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Fastener + Fixing Technology Welcome to the first edition of Fastener + Fixing Technology, a technical publication presenting the latest fastener engineering concepts to designers, engineers and production managers in key growth industries.

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his is a new magazine which will use case studies, technical articles and news from leading fastener technology suppliers, to reinforce the importance Will Lowry of using fastening technologies in design processes Editor to help reduce costs, improve products, as well as increase safety and performance.

Fastener + Fixing Technology will also report on the latest fastening technology developments in all key industries, and include company and product news from those companies interested in supplying the fastener market. So if you want to know about the fastener industry this is the magazine for you.

We have chosen to launch Fastener + Fixing Technology initially in India due to the developing Indian economy and the huge growth potential within the Indian fastener industry.

The magazine will be printed in India and is free of charge to qualifying professionals.

All you need to do to make sure you receive a copy is visit www.fastfixtechnology.com and fill out the subscription form.

I hope you enjoy the first issue of Fastener + Fixing Technology and would be interested in any comments you may have on the magazine or the fastener industry, so please give me a call (+44 1727 739 150) or email me editor@fastfixtechnology.com

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Industry news Latest fastener industry news..............................................6-8 Focusing on where the impact is greatest Bossard’s worldwide business model................................ 10-11 High-performance corrosion protection Dörken MKS-Systeme on the benefits of zinc lamella systems...12-14 TR – there to support your growth Precision micro screws for electronics................................. 18

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PTS range now only a click away Precision Technology Supplies introduces its new online store....... 20 Growing with the market Focus on Böllhoff Fastenings Pvt. Ltd.................................. 21

A century of fastener experience Unbrako celebrates 100 years of production......................... 24 The Peel Rivet Ornit Blind Rivets on what the Peel Rivet offers................... 26 Big enough to serve, small enough to care Alloy & Stainless Fasteners explains ‘Fastenergy 365’......... 27 Ruling out the buzz Critical engineering and coating for tuning screws............... 28 New generation of stud welding equipment The innovative BMS-9 stud welder from Heinz Soyer.......... 29 Double the presence Rivit on why it doubled up at Fastener Fair and BLECH India.......... 30 Advertisers index................................................................ 30

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Enhancing driving experience Visteon Corporation and 3M have unveiled a demonstration car called the Growth Market Car, which they say highlights how technologies can be integrated to enhance the driving experience, whilst meeting cost and packaging requirements of vehicle manufacturers in India.

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ased on extensive consumer research in India, Visteon and 3M experts ensured the styling, design and features of the Growth Market Car appeal to Indian consumers while offering maximum flexibility.

3M innovations on the demonstration car include:

• Vehicle personalisation – Solutions include 3M™ Interior Trim Film for changing the look of hard plastic parts, 3M™ Paint Protection Film to protect the exterior finish, and 3M™ Paint Replacement Film and 3M™ Scotchcal™ Vehicle Graphics to enhance the vehicle exterior.

• Light management – 3M™ Light String and 3M™ Light

Management Lens create both ambient and functional solutions by enabling even illumination and reduced complexity in both the interior and exterior spaces.

• Sound management – An optimised, lightweight solution that can reduce the overall weight of the vehicle is implemented with Thinsulate™ Acoustic Insulation after an in-depth analysis of the vehicle.

• Attachment solutions – 3M™ Structural Adhesives, 3M™ Acrylic Foam Tapes, 3M™ Structural Bonding Tape and 3M™ Dual Lock™ Reclosable Fasteners enable innovative joining methods, proven performance and process flexibility.

Quantity, quality and reliability key for Mecavit Mecavit Srl, a specialist in socket and special screws based in Bologna Castel Guelfo, Italy, has announced that it plans to introduce a new range of thread rolling and multi-station cold forming machines to its factory in 2011.

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he introduction of the new range will help Mecavit in reaching its aim of increasing the quantity, quality and reliability of the items it produces. Over recent months Mecavit has also introduced a new generation heat treatment line, new laboratory equipment, as well new human resources staff, allowing it to further control its production process.

Vergnet incorporates RotaBolt tension control Vergnet is now fitting Rotabolt® tension control technology on its unique GEV HP wind turbines.

The company is using RotaBolt fasteners on the main structural joint where the two halves of the turbine nacelle are joined.

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ergnet’s design allows the main turbine to be quickly disassembled into two halves so that the upwind nacelle section, complete with rotors, can be lowered to the ground and easily secured.

This can be either as a protective measure in extreme weather conditions, or for much quicker service and maintenance.

Each turbine uses thirty M90 RotaBolts on the main nacelle structural joint. The fasteners assure the integrity of this critical joint because they achieve and accurately maintain the correct joint tension through the precise measurement technology built into each bolt.

Big price increases for industrial adhesives Henkel has announced it is applying price increases ranging from 10 to 25 percent on in its industrial adhesives, which includes brands such as Loctite, Terosen, Technomelt and Hysol.

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he increase is attributed to “ongoing escalation of raw material costs over the last 15 months, especially affecting oil and natural gas based products.” Henkel goes on to say: “Continual spikes in global demand, coupled with capacity constraints in primary chemical,

rosin, and resin feed stocks, have further tightened supply and driven raw material prices upward.”

Henkel expects to have to apply further price increases in the following product categories: hotmelts, polyurethane, water based adhesives and surface treatment products.

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ND INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES LICENSEE OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA A pioneer in advanced fastening and sealing technologies since 1955, ND Industries is pleased to offer select business entities a chance to expand their operation and increase profits in the fastener processing industry.

ND INDUSTRIES CAN PROVIDE ITS LICENSEES THE FOLLOWING: — ND Materials: • Because ND manufactures our own materials, we are able to provide them to our licensees at significant cost savings.

• Our products meet or exceed OEM specifications for Automotive, Military, Aerospace, and more.

— ND Processing Equipment: Due to over 50 years of experience designing and manufacturing our own processing machines: • Our licensees utilize equipment with some of the fastest rates in the industry.

• Processed parts exhibit excellent uniform thread coverage pattern and minimal touch marks.

• Materials can be accurately applied to a wide variety of fasteners such as bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, clips, and tabs.

— ND Technical Support: • ND’s highly trained Research and Development staff is available to help you formulate a product that is custom tailored to your customers unique needs.

• ND’s Technology Group is an A2LA accredited testing laboratory specializing in ASTM, GM, Ford, Chrysler, SAE/USCAR, IFI, and MIL standards and approval processes.

• Our in-house custom blending facility allows us to keep chemical mixing costs down while providing fast turn around times.

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Nord-Lock secures Ginaf trucks in Dakar Ginaf Rally Power recently competed with two trucks in the 2011 edition of Dakar, which took place in South America. Almost every component on the vehicles was especially built or reinforced, meaning that not many standard parts could match the requirements.

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ord-Lock Benelux B.V. offered Ginaf improvements in bolted connections on its trucks, with applications including the chassis where Nord-Lock secured the steering mounting, engine mountings, bearing blocks, differential box front and rear chassis mounting, drive shaft bracket and cross chassis beam.

Ginaf also used Nord-Lock washers to secure the bolted connections on its drive shafts, and used Nord-Lock wheel nuts - which are reusable, quick to mount, and even under stress the wedge-locking function is ensured and prevents the nut from rotating loose.

Huntsman helps build urban electric car Huntsman Advanced Materials has announced its technical involvement in an innovative project that showcases the possibilities of building a concept electric car – the ‘U-Box’ – using environmentally sustainable components.

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he ‘U-Box’ has been designed and produced by French design company D3. While using advanced materials from its Araldite branded portfolio, Huntsman also researched and developed innovative, sustainable products for each stage of the car’s construction.

This included the preparation of moulds using seamless modelling pastes and boards. It also involved new concepts for developing different automotive components using stereolithography and rapid manufacturing resins as well as the use of encapsulation solutions for the car’s electronic components.

As a production model, the ‘U-Box’ could be used as an industrial site vehicle or for park and ride hospitality services at events. Its two pallet capacity could also support short distance deliveries in inner cities.

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Böllhoff offers blind fastener solution High speed blind fastening technology has been adapted to meet the critical strength and contamination-free assembly requirements of an innovative lightweight solar panel.

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onstruction of the solar collector frame requires the secure fixing of an outer frame from one side only, without pre-punching or drilling to avoid compromising the structural integrity of the main frame. Additionally the fastening technique has to work in combination with a silicone adhesive sealant and avoid any risk of contamination.

Working in partnership with energy efficient water heating systems manufacturer Clage GmbH, of Lüneburg, Germany, international fastening and assembly technology specialist Böllhoff, tailored its RIVTAC ® joining system to meet these specific production requirements.

The flat plate solar energy collector delivers very high energy yields - in excess of 80% - and weighs only 32.5kg due to its light weight geometry and materials.

An aluminium frame is added as a final step in the manufacturing process to optimise strength and protect the solar cells and service connections. This is securely fastened at each corner with two RIVTAC ® fasteners.

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Focusing on where the impact is greatest Fasteners may not be everything, but almost nothing works without fasteners: electric razors, lawn mowers, tractors, trains, computers and printers – all of them products which are taken for granted in everyday lives, but they only work as well as their fasteners allow them to. Fasteners usually work in the background which means they are hardly noticed – and yet, despite that, they are a key product. One might almost say that they are a natural resource like electric power or water. If they flow erratically production slows down, if they don’t flow at all production breaks down. The most expensive fastener is the one that’s missing.

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nly a steady flow of high quality fasteners that never dries up guarantees efficient production and maintenance. Thus it is not only a question of the product’s quality, logistics and engineering are also imperative for success.

High-quality fasteners ensure that products last longer.

Bossard, founded in the small town of Zug, Switzerland, is a fastening technology and logistics company which has some 1,500 employees in more than 50 locations worldwide. It has a customer base comprising of both local and multinational industrial companies, making it one of the market leaders in fastening technology.

Bossard’s sophisticated logistics systems allow efficient, reliable supply and lowers warehousing costs. Also its solution-oriented engineering means that its customers can already count on cost savings during the planning, design, and development phases.

Here the company describes how its worldwide business model which comprises of Products, Logistics and Engineering, allows efficient and reliable supply to its customers.

Products Top quality fasteners at a fair price Bossard not only fulfils the quality criteria of the ISO9000 standard worldwide; Bossard also meets country-specific certification criteria. This releases Bossard’s customers from costintensive testing and controls.

Our global quality management ensures that multinational corporations in particular can rely on Bossard to deliver the quality they expect at a time they specify – around the globe.

Up to the minute information – around the clock Our customers know where they stand at anytime and anywhere in the world. We continually update our product documentation and make it available in various languages on the Internet. Additionally, brochures and product information are revised regularly, so that customers and other interested parties are always kept up to date.

Guaranteed supply – a promise we know we can keep We can draw on a team of more than 2,600 reliable suppliers. They are selected according to stringent quality criteria. There are several sources of supply for each and every fastener. The high quality of our global procurement network ensures guaranteed supply – so that production can keep rolling.

On average the fastener itself only accounts for 15 percent of the customer’s total fastening costs. The remaining 85 percent of the costs come from development, procurement, testing, inventories, and assembly logistics. This shows that cost efficiency is not primarily a question of the fastener, but of a much larger cost factor: perfect logistics and innovative engineering.

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Logistics Guaranteed supply also guarantees fewer worries Modern logistics solutions automatically trigger orders for the customer at the right time in the required quantity. Smart Bin is just such a solution, and Bossard customers throughout the world rely on it.

Smart Bin This fully automatic inventory and ordering system guarantees minimal inventory costs, perfect timing for placing orders and avoids bottlenecks due to orders that were forgotten or delayed. Smart Bin allows savings of up to 50 percent of the process costs.

Bossard Inventory Management (BIM) Bossard’s smart logistics system for all management intensive C-parts – high volume and low value products (not just fasteners) helps to cut procurement costs to a minimum.

Engineering Smart solutions for sophisticated requirements While Bossard’s logistics systems save time, cut costs, and reduce inventories, Bossard’s highly professional engineering ensures that during the planning and design stage all requirements and conditions have been taken into account in order to identify the best possible solution.

Our engineering specialists are experts in all matters pertaining to the development, design, production, and assembly of innovative, productive, and high quality fastening solutions – together with the necessary processes. Our specialists support customers in their search for efficient fasteners and processes. Multifunctional fasteners can simplify production and assembly, enhance fastening and corrosion protection, improve assembly conditions and even entire manufacturing processes.

In brief: Bossard’s fastening technology enhances quality, efficiency and supply security while, at the same time, cutting costs.

Our customers love our passion for innovation Our innovative spirit is legendary. Ingenious top quality and low cost logistics and engineering solutions are a major driver of our success and have invariably earned appreciation and praise from our customers.

Various awards for best or excellent service provider bear witness to our efforts to supply

our customers with innovative and suitable solutions. In fact, the figures speak for themselves: So far our customers have installed almost 200,000 Smart Bins.

A reliable partner around the globe Operating globally is no longer anything out of the ordinary, but becoming a global player in a specific sector of industry certainly is. It means coping with different time zones and foreign languages, and it also means respecting both cultural and regional differences as well as social and political institutions. Especially for companies with global operations, Bossard is committed to supplying identical top quality products and services both locally and throughout the world.

In Europe, America and Asia this is primarily undertaken by our subsidiaries. In other markets highly qualified alliance partners provide strong support.

LPS Bossard: Dedicated to Indian Industry LPS Bossard PVT Ltd was established in November 1997 as a joint venture between Lakshmi Precision Screws Ltd., Rohtak and Bossard AG, Switzerland.

Operational in 1998 the company specialises in Industrial Assembly Technology and within a short span has grown to a 90-member family, serving customers all over India, with strongly growing sales of more than Rs. 550 million.

LPS Bossard supplies a range of more than 75,000 fasteners in stainless steel, high tensile steel, MS, brass, copper, aluminium, titanium alloy, inconel and plastics. In addition to fasteners supplied to national and international standards, the company offers multifunctional fasteners including self-drilling, thread cutting, and thread forming screws. Bossard developed special fasteners, including EcoSyn® and EcoFix ®, which have been designed to precisely meet the requirements of the most demanding industries, and LPS Bossard is always ready to develop and supply fastener solutions to exact customer specifications.

LPS Bossard has also joined hands with many worldrenowned companies to meet customers’ needs for C items. These partnerships include Panduit Corporation for the distribution of cable ties and wiring accessories; Recoil Fasteners Australia for thread damage repair kits, inserts and insertion tools, and Fairchild Fasteners for tension latches, ¼ turn fasteners and push button fasteners.

“We are a leading OEM supplier offering global solutions for local requirements in India,” says LPS Bossard managing director, Mr Rajesh Jain.

LPS Bossard is headquartered in Rohtak, Haryana and has regional offices in New Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

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High-performance corrosion protection With increasing requirements of quality, zinc lamella systems are also enjoying greater significance on the Indian market.

Dr Gerhard Reusmann, managing director, Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Herdecke, Germany

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India is… the next China!” With these words Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG, described the prospects for one of the most interesting future global economic areas in November 2010. The fact that India has moved from being merely a sales market to a production location can be witnessed with a brief glance at two key industries: the automobile industry and the wind energy industry. At first glance they appear to have little in common. However, for the developer and manufacturer of a micro-layer corrosion protection system there are positive parallels.

When India is mentioned as an economic location, thoughts still currently turn to motorcycles and affordable cars. This image has been enhanced in recent years in particular by the Tata Nano, which caused a stir a few years back as “cheapest car in the world”. The number of cars produced in India is set to quadruple in the next ten years, according to the estimates of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. In 2009 the figure stood at 2.2 million, with this expected to reach 8.7 to 9.7 million by 2020.

And yet it is not only the production volumes that are rising, quality standards, too, are on the up. More and more Western car manufacturers are setting up their own operations in India and producing high-quality models. The necessary subcontracted parts are still imported at this time, but this can change rapidly, as the example of China shows.

Global players such as the automobile industry are accustomed to purchasing locally and just in time - and the subcontracting industry will respond to this pressure.

Local manufacturers such as Tata and Maruti-Suzuki already have local sources; but further Western subcontracting companies will follow and set up operations in the vicinity of the production plants. This also applies to suppliers in the field of fastening and joining and - where these manufacturers do not have their own in-house coating operations - the coaters of these parts. One system for protecting the surface of connecting elements approved by all well-known automobile manufacturers worldwide is zinc lamella technology which, as has been the case in China, will have to be available locally in India in order to supply the OEMs on site.

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Change of scene The Indian market for wind energy plants is already booming and has therefore long been an attractive environment for Western companies with the corresponding know-how. In the ranking of ten largest worldwide markets for wind energy India already occupies fifth place, behind the USA, Germany, China and Spain. As it is one of the countries with the fastest economic growth in the Asian region, this trend is likely to grow even more strongly, as the demand for energy on the subcontinent is enormous. The expansion of wind energy plants is supported by the Indian government, which specified in its most recent five-year plan that energy generation in the country should increase by a further 61GW by 2012. 14GW of this should come from renewable energies, of which 10GW alone from wind energy. However, in order to achieve these

goals, the share of wind energy needs to actually double to up to 20GW - due also to the fact that the alternative regenerative energies are not yet sufficiently technologically advanced.

70 percent of wind energy plant construction in India is dominated by local providers, including Suzlon Energy, which has a market share of 47 percent. The company exports worldwide and is one of the Top 5 wind energy plant manufacturers. Zinc lamella technology has long been used here, particularly in the fastening elements for rotor blade mounting. The company is supplied by firms including the German specialist bolt manufacturer Randack, which has set up a subsidiary near Pune specifically for the purpose, producing fastening and connecting elements for wind energy plants and coating them with zinc lamella systems.

Fastener + Fixing Technology Key technology for the highest demands Zinc lamella systems, then, have long arrived on the Indian market and are the key technology for increasing requirements of quality in surface technology. Technological leader in this field is Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG of Germany, which has been involved with micro-layer corrosion protection systems for over 30 years. As a rule, protective coatings are applied in coat thicknesses of between 6µm and 25µm, enabling very high corrosion durability in salt spray tests. The product portfolio of the company includes both zinc lamella basecoats and organic and inorganic sealing systems. From the very beginning these products have been free from known carcinogenic substances such as chrome (VI). They thereby fulfil the requirements of the EU Directive on End-of-Life Vehicles, which has practically forbidden the use of heavy metals in vehicle construction since 2007. Worldwide, there are currently numerous components such as fastening elements, pressed parts, clamps, springs, side-impact protection units, and brake discs that are coated by licensees using MKS systems.

coating medium in baskets and then spun to remove excess material. This process takes place in enclosed coating facilities.

The necessary coating parameters such as dipping time, spinning time and tilt angle of the unit are controlled with the aid of computers.

Coating and annealing typically occur several times in order to achieve adequate coverage of the material. Heavy, nonpourable parts can be coated using either the spin-coating procedure or via spraying. The spraying procedure involves both hand spraying and automated robot technology.

Tribology Thanks to its versatility, zinc lamella systems can fulfil most requirements of fastener elements. In the foreground there are high corrosion protection requirements and defined friction factors with low spreads. Maintaining the friction factor and minimising the friction factor spread on a bolt connection are indispensable in automated assembly in the field of automobile construction. But this factor is also

The coating systems Generally speaking, the coating systems comprise a basecoat and an organic or inorganic topcoat. Depending on requirements, a basecoat may also be applied without a topcoat. Both basecoat and topcoat are annealing systems, chemically combined at temperatures of below 250°C. The DELTA® -TONE 9000 and DELTA-PROTEKT® KL 100 zinc lamella systems are largely inorganic, micro-layer-forming basecoats, on the basis of zinc and aluminium flakes. The metallic nature of these enables cathodic corrosion protection. The scale-like arrangement of the flake layers creates a barrier effect that significantly retards the onslaught of corrosive media (moisture and oxygen). A subsequent organic topcoat with DELTA® -SEAL or the silicate, water-based products of the DELTA-PROTEKT® VH 300 range serve to further enhance corrosion protection considerably.

In contrast to the basecoat, the topcoat is not electrically conductive. Corrosion protection can be further enhanced with the aid of the topcoat. Depending on the choice of topcoat, further requirements regarding colour, temperature resistance, chemical resistance and defined glide and friction characteristics can also be fulfilled.

However, optimal corrosion protection can only be provided with very good adhesion of the coating to the object. Prerequisite for good adhesion of the coating is therefore the pre-treatment specified for the part. Common treatments here are hot alkaline degreasing, blasting and fine-crystal zinc phosphating.

Coating technique The selection of coating technique depends on the respective component. Zinc lamella coating is applied using the standard application procedures of coating technology, followed by annealing in a tunnel furnace after each coating stage. The risk of application-related hydrogen embrittlement of highstrength components does not exist, as no hydrogen is present in the coating process. The focus is upon dip-spin applications for small mass-produced parts and the spraying method for larger components. Free-flowing components are dipped in the

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decisive in wind turbine assembly, where corrosion protection requirements are joined by the need for optimal connectability of the fastening elements on the construction site.

Torque is the control element in screwed assembly. A bolted connection is defined as secure when a specified pretension has been applied. The pretension of the bolted connection depends on the geometry, the strength class, the friction factors and, naturally, the tightening torque. Depending on bolt type and coating, up to 80 percent of the tightening torque is required to overcome the friction, with just 20 percent converted into pretension. The friction factor therefore secures the correct ratio of tightening torque to pretension. Excessively high friction factors reduce pretension, if the friction factors are too low, pretension is increased - with the risk that the bolt may break as a result of the permissible tension in the bolt being exceeded or by becoming loose.

The setting of friction factors in connecting elements was typically achieved via subsequent greasing in the past. This is still the case with regard to trucks. In the field of cars the users employ coating systems where lubricant is already integrated into the topcoats.

Global presence The success of the zinc lamella system and its high degree of acceptance in the automobile industry have also helped to make Dörken MKS-Systeme into a global player. In order to be able to offer technical advice and support to customers worldwide on site the company has established local subsidiaries and an extensive technical network in the relevant markets. In addition to the large technology centre at company headquarters in Herdecke there are also tech centres in the USA, Brazil, South Korea and China. India is set to be a further link in this chain.

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TR - there to support your growth TR Fastenings, part of Trifast plc, is a leading international manufacturer and distributor of industrial fastenings and category ‘C’ components to assembly industries, with operations in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

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R supplies over 250 million components every day to thousands of customers: from small workshops through to global corporations; from sheet metal fabricators and plastic moulders through to global OEMs. TR supplies more than 5,000 companies spanning 10 core industries: 52 countries around the world are supplied and intensively supported from 26 locations, including 6 strategically positioned, advanced technology manufacturing facilities. Many of these industries have stringent and specific needs in both product and quality requirements. “TR‘s job is to meet these needs through the extent of our product range and scope of our quality certification,” says group sales director, Glenda Roberts.

“Nowhere is our commitment better demonstrated than in micro screws for the electronics industry, where TR has an unparalleled record for utilising our product development and high accuracy manufacturing capabilities to supply the performance critical applications of base stations, filters and telecoms.”

Expanding into new geographical markets TR Formac Asia has recently set up a legal entity in Chennai, India in order to bring its manufacturing and service expertise to this rapidly developing market; applying the business model that has already proven highly successful in China. “The migration of major global companies, for whom TR has long been an utterly reliable supply partner, to these countries to

capture an emerging market has been our initial motivation to follow and then naturally expand in these areas,” explains Glenda Roberts. “We recognised that our entry level into India would be through products that could not easily be sourced there.

There is an already mature large diameter fastener manufacturing base in India.

Our objective was to capitalise on the emerging markets requiring

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high quality, small diameter fasteners for the electronics, business machines, enclosures and telecoms markets. This has proved to be successful.”

TR’s next move will be to establish a presence through a representative office in Thailand, where it also sees extensive opportunities for its products, and then into Vietnam.

Endy Chin, who is operationally responsible for the development in India and TR’s Singapore manufacturing facility, sees many opportunities in both the micro screws and self clinch market place. “We are already cold forming complex micro screws and other parts for the other electronics sector, which ensures both the highest level of component accuracy and best value for our customers. Our plant location also means that we are able to access advanced coating options, including silver plating, critical to some of these components, using our automatic inspection equipment and special clean packing room to ensure they arrive at our customers without defect or contamination.”

Endy’s commercial team, under the direction of Victor Cheong, is already working closely with the major multi4znationals that TR supplies in other parts of the world, and who value and require the consistency of product quality to which TR has accustomed them. Victor and his locally recruited engineers will be manning the stand in Mumbai at BLECH India in April.

“Investment in TR Asia will continue in order to ensure that TR can meet current demand from our customers, anticipate their development requirements and continue to grow the business,” says Endy. “Our immediate investment plans include upgrading and investing in new quality control equipment as more and more customers adopt a ‘zero’ incident philosophy with defect free products.”

TR identifies six key attributes, which are the foundation of its worldwide reputation and the confidence platform for new customers.

• In-house low cost manufacturing of consistently top quality products.

• Six advanced manufacturing sites globally.

• Delivery anywhere in the world.

• TR manufactures a broad range of specialist Branded Products such as self-clinch studs and nuts, which have become customers’ preferred choice.

• Technical specialists that add immense value to TR’s on-line resource expertise. www.trfastenings.com Tech Support is now the world’s most visited fastener website for technical data.

• Not least of all, enthusiastic and knowledgeable teams in 26 countries totally committed to meeting TR customers’ needs.

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Precision Technology Supplies Ltd, a European supplier of stainless steel metric and unified fasteners, has announced the arrival of its online store, allowing it to further build on its reputation for service and quality, by offering the ability to order at anytime.

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ndy Knight, sales director at Precision Technology Supplies (PTS) states: “The new online store has taken a lot of work but we believe it’s possibly the best online fastener store available today.” He adds: “Customers have access to our full range of over 25,000 items of metric and unified stainless steel fasteners in both A2 and A4 material. Also available is our world renowned range of metric micro screws.”

Every item includes full dimensional specification information and live stock status. The client area allows customers to login and to place and track orders and view order history. Full accounting information is available along with the ability to request copy invoices and statements. The store also offers the ability to enquire for any products not in stock or not shown as available, including special and non-standard items, and features multi-currency and multilingual options to assist PTS’ worldwide customers.

PTS is able to offer worldwide shipping through its global freight agreement with UPS Worldwide, with full online tracking, meaning that anything from a small parcel to full pallet loads can be catered for. Stock orders are shipped same day

where possible and PTS offers a variety of express services to suit customer’s requirements.

“One of the widest ranges of quality stainless steel fasteners, coupled with a worldwide delivery service, is now just a click away,” states Andy Knight.

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Growing with the market Böllhoff Fastenings Pvt. Ltd, India, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Böllhoff Group commenced its independent operations in 2007 and has its corporate office at Gurgaon, near New Delhi.

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s the market for its products grows at a fast pace, the Böllhoff Indian team is growing to keep pace with it. Today the regional offices at Gurgaon, Pune and Bangalore are being strengthened to better serve customers in the northern, western and southern regions, respectively.

Drawing upon the strength of its parent organisation, Böllhoff India focuses on offering fastening solutions to a diverse market. These products and services are primarily from the exclusive portfolio of the Böllhoff Group and includes indigenously designed and developed products, such as: • RIVKLE Blind rivet nuts and studs for sheet metal and plastic applications.

• HELICOIL wire inserts for thread reinforcement in aluminium castings.

• AMTEC brass thread inserts for plastics.

• RIVSET self pierce riveting systems for metal and plastic fabricated parts.

• FLEXITOL automatic tolerance compensating systems for metal and plastic assemblies.

Böllhoff India focuses on the leading industrial segments which are significant players in the country’s growth story.

Its major customer groups include automotive, construction equipment, power and electricals, electronics and telecommunications, and transportation - railways, aerospace, elevators, etc.

Böllhoff India reached a significant milestone in 2010 when it opened its manufacturing operations at its Gurgaon site.

Coupled with a large warehousing facility, it now offers its customers an enviable range of fastening solutions, including installation tools - all from under one roof and with a very short lead time. Sales staff well trained at overseas parent locations and the presence of a technology demonstration lab at Gurgaon, ensure that customers are offered the right product and applications support for all their fastening needs.

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... key partner for innovative industries For more than 130 years we have specialised in developing innovative and high quality advanced fastening technology, as well as the corresponding assembly systems.

Think global, act local Due to our international network of subsidiaries and own production facilities, also in India, we act globally as a familiy-run business.

We offer connecting solutions for metallic and synthetic materials: ■ Blind rivet technology ■ Thread technology ■ Plastic joining technology and quick locking technologies etc.

We are just the perfect choice to be your partner in Success!

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Focusing on LeanFX® technology National Machinery LLC will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair India, Mumbai (Stand D10), and will be focusing on its LeanFX® machine technology, and used machinery sales. Kriti Tool will also be co-exhibiting within the same booth.

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pon visiting National’s booth visitors will be greeted by its knowledgeable representatives, ready to educate them on how LeanFX technology can benefit their parts production. LeanFX is the latest version of National’s quality proven FORMAX® cold forming machine.

LeanFX was created with economy in mind, so it is designed with fewer features than the traditional FORMAX. However the LeanFX retains the technology for providing faster running speed, more precise parts production,

and a longer running life than other comparable competitor machines.

The LeanFX line has grown to cover a large range of models and die configurations to fit any fastener producer’s needs. Machine sizes include: • LeanFX8 – 2, 3, 4 and 5 dies • LeanFX10 – 2, 3, 4 and 5 dies • LeanFX14 – 4 and 5 dies • LeanFX18 – 4 and 5 dies At National Machinery’s stand visitors will also be able to get detailed information regarding any of its used machinery listings or services concerning selling customers used

machinery. As National Machinery LLC is commonly the original manufacturer of the used machinery it sells, it has the unique advantage of knowing more than anyone about the machines. It is also capable of providing the most accurate machine parts, and rebuilds available.

Along with being able to answer any questions visitors may have about LeanFX®, National representatives are also able to assist in visitor’s tooling engineering, support and service, and used machinery needs.

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Weighing up the options Weighpack International, a manufacturer of inspection, weigh and packing systems for hardware products, was founded in 1974 and established in the Hague, the Netherlands.

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hrough its own engineering and production facility Weighpack can offer a wide variety of equipment for the inspection, dosing and packing of technical products.

Weighpack supplies advanced and reliable packing systems to suppliers of fastener products and other hardware suppliers to industry. These suppliers and manufacturers of bolts, screws and nuts supply packaged fasteners to their customers in the installation, construction and automotive sectors, amongst many other applications.

Weighpack has developed a high speed packing system, especially for handling of difficult, low volume, high weight products. The heart of the system consists of a multihead combination weigher, which can be combined with an extensive range of possible ancillary equipment.

Fasteners are fed from heavy duty vibratory hoppers, along a magnetic upfeed belt, into the combination weigher. Nails, screws, bolts, etc, in portions up to 2.5kg (5lbs) can be discharged with a weighing speed of up to 35 portions per minute at an extremely high accuracy. The orientation magnet is capable of paralleling product into four boxes at the same time. A double head box erector, using hotmelt adhesive, puts together the boxes at high speed.

After height detection and check weighing the boxes are closed by a Weighpack hotmelt carton closer. A fully PC controlled thermo transfer labelling device assures flexible and high quality, text, logo and barcode identification. Combined with pick-in-place unit, palletiser or other ancillary equipment, a fully automatic packing line is formed.

All Weighpack equipment is of modular set-up, which together forms a highly efficient packing line, controlled through a well-considered synchronisation with statistical back-up and unique code setting from product parameters allowing for a very fast changeover to another product reference.

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A century of fastener experience Deepak Fasteners and Unbrako, reputed names in the fastener industry, have become synonymous with quality and innovation as they continue to grow their already impressive international reputation.

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ince its inception Unbrako has developed and precisely engineered fasteners to meet the international standards of DIN, ASTM, etc, resulting in higher tensile strength, improved fatigue resistance, better installation ability, reduced total cost of maintenance and a longer life.

Unbrako’s corporate philosophy is one of customer satisfaction based on a quality and value proposition, where both parties prosper. Since its establishment Unbrako has proactively implemented global strategies to create an internationally integrated business structure. With three manufacturing plants in India and one manufacturing plant in Ireland, installed with the latest technology as well as skilled and learned workforce, Unbrako is well equipped to meet varied customer requirements.

Unbrako aims to perfect its products to the minutest of details, achieving near zero-defect results, assuring high quality and lifelong durability. Unbrako has expertise not only in standard products, but also in made-to-order customised products.

Moreover, large storage capacity warehouses in UK, USA and Australia, along with the extensive global distributors network of Unbrako products (with 140 distributors in India itself), provide for a well-connected infrastructure, which allows timely availability of the materials.

This year, Unbrako celebrates 100 years of delivering high quality, innovative and reliable products. With humble beginnings in 1911, Unbrako has grown to include a wide range of products from sockets, high tensile bolts, nuts and washers and vibration resistant Durlok™ range to a total of 20,000 items available ex-stock.

With belief in continuous improvement, Unbrako has invested heavily in research and development, and carries out stringent quality control and testing procedures. Its modern lab equipment facilitates in maintaining quality and constantly innovating production methods, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction.

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In February 2011 Unbrako launched four new products: • Unbrako ARC Welding Stud – designed for use in construction of steel structures. It prevents the slip between two objects, improving the strength of the structure.

• Unbrako Total Solution Bolt Assembly (Tamper proof) A vibration resistant security fastener product line, which prevents the bolts from loosening. A useful technology for use in windmills, buildings, railways, tunnels, automobiles and towers.

• Unbrako Tension Control Bolt (TC Bolt) – heavy-duty bolts for in use in steel frame construction. These are efficient, safe, easy to install along with being corrosion resistant and eco-friendly fasteners.

• Unbrako Direct Tension Indicator (DTI) – a precision made mechanical load cell which helps indicate if the defined preload has been achieved in the bolt.

Unbrako prides itself for its sustained performance over time to meet specifications or relevant standards and to consistently deliver to schedule. To maintain this edge, Unbrako utilises special bolt making equipment, including the latest in cold heading and thread rolling technology, and a state of the art heat treatment plant comprising integrated continuous processing.

Furthermore, Unbrako offers various coatings, done inhouse, such as hot dip galvanising, mechanical galvanising, electro galvanising –Cr3 (with top coat of yellow, green or black), PTFE Xylon Coating (Whitford), Geomet, Sheradising, Delta Protekt, along with Rilsan coating (with WRC approval) for Water Board Industry of UK, Europe and USA. Unbrako has also received certification from various World Level Organisations including: ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002, WRC Approval, BS EN ISO 9001:2008 (monitored by NQA) & CE Certification, among others.

Unbrako has been extending its rich experience of manufacturing all types of fasteners and engineering goods, not only in domestic market but also exporting to more than 35 countries across the globe. With application of its products ranging from shipping, petroleum oil & gas, power generation, transmission and overhead line accessories, automotive, marine, construction, rail industry, water, agriculture, electronics and telecommunications, the scope for further expansion has widened.

With a worldwide strong base, Unbrako continues to grow.

The company envisages setting up a new manufacturing plant in India doubling the existing capacity of 300 metric tonnes per day. This manufacturing plant will manufacture industrial fasteners along with automobile, construction and electronic fasteners for which it already has the know-how. Unbrako also plans to extend its range of industrial fasteners to include aeronautical fasteners and nuclear fasteners.

Unbrako’s prestigious applications include Repsol Tower in Spain, Melbourne’s Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park), Delhi Metro, Bandra-Worli Sea Link and Terminal 3 of the IGI Airport.

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The Peel Rivet Ornit Blind Rivets, a blind rivet manufacturer that supplies rivets for the construction, automotive, electronic and solar energy industries, has for the past 36 years provided the fastener industry with a continuously expanding range of top-quality products.

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ne product that Ornit highlights as being particularly special is its TPR (The Peel Rivet). TPR is a two piece threadless fastener designed for use on flat roofing applications. It can also be used on virtually any deck type such as plastic, concrete, wood and metal. TPR has a self-piercing mandrel point allowing for assembly without pre-drilling in most materials and provides a secure, back-out resistant joint with a positive clamping action.

TPR is also designed to curl tightly underneath or in the decking material thus creating a gripping area four times wider that its own diameter. Ornit manufactures TPR from corrosive resistant, high magnesium aluminium alloy making it ideal for harsh environments like moist roof decks.

TPR is available in a range of rivet lengths, ½ inch (38mm) 10 inch (250mm) and types: • TPR - S - Use in or through high density decks.

• TPR - L - Use through light steel decks, wood and aluminium.

• TPR - X - Use in gypsum, itung, tectum and other wood fibres.

Ornit’s product range also includes standard and structural fasteners such as: U-Fix, Orlock, Or-Bulb, Or-Bolt and Ornilock structural rivet, all of which are available in a variety of grip ranges, diameters (3.2mm to 7.8mm), head types (protruding, large, X-large), and materials (steel, aluminium and stainless steel).

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Big enough to serve, small enough to care Alloy & Stainless Fastener Inc (ASF), based in Houston, Texas, USA, is a master stocking distributor that combines over 10,000 tonnes of stock inventory, with a service based mentality, to create ‘Fastenergy 365’.

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ar Edmonds, at ASF explains: “‘Fastenergy 365’ is the ability to offer a wide range of products from stock whilst providing a quick and effective service.” He adds: “At ASF we have ‘Fastenergy 365’, as we are big enough to serve, but small enough to care. Our fasteners are produced to our customers’ specific requirements and can be distributed to any location worldwide at any time. We try to make sure that our customers’ specials are our standards so that our customers think of us as their ‘other’ warehouse.”

ASF’s inventory includes bolts, nuts, socket products, studs, special threaded rod, washers, as well as custom forged and machined parts. These products are available in a variety of materials including stainless steels, alloy steels, nickel alloys, brass, copper alloys, duplex grades, aluminium and titanium.

In-house production processes, that include over 250 machines, give ASF the capability to cut, forge, machine, thread, roll form, bend, bar draw, bar peel, bar grind, bar polish, as well as indention and low stress marking.

ASF also employs a documented quality assurance system with disciplined inventory lot control, positive metal identification inspections and traceability programmes.

To expedite international global shipments, ASF Global has incorporated its own in-house freight forwarding staff

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who arrange for all the documentation and transportation for immediate shipping regardless of the shipment size or routing that is required. In total over 200 individuals support ASF’s operations in production, manufacturing and warehousing.

ASF staff are also available 24 - 7 - 365 for any breakdowns or emergency turnarounds.

Due to the high quality and wide range of products it can produce, ASF has the ability to service the chemical, gas, mining, offshore, oil, petrochemical, power generation, steel mill and shipbuilding industries.

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Ruling out the buzz TR Fastenings has over 15 years experience of manufacturing and supplying tuning screws to the major global telecommunication companies and their sub-contact base.

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uning screws are used in microwave filters and power amplifiers and are part of base station and antenna systems predominately for the mobile telecommunications network. As networks expand and data rates increase these units play a very important role.

The tuning screws are generally brass with a silver plated finish and have a fine pitch thread plus a matching brass locking nut. Stainless steel is also used in certain applications. Sizes vary in both diameter, thread size, thread pitch and length depending on the application and space constraints. Different drive types such as Slot or Torx ® are most common and the ‘nose’ design of the tuning screw is also a very important feature for ensuring precise tuning capability and stable signal/power performance.

New developments for faster and easier tuning functionality have led to self-locking possibilities being implemented in certain applications.

TR also specialises in other fastenings associated with this industry sector such as high performance thread forming screws that clamp the lid of the aluminium filter housing to eliminate any RF leakage.

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Magni India welcomes visitors Magni India, based in Faridabad, Haryana, will be exhibiting at Fastener Fair India, Mumbai (stand A26).

Catalogue free on request

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BÜLTE GmbH Kunststofferzeugnisse Carl-Sonnenschein Str.22, D- 59348 Lüdinghausen Tel : 02591 / 91 94-0 - Fax : 02591 / 59 77 bulte@bulte.com

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amlesh Chander Passi, Magni India’s vice president of sales and technical service, will be welcoming visitors to the stand. The stand will feature information about Magni’s chrome-free protective coatings, as well as product displays, samples, promotional items and presentations.

Mr Passi comments: “At Magni we have a wide range of coatings for application needs. We can coat automotive parts, from control arms and rotors to fuel tanks and filler pipes, with Magni 265, Magni 336 and Magni 659. There is also our 500 series of coatings (Magni 501, Magni 565 and Magni 595) which are suitable for various metal parts including fasteners, hose clamps, bolts, springs, nuts, stampings and door latches.”

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New generation of stud welding equipment Heinz Soyer Bolzenschweißtechnik GmbH has recently launched its innovative BMS-9 stud welder incorporating the PS-9 stud welding gun with innovative user guidance.

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he BMS-9 stud welder is a small, lightweight and portable stud welding system that Heinz Soyer believes represents a new generation of stud welding equipment, which will completely revolutionise stud welding technology.

Heinz Soyer points out that the BMS-9 stud welder offers many interesting technical features. For instance, for the first time it is possible for operators to view all important operating conditions with the help of an LED display using the traffic light principle on the PS-9 welding gun. The green LED display on the welding gun tells the operator when the stud welding device is ready and can be operated. Faults are signalled by means of the red LED display.

The circular LED display shows the current operating status from any angle. This makes the operator’s job far easier and also considerably contributes to increasing the quality of the welded joints.

“The BMS-9 stud welding equipment provides maximum portability and functionality in a compact design.”

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Rivit Srl, based in Bologna, Italy, invites visitors to its stands at both Fastener Fair India, Mumbai (stand B10) and BLECH India (Stand A54).

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ivit has participated at a wide range of Fastener Fair exhibitions, including several appearances at Fastener Fair Stuttgart and Fastener Fair Budapest, which is why the company decided it could not miss the opportunity to exhibit at Fastener Fair India, Mumbai. Rivit also previously exhibited at BLECH India two years ago.

“Visitors to both our stands will have the opportunity to see the latest news in the mechanical fixing field and will be able to obtain information on rivets, inserts, welding studs, self clinching fasteners, blind bolts, and the tools for their installation, as well as tools for rivets, inserts, bolts, and welding machines.”

Visitors to the Rivit stands will also have the opportunity to get the renewed 2011 catalogues for fixing systems and tools, and will be greeted by the distinctive red Rivit logo which will be mixed with the imprint of its Indian partners.

“We will be happy to give visitors all the information they need about where they can find our products directly in India, meaning there is no need for them to import products from Italy. We believe that it is important to share with our customers mechanical solutions but also cultural exchange, in order to create business partnerships that can last.”

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