk solids. Skako Vibration comments that its furnace feeding systems are a very important part of many industrial processes due to their ability to offer automatic and weight guaranteed feeding of belt, annealing and tempering furnaces, discharge of industrial washing and drying machines, as well as feeding and discharge of industrial electroplating and surface treatment lines. “Controlled, automatic and weight guaranteed feeding of bulk material ensures a steady product quality, optimised efficiency of the downstream equipment to be feed as well as reproducible and traceable production parameters.“

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Wrentham Tool Products LLC has announced that it has acquired the RICO/Astro punch and header tool product lines of PCC Specialty Products Inc, a Precision Castparts Corporation subsidiary.

he transaction, when completed, will position the Wrentham Tool Group as one of the pre-eminent producers of cold heading and forming tools and recess gauging for the global fastener industry. PCC Specialty Products is a part of the industrial products division of Precision Castparts and includes three segments Hi-Life Tools, Reed-Rico and Howell Penncraft. Wrentham Tool Products LLC, an affiliate of the Phillips Screw Company, has provided header tooling products and technical services to the fastener industry for more than sixty years. Additional material provided by GlobalFastenerNews.com

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Plascoat buoys water industry with tougher coatings Plascoat, a provider of thermoplastic powders for the protective coating of metals and fabrics, recently introduced its PPA 571 H polymer coating at an exhibition in Italy.

homas Bied-Charreton, Plascoat technical sales manager reports that: “PPA 571 H was successfully reintroduced to the Italian market at the Accadueo H20 exhibition. One key area of opportunity for our new material is as a replacement for polyamide coated cast Iron pipes. Manufacturers of water pipes and fittings at the show were attracted to the material’s unique properties. Plascoat PPA 571 H does not require a primer, and the polymer sprays easily and consistently whatever the climatic conditions.” Plascoat highlights that its new improved polymer coating grade for the water industry – PPA 571 H – is essentially a tougher formulation and has been designed to cope with virtually any water utility installation worldwide and give extended life even in harsh environments. Its primary application is in the coating of underground and above ground water fittings made from ductile iron and its deployment in service saves water utilities both time and cost in stopped leakages and system malfunctions. Plascoat sales and marketing director, Patrick Benson, says: “We have been working for several years on ways to make our products more forgiving and easier to achieve excellent coatings for the water industry. The improved PPA 571 H will withstand harsher chemical or temperature conditions even when the pre-treatment may not be perfect”.

Optimising costs by changing technology To meet the call for continuous optimisation of the cost of manufacturing multi-functional precision parts, Arnold Umformtechnik says it has developed Conform technology.

rnold Umformtechnik explains that Conform technology is a process of manufacturing products up to 80% more cheaply using the more economical cold forming process rather than turned parts as previously used, no matter what type of part or what the production quantity and without compromising quality and functionality. Arnold highlights that the applications for the products manufactured on the most up-to-date 6-stage presses are almost limitless. Parts with external teeth, form-rolled parts, hollow and semi-hollow parts, as well as eccentric products and bearing journals all meeting the most varied of requirements and tasks. “As part of the development process the necessary parameters for economical manufacturing during the future series production run are agreed with the customer as early as the design stage of the Conform product. To ensure development security, following on from the design stage close-to-series functional samples are produced. These are produced by using the Rapid Prototyping process, and they have the same characteristics as the series parts that will be manufactured during series production. This ensures that the customer’s requirements are met at every stage of development.”

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Get connected… …at Fastener Fair Budapest 2010 The leading fair for connecting technology returns to the Syma Center, Budapest on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th September – and there is simply no better place than Fastener Fair to connect with the international fastener supply market.

ubstantially developed from its first edition two years ago, Fastener Fair Budapest presents an even more extensive array of exhibitors, ranging from manufacturing technology specialists, through to manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of all types of industrial fasteners and construction fixings. International companies have signaled the importance of the Hungarian and central, south-eastern European markets by committing to high profile exhibition stands designed to introduce visitors to their latest technologies, innovations and products. For the first time Fastener Fair Budapest 2010 will also feature an in-show conference programme each day of the show. Dr. Gonda will present the latest perspective on the business and economic environment, followed by a question and answer forum, for which he will be joined by leading representatives of the European fastener manufacturing and distribution sectors. Talking of connections, Budapest is uniquely well served by direct flights from major cities across Europe - from Lisbon to Warsaw, Rome to Stockholm – so getting to the Fastener Fair could not be simpler. Of course, it’s not all about business, although there will be plenty of that happening. The beautiful and welcoming city of Budapest is always worth visiting and Fastener Fair’s Sunday Night Boat Party on the River Danube provides a delightful way to see it at its most glorious – as well as enjoying the company of fastener industry colleagues from across the world. So, make a note in your diary, book your flights to Budapest today, and look forward to connecting with the global fastener supply industry at the Syma Center, 6th – 7th September 2010. The Fastener Fair team looks forward to seeing you there.

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Fastener Fair Budapest announces new seminar An eastern European business professor will share the platform with fastener industry leaders at a new seminar and forum programme at Fastener Fair Budapest.

r. Gonda, former director with Ernst & Young and PWC talks on the eastern European business environment. Joining Dr. Gonda will be business leaders from both the European fastener manufacturing and distribution sectors for a question and answer forum, which will be chaired by Fastener + Fixing Magazine editor, Phil Matten. “We believe it is particularly important with so many factors influencing the global fastener industry right now that Fastener Fair attendees hear an up to date analysis of the eastern European business environment,” says show director, Jamie Mitchell, “and also to have this special opportunity to put their questions directly to fastener industry business leaders on a wide range of issues.” The presentations and forum will take place in the exhibition hall, making them readily accessible to both visitors and exhibitors.

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Exhibitors 3 Star Rivets Manufacture A. Jate Steel Co., Ltd Achilles Seibert GmbH Acku Metal Industries (M) SB Acton Adolf Pühl GmbH & Co. KG Adolf Schnorr GmbH & Co. KG Aimreach Enterprises, Co., Ltd Albert Pasvahl ( GmbH & Co.) Alex Screw Industrial Co., Ltd Alloy & Stainless Fasteners Ambrovit Srl Apolo-Mea Fijaciones y Htas. Archi-Fixing Co., Ltd Asvefat ATC Metal Industrial Sdn Bhd Baoji Jinsheng Metal Material Co.,Ltd Bergkvist & Co GmbH Biotek Kft. Bolt Fasteners Co. Borrelly Spring Washers Bossong SpA Bralo Cz s.r.o BTS GmbH Bülte Canco Fasteners Can-Eng Furnaces Int’l Ltd Changde Bolt Fastener Products Changzhou Junhe Dacromet Coating Chavesbao ChinaFastener Magazine( Chinafastener.com) Chinafastener.info Chinfast Co., Ltd. Ching Hwa Advertisement Co., Ltd Conti snc Coplan Europe D&H Components Co., Limited Defremm SpA Degometal Dell’Era Ermanno E Figlio Srl Delon Special Rivet Dimfix DIV D.O.O Dongtai QB Stainless Steel Co., Ltd Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co Dowson’s Fasteners Co., Ltd Dunfa International Co., Ltd E.u.r.o.Tec GmbH Earnest Machine Products Ltd Elcometal Kft Emek Rivets Co. Emin Teknik Ltd Eureka DIY Solutions Everest Overseas Ezel Civata Faco Fasteners Fang Sheng Screw Co., Ltd Fareast Metal Intl. Co., Ltd Fastbolt Fastener + Fixing Magazine Fastener Fair India - Mumbai Fastener Fair Stuttgart Fastener World Inc. Fasteners & Fittings

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Offering the best option

Stand: D24

D&H Components Co Ltd says that due to its staff, strategic alliance with over 100 suppliers, as well as private corporate and investment groups across China, it is able to offer customers the best option for fasteners and hardware products.

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&H Components explains that its qualified and experienced staff can provide customers with the support for their product needs. “We understand the key issues in China because we have dealt with them for many years, and we have people on the ground in China to address them for you.” Some of the key issues that D&H Components says customers should consider when buying from it are: Best prices. • High, consistent quality. Reliable supply. • Financing & ownership of dies & molds. Non-compete. • IP protection. Best logistics.

Teaching the benefits of rivets

Stand: C16

After 35 years of riveting experience Ornit Blind Rivets is embarking on an education campaign.

rnit is celebrating 35 years of successful manufacturing and marketing activities in the field of blind rivets. The company exports 90% of its output to more than 30 countries. It is, however, always seeking to increase the presence of its products worldwide, through a network of experienced distributors that ensure the delivery of the right product on time. The company’s strategy is built on three principles: impeccable service, price competitiveness and uncompromising quality. It was granted ISO 9002 certification in 1995. Ornit says it has developed a number of brand names that have become renowned over the years and are used by manufacturers in many industries. “Orlock, Orbolt, Ornilock and U-Fix are now well known not only in the automotive and construction industries but more recently in the electronics and solar-energy fields too.” Unfortunately, says Ornit, there is a lack of awareness among designers and manufacturers of the many applications and cost advantages rivets generally and blind rivets particularly can offer. Ornit embarks this year on an education campaign through institutions of high learning, professional associations and the electronic media to teach the new and not so new generations of engineers and designers the many characteristics and features of the products.

Specialist in lifting equipment

Stand: D35

Based in the West of France the IDMAT Company specialises in lifting equipment.

teel wire rope is available in a range of options including galvanised, stainless steel and no rotating. G.80 lifting products include wire rope and chain slings, master links, hooks and coupling. IDMAT offers steel chain in a range of materials and grades; also galvanised and stainless steel fasteners including shackles, turnbuckles, wire rope clips, eye bolts and snap hooks. IDMAT produces chain slings up to 32mm and wire rope slings up to 40mm as standard and offers larger diameters on demand. Grade 80 accessories are produced under the RID brand to EN 1677, EN 818-2 and US RR-C-271 with test certificates and full traceability.

HDG specialist in Romania

Stand: G43

S.C. Mecanica Sighetu S.A. manufactures and offers a wide range of screws, nuts, bolts and other fasteners.

he company has more than 25 years experience in the production and commercialisation of fasteners in Romania and elsewhere in the world. In the past 10 years the company has specialised in the production of hot dip galvanised fasteners and can deliver HDG fasteners from class 4.6 up to class 10.9. White or yellow zinc plating is also available. The fasteners are manufactured in accordance with international norms such as ISO, EN, DIN, and UNI or depending on the customer’s special order requirements. Non-standard products can also be supplied.

Top choice from Thailand

Stand: E54

Top Fixing Co Ltd is a trading company located in Bangkok, Thailand, exporting all kinds of fastener products to worldwide customers.

s well as a wide range of products to international standards Top Fixing also welcomes drawings of customer’s specialised products. Fasteners are available in all major materials including carbon steel, stainless steel, brass and copper. Customer specific small box packing is also available.

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SCHNORR to present disc springs ®

Adolf SCHNORR® GmbH & Co KG, founded in 1908 and located in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, Germany, is a manufacturer of disc springs, as well as load and safety washers, for the automotive, aerospace and engineering industry.

CHNORR® highlights that its disc springs support many dynamic processes in a safe and efficient way – working under extreme force and load conditions. SCHNORR® explains that the original SCHNORR® load washers have been specially developed for high-strength bolts of grades 8.8 – 12.9 representing the most powerful form of safety washer in the form of a disc spring. SCHNORR’s load washers comply with DIN 6796 and stand for German quality. SCHNORR® safety washers are reliable bolt locking devices, which combine the effectiveness of security through friction and mechanical locking with the basics of a disc spring. They are used world-wide for secure fasteners opposing the effect of vibration. “If you want to learn more about our products please order a catalogue from our website. Otherwise our experienced engineers will be pleased to welcome you at our booth where we will present the wide range of our high quality products.”

Stand: D39 Fastener Fair Budapest 6-7 September 2010

More than just stainless steel Nestinox is a specialist in stainless steel fasteners and can provide products for a variety of industries including construction/building, solar, shipbuilding, food, machine construction, and various others.

estinox explains that as well as its extensive range of stainless steel fixings such as bolts, nuts, screws, washers, machine feet, concrete fixings, studs, roofing - and cladding screws (available in both A2 and A4, DIN / ISO), it can also offer special pressing and turning according to drawings / samples. To highlight some of the possibilities that it can offer Nestinox has a new ‘Specials’ leaflet, which shows a small selection of processes it can carry out, such as: punching, powder coating, cold pressing according to drawing, as well as turning and screw thread treatments.

Stand: D7

New knurled thumb screws Five new knurled thumb screws without extension complement the range of BÜLTE plastic screws, offering more than 250 possibilities.

uitable for all sectors of industry, these screws are ideal for manual assemblies. Standard material is polyamide (nylon) which is resistant to various chemical products, has excellent mechanical properties including wear resistance, low friction coefficient, a high melting point, good impact resistance and is also very light. The working temperature range is -30°C to +100°C. Other materials are available on request, such as PP, PE, POM, PVDF (these materials are recommended for their good food and medical qualities); PC, black PA or PA glass filled (tensile strength and high rigidity replacing aluminium and zinc in tap parts). The knurled thumb screws are available in M5, M6, M8, M10 and M12 (Length from 6mm to 130mm – other lengths on request). The standard colour is natural but the parts can be supplied in a wide range of colours to suit customer requirements.

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Innovation the key E.u.r.o Tec GmbH reports that its new solar fastening system, which includes all fasteners, and adapter profiles, needed to fasten solar modules on roofs, was a tremendous success at the recent Intersolar Europe exhibition held in Munich, Germany.

.u.r.o Tec explains that due to the success of its recently launched innovative products, such as the solar fastener range, it is planning to extend its warehouse. The new extension will be approximately 3,000m2 and should create space for another 7,000 pallets. E.u.r.o Tec originally planned to start the extension last year, but it was delayed due to Fastener Fair Budapest the insecure situation of the economical crises.

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Can-Eng walks the heat treating line Can-Eng Furnaces Ltd is a supplier of continuous mesh belt furnace systems, which are used in the manufacturing of high tensile fasteners.

an-Eng highlights that its equipment is reliable, energy efficient and offers soft handling features to deliver superior part properties and cosmetics. Standard production capacities are available from 100kg/hr up to the largest systems in operation at over 3,400kg/hr. Can-Eng systems are usually supplied as totally automated heat treating lines which include computer controlled loading systems, pre-wash stations, hardening furnaces, quench systems, post washer stations and tempering furnaces. Auxiliary equipment integration such as dephosphating systems, blackening systems, Fastener Fair Budapest atmosphere generators, bi-directional conveyors, automated part/bin bar coding 6-7 September 2010 and Level II automation systems offering full SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) capabilities are also available. Can-Eng has recently commissioned two large continuous mesh belt furnace systems in Europe. These new systems feature Can-Eng Furnaces’ new Energy Reduction System. Can-Eng explains that its Energy Reduction System (ERS) includes an atmosphere reduction system which reduces endothermic gas requirements by 40%, as well as a waste heat recovery system which reduces overall natural gas consumption by 15% compared to conventional systems. Also, the hardening furnace incorporates recuperated burners delivering 50% lower NOx levels. The system also features a fully automated dephosphate station for zinc phosphate removal prior to heat treatment.

Stand: D25

Hungarian fastener supplier committed to service Germán Zrt, based in Cegléd, Hungary plans to present an extensive range of fastener products at Fastener Fair Budapest.

Stand: G27

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mongst its range are hexagon head bolts DIN 933 and DIN 931 in 5.6 and 8.8 quality, mushroom head square neck bolts, flat washers, spring washers, hexagon nuts, wing nuts, hex nuts with plastic inserts, hexagon domed cap nuts and screw plugs. Germán says that threaded rods are now also available and are always manufactured to satisfy even the most special requests of its clients. Germán will also showcase products from PATTA International, which include hexagon head wood screws, aluminium open end blind rivets, drywall screws, self drilling screws and chipboard screws. “Our goal will be to match every requirement and individual demand of our customers. We will be glad to serve all interested visitors with samples of our product range.”

Rivit launches new tools Rivit Srl, based in Bologna, Italy, is planning to launch three new models of hydro pneumatic tools for inserts at Fastener Fair Budapest.

he three new models of hydro pneumatic tools are the RIV938, RIV938S and RIV942. Rivit explains that the RIV938 is designed for Rivsert female threaded inserts, from M3 to M10, and Rivbolt male threaded inserts, from M4 to M8. RIV938S, however, is used for placing threaded inserts from M3 to M6. On both tools the oil pressure and hence force can be regulated. The main features on both tools include a one position trigger mechanism; no adjustments are needed when there is a thickness change in the material; no damages to mandrel (or tie rod) are caused when operations are repeated; and both tools are lightweight and small, making them easier to use. Rivit points outs that the RIV942 is designed for inserts M4 to M12, and says it is the very first one combining two different regulations into a single tool: pressure (power) and stroke. RIV942 places Rivsert threaded female inserts from M4 to M12, Tubriv from M5 to M8 and Rivbolt threaded male inserts from M4 to M8. “The above three new tools were designed so that the hydro pneumatic system and the internal mechanical parts provide high reliability, reducing problems due to component wear and resulting in superior durability and functionality of the tools themselves. Come and see us on stand B2 to learn everything you want to know about these new products.”

Stand: B2

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Exactly 80 years ago, in 1930, Mr. Alfred Honsel started to produce cooking ware made from aluminium â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whose holders were fixed with rivets. The focus was sharpened on the development of these parts, with HONSEL becoming a manufacturer of clutch lining and brake pad rivets for a short time. Today the three companies of the HONSEL-Group are serving the whole range of modern rivet-technology.

ONSEL concentrates on design and production of individual parts such as special blind rivets, blind rivet nuts and bolts, guide and distance bushes, collar stud and stud bolts or specific parts according to customer requirements. HONSEL points out that examples of its long standing experience in engineering premium fasteners are demonstrated in its innovative products such as the patented OPTO multigrip blind rivet nut, as well as blind rivet nuts with adjustable grip ranges or integrated seals, just like light weight aluminium blind rivet bolts. Finally the construction of process controlled automation systems completes the range of HONSEL 2010. VVG highlights that it takes care of the sale of standard fasteners and combines the 80 years of experience with a high level of warehouse stock for fast and reliable worldwide deliveries and a variety of service components. The range of industrial and blind rivet products is supported by the well known, made in Germany, pneumatic-hydraulic tools of the BZ- and VNG series and additional parts such as axial clamps and sheet metal fasteners.

Stand: D59 Fastener Fair Budapest 6-7 September 2010

Sala Punzoni: Innovation, Stand: first of all A28 The Italian company Sala Punzoni has been manufacturing high quality tools for more than 40 years. Sala Punzoni started by producing special punches and says it made an immediate name for itself thanks to the high quality of its products, as well as the flexibility and the skill it used in meeting the different demands of its customers.

ala Punzoni explains that its philosophy has always been to invest in the research and development of its production to satisfy the growing quality standards that the market requires. Over the years the company has evolved both from a technological and a technical point of view. The technological development is through Sala Punzoni always making sure it has the most sophisticated and up to date equipment. The technical development comes from its long experience and from its constant skill in researching new raw materials, new and better heat treatments and in developing more and more suitable TiN coating in order to improve its products’ quality. “We continue to follow our company philosophy and are always conducting research and development. Our research and development department is currently testing new products like special rollers, planetary dies for bolts and nuts applications and flat dies with special profiles. With these new articles we aim to achieve the same excellent standard of results obtained by our current range of products.”

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FILROX announces Anti-Theft fastener The Anti-Theft fastener has a simple structure similar to a normal bolt and nut; the user can tighten the fastener by screwdriver.

he Anti-Theft device comprises of an Anti-Theft bolt and Anti-Theft nut. The tightened fastener cannot be loosened by screwdriver or hand without incurring damage. Once loosened the fastener cannot be re-used preventing crimes such as replacement or reuse of licence plates. It can also assist in protection of traffic signs or facilities, electricity or public communication installations, or machinery. Either Anti-Theft bolt or nut can include a short section under the head where symbols, words, or even a radio frequency identification device may be included to enhance recognition or detection. Installation with an RFID enhances recovery, tracking and police action. More general uses include container control, car rental and railway carriage security. The Anti-Theft fastener is available in a range of materials and sizes, with automatic manufacturing ensuring short lead times.

Concentrating on consistency ACKU METAL INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD, established in October 1989, is a specialist manufacturer and exporter of drywall screws, self drilling screws and chipboard screws in Malaysia.

s a joint venture organisation with a Taiwan fastener company, ACKU METAL offers a range of screw manufacturing processes from wire drawing to electro-plating in its own wire drawing plant, screw plant, heat treatment plant and electro-plating plant in Malaysia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are a certified ISO 9001:2000 factory, and achieve customer satisfaction and expectation through consistent products and services.â&#x20AC;?

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Wide variety from ATC Metal ATC Metal Industrial Sdn Bhd highlights that its product range includes a variety of high quality screws, bolts, studs, nuts, other threaded Stand parts and washers, which it produces mostly C9 for commercial and industrial use.

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TC Metal has a total of 300 employees across Taiwan and Malaysia, with the company turnover for 2009 reported at US$50 million dollars. The yearly output for ATC Metal is approximately 50,000 tonnes. The products that ATC Metal can offer include self tapping screws, self-drilling screws, chipboard screws, drywall screws, deck screws (C1018-1022, case hardened); wood screws, furniture screws (C1008-1010); machine screws (class 4.8 and 8.8); and hex head wood screws (class 4.8). ATC Metal points out that it can also offer a variety of bolts and nuts in classes 4.8, 6.8, 8.8, 9.8, 10.9 and 12.9, as well as tension control bolts with nuts class 10.9s; stud bolts to ASTM A193 B7, and heavy hex nuts to ASTM A194 2H.

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Revolutionary fastener measuring systems General Inspection will be displaying its revolutionary fastener measuring systems, the LaserLab and Gi-360, at the upcoming Fastener Fair Budapest.

he LaserLab is a 3-D laser gauging system capable of performing first part inspections, final audits, SPC sampling and Ppap’s at less than 20 seconds per part. General Inspection explains that the Fastener Fair LaserLab utilises patented laser technology to measure Budapest all pertinent features on threaded fasteners. Lengths, 6-7 Sept 2010 diameters, threads, radii, straightness, concentricity, perpendicularity, parallelism, angles, hex/squares across flats and corners, first/last scratch and first/last full thread lengths and more are measured simultaneously. A NIST traceable calibration cone is scanned every pass to ensure ultimate accuracy and repeatability. General Inspection highlights that new part set-up is quick and easy as users simply select features to measure and then enter in their appropriate upper and lower limits. After all features have been programmed a “part template” is saved in memory for future inspections. A comprehensive thread database instantly provides specifications to preclude users from manually entering in data. Thread features include pitch, pitch diameter, major diameter, minor diameter, functional diameter, root radius and flank angle. Also on display will be the Gi-360 high-speed laser, vision and new super eddy-current inspection system. General Inspection points out that the Gi-360 is capable of measuring and sorting out defective parts at rates up to 600 parts per minute, and its unique 3-D capability allows quick and easy set-up and detection of circumferential defects such as damaged threads.

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Bossong at the double Bossong, an Italian company with German origin, has been active in the fastening industry since the early 1950s. Today the company is a manufacturer in two main fields: chemical anchors and powder actuated fastening.

Stand: A13 Fastener Fair Budapest 6-7 September 2010

ossong produces a full range of injection resins for chemical anchoring and rebar connections, all styrene-free and designed in accordance with most recent European regulations. The Bossong range includes:

• POLY SF - polyester styrene-free. • V-PLUS - vinylester styrene-free with two European Technical Approvals for threaded rods (ETA-09/0140 - Option 7) and rebar connections (ETA-09/0246 - Eurocode 2). • VINIL - vinylester styrene-free, which Bossong says is economical. • WINTER - vinylester styrene-free for installation in severe temperature conditions. • EPOXY 21 - pure epoxy. Bossong highlights that it also offers a large and professional range of powder actuated tools, all with power regulation and C.I.P. approval. Bossong’s range of powder actuated tools includes the BOSS 8000, BOSS 6000, BOSS 4000 and BOSS 3500.

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Providing innovative solutions

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Emin Teknik Ltd, founded in 1970, is a stainless steel corrugated flexible hose manufacturing company that provides innovative solutions to satisfy the changing needs of its customers.

min Teknik explains that Eminflex stainless steel corrugated flexible hoses are manufactured by continuously processing the material on high speed automatic forming machines in steel grades AISI 316l & 321 acc. to ISO EN 10380 with close, standard and wide pitch annular corrugation form. “Eminflex stainless steel corrugated flexible hoses offer good flexibility, high strength, are heat resistant and pressure tight. The hoses can be used to convey most kinds of fluids, gases, chemicals and can function to absorb thermal expansion and vibration.” Emin Teknik’s product list includes high tensile bolts, hot forged fasteners, nuts, security fasteners and fixings, special/to drawing fasteners, structural steel fasteners, thread cutting/forming screws, unified and British threaded fasteners, washer and compensators.

Turbo Industries Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian conglomerate with US$30 million turnover and employing 1,300 people, which manufactures standard and customised fasteners in mild steel, high tensile and other material grades.

urbo’s fastening product range caters for diverse industry segments, including light engineering, railways, power transmission and telecommunication, automotive, wind energy, infrastructure and mining industry. Turbo is accredited to TS16949:2002; DIN 18800 level C from SLV Mannheim GmbH Germany; U-mark certification (Z-8.22-208) from Sigma Karlsruhe GmH. Turbo is able to supply fasteners produced through cold forging, hot forging, casting and machining to international standards, or customer drawing. Manufacturing equipment includes a 6-station part former, 5-station nut former, as well as bolt makers and headers for hollow rivets, supported by automatic chamfering and inline thread rolling machines. In house facilities include a continuous heat treatment line and lines for electrolytic zinc and passivation, hot dip galvanising, mechanical zinc plating and lubrication coats.

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Tecfi receives ETA accreditation Tecfi S.p.A has announced that its HVE Rock® sleeve anchor, with expanding cone nut, has achieved European Technical Approval (ETA-10/0060) according to ETAG 001-Part 1, Option 1.

ption 1 assures the use of the anchor both in cracked and uncracked concrete for structural applications. Tecfi highlights that its HVE Rock® is the best anchor amongst its mechanical fixing systems and offers great advantages such as safe and fast installation, no waiting time for loading after installation, fire resistance (R30-R120) and a wide range.

Stand: D45 Fastener Fair Budapest 6-7 September 2010

Valenta thinks big Valenta ZT has production facilities dedicated to special threaded rod products with an emphasis on big sizes. Valenta explains that a unique combination of its production and standard part imports help it find the right solution when it comes to quality, delivery time and price.

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alenta‘s raw material stock enables flexible deliveries for a variety of special parts. A range of fine pitch thread, left thread and other hard to find items are also stocked by Valenta. Valenta’s main products are:

Special lengths of threaded rods up to 6m. Fine pitch threads. Trapesoidal and other threads including corresponding nuts. Threaded rods for chemical anchors including 45° cut. Parts to drawings.

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Thread diameters up to 120mm. One or both end threaded parts. Threaded rods with all types of machined ends. Tie rods. Bolts cut to non-standard lengths.

The materials used by Valenta include low carbon steels, medium carbon steels, free cutting steels, alloyed steels, stainless steels, brass and bronze. Grades include but are not limited to S235JRG2C, S355J2G3C, C45, 42CrMo4 and AISI 304. Parts can also be made to classes 4.8, 5.8, 8.8 and 10.9.

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Everything riveting RIVETEC s.r.o. deals with the development, production and sale of pneumatichydraulic, electro-hydraulic and AKU riveting tools for all types of rivets. It also offers single purpose automated machines and production lines according to individual requirements of customers.

Stand: H32 Fastener Fair Budapest 6-7 September 2010

IVETEC highlights that it also specialises in a wide assortment of joining elements, such as standard and special blasting rivets, strength, structural, nut, bolt, fast-coupling and welding elements, Starlock ring locks and other joining material. RIVETEC has its own CAD design workplace, CNC machines for exact tooling, a CNC workplace for injection of thermo-plastics and an assembly line. “We offer all our clients the highest possible quality and are ISO 9001 certified. We are also authorised to use the CE, GS-TÜV and CZ marks. Our clients mainly include vehicle producers and their sub-suppliers along with many companies in the area of civil engineering, the building industry and other industrial fields.”

Exceptionally robust clamps With thirty years of experience, MPC Industries is a leading manufacturer of industry-quality hose clamps based in Gorredijk, the Netherlands.

PC says it offers complete solutions for all clampingrelated needs and is dedicated to finding the optimal tool for each application. Its “exceptionally robust clamps are designed to withstand forces well beyond the industry standard and are made from the finest quality materials in grades ranging from carbon steel through stainless steel to acid-resistant”. In addition to a standard range of clamps, MPC can design new types of clamp according to the client’s specific needs, even in small numbers. MPC has branches in the United Kingdom, France and Hungary, where it has a 3,500 square metre warehouse and central eastern

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European distribution centre. 21st century logistics, progressive stock control and effective management, it says, are all targeted to provide fast and easy delivery, minimising waiting time and hassle while maximising efficiency. MPC sees quality as its number one priority. Each of its products undergo a rigorous five-step control process, following the ISO 2859 sampling standard with the objective of ensuring that only perfectly made clamps without the slightest defect reach the end user. MPC quality management system is accredited to ISO 9001:2000.

Screws designed by the specialist for the specialist Tite-Fix Ltd, based in Castleford, UK, says that the development of its Tite® range of fixings has helped answer the growing demand for innovative designs and new materials for deck, furniture, flooring and general building industries.

ased on the Tri-Lock™ threadform, first introduced on Deck-Tite®, the Tite® range now incorporates other innovative features which Tite-Fix says have never been seen on a woodscrew. This approach of addressing application problems through innovative design has allowed Tite-Fix to establish brand names such as Deck-Tite®, Deck-Tite® Plus, Timber-Tite®, Screw-Tite®, Mdf-Tite®, Floor-Tite®, Tongue-Tite®, Adjust-Tite®, Lost Tite®,

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Hinge-Tite, Deck-Tite® Composite and Net-Coat®. “Now, utilising engineering and design expertise needed for the development of such brands, we offer all kinds of bespoke products; working on site with the end-user to develop screws that answer today’s application problems, from drawing to finished product, Tite-Fix offers quality, value and answers.” All products are manufactured under license to strict specifications and the highest standards.

Frigerio Ettore keeps it in-house Since 1948 Frigerio Ettore S.p.A, located in Lecco, Italy, has manufactured and distributed worldwide its own blanked, cold pressed, complex assembled and welded parts, all of which have been produced on dies that were designed and built in-house.

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Frigerio Etorre S.p.A, which is certified to ISO 9002 and ISO TS 16949, explains that one of its most popular product lines is toggle latches in which it can offer over 40 different models, such as: • Rigid latches. • Adjustable latches. • Latches with hasp or key-lock. • Latches with secondary lock. • Latches with special hooks and strikes. Frigerio Etorre also points out that as well as standard items it can also offer special versions or work on customer’s drawing.

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Fastener Fair Budapest Exhibitors

classic • system • automotive Achilles Seibert acts as a wholesaler only for distributors. Our programme includes the whole range of screws with hexagon socket and hexagon head according to DIN/ISO (M1,6 – M56 / special and standard items) service and solutions for c-partsmanagement as well as a stock and procurement programme of automobile spare parts.

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.

Fax: +33 (0) 4 77 73 56 25 www.acton.fr

email: info@achill-fasteners.com www.achill-fasteners.com

Acton

Albert Pasvahl GmbH & CO

With 13000 references in stock ACTON has been distributor’s first choice for stainless steel fasteners, anchors, nautical and architectural fittings, nylon items and zinc-plated self-drilling screws for more than 20 years. NEW : distribution of “ACE” whole range of clamps in steel and stainless steel and nylon ties... Same day dispatch service worldwide.

Albert Pasvahl offers you its experience and expertise in special connection elements and accessories resulting from over 70 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 (0) 40 532 852 0 www.pasvahl.de

Ambrovit SRL

Bossong SPA

Thanks to the new automatic warehouse that can store up to 20,000 pallets, AMBROVIT allows prompt delivery, satisfaction for all your requirements, high quality products, use of advanced technologies and much more; These are the strong characteristic qualities that distinguish Ambrovit from the traditional screws suppliers.

CHEMICAL ANCHORS Full range of injection resins for chemical fixing and rebar connections, in accordance with most recent European regulations: • POLY SF, polyester styrene-free • VINIL, vinylester styrene-free • V-PLUS, vinylester styrene-free, two ETAs • WINTER, vinylester styrene-free • EPOXY 21, pure epoxy Top level homologations, excellent technical service.

email: sales@ambrovit.it www.ambrovit.it

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Bossong SPA

www.bossong.com Fax: +39 035 3846 012

TOOLS AND NAILS One of the largest and professional range of Powder Actuated Tools, C.I.P. approved, both automatic and semi-automatic. Full range of nails: • single shooting • in magazine • with metal and plastic washer or spacer • for ceiling • threaded Strip and circular loads.

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We offer plastic, nylon and plastometal products, including fasteners, plugs, handles and parts to your specifications. The industries we supply products to include: Engineering, Furniture, Toys, Electronics, Chemical, Automotive, Electrical, Computing, and others.

email: info@bulte.de www.bulte.com

For a quotation or details of our range contact our sales office and ask for a free copy of our 500 pages catalogue or visit our website.

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Can-Eng Furnaces Mesh Belt Furnace Systems are completely automated heat treating systems that include loading systems, washers, hardening furnace, quench, temper, soluble oil tanks and atmosphere generators.

• Continuous production delivers superior part quality • Design features to minimize possibility of foreign material • Proven field reliability and maximum up-time performance • Soft handling design features to minimize part damage • Maximum fuel efficiency through innovative design and energy recuperation • Fully automated systems with complete SCADA capabilites • Neutral and case hardening capabilities • Standard capacities from 100 kgs/hr to 3400 kgs/hr

www.can-eng.com Tel: +1 905 356 1327

Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd. Can-Eng Furnaces Continuous Mesh Belt Furnace Systems used in the manufacture of high tensile fasteners are field-proven leaders in reliability, fuel-efficiency and to production uptime. Standard capacities range from 100 kgs/ hr to 3400 kgs/hr. Processes available include sintering, clean hardening, light case carburizing & carbonitriding, austempering, and martempering.

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Coplan Europe MEGAPRO® Every bit better. Megapro Marketing Inc. is an international manufacturer (with Coplan Europe as European partner) of multi-bit screwdrivers and accessories for the professional market and DIY. Founded in 1992, the corporation manufactures its products in the U.S. and Canada towards innovation and according to the highest quality standards. email:michael@coplan-europe.com www.coplan-europe.com

Dresselhaus GmbH & CO KG

Dörken Dörken MKS-Systeme has been developing micro layer corrosion protection systems for over 25 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 DELTAPROTEKT® are without any heavy metals, such as chrome (VI). Tel: +49 (0) 2330 63243 www.doerken-mks.com

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We are one of the leading European stockists of all types of industrial fasteners. 50,000 pallet locations of stock, along with over 700 employees make Dresselhaus your perfect partner for sourcing standard and specialised parts.

Tel: +49 (0) 52 21 9 32 0 www.dresselhaus.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 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 E.u.r.o.Tec homepage.

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

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E.U.R.O.Tec GmbH

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

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We are a successful wholesaler of connecting parts with years of experience in supplying the industry and dealers throughout Europe. 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. Tel: +49 (0) 751 407 0 www.schrauben-engel.de

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Fastbolt GmbH

Fasteners & Fittings

New catalogue 2010 with enlarged stock range.

Fasteners & Fittings is a leading manufacturer of cold and hot forged fasteners from India. An export subsidiary of Rishi International, which has been in business since 1974. Exporting standard and special fasteners to meet the requirements of the automotive industry, and other industrial/electrical requirements. Exporting fasteners to all over europe for the last 8 years.

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, pre-import quality inspections and a revolutionary online availability check and ordering system: FBonline.

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Goebel GmbH

Fastenique Structural Rivets Co., Ltd. is specialized in manufacturing high strength rivets and structural rivets.

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

Experienced technicians, advanced equipments, complete quality control system and professional sales service are the best guarantee for our clients.

New products in high quality i.e. GO-NUT (new blind rivet nuts series), Private-Tool, High strength blind rivets - GO-LOCK, M-LOCK, H-LOCK, GO-INOX and GO-BULB ensure our strategy of growth.

www.fastenique.com Fax:+86 21 5156 1771

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Growermetal

ID MAT

Growermetal is a modern familyowned company located in Calco, Italy. Since 1950, Growermetal is a leading manufacturer of security washers, standard washers, as well as special parts according to customer specifications.

ID MAT is a producer of Lifting Systems : Chain slings until 32mm and wire rope slings until 40mm, more on demand. GRADE 80 accessories under the RID brand (Norms EN 1677, 818-2, US RR-C-271, test certificates, traceability process, â&#x20AC;Ś) Textile webbing and lifting slings according to EN 1492-1 and EN 1492-2.

Tel: +39 039 95 35 300 www.growermetal.it

email: info@idmat.fr Tel: + 33 2 51 71 65 65

Manufacturers and exporters of stainless steel and brass nuts, bolts and washers. Producers of nuts and washers in Aluminium, Copper, Monel, Duplex, Nickel Alloys, Hastelloy, Titanium, ASTM A194 Gr.2H and 2HM, Stainless Steels like AISI 316Ti, 904L, etc

Tel: +39 (0) 363 914 959 56 www.inoxdadi.com

Landmark Fasteners Pvt. Ltd. is a professionally managed company engaged with the manufacturing of self drilling screws / nut-bolts and aluminium pop rivets. The company is a ISO 9001:2000 certified company with a Crisil rating of SME 3. It is also registered with the global Dun and Bradstreet. Fax: + 91 120 265 9719 email: landmark1@satyam.net.in

Lindapter

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Tel: +44 (0) 1274 521 444 www.lindapter.com

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Inoxdadi S.R.L.

Verbindungs- und Klemmsysteme

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MPC Industries

Lindapter provides an exclusive product range of independently approved steelwork connection systems, including steel, cavity, decking, support and floor fixings. Experienced engineers offer unrivalled support, including a free design service and bespoke new product development. Lindapter solutions are utilised in multiple markets such as plant engineering, petro-chemical, offshore, materials handling and structural & civil engineering.

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We are a leading manufacturer of industry-strength hose clamps based in Gorredijk, the Netherlands with branches in the UK, France and a regional distribution center in Hungary. We provide the optimal solution for all your clamping-related needs with our range of robust clamps, as well as custom-making clamps for unique applications. www.mpcindustries.eu Tel: +31 (0) 513 46 54 77

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www.nestinox.com Tel: +31 (0) 499 339 000

Nestinox

Ornit Blind Rivets

Nestinox is since 1979 your specialist in stainless steel fasteners (DIN / ISO, A2 as well as A4).

Ornit Blind Rivets, a leading manufacturer, designer, marketer and provider of fastening solutions. Since 1975, Ornit boasts a broad range of multi-function fasteners suitable for both automatic assembly and manual applications. Ornit’s portfolio is packed with structural and non-structural products designed to provide solutions to all your application needs. Ornit’s high quality fasteners are used for Industrial, Constructional and Automotive applications.

For example: • bolts • nuts • screws • washers • security screws • hose clamps • machinefeet • roof - and cladding screws • specials (special turning and pressed parts according to drawing / sample) • screw thread inserts • etc.

Tel: +972 8 661 0222 www.ornit.com

Precision Technology Supplies Ltd

Rivit SRL

We stock the widest range of Stainless Steel American Threaded Fasteners from No 0 to 1” diameter in both UNC and UNF threads. For a quotation or details of the range contact our sales office and ask for a copy of our handbook or visit our website.

email: sales@pts-uk.com www.pts-uk.com

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Founded in 1973, Rivit is a European leader for fasteners and tools, proposing a complete programme of fixing systems, tools, machines and technical support for the whole sheet metal universe (automotive, electronics, household appliances, sheet metal working, air-conditioning, building, roofing, metal door and windows frames, etc.). email: rivit@rivit.it www.rivit.it

S.C. Mecanica Sighetu S. A.

Tel: +49 (0) 71 32 99 600 www.schroederschrauben.de

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Founded in 1976 Mecanica Sighetu offers a wide range of metric fasteners produced after international standards or clients drawing. During the last years the company has specialized in Hot Dip Galvanized fasteners. The products can be done with mechanical characteristics from class 4.6 up to class 10.9 email: marketing@mecanica-sighet.ro fax: +402 6231 3054

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Tel: +39 341 633 237 www.salapunzoni.it

Sala Punzoni srl, established in 1966, is a company manufacturing standard and special high speed steel and carbide punches to customer drawing and high speed steel flat dies for thread rolling. Nowadays the company is the leader in Italy and even in the international market, always updating its productive and planning processes in order to maintain the best standard of manufacture.

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Schröder Schrauben

Shanghai Rivet Manufacture Co Ltd

Over 30 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.

We have advanced quality control system and concept. We are ISO9001:2000 certified and will get attestation of TS16949 soon. Our main products are rivet nuts, blind rivet, insert nuts, nylon locknuts, welded nuts, flange nuts and other kinds of auto standard parts. Our products are well received domestically and also exported to America, Japan and Europe.

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Tel: +86 (0) 21 3728 6065 Email: chinarivet@gmail.com

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Shin Chun Enterprise Co Ltd

Strut Support Systems

We are a professional screw manufacturer in Taiwan with certificate of ISO-9000, ISO-14000, and TS-16949. We have an experienced team, well-equipped lab., and rich experience in supplying you good quality and competitive products.

email: paul@sce.com.tw www.sce.com.tw

“ColorGuard®” coating is our new product which contains no chrome but is superior in anti-corrosion. Furthermore, beautiful colors coating is available. Please visit our website for more details.

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We “SSS“ are the market leader in manufacturing of strut channel accessories & fixing systems from india, we are serving the electrical, construction and plumbing industry with our professional services for the last 5 years. We specialise in manufacturing of strut channels, brackets, spring nuts, clamps, threaded rods & fasteners. Tel: +91 (0) 161 251 0950 www.strutsupportsystems.co.in

TANDL Industry

Tecfi Spa

TANDL INDUSTRY is a professional fastener enterprise, that gathered R&D, production,marketing and service. Relying on abundant capital, scale production, perfect marketing network and excellent service, the company has been Strategic Business Partner with famous fasteners companies in the world. We are developing into a worldwide supplier of fasteners.

TECFI S.P.A. is an Italian company specialised in design, production and merchandising of fixing systems with an own brand. Our daily work strongholds are: the employment of selected raw materials, a large stock availability, quick delivery service, focusing on customer satisfaction and extreme respect for environment.

email: info@tandl-industry.com www.tandl-industry.com

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TyRex Commercial Fasteners & Tools Available since 2006, the TyRex brand has rapidly become one of the world’s most recognized brands, offering tools and collated fasteners for use in commercial construction. The TyRex product line includes a variety of collated screw systems as well as gaspowered and pneumatic concrete pinners (and pins) and a full range of heavy-duty attachments which enable professionals to drive collated screws with a conventional screw gun. Tel: +31 488 420 123 email: internationalsales@sencobrands.com

Vipa Spa Vipa S.p.A leader in the business of fasteners; a reference company for its services and product quality. At the moment the head office ground lays over 130,000 sqm. The warehouse is the major part of it; with modern technology systems, software and hardware, to maximize the efficiency in the production and distribution of all products. The wide spaces allow availability of 40,000 different types of fasteners in a wide range of treatments ready for prompt delivery.

Tel: +39 0522 658 900 www.vipaspa.it

VVG Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co

Viteria Fusani SRL

email: info@viteriafusani.it www.viteriafusani.it

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Screw manufacturers since 1955. Production of standard and special screws to customer design. Screw size from Ø 1,6 to Ø 8 • Metric screws • Self-tapping for plastic materials • Dual thread self-tapping • Wood screws • Screws for chipboards • Self-forming with trilobated profile Different types of materials and treatments.

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VVG as sister company of the well known manufacturer HONSEL can revert to the experience of 80 years in design, production and sale of premium fasteners and rivet-technology. This experience is combined with a high level of warehouse stock for fast and reliable world wide deliveries and a variety of special service components.

email: info@vvg-fasteners.com www.vvg-fasteners.com

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OGL set to launch prof.ITmail OGL Computer is planning to release new software for its prof.ITplus sales order and stock management software that will enable fixings and fastener stockists to effectively manage customer emails, helping to improve sales and communication.

GL explains that prof.ITmail has been integrated with prof.ITplus CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and enables rapid and accurate recording, sharing and isolating of all customer e-mail correspondence, both sent and received relating to a specific customer, for fast and easy retrieval. Prof.ITmail also provides direct access into areas of the prof.ITplus software, giving the ability to create quick quotations based on email correspondence. OGL points out that managing emails with prof.ITmail in this way means, for example, that sales potential can be increased by being able to rapidly react to email sales enquiries; accounts queries can be quickly resolved with ready access to all email correspondence, and historic customer queries can be followed-up using the system’s complete email history. Also to promote ease of use, prof.ITmail is integrated directly with the user’s Microsoft Outlook email account, providing a familiar email setting. “Prof.ITmail will dramatically increase the level of service our customers in the fastener and fixing sector are able to provide, as well as boosting their sales potential,” says OGL software manager, Nick Davies. “Managing emails is key across a business and prof.ITmail will provide prof.ITplus users with a further commercial advantage, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of their communication.”

Infor acquires Bridgelogix Infor, a provider of business software for mid-market companies, has announced the acquisition of Bridgelogix, an Infor solution partner and leader in bar-code data collection solutions.

nfor explains that the acquisition will allow for closer alignment of Bridgelogix complementary solutions with many Infor products. Bridgelogix technology currently integrates with certain Infor ERP solutions and complements Infor Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Following the acquisition, Infor plans to drive further integrations and product enhancements which it hopes will provide greater flexibility, simplicity, speed, and accuracy to manufacturers. Infor points out that its customers will benefit from Bridgelogix’s proven technology for shop floor control, warehouse management, lean manufacturing and time & attendance.

Access offers business solution Access, the mid-market consulting, software and solutions provider, has released a completely integrated payroll and HR business solution, following the acquisition of HR specialists Access Select (formerly Select Software) earlier this year.

tuart Allsopp, director for innovations at Access explains: “This is really going to reduce the burden on these functions. With less time spent on administration and more time spent actually running human resources and payroll, businesses will lower their costs, increase their return on investment, and generally improve overall efficiency, and visibility of information.” One of the key features that Access highlights is self-service, which allows employees to enter information themselves such as their working hours, or change personal details. “It’ll simplify the HR process by keeping and maintaining common data across both platforms,” Stuart commented. “Salary review and budget changes can be done via a workflow process all the way through to payroll. There’s also additional functionality - employees can review their P60’s or payslips via the self-service - not just the most recent ones but right across their employment history.” The latest business software release includes timesheets, a ribbon bar navigation facility, automated report printing and a user definable workflow, to ensure there is strict control over the information exchanged between payroll and HR. Stuart concluded: “By linking up the business processes across the HR and payroll departments, both functions have instant access to all available data - as it’s updated. For security, new employee data and update requests are automatically placed into a workflow for authorisation by the payroll team. If accepted, the information is updated in the payroll system, helping to maintain security and consistency of information at every level.”

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Solarsoft acquires Informance International

Free emails to SMEs

Solarsoft Business Systems, an investment of Marlin Equity Partners, has announced that it has acquired Informance International Inc., the Northbrook, Illinois, USA, based specialist in Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) systems.

Outsourcery says that it has become the first company in the UK to offer free emails to organisations. Outsourcery explains that it is empowering businesses with the same advanced tools as big corporations, by supplying start-ups and SMEs with mission-critical tools (such as calendars and tasks) free for up to twelve months, when signing up for another Outsourcery hosted service.

nformance’s software solutions give managers a clear view of performance across their manufacturing operations. Starting with real-time shop floor data capture, Informance aggregates production information and presents actionable intelligence to decision makers tracking key metrics such as OEE, yield and waste. Commenting on the transaction, Shawn McMorran, chief executive officer of Solarsoft Business Systems stated: “Informance is an excellent fit with Solarsoft’s strategy of bringing together specialist applications that empower business owners and managers in well-defined vertical markets. This acquisition expands our capabilities in manufacturing systems and deepens our expertise in important and growing markets.” “We believe that the combination with Solarsoft will provide new momentum for the development of Informance’s business,” said John Oskin, founder and executive VP at Informance. “Informance has a strong presence throughout North America and the business and its employees will now benefit from the international reach that Solarsoft can offer.” Shawn McMorran added: “Manufacturing systems are already a significant part of Solarsoft’s business. Informance’s focus on Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) complements the production and process controls systems in our Mattec product range which is an established leader in the plastics, stamping and die-cast manufacturing sectors. Together with Solarsoft’s ERP systems, we now have a comprehensive proposition for manufacturers.”

utsourcery says that by allowing companies access to the security offered by its £10 million data centre it is transforming the market and enabling businesses to benefit from a professional email system, without the significant capital expenditure related to in-house implementation. Outsourcery highlights that this powerful communication tool will allow businesses to use the latest technology to assist their growth and compete with their larger rivals. It also removes the need for organisations to host in-house exchange servers while enhancing productivity by streamlining communications and collaboration at the same time. “We are continuing to meet our objectives of delivering innovative technology and helping businesses reduce their costs while improving efficiency and productivity,” said Piers Linney, joint CEO for Outsourcery. “With large numbers of employees now working away from the office, businesses are finding they need more effective ways to stay in touch with their colleagues and clients. Through our hosted free offerings we are bringing professional standard business tools within the reach of all businesses.”

RS Components appoints new UK domestic carrier RS Components, a distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has announced that Parcelforce Worldwide has been appointed as its new UK domestic carrier.

arcelforce Worldwide won the two year contract following a renewal tender involving a number of delivery carriers. Previously the UK contract was held by DHL. Commenting on the agreement, Anne Bruggink, general manager supply chain at RS said: “With core values that are closely aligned to our own, Parcelforce Worldwide is an excellent choice of partner for our UK domestic business. Both companies have a long history of unrivalled high quality service levels and we will continue to deliver that same level of service to our customers. We will also work with Parcelforce Worldwide to further improve and explore new delivery opportunities.” Nick Landon, sales & marketing director at Parcelforce Worldwide commented: “We are delighted to have won the contract with RS who is a respected leader in its field. This contract win underlines Parcelforce Worldwide’s commitment to be the B2B carrier of choice in the UK, delivering high quality express services at a competitive price. We’re confident that our strong heritage as the UK’s trusted express carrier and our wide range of service options will perfectly complement the RS commitment of delivering for its customers.”

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Unit 6 Hill Crest Park, Hoyle Road, Calverton, Nottingham, NG14 6QJ, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 115 965 4100 Fax: +44 (0) 115 965 4114 email: sales@crestindustrial.com www.crestindustrial.com

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Committed or locked-up? Performance improvement in times of recession The recession has taken its toll on the finances of many businesses. As recovery becomes a reality, Anthony Carnell argues, it is time to give especial thought to a vital resource.

or most staff, recession means threat, risk, keeping their head down, macho management and a feeling of loss of control. It’s not so much about commitment (or engagement as the jargon goes), but just holding onto their job. All this insecurity, a build-up of mistrust, and we expect staff to be committed to our improvement plans? I mean, really! Without our most expensive, most differentiating, and our least known resource committed and engaged, then it’s an uphill battle all the way. Why worry about whether they are committed and engaged? Well, research shows that engaged staff are more likely to talk-up your business, perform to a higher standard, and are less likely to leave you. They also experience higher levels of job satisfaction, which means, they care more about the business and in helping it to be as successful as it should. They are also far more flexible to change. It will save you cost, ensure higher quality, and higher participation in improving the performance of the business. So, what can we do to bring back the ‘engaged’ workforce where the employee is investing a portion of their heart and mind to the business – wanting to go the extra mile?

From bars to hearts – Getting back your people

Let’s be honest, there is no quick fix. Trust may have diminished, and the culture may well have shifted during the tougher times. It is not a launch event, but a series of changes that just become business as usual. Remember, employee psychological defences may be up having gone through a period of feeling less control over their working lives. The primary areas that will help drive engagement for most businesses include:

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• Measure where you are. A simple climate survey with published results will go a long way to providing the honesty and transparency your people are searching for. And, as importantly, at least the business knows where it is starting from. • Set a course of action which is communicated consistently and continually throughout the business. • Enable staff to feed their views up through the business. Do not underestimate the impact of this on engagement. If you want improvements, it helps if staff feel ownership. • Brief line managers as to what is happening so they can talk to their staff and make sure it happens. • Even when there is nothing to communicate, do it anyway. They need a trustable source of information to counter the now-likely very strong rumour mill. • Start recognising performance. There is little cost and it goes a long way. Remember, different types of recognition motivate different employees. • Skill-up managers to recognise and deal with the effects of ‘survivor syndrome’ if your organisation has made redundancies. They may have taken on an increased workload and have lost close work friends. One-to-one communication is everything during this period. • Make it softer, but not fluffy. Macho management may have taken over during these times, so some softening is now a real need. Ensure you have mechanisms in place to quickly deal with conflict and stress. It is often when staff take their first breath after a period of sustained stress that all the symptoms finally come through. Be ready for them.

m a n a g e m e n t + sy s t e ms Getting heads above the parapet

The simple table below defines some of the primary commitment/engagement factors and represents a consensus of the available literature. I have also added the potential effects from recession against each of those factors.

Factors encouraging engagement Career advancement

Possible impact from recession Organisations rationalised with redundancies and continual rumours of job losses. Little career advancement available.

Personal training and development

An easy cost to take out of the business during recession, and typically one of the first to go.

A manager that seems enthusiastic and committed to the business

Most managers are also employees. How many remain positive in the face of redundancy and dwindling profits? Macho management styles may well be dominant during these periods.

Seeing how personal contribution then contributes to company performance

Manager and organisational communication to employee Employees ideas are listened to and taken account of, and are able to feel part of the decision-making process A feeling that the organisation cares about the employee’s health and well-being A good relationship with their peers and manager

Most businesses treat recession as an emergency situation. Autocratic management styles take over. Dramatic and continual changes mean that communication is always catching up with the speed of change. With continual changes and a lag in communication, any communication becomes top-down and will, inevitably, feel contradictory at times. Changes come at such a fast pace, inclusion in decision-making is replaced with control and command.

Studies indicate that this slips down the priority list as cost-cutting tactics take over. If the culture is right and there is a common focus, a team can be very effective pulling together during these periods. However, given that communication lags as it filters through the hierarchy, a team can hit a negative spiral just as easily.

The employee’s contribution is recognised

With reduced resource and higher workloads, how much time is available for recognition?

Secure employment based on fair performance criteria

Within the UK, there is a tendency towards the values of security and stability. Knowing how your performance is measured, and having control over your performance are key criteria. This is likely to slip during times of cost-cutting and fast-paced change.

Stimulating and challenging work

This can go two ways. Firstly, recession may mean continual challenges as the employee becomes part of the fight for survival. Alternatively, an ethos of “we need to plug a hole” may be an organisational response.

Anthony Carnell has been a consultant for over 10 years working with leading UK businesses to improve performance. For more information, please contact Anthony at The Consultancy Company on +44 (0) 1865 841 177, info@the-consultancy.co.uk or visit them at www.the-consultancy.co.uk

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Supply Management System WASI Sc@n Wagener & Simon WASI GmbH & Co. KG has developed the Supply Management System WASI Sc@n. Here WASI explains how the system helps medium-sized industrial enterprises make their procurement processes for stainless steel connecting elements more efficient and cuts down purchase costs.

ompanies using the Supply Management System WASI Sc@n will be able to reduce the sources of error through an effective order entry. At the same time they benefit from a better process and safety transparency compared to the regular order process. The buyers of the companies appreciate the relief of the day-to-day work-load because, among other things, the processing time of orders is considerably reduced. Another positive side effect is the lower process costs. The companies thus ensure the supply of connecting elements, a shortfall of which might cause high costs during a production process. At the same time WASI can provide customised solutions with different modules that can be adapted according to the individual demands of the companies. “Today, industrial enterprises have the increasing duty of lowering their process costs even more in order to keep up with the international competition. Therefore, more and more companies rely on such an electronically connected supply system which WASI have developed. This helps companies to reduce their purchasing costs for small parts significantly,“ says Dirk Kiele-Dunsche, CEO of WASI.

The heart of the Supply Management System

The WASI-Scanner is the heart of the Supply Management System WASI Sc@n. WASI provides every customer with a WASI-Scanner and barcode labels that match the client’s products. The labels are stuck on the shelves. The customer or WASI will then be able to quickly scan the barcodes of the items that are running low in stock. After that the scanned data will be uploaded to an online shop. Here, the customer can adapt or change the quantity and also choose further items that are not stored on the company’s shelves. Therefore a WASI Sc@nuser can handle items that are not needed on a regular basis. Workshops and production areas in companies usually only stock those items that are needed at regular intervals. The order is then sent and automatically received by WASI for delivery. In addition to this very effective basic process, WASI offer more options to further optimise the Supply Management System. The new Supply Management System WASI Sc@n is flexible and can be upgraded and adapted to the individual needs of a company: a list of favourites can be generated with the option Barcode Catalogue which, when printed, can be used for repeat orders. With this Barcode Catalogue orders can be generated comfortably from the office desk. Shelving racks and the matching system packaging or containers are the necessary means for creating a lean procurement process.

Sloping shelves, cartons with pouring facility

Three modules for individual customer processes WASI-customers can choose from three modules:

• WASI Sc@n WS I: The customer scans - WASI delivers in common standard packaging to the incoming goods department of the customer. • WASI Sc@n WS II: The customer scans – WASI delivers in common standard packaging to the shelves of the customer. • WASI Sc@n WS III: WASI scans and delivers in common standard packaging to the shelves of the customer. “WASI always follow the demands and requirements of the customers. As a first step we draw up a suitable concept together with the client.” explains Kiele-Dunsche. Every module can be combined with either one of the following options:

Result

Option Module

Barcode Catalogue

System packaging

Container

Shelving rack

WS I WS II

The new delivery system uses racks with sloping shelves, so that the cartons with the rust proof connecting elements can slide into place at once. The cartons and the storage containers are space saving and perfectly adapted to the stable, red-coated shelves and thereby make optimal use of the available space. The cartons come in 11 different sizes and have a pour-out facility. It isn’t necessary to do additional tossing in order to reach the needed parts. The customer will always receive the WASI-items in visually attractive boxes with a red stripe and the WASI-Logo. This gives the shelves a consistent, tidy appearance. The label always shows how many cartons fit into one row so that the users immediately know how much has to be ordered. The new Supply Management System is currently used by two customers who do the scanning and filling of the shelves themselves. Nine shelves have been put up there and WASI have been delivering the needed items in the matching cartons since the beginning of January. “We are negotiating with more customers who are interested in the full service of WASI and some of them work with their own storage containers“, explains the WASI CEO. “Furthermore, we are in contact with specialised trade sectors such as the timber trade for example in order to offer the optimum presentation system for the stainless steel connecting elements directly in the sales rooms. This is about packaging systems with inspection windows and the customer’s logo on the label.”

WS III

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The Supply Management System WASI Sc@n reduces errors and the amount of work during the procurement process as well as the storage space in the warehouse. It provides more transparency and reliability in the order process so that the customers can transfer a large part of the responsibility for the supply process of connecting elements towards WASI.

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More from Norbar Norbar Torque Tools has added some new torque wrench testers, operating up to 20N.m and 2,000N.m, to its TruCheck™ range.

orbar explains that TruCheck™ provides instant and accurate dayto-day checks to ensure that torque wrenches are accurate, while also reducing the time and costs involved in regularly involving outside suppliers of calibration services. With an accuracy of ± 1%, the instrument comes in two variations: the standard TruCheck™ designed for click-type torque wrenches and TruCheck™ Plus, which can test click, dial and electronic wrenches. Philip Brodey of Norbar explained that TruCheck™ testers are compatible with torque wrenches from other manufacturers as well as Norbar, allowing users to cut costs without cutting corners on health & safety. “With daily checks, which are very simple to carry out, the visits that garage workshops require from calibrators can be reduced in frequency. This can mean significant cost savings without any compromise on the fitness for purpose of torque tools. In fact, checking settings often and regularly is an important contribution to the safety and effectiveness of the wrench.” Norbar points out that the main benefit of the basic TruCheck™ model is that it has no changeable settings, so the operator simply sets the torque on the click wrench, applies it to the tester and the actual torque applied is displayed on the tester’s LED screen. The more advanced TruCheck™ Plus allows the user to select units of torque measurement (N.m, lbf.ft or lbf.in) and the type of torque wrench being tested (click, dial or electronic). As well as the LED numeric display, a tolerance band can be set and results shown by coloured lights to indicate whether torque is high (red) within tolerance (green) or low (amber). Data can be downloaded to a PC for storage or for the production of calibration certificates.

Fighting for freedom

Stanley Bostitch has launched a new range of cordless nail guns, and is giving customers the freedom of using any compatible brand of nails or gas with the gun, without invalidating the product warranty.

he new range features a 33° Framing nailer, together with a Finish nailer and a Brad nailer, all with two year product warranties. Stanley Bostitch highlights that the 33° paper tape Framing nailer is robust and precision balanced as well as impressively lightweight, weighing in at just 3.76kg. It also features an adjustable rafter hook, a low nail lock-out to prevent dry fire and an over-moulded grip to ensure comfort and control. The 16 Straight Finish and 18 gauge Brad nailers are neat and lightweight, weighing 1.8kg and have practical features such as tool jam free clearance, a utility hook and over-moulded grip to ensure comfort and control. Both use high performance lithium batteries, have a charging time of 60 minutes and come with an in-van charger. “We believe that the time has come to fight for greater freedom of choice for professional users which is why our new cordless nail gun range allows users to use any compatible brand of nails or gas they want without invalidating their product warranty. We are also giving our customers the freedom to buy Stanley Bostitch nails and gas in any quantity they need, whether that be one pack or a bundle – now that’s real freedom.”

Torqueleader puts the brakes on over torque Torqueleader has designed, manufactured and assembled ATB breaking wrenches which utilise a 20° breaking action, giving operators a clear signal of when a desired torque has been reached, and reducing the possibility of over torque.

orqueleader explains that the robust construction of the ATB ensures that the tool is tough enough for use in all environments. The adjustment range is suitable for a variety of applications from maintenance and repair to manufacturing across multiple industries. Torqueleader also highlights that the ATB has an accuracy of +/- 4% of setting and exceeds ISO 6789:2003 requirements. The ATB 25 models are available either with ISO or Imperial calibrated ranges. They can also be supplied with a drive of either a 16mm Spigot or 9 x 12 Carrier rectangular fitting.

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Tentec’s new hydraulic torque wrenches Tentec, a supplier of bolt tensioning equipment, has launched three new ranges of hydraulic and pneumatic torque wrenches in the form of SD, CD and PN series to complement its existing range of bolt tightening solutions.

he innovative SD Series comprises of square drive conventional hydraulic torque wrenches. With torque output ranging from 1,722N.m (1,270Ft.lbs) to 78,625N.m (580,000ft.lbs), the one-piece body housing also offers rigidity, strength and robustness in a surprisingly lightweight form. Among the many features are full 360° x 360° swivel connections and a pressure/torque chart that is laser etched onto the nose of the tool. Design engineers have also achieved an ultra slim profile of the “same width” cassette and cylinder assembly by incorporating a non circular drive piston. The CD series features interchangeable cassettes which Tentec says allows for a rapid and easy swap out from one hex size to another. The cassette is attached to the cylinder by means of a single high strength locking pin, so no special tools are required for change out. Both cylinder and cassette are manufactured from high grade, high strength aircraft alloy. The PN series of pneumatic torque wrenches completes the new range of tools. Tentec says that the PN series provides continuous and repeatable torque with an accuracy of +/- 5%. “The PN series also has the fastest speed when it counts, which is during the actual torque stage and not during the free nut run down stage.” The PN series offers a torque output from 162N.m (120ft.lbs) to 8,134N.m (6,000ft.lbs) and rotational speeds of up to 45rpm.

Sealey introduces ‘New Lines’ Sealey has launched two new cordless lithium-ion screwdriver and bit sets in its ‘New Lines’ promotion, valid until the end of August only in the UK.

he powerful lightweight screwdrivers feature forward, reverse and trigger lock control, an integral LED light to illuminate working area and three LEDs indicating battery life. Sealey points out that the screwdrivers are powered by a lithium-ion battery, meaning they maintain a high energy density level and have no memory effect. They will also last for longer periods of time than traditional Ni-Cd cells and will recover from a deep discharge state with no tendency to reduce overall capacity. The CP36S 46-piece 3.6V cordless screwdriver set comes with six adjustable torque settings and a locking swivel adjustment from pistol to straight type. The CP72S 48-piece 7.2V cordless screwdriver set comes with fifteen adjustable torque settings and a two-speed gear control.

Wright gets a WrightGrip™ Wright Tool has introduced the WrightGrip™ SB ratchet for safe installation of scaffolding. Manufactured in the USA, the 10 ½ inch WrightGrip™ SB ratchet is an all-inclusive tool that features a ½ inch drive, 7 /8 inch open-head ratchet, a replaceable hammer on the other side of the ratchet available with inserts in brass or steel, and a 7/8 inch open-end wrench on the end of the handle.

right Tool reports that the open-head ratchet allows for easier cleaning and quick directional switch letting the tool fit in narrower spaces making clearance easy. The ratchet is also interchangeable with a 2 inch deep socket for final tightening on smaller scaffold diameters. Wright Tool explains that WrightGrip™ is an innovative, high-strength, anti-slip design for open-end style wrenches. The advanced opening profile places more metal in high-stress areas to stiffen the jaws, increase tool strength and reduce permanent jaw spread for better reliability. The carefully placed, precision-broached serrations keep the wrench seated on the fastener to increase torque and reduce slippage. For extra security, the WrightGrip™ SB ratchet has a lanyard ring that allows the tool to be tied off to the scaffold builder. “We set out to design a tool that would perfect the performance of today’s scaffold builders,” said Ty Smith, director of business development at Wright Tool. “With the new WrightGrip SB ratchet, there is no need to carry a separate adjustable, open-end or combination wrench, eliminating overall weight and tool spider congestion.”

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Wiha ErgoStar receives coveted “red dot” The ErgoStar from Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH has just been distinguished with the “red dot product design award”. Wiha explains that the L-key holder was able to convince the jury of experts with its outstanding design and high quality, and asserted itself successfully in the face of 4,252 products submitted by 57 countries.

iha highlights that with the innovative rotary movement of all L-keys, the Wiha ErgoStar has solved the problem of complicated key extraction in an ingenious way. Rotating any L-key in the holder activates a patented opening mechanism: all keys then simultaneously rotate to the side as if by magic. In this way a flowing, rotational movement makes all L-keys available for convenient removal. Wiha points out that the keys are rapidly identified with their lasered key size designations, and that effective clamping makes sure that the keys cannot fall out, with both closed and open holders. The set of Wiha premium L-keys from the 369S series also features an enhanced ball end design, which Wiha says allows the keys to fasten hard-to-reach screws up to an angle of 30°. The Wiha ErgoStar is available as a holder with 9 common L-keys as a set, and also as a blister pack or display with 10 holders. For refilling purposes the L-keys can also be purchased individually in 9 sizes (from size SW 1.5 to SW 10).

POP® Counter System assists operator accuracy Emhart has recently launched a new system that assists operators to verify that the correct number of POPNut® Threaded Inserts have been set in an application.

mhart explains that the POP® Counter System is a simple to use batch counter which supports the quality assurance of the assembly process. The system is designed for use with POPNut® Power Tools and operation is fully automatic. The system features a simple “key set” display and “batch complete” indicator which will count each tool trigger pull up to a maximum batch quantity of 999. “The POP® Counter System is ideal for high volume production environments especially where applications are complex and an operator may lose count of the number of inserts set. The system has already been adopted by a company who manufactures doors for the heavy duty vehicle industry. The safety of the door assembly is of paramount importance and, therefore, each fastener must be accounted for.” The POP® Counter System comes configured with the required POPNut® Power Tool and is ready for use.

Gage Bilt’s newest installation tool Gage Bilt has announced the release of its newest installation tool, the GB2620, which is capable of installing 3/8 inch and ½ inch diameter Huck® C5OL, as well as BOM, AVDEL LD and Avbolts.

age Bilt highlights that the GB2620 is a very powerful tool, developing 17,745lbs (79kN) pulling force with a 1.437 (36.8mm) stroke, all whilst weighing less than 10lbs. The Gage Bilt GB2620 fits all Gage Bilt and Huck® electric power units. It also accepts Gage Bilt and Huck® noses, although noses are not furnished with the tool and must be purchased separately. “For a complete list of noses and the fasteners this tool will install, visit our website. We also have a full line of guns for a variety of commercial and aerospace applications, as well as hundreds of nose assemblies and rivet installation accessories.”

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Turkey

This issue’s Focus On is dedicated to the Turkish fastener market. Suppliers of products within this region have provided details of their capabilities along with up to date contact and product information.

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Socket & Hexagon Bolts

Contact Claire Lake Tel: +44 (0)1727 739 150 email: claire.lake@fastenerandfixing.com

Arma Clamps & Clips

Berdan Civata

ARMA KALIP is a Turkish OEM manufacturer that has been serving to its customers from automotive and home appliance sectors since 1980.

Berdan Civata, founded in 1970, has become one of the most competent and reliable manufacturers of fasteningcomponents with constant R&D, widely known throughout Turkey and in the world for the production of bolting systems (hexagonal/ heavy hexagonal bolts and nuts, cap screws, machined bolts, studbolts, double-ended studs, anchorbolts, foundation bolts, holding down studs, spindles, etc.) for automotive, construction, wind energy sectors and power plants, petrochemical plants, steel mills, power transmission lines.

Our company manufactures; • DIN 3016 connection clamps for hoses, cables and pipes, • DIN 3017-1, Worm drive clamps, • DIN 3017-2, “S” clamps, • Hose clamps, • Exhaust clamps, • Heavy duty clamps, • Special spring clips for home appliance and automotive applications, • Screw clips, Metric clips, • Cage nuts, U nuts, Rapid Nuts, • Fasteners and stamping parts, As well as this Arma Kalip manufactures automatic metal forming machines and conducts its own production of such machinery. In this way we are able to quote appropriately for special demands of our customers. Our company produces the moulds in its own premises, so the desired quality is provided with a less cost and in shorter times. We also have ISO/TS 16949:2002 quality system certificate and export our products to various countries in the world. We provide 100% customer satisfaction by unmatched quality and on time delivery performance.

Fax: +90 212 549 5733

email: expo@armakalip.com.tr

Berdan is proud to be among the suppliers of the international companies with its extensive range of first quality products to satisfy the special and standard needs, in terms of shape, dimension and materials, with resistance to severe conditions of high/low temperature and pressure, corrosion, and special applications, in accordance with ASTM, ASME, DIN, EN, ISO, TS and BS standards. Berdan’s well-equipped test laboratory has re-enforced its reputation of First Class Product Manufacturer, with ability to have a wide range of destructive and non destructive tests, and now took another big step by integrating heat treatment and hot dip galvanization plant in its facilities. Tel: +90 324 676 4490

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Euro Fastener

Ceviz Pres A.s. is dedicated to producing new, consistent, accurate, high-quality products. Ever since its foundation in 1982 in Istanbul, it has been concerned with investing in latest computer design programmes, state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing equipments to ensure perfect tooling.

We shape your ideas

In the knowledge that period of manufacturing process is extremely important, we reduce design and development times with CAD-CAM system by ensuring that new developed product satisfies customer needs. After the design stage, all our products are produced with CNC machines by expert engineers and technicians in a short time; and then have the best heat-treatment process. The finished products are shipped to customers by doing quality control. Our experienced staff are always ready to supply all information and technical support which our customer will probably need in the design and producing process, or after product delivery. Product Range: • Thread Rolling, • Form Rolling, • Planetary Ring Nail and • Screw Shank Nail/Helical Dies. • All our dies are designed for rolling all types of standard forms as well as special thread forms as specification or customer’s sample.

Euro fastener, specialized in designing and manufacturing special cold formed parts and female fasteners. Euro fastener provides global and innovative solutions in fastening systems through diverse standard or specific products and means of fixing to meet requirements regarding quality, equipment flexibility, accessibility and production time reduction. Euro Fastener manufactures Standart Nuts, Welding Nuts, Fibre Insert Nuts, Lock Nuts, Flange Nuts, T- Nuts, Wood Nuts, Wing Nuts, Spacers,Furniture Nuts, Home Appliance Parts, Window Parts, Special Cold formed parts, Stainless Steel Nuts, Anchor bolts, U-Bolts, V-Bolts and also a diversified offer of special parts from drawing. Euro Fastener has a solid technical expertise to help your technicians design and optimize your products. Euro Fastener, rewarded by the ISO TS 16949, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications. Material: Carbon steel, stainless Steel, and alloy steel from class 6 to 12 (specials on request).

Ceviz Pres A.s. offers maximum tool life with short set up time, minimum adjustment and easy replacement in long producing runs.

Finishing: electrolytic zinc plating with different passivations, without Cr.VI according to RoHS, hot-dip zinc coating, nickel plating, phosphating, lamellar zinc coating.

Tel: +90 212 417 32 61

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www.cevizpres.com

email: kagan@eurofastener.net

Ezel Civata

Norm Civata

Ezel Cıvata is located in the western part of Turkey in Izmir neighbouring well known global companies like J.T.I, Opel and Philip Morris. Exel is the registered brand name of Ezel Fasteners.

Norm Fasteners is a unique company who produces Bolts & Nuts; Specials & Standards for Automotive and many other industries, present in both Domestic and International Markets at the same time.

Ezel moved to its modern factory plant in 2007 and since then has been heavily investing in multi-station cold forming machinery; while expanding and modernizing its die shop, packaging & inspection stations, quality control lab and surface treatment and in house zinc coating plant. As a result in 2010 Ezel reached an annual capacity of 4500 tons exporting fasteners worldwide. With over 100 years of experience in distribution of fasteners in Turkey, Ezel manufactures screws, bolts, rivets and custom fasteners of 4.6-5.8-6.8-8.8-A2 quality in both metric and inch measurements. Our Din & Iso norm, fasteners range from M3 to M16 in diameter and 8 mm to 165mm in length. Our whitworth fasteners range from 1/8” to 5/8” in diameter and 5/16” to 6 1/2” in length. Din 931, 933 Din 84,965 Din 7985,7981 Din 965, 603, 571 Self Drilling Screws Hammerhead bolts Welding bolts Tel: +90 232 853 3161

Quality System has been approved by ISO TS 9001; ISO TS 16949 by BV; CE EN 14399-4 and Q1 by Ford Motor Co. Having the philosophy of flexibility, scheduling and keeping the quality of each process under control, Surface Treatment, Cold Forging, Heat Treatment, Tooling Manufacturing, Organic and Inorganic Platings ( Zinc Cr+3, Zinc Nickel, Delta Protekt ) made in house. 38.000 tons is the recent capacity and 60% of the total manufacturing is SPECIALs.

Fastener Fair Budapest 6-7 Sept 2010

Please contact our sales team to learn about our products like; Six & Twelve Lobe Parts, hexagon and hexalobular head bolts and screws, hexagon and hexalobular socket head cap screws, Cup head square neck bolts, Wheel Bolts, Flange Bolts, Special Weld Bolts, Studs, Special Rivets, Inch Sizes, Hexagon Nuts, Hexagon Thin Nuts, Round Weld Nuts, Square Weld Nuts, Hexagon Weld Nuts, Prevailing Torque Type Hexagon All Metal Nuts, Prevailing Torque Type Hexagon Nuts, Prevailing Torque Type Hexagon Nuts with non-Metallic Insert, Hexagon Nuts with Flange, Special Bushes and etc…

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Fo cus o n t urk e y Onurfix

Tekelioglu Bolt

Our company was founded in 1984 in Istanbul, the commercial life started with the import and sale of hardware and technical equipment. Since then we have specialized in installation of systems and equipment. General types of products and services are rivet nuts, blind rivets, heavy-duty rivets, metal and plastic clips, welding studs and instruments, cage nuts, self clinching, telescopic rails and their applications used in mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical tools. Repair and maintenance services of instruments 24 / 7 are given by us. We have made the sale of products of the world’s famous brands.

Tekelioglu Bolt Co. was established in 1994 to produce bolts, nuts and special fasteners in Konya, Turkey.

Generally we are working with various sectors such as the automotive, heating, cooling, metal parts manufacturing, construction, advertising, electricity and electronics. The problem solving with our customers and presentation, application and consulting services about our products are provided.DES Industrial Estate at our place on the Asian side as Centre office and as branch, ‘’Karakoy’’ serves on the European side of Istanbul. Our company has ISO 9001/2000 Certificate. www.onur.com.tr

Tel: +90 216 526 03 33

We produce standard fasteners, as well as non-standard fasteners, by hot and cold forging methods. Products: • Non-Standard Bolts • Steel Construction Bolt • Hexagon Head Bolt • Barrier Bolt • Mill Bolts For Cement Factories • Hammer Head Bolt • “ T “ Head Bolt • Eye Bolt • Rod, “U” Bolt • Flange Bolt • Machinery Bolt • Socket Head Bolt

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Diameter Capabilities: Hot Forging Manufacturing: From M12 to M72 / From 1/2” to 3” Cold Forging Manufacturing: From M6 to M16 / From 1/4” to 5/8” From M5 to M100 / From 1/4” to 4” Nut Production: Length Capabilities: Hot Forging Manufacturing: From 20 to 500 mm / From 3/4” to 20” Cold Forging Manufacturing From 10 to 150 mm / From 5/8” to 6” Grade Class: 4.6, 5.6, 5.8, 6.8, 8.8, 10.9, 12.9, 14.9, A2, A4 Tel: +90 332 239 17 40

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Tut Kelepce

Zorlu Chemicals Ltd

Our company is a manufacturer of Worm Drive Hose and Pipe Clamps, which are zinc plated, stainless steel, antimagnetic stainless steel… etc.

ZORLU CHEMICALS is the biggest manufacturer of chemical anchors in Turkey. We are growing in the global market day by day.

Thus, high quality with ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems Certification, ISO 14001:2004, ISO/TS 16949, OHSAS 18001:2007 Certifications.

Our main products are chemical resin capsules, at the same time we are the supplier of auxiliary products in this sector. We can produce not only standard size chemical capsules but also special sized capsules. You can see in our product range; chemical resin capsules, chemical cartridges, all kinds of anchor studs, sleeves, guns, air pumps, brushes, and more…

Lower price and professional service are the main features of our company, which distinguish us whereas, lead a strong relation with our costumers. There are many well-known customers using our products continuously over countrywide and worldwide like; Ford, Fiat, Massey Ferguson, Isuzu, BMC etc. Amongst the countries we export are many European and Middle East countries such as; Italy, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Greece, Russia, United Kingdom, Portugal, Chile, Finland, Jordan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan Egypt and South Africa.

We have clients in 10 countries and 3 continents. We are selling our goods all over the world (especially Europe). All of our customers are glad with our quality. ZORLU CHEMICALS is trying to develop itself and its product range day by day. Our name is our quality and our customers know our name. We invite you to find out about our quality.

In 1997, we were granted as the “Top 20 Best Supplier” by Robert-Bosch Germany.

For more information please don’t hesitate to contact us.

email: export@tut.com.tr

email: omer.ozkul@zorluchemicals.com

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The future is bright… …the future is rail! With global investment at an all time high the future for rail market fasteners looks good, at least on the surface. Sales and marketing consultant, Dean Bradley, explores the basis for confidence in an important global fastener market - and sounds a warning against complacency in the UK particularly.

Bombardier, Alstom and Siemens account for around 57% of the world market and are all indicating growth of between 3% and 5% per annum. The overall market is currently valued by UNIFE (the Association of the European Rail Industry) at 111 billion euros annually. The problem is where the market is increasingly located. Yes, the UK has some major projects in the form of Cross Rail, the high-speed network and line upgrades for electrification (assuming they survive the budget deficit reduction cut backs). The UK, however, is now a tiny market on a global scale. UK market demand is probably static at best, reflected in the fact that there is now only one major rail car builder mainly serving one major operator. Average UK railcar ages are now around 7 years, down from 14 in the last 10 years. Especially with the replacement of the slam door trains, the new cars have a designed working life of 30 years. New UK replacement orders will be thin on the ground for probably the next 20 years without investment in new lines. Fastener applications are also often limited in scope. Sleepers are a good example, with the move from timber to concrete, then to steel - all with different fastener application needs. The entire market is also

project driven, limiting fastener standardisation. Every length of track laid is unique. Every train therefore needs to be modified to the application as well as customer and national regulations. On the London Underground each line has different requirements so almost every line has its own set of dedicated vehicles. If you get the chance, compare the height of a Victoria line carriage to the Northern line. A high profile investment example of this location issue is the “Gautrain” in South Africa, where an 80 kilometre track was laid for 96 rail cars, run in 24 four-car sets. This was for the 2010 World Cup and as a legacy transport and economic stimulus solution for Pretoria and Johannesburg. This project highlights another issue affecting UK fastener suppliers. The Gautrain project has UKdesigned electric vehicles but only fifteen were actually manufactured in the UK. The rest were built locally. That presents a series of issues for the fastener supplier. In order to gain volume it would have to be able to supply in South Africa. The problem for any European fastener supply, especially if product has been sourced from China, is competing with suppliers unaffected by the 85% anti-dumping tariffs

ith the standardisation and redesign of a fully interoperable European rail network and the prospect emerging of extending this to a transEurasian network, with the potential to operate services from Lisbon to Shanghai, the future looks positive. Air travel, rail’s main competition, is no longer the environmentally friendly option. Combine this with the effect of escalating fuel costs and air’s only advantage now is the time to travel. Even this is being eroded. As high-speed rail achieves 320 kilometres per hour the short haul market looks to be moving to the tracks, especially when you factor in the passenger time wasted travelling to and waiting in the airport. Overall the global rail market is buoyant and going through a period of unprecedented growth compared to recent years. This could be news to many companies - even those involved in supplying the UK rail market, where “UK PLC” suppliers are quite rightly regarded as world leaders. The problem for fastener suppliers rests with what is a difficult, potentially high risk and very fragmented market. The risks cannot be understated. You only need to look to the events at Grayrigg and Potters bar to realise what can happen when fasteners are either not installed correctly or even not at all. Can secondary retention and thread locking mechanisms be guaranteed to operate when installed at 1am, on a cold wet track, in the middle of winter, under arc lights?

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Moving more people

World population is growing. Perhaps as significantly, it is also migrating to the urban centres of the world, increasing demand in particular for metro systems to offset increased congestion.

Short term stimulus

Gautrain assembly in - as well as dealing with a strong adverse currency FOREX rate and high shipment costs. Ideally, UK fastener suppliers need to win a share of the mainland European market, which continues to be very robust with major projects. Spain, for example, will have the second largest high-speed rail network in the world after China, overtaking France in the next 15 years. Here there is currently a favourable FOREX and relatively low shipping costs. However, virtually all future market growth is coming from the emerging economies around the globe. China is reportedly spending over US$700 billion on its rail infrastructure over five years and India is building one of the largest and most technically advanced rail networks in the world, joining up its four largest cities and strategic ports with over 9,000 miles of track. The demand for fasteners in the rail market is ultimately driven by political will within individual countries or economic alliances such as the European Union. It is the politicians that decide to invest in the rail infrastructure, driving the demand for the products to build them. The time scales can also be long. Only once the permanent way (“the track”) has been approved can the rolling stock and infrastructure start to be put in place. The current uplift in demand for rail fasteners is being driven by a series of global macroeconomic and strategic market shifts.

Going green

Environmentally friendly “greener” rail vehicles are typically electrically powered, lighter, safer vehicles – incorporating regenerative braking and aerodynamic improvements. For example the new Desiro city trains are 25% lighter than those they replace. New Siemens vehicles use 50% less energy, through intelligent system controls. For the train operator there is the added benefit that track access charges are also reduced as a lighter train does less damage to the track!

Politically, rail is viewed as key to South Africa regional, national and global economic growth strategies. The “credit crunch” and recession resulted in governments targeting economic stimulus investments into rail systems to the tune of trillions of dollars around the world. Even the USA, dominated by air travel for intercity transport, is investing US$13 billion in the northeast to replace air travel, which is viewed as a key C02 polluter. In the UK if major investment projects survive the deficit reduction cut backs, this will speak volumes for their political and economic importance.

Doing the numbers

Operators have also changed their decision-making - away from the cost of purchasing a transport system, to a calculated total cost of ownership of the network, especially the operation of the rail cars. There is one sector, however, which has suffered and that is the rail freight market. As the global economic slowdown hit, the reduction in the movement of goods impacted this sector hard. Container terminals operated at dramatically lower volumes, partially leading to an estimated 500,000 EU market freight cars lying idle in sidings during 2009. While global goods traffic is rebuilding this sector is not anticipated to recover quickly and offer significant opportunities. For UK fastener suppliers traditional applications are disappearing as the OEM’s strive for standardisation. There are limits to this process; standardisation is achievable in some areas but the volumes required mean the buyers aspirations to reduce costs are constrained. New applications are still appearing but on the track European rail industry manufacturers are leading standardisation. European standard UIC 60 E2 rail sections and ERMTS signalling are becoming a global standard to achieve interoperability. New opportunities will come from the “light weighting” of rail vehicle designs

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for the rail car builders as they move to thinner, lighter, higher UTS and composite materials. Indeed, with the use of electronic safety systems it is not beyond reason to suggest that there could be a day when rail cars are built like aircraft. Aerospace fasteners are starting to be specified in some extreme applications. To that has to be added the caveat - safety allowing. Even today, with sophisticated current control systems, around 15 trains hit their terminal buffers each year in developed countries such as the USA, France and UK. A final issue is that each railcar factory, even within the major players, has its own design philosophy and assembly methodology, which vastly changes the potential usage rates for fasteners. This relates largely to the construction of the body shell and attachment of services to it. Here the range of applications is from body shells assembled with mechanical fasteners on a “Complete knock down” principle through to fully welded bodies joining materials ranging from stainless steel to aluminium and GRP. In order to develop growth UK suppliers need to change their focus from the UK network and look towards the new opportunities that at least Europe can offer. Look today at the major OEM’s and first tier suppliers almost all of which are opening facilities in India and China to serve this new demand. No one who visited the Berlin 2008 Innotrans exhibition could have been left in any doubt as to the potential of the rail market. This show, held in the depths of the financial crisis, was a testimony to the growth, dynamism and optimism in the rail market that still prevails today. However, the only thing that is guaranteed in today’s rail market is change. The challenge is to be part of that change, in order to drive the UK rail industry forward and maintain our position as world leaders in the global rail market.

Dean Bradley is a sales and marketing consultant with over 10 years experience in sales management roles including the rail market. This has been mostly in the supply of fasteners to wide ranging applications including permanent way, infrastructure components through to rail car construction and assembly. Recent projects have included market research and assessment, strategy development and sales management systems. Dean can be contacted at: deanbradley796@btinternet.com or + 44 (0) 7506 684 731

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pirol explains that the new Series 880 Coiled Spring Pin has the ideal combination of strength and flexibility to enable manufacturers and assemblers of PC board card locks and ejector clips to maximise hinge performance and minimise costs. Spirol also says that the quality of the hinge is unsurpassed by any other fastening method due to the low insertion force and compression of the pin during, and after, installation. The pin’s uniform radial spring force results in a controlled hinge movement that remains consistent throughout the life of the assembly. Manufactured from corrosion resistant austenitic stainless steel with an oil free finish, the Series 880 Coiled Spring Pin is compatible with any type of plastic handle. Its construction makes it suitable for manual or automatic installation and after insertion it retains itself without any need for any secondary operations. Spirol has introduced new literature with full technical details of the Series 880 including specifications for the new standard range and critical recommended hole sizes for the PC board and plastic handles.

Making every mission a success Extreme shock, G-force, vibration, and temperature cycles assault every jet, rocket, and spacecraft repeatedly during thousands of hours of operational use. Whether the challenge is mounting critical aircraft avionics, clamping onboard generator cables for continuous power, or securing interplanetary satellite instrumentation, inadequate performance from conventional fasteners can diminish or even prevent mission success.

triving to improve the design and manufacture of its aerospace products, Hamilton Sundstrand, a global aerospace supplier, examined the effectiveness of conventional prevailing torque nuts used to clamp electrical cables to the generator’s terminal block in a wide range of aircraft from commercial to military. “A fastener may seem like a small thing but can make the difference between aircraft power being online or off,” said Darin Morman, Hamilton Sundstrand’s manager of generator engineering in Rockford, Ill, USA. “The issue was that prevailing torque nuts can gall or freeze on threaded bolts during installation, leading to intermittent power availability if the nuts’ rundown torque exceed the final torque limit before clamping.” In an effort to avoid any intermittent power disruption or maintenance under severe shock, vibration, and thermal variation prevalent in aerospace, Hamilton Sundstrand tested and adopted Spiralock thread form. Spirolock thread form is designed to address not only fastener loosening and stripping under high load and vibration, but also galling as well as slippage due to thermal expansion and contraction. The unique Spiralock thread form features a 30º ‘wedge’ ramp cut at the root of the female thread. Under tension, the crests of the threads on a standard male bolt are drawn tightly against the wedge ramp. This not only eliminates sideways motion that causes vibrational loosening but also distributes the threaded joint’s load throughout all engaged threads. Spiralock offers several types of taps and gauges as well as conventional and custom manufactured fasteners and wire thread inserts featuring the internal Spiralock thread form. The latest addition to the product line, Spiralock Drive Notch™ (DN) Wire Thread Inserts, are tang-free inserts, which install as conventional inserts per NASM33537, BS 3409 and 4377.

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n this year’s race, the ORECA 01 car used new rear view mirrors within a thin film encapsulated flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode, OLED, in a composite structure done in a one shot process. OLEDs are paper-thin, flexible and lightweight devices consuming up to 70% less energy compared to conventional light sources, making them prime candidates for the next generation of lighting. OLEDs are sensitive to moisture and even to oxygen, and have to be protected from these in order to maintain a long lifetime. The success of the OLED on the car is dependent on the encapsulation technology and Araldite® composite materials. André Genton, Huntsman CEO said: “Once again, the ORECA car has proved the strength of its design credentials in successfully climbing the leader board under such harsh racing conditions and we are extremely proud to see our materials contributing to this success. The tough conditions presented by the race track takes Araldite® way beyond the limits of normal conditions. Its ongoing endurance in this setting proves that we have found the winning formula.” The ORECA 01 car has been built with Araldite® technology and extensive work on hundreds of different racing car configurations using RenShape® SL resins and RenShape® BM 5055 tooling boards for prototype moulds for carbon prepregs.

VHB Acrylic Foam Tape 5952, a high-strength product from 3M is playing a key role in a new invention aimed at helping occupants breathe and escape from buildings in the event of fire.

eveloped by Northern Ireland based LMInnov8s, the BreakOut is a mechanical emergency escape device designed specifically to break glass, in particular double glazing, from the inside. It is fixed to the top or bottom corner of a window and operated by removing a safety pin and then pressing the safety button. This activates a spring loaded device which breaks through the glass to allow an air supply and escape route. The spring loaded mechanism carries a force of 500N and travels at 18 metres per second. Its effectiveness is dependent on a robust base which is not loosened by the resistance in the glass, allowing the full force of the spring to be transferred to the glass to break it. LMInnov8s explains that it selected VHB Acrylic Foam Tape 5952 from 3M because the tape was a highly conformable, pressure-sensitive double-sided product which is easy to apply and offers outstanding adhesion qualities on glass and a variety of other substrates. LMInnov8s also points out that the VHB Acrylic Foam Tape 5952 boasts a static shear strength of 1,500g at 22°C, based on weight held for 10,000 minutes to stainless steel with ½ sq in (3.23 cm2) overlap while offering strong resistance against solvents and UV light. The product is die cut 52mm x 52mm for this application. Extensive salt water testing, peel tests and shear tests were conducted through 3M’s own laboratory, all of which were key to the specification of this product. Paul O’Hare of LMInnov8s explained: “This product is aimed at providing a simple and cost-effective alternative to specialised fire escape windows and is suitable for virtually any standard single or double-glazed window. So often during fires, windows represent a barrier to fresh air or escape, especially in taller buildings and until now, there has been no specialised product available to break glass in this way.”

The skin for Liverpool’s history The futuristic looking Museum of Liverpool, which will open in 2011, is built of a three-dimensional shell of natural Jura stone panels which are supported by the advanced undercut anchor technology of KEIL Befestigungstechnik GmbH.

EIL explains that the undercut anchors used on the Museum of Liverpool, which is situated in the Liverpool docks, UK, allow the attachment of even heavy façade elements without the fixings being visible. KEIL points out that its undercut technology also allows for the thickness of the façade panels to be reduced without any loss of safety, helping to reduce costs. Moreover, the façade panels can be prepared on the ground meaning that installation using the KEIL system can be carried out independent of the weather. KEIL highlights that in the same vicinity as the Museum of Liverpool there are also three other buildings with conspicuous façades that are all currently being constructed using KEIL’s safe undercut anchor technology.

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Lancaster develops stainless steel range Traditionally recognised as a supplier of carbon steel, zinc plated (CR3) fasteners, Lancaster Fastener says that it is also becoming established as a leading stockist and distributor of A2 and A4 stainless steel product ranges.

am Wilson, managing director of Lancaster Fastener comments: “In recent years we have continued to invest in our stainless steel product ranges.” He added: “The strategy behind this investment is really quite simple. The idea is to duplicate our current carbon steel, zinc plated (CR3) product ranges into stainless steel and offer customers a continuous and reliable source of supply. Customers who currently purchase carbon steel, zinc plated (CR3) products from Lancaster can also add stainless steel products to their orders and benefit from the synergies associated with multiple product ordering. It’s all about developing a range of products that match the sourcing requirements of our customers.” Lancaster Fastener points out that with its established sourcing capabilities and strong brand identity, it is in a strong position to offer the industry a real alternative to current sources of supply. Lancaster also highlights that its overall product philosophy remains unchanged, in that although competing with stainless steel fastener distributors on commodity product ranges, it also offer stainless steel products off-the-shelf that are commonly regarded as ‘non-standard’ items or ‘specials’. Lancaster Fastener offers 35 product ranges in stainless steel, all stocked and ready for immediate despatch. Stainless steel product ranges include: DIN 7504 self-drilling screws, DIN 7500 thread rolling screws, screws for plastic, rolled thread machine screws, rivet bushes, self-clinching fasteners and CD weld studs.

Dejond stops spin out Dejond’s cold forming division has announced the launch of a new blind rivet nut with a special antiturn flange and round body, specifically designed to solve spin out problems in applications where hexagonal holes are not allowed or too difficult.

he new Anti-Turn TUBTARA® features one or more noses under the head, helping to lock the nut firmly into pre-drilled holes in work pieces. Dejond explains that the innovative design prevents rotation of the installed blind rivet nut in the metal sheet or profile, while offering at least twice as high torque-to-turn values, compared to the equivalent round blind rivet nut. Dejond points out that some of the advantages of the AntiTurn TUBTARA® include high effectiveness on slippery surfaces or in very hard material, the use of standard round holes, eliminating the risk of cracks on the corners of hex holes, as well as being easy to install with standard setting tools or automatically. The Anti-Turn TUBTARA® can be manufactured in stainless steel 304 and 316, steel and aluminium, in different grips and open or closed end styles. Samples are also available on request. “We came up with this anti-rotation solution for a demanding application which was both cylindrical and anti-turn, for a customer who could only make round holes. We are now in the process of introducing the Anti-Turn TUBTARA® to the market and are letting our customers know how they can benefit from its unique properties. We also have samples which are available upon request.”

RIV-FLOAT® secures US patent Blind rivet nut manufacturer Sherex Fastening Solutions has obtained US Patent number 7,713,011 covering its innovative rivet nut technology - RIV-FLOAT® with internally floating threads.

herex explains that the patent covers the technology in a fastener assembly having marginal end portion of body deformed about captured nut. “The vision here at Sherex Fastening Solutions has always been to become a worldwide leader in the manufacture, design and distribution of blind rivet nuts and specialty fasteners,” commented Adam Pratt, vice-president of Sherex Fastening Solutions. “Because of the competitive nature of our business, we are focused on utilising our superior engineering and manufacturing capabilities to solve our customers fastening problems.” The internally floating threads on RIV-FLOAT® allow for component attachments in off-centre applications and can “accommodate for tolerance stack up in the manufacturing process”. The floating nut (0.020 inch radial float) aligns to drive the angle of the screw, virtually eliminating cross threading and spin-out. RIV-FLOAT® was designed for installation, post finish, in applications where cage nuts, clinch nuts, floating nut plates or weld nuts are typically used. A 3D CAD model of an ‘as installed’ RIV-FLOAT® model can be downloaded from Sherex’s website. Sherex blind rivet nuts and brass inserts are manufactured in the company’s TS 16949 accredited facility.

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Remform® and ATP® screws Arnold Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KB says that its two new assembly methods for plastics, in the shape of Remform® screws and Arnold TriPress (ATP®), are both reliable and cost-effective.

he first assembly method is Remform® screws which offer a solution for detachable plastic joints and can be used for direct assembly with plastics, helping eliminate operations such as fitting inserts and therefore minimising overall costs. Arnold explains that due to the asymmetric flanks of the thread profile Remform® screws give the entire joint high operational reliability. The asymmetric thread geometry of the screw also optimises the material flow of the thread formed in the plastic and increases the pull-out force compared to conventional symmetric thread flanks. Remform® provides high assembly process reliability due to the large differential between the screw-in torque and the stripping torque, along with high dynamic load capacity due to the reinforced thread core cross-section. The second assembly method that Arnold has developed is the Arnold TriPress (ATP®), a fastener that can be used to produce a detachable or permanent joint, or even a combination of the two. Unlike conventional products with round shanks, ATP® fasteners have a trilobular cross-section. When the stud is pressed into a round core hole, the hole deforms and takes on the trilobular shape of the stud. Arnold highlights that the resulting form fit minimises the pressing force, and after the stud is pressed in a considerable torque or tensile force is necessary to dislodge it. ATP® fasteners can also be pressed into ductile light metals and plastics.

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RITE-LOK™ added to Scotch-Weld™ programme 3M has announced the integration of the RITE-LOK™ range of engineering adhesives into its Scotch-Weld™ product portfolio.

his new addition to the Scotch-Weld™ product range includes instant adhesives, threadlockers, pipe sealants, gasket adhesives and cleaning products, which 3M highlights are well suited to a wide range of industrial applications including vehicle repair and maintenance, engineering services and maintenance, as well as repair and overhaul (MRO). The full range of Scotch-Weld™ products now includes cyanoacrylate adhesives, anaerobic adhesives, UV adhesives, high temperature silicone sealants, structural adhesives, primers and activators. Faye Wilson of 3M’s industrial adhesives & tapes division commented: “3M has many decades of experience in the adhesives sector and we continue to drive innovation and product development in this area. This rebranding brings the former RITE-LOK™ products into line with the rest of our comprehensive range of Scotch-Weld™ adhesives.” She adds: “It also confirms 3M’s ability to offer a high-strength bonding solution for virtually any application, backed by advice on specification and technical support from 3M experts.”

Gaynor achieves NEMA rating Gaynor Industries, a specialty fastener manufacturer, has announced that an independent testing laboratory has successfully completed NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association) ingress protection and corrosion evaluations for BarTite and BarClad sealing washers, issuing a NEMA 250 Type 6 rating for both product lines.

he product evaluations, conducted at Intertek’s Cortland safety facility in Cortland, NY, USA, were performed on all current sizes of BarTite sealing washers and BarClad Neoprene sealing washers. Marc Spada, director of sales and marketing, commented: “We are excited to confirm product performance through independent testing. This is an important performance rating to achieve for electrical enclosure fasteners and a baseline for product performance in the engineering world.”

DPR ensures secure locks EMKA has introduced the DPR (device for preventing rotation) which it says will prove to be very useful for panel builders who need to locate locks securely in non-metal doors.

he device allows simple punching/cutting of a round hole with the ability then to fit the anti-rotational adapter which provides secure location for a standard EMKA lock with its rounded corner square body. EMKA highlights that the DPR has a simple two-pin location and can be used either as a first-fit or as a post-fit operation, especially on difficult materials or for moulding into GRP doors. “The DPR is suitable for all locks requiring a standard EMKA-type rounded 20mm square hole, which includes all our ¼ turn lock housings and related handles such as traditional T, L and wing handles. It is especially useful for our extended housing range, to accommodate extra thick doors – where an adapter may be used front and rear for extra positive location if required.”

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BAS Components Ltd, based in Pembroke, Wales, says that its Flangeform® high strength captive fastener system is ideal for thin gauge sheet metal and is available in both nuts and studs.

izes range from M4 to M10 and can be manufactured to the equivalent unified thread ranges. BAS Components explains that the Flangeform® offers a high strength attachment point, particularly in thin and pre-finished sheet materials, with attachment being possible from either side, due to the pull-out strength being comparable with the push-through strength. BAS Components notes a series of benefits through using Flangeform®, which include a reduced labour and process costs of up to 50%, optimum plant utilisation through automatic feeding, elimination of quality/rework problems, and the ability to offer one nut or stud per thread size helping to reduce stockholding. “With a proven track record for product enhancement and combined with cost reduction, Flangeform® is widely accepted and used within the automotive, appliance, electronic and general sheet metal industries. It is manufactured under stringent guidelines, and is electronically inspected and sorted, to ensure that only correct, threaded, and uncontaminated product is shipped.”

Innovations in aircraft fastening Cherry Aerospace, formerly known as The Cherry Rivet Company, was founded by Carl Cherry in the late 1930s. He created a blind rivet that made fastening aluminium structures in close out areas possible. From those early beginnings, Cherry Aerospace has produced a variety of pull-through and self plugging rivets including CherryLOCK and CherryMAX flush breaking rivets, and titanium blind bolts. Other products that Cherry Aerospace can provide include: • CCR series of pull-through rivets, used for attachment of tags, labels and riveted nut plates. • Cherry SP and MS/9000 series of self-plugging rivets, established as a simple yet high performance product line. • Cherry MaxiBolt fasteners are high shear and tension blind bolts that are available in steel, stainless steel and titanium. • Cherry CR1919 and CR1921 blind rivets for use in composite material applications. Cherry Aerospace explains that its latest development is the Cherry Rivetless Nut Plate (RNP). A single, drill quality hole is all that is required to install the RNP. The conventional riveted nut plate may require as many as three drilling operations and two countersinking operations. The reduction in number of operations needed to install the RNP greatly reduces the risk of scrapping an assembly. Cherry Aerospace products are available globally from the distributors identified on its website.

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Offering advanced versatility Cable management and fastener distributor Anixter Component Solutions has launched a new range of Modular Gland Plates which it says offer advanced versatility when sealing multiple cables.

nixter explains that the Modular Gland Plate is a versatile flange system with sealing inserts that can be changed depending on customer needs. The customer is no longer forced to use fixed flanges with a certain number of predetermined openings, they can decide for themselves what size openings and how many they want in their flange. The Modular Gland Plate is compact in its design and easy to install. The user simply puts the inserts together, places them in the frame and installs. The inserts lock on to each other as well as to the frame, ensuring a safe and secure installation. Anixter highlights that fibreglass reinforced polypropylene is used for the frame and the inserts, ensuring a very rigid structure. The soft TPE also lets Anixter incorporate push-out membrane seals with exceptional sealing properties. The Modular Gland Plate is also made to have low protrusion and will only take up a small amount of space. “The Modular Gland Plate is available in the sizes that are most commonly used on the market today. The system is continuously growing and we are sure you will find a version that suits your needs.” The complete range can be viewed on-line or in Anixter’s new 2010 catalogue which is available to order free of charge on the Anixter website.

Protex launches new self-locking latch range

Protex Fasteners Ltd, based in Redditch, UK, highlights that ease-of-use, versatility and security are just some of the key features of the new 75 series over-centre latches, the latest additions to the company’s medium duty latch range.

rotex explains that by incorporating a raised tail profile on the latches it ensures simple and effective operation, even at low temperatures with users wearing thick protective gloves. Protex also highlights that the 75 series latches offer up to 10mm of grip range adjustment to suit guarding, enclosure, machine building and process equipment applications across the widest spectrum of operating temperatures and environments. “The new units feature a compact base design for easy location and mounting on assembly components, as well as a novel, spring-loaded rocker safety catch that engages automatically on closing and can be padlocked to provide additional security.” Available in stainless steel and zinc plated mild steel, with ultimate tensile strength figures of 750kgf and 650kgf respectively, Protex 75 series latches are currently offered with a hook claw (pt no: 75-2753) or solid strap (pt no: 75-2573) for use with a range of catchplates.

TR uses its head

Fastener manufacturer and distributor TR Fastenings is offering a complete range of steel and stainless steel security fasteners designed with special heads that make removal virtually impossible for anyone who does not have the right matching tools.

R explains that the concept is simple with a range of machine screws, self-tapping screws, nuts and bolts all available with a choice of pan, button, countersunk and hexagon heads. All are supplied with TR’s assurance of quality and availability for delivery anywhere in the world. With manufacturing bases and distribution hubs across the UK, mainland Europe, Americas and Far East, TR highlights that it can deliver products direct to manufacturing and assembly plants wherever they are and with no risk of slippage in quality standards. Customers can also use the TR web toolkit which provides dimensional information on thousands of products and includes a comprehensive free fastener CAD library.

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UK Patent For Sale The granted UK Patent No GB2437539 gives a full specification, but basically â&#x20AC;&#x153;CONNECTâ&#x20AC;? is a fastener designed for the construction sector, primarily for the attachment of brackets to hollow box and concealed sections. The fastener is adhered to the inside of the hollow box section after insertion. The plastic clip and double-sided adhesive tape acts as a barrier between different type of metals, thus preventing bi metallic reaction between dissimilar metals, especially in costal and marine environments. Other numerous applications have been identified; examples such as signage, mobile telephone masts, traffic light systems and boat building, just to mention a few. Connect has 2 methods of application, as shown with nuts and alternatively with countersunk or round head bolts.

Contact - Glynn Hawkins Tel: +44 (0)1386 555 211 email: gjh@e1glazing.co.uk

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Heller MAXXBOX™ wins award ITW Heller GmbH recently won the renowned iF communication design award 2010, from a field of no less than 1,687 entries, for its MAXXBOX™

AXXBOX™ is an ABS hard composite box that features the Heller colour guide system and a full set of information on the bit type, chuck, application, length and diameter. All boxes are the same size, however, they can accommodate a different number of bits, whether it be 25 HSS metal bits or 7 hammer bits. ITW Heller highlights that besides award winning and copyright protected design and convenient handling, the MAXXBOX™ offers a number of additional practical benefits. “The MAXXBOX™ is not just extremely robust, being made in two parts of break-proof ABS material, it also has two non-slip sliders on the sides for safe closing. Last but not least, the MAXXBOX™ is perfectly stackable due to its intelligent fit. The compact, modern design and tried-and-trusted organisational capabilities thanks to the Heller colour system give craftsmen a perfect tool for organising their workbench or building site.”

New way to CONNECT For over 40 years E1 Glazing Systems has been installing roof windows, curtain walling and windows, using a wide range of fixings and fasteners.

1 Glazing explains that back in the 1970s, the normal specification for attaching glazing to any building was “to fix to drilled and prepared purlins.” The use of hollow boxed and circular sections became more common through the 1980s and 1990s and with them came a new generation of self drilling, self tapping fasteners and many other bespoke methods of attaching products to the building main frame. With all of the above in mind, E1 Glazing Systems decided to introduced the ‘CONNECT’ fastener, which was designed for attaching a very wide range of products to a hollow section or void where access is restricted from behind. E1 Glazing points out that the plastic clip and double-sided adhesive tape acts as a barrier between different type of metals, thus preventing bi-metallic reaction between dissimilar metals, especially in coastal and marine environments. “Basically ‘CONNECT’ is a fastener designed for the construction sector, primarily for the attachment of brackets to hollow box and concealed sections. Other numerous applications have been identified including signage, mobile telephone masts, traffic light systems and boat building.” E1 Glazing highlights that ‘CONNECT’ has two methods of application, either with nuts or alternatively with countersunk or round head bolts.

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ForgeFix has it nailed ForgeFix, a UK distributor of fixings, fastenings and associated products, is reporting strong demand for its range of pre-packed nails, with it attributing the surge in sales to its unique combination of nail quality and the stockist friendly nature of its packaging.

vailable for numerous nail sizes and types, ForgeFix says that the tough, rigid but still 100% recyclable nail packs are perfectly suited to a number of different styles of Point-of-Sale presentation. A large base area allows them to be stably stacked on shelves whilst two Eurohooks enable them to be hung on a standard merchandiser unit. In either case, product labelling remains highly visible and clearly displayed whilst a uniform pack height further adds to a strong visual impact. In addition, ForgeFix highlights that the re-sealable packs also double as storage containers for the nails after purchase and have a pack depth which is closely tailored to the number of nails contained. This saves valuable space on storage shelves and on product displays. It also reduces product movement during transit and the possibility of spillage or damage. Speaking of the success of the nail packs, Mike Smith, sales and marketing director at ForgeFix, said: “At ForgeFix we aim to offer our customers products and standards of service that make a real difference to their business and to their bottom line. It’s as part of this commitment that we originally introduced our nail packs on to the market. To hear they’re now going down a storm with stockists and end-users alike is great news. It’s also a real testament to the skill and expertise of our buying and other dedicated teams.”

New twist on clamping? CT Lux LP is a Hungarian company established to manage technological developments and inventions. It aims to rethink existing technologies to provide solutions that could reduce costs, time and accident hazards.

urrently it is seeking investors for what it sees as a simple approach to clamping applications, by adding ‘turning bars’ to wire to allow it to be tightened around a variety of objects to create a clamped joint. CT Lux LP believes that through this simple approach its ‘QuickFix’ product can be attractive to international markets. The company has an ambitious sales target of US$2.5 million by end 2011, increasing to US$7 million by end 2012.

Acorn Fasteners Ltd Sales Representative required Acorn Fasteners Ltd deliver fasteners and associated products into the UK OEM market sector. We are seeking a highly motivated sales representative who has proven previous experience of relationship building within this area. Acorn Fasteners does not have any sales representatives so the applicant must have the ability to research and plan an effective sales campaign using existing company CRM software and daily leads. Main area of sales is the south east of England but you would be required to visit sites in most areas of the UK, applicants must live within the main area of sales activity. Package includes: Monthly basic salary, Company car, Mobile phone, Laptop. After successfully completing a trial period the applicant will be invited to join the company pension, private medical schemes and annual bonus. Please contact Chris Till or Brian McTavish for more details, all enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence. Telephone: +44 (0) 1342 893 500

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New safety-catch for Sorta-Cases® System Cases (UK) Ltd has produced thousands of Sorta-Cases® since designing them in the early nineties. Now the company has incorporated its safety-catch system into the product.

ystem Cases says that the safety-catch system will make the Sorta-Cases® even more appealing to professional trades’ people. Sorta-Cases® are already widely used by joiners, kitchen fitters, plumbers & window installers, and the new safety-catch system will reduce component spills. System Cases (UK) Ltd is the worldwide exclusive producers of the Medium Sorta-Cases® and production of the plastic compartments is still carried out in the UK and the cases are still produced in the EU. “These upgraded SortaCases® are available from stock and are tough and ideal for storage of fasteners and components even boxed product.”

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Versatile new rivets from Avdel Avdel continues the expansion of its product portfolio with the development of the Avibulb® XT and the Avinox® XT breakstem, both of which are 6.4mm (¼ inch) fasteners.

vdel explains that the unique bulb formation, and a special patented stem and body geometry, create a wide grip range whilst offering high shear and tensile performance, as well as a wide hole tolerance. A grip range of 1.5mm to 9mm (0.059 inch to 0.354 inch) is covered using just two part numbers, which Avdel says helps reduce inventory and enable greater fastener standardisation. The bulb formation also helps to create a weather resistant seal for a longer lasting and more reliable joint. Avdel points out that during installation, the large footprint provided by the blind side bulb formation ensures load spreading, ideal for soft or brittle materials. The bulb also provides nice aesthetics of the installed fasteners, perfect for high-end finish applications. “With shear strengths of 11.1kN (2,495lbf) for the Avibulb® XT and 14.3kN (3,215lbf) for the Avinox® XT, these new structural breakstem fasteners set a new benchmark for truly versatile blind rivets. This has already sparked significant interest with new applications in automotive, truck trailer, heating and ventilation, domestic appliances, industrial equipment and renewable energies.”

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