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Cover Story Ambrovit is now one of the most important Italian and European companies in the sector of fixing systems. With more than 22 years of experience in a fastexpanding market such as that of fastening system, this Garlasco-based company looks to the future with a constant series of innovations. Thanks to a recently renovated logistics and storage warehouse, Ambrovit is able to store up to 44,000 pallets and manage 5,000 withdrawal lines a day. These numbers allow the company to have in stock all the products requested by customers, with delivery within 24/48 hours. The quality control is another strong point: when it’s possible, the products are equipped with CE marking, DoP and UNI, DIN and ISO certifications. The GOST R certification allows Ambrovit a substantial presence on the Russian market, and the recent transition to zinc-trivalent chrome plating, with consequent depletion of hexavalent chromium products, reflects Ambrovit's commitment to respect the environment and the European RoHS Directive RoHS on harmful substances. Starting from 2016, Ambrovit has obtained the ETA (European Technical Assessment) certification for all carpentry screws, a document that provides information on the performance of a construction product. The market of screws, bolts and fastening systems continues to grow, with a rate of around 6%. A growth that has been constant since 2010 and that qualifies Italy as one of the leaders of this sector, immediately after Germany. In particular, Ambrovit supplies 54 foreign countries, serving customers throughout Europe, thanks to an international sales office who is able to speak 6 foreign languages and who is always available to accommodate customer needs. The company meets 2019 challenge with an updated and expanded paper and electronic catalogue with 12,000 items ready to be delivered. Among the most significant recent innovations we note the expansion of the family of concrete screws and rivets. The new year has also led to an expansion of the packaging: a greater number of packages are now available for customers, to satisfy the widest possible range of orders, with an eye on reduced package size.
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Ambrovit is always present at the major world fairs for screws, bolts and fastening systems. These events are becoming increasingly strategic both for having a direct comparison with the customers / suppliers and for allowing participants to exchange ideas as well as top insights for future developments.
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2018
166
Industry Focus
Financial Reports of Fastener Companies
Compiled by Fastener World Updated on April 1, 2019 Companies in alphabetical order
Monetary unit in millions
Chicago Rivet & Machine Period
Net Sales
Gross Profit
Operating Profit
Net Income
Total Assets
2018
37.17
7.90
2.40
2.00
2017
35.76
7.91
2.36
2.07
33.24 as of Dec. 2018
Change (%)
▲3.9
▼0.1
▲1.6
▼3.3
Year Ended Dec.
U.S.
(USD)
vs.
31.81 as of Dec. 2017
KLX Period Year Ended Jan.
Revenues
(USD)
Operating Earnings
Pre-tax Earnings
Net Earnings
Total Assets
3,790.0 as of Jan. 2018
2018
1,740.8
216.3
140.5
53.4
2017
1,494.1
129.4
53.5
48.2
Change (%)
▲16.5
▲61.7
▲162.6
▲10.7
Nucor Period
(USD)
Net Sales
Pre-tax Earnings
2018
25,067.27
3,229.39
2,360.76
2017
20,252.39
1,749.95
1,318.68
▲23.7
▲84.5
▲79.0
Year Ended Dec.
Change (%)
Net Earnings
Total Assets
17,920.58 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
15,841.25 as of Dec. 2017
Simpson Strong-Tie Period
vs.
3,698.3 as of Jan. 2017
(USD)
Net Sales
Gross Profit
Operating Income
Pre-tax Income
Net Income
Total Assets
2018
1,078.80
480.51
176.20
175.99
129.50
2017
977.02
443.38
137.91
144.41
92.61
1,021.65 as of Dec. 2018
Change (%)
▲10.4
▲8.3
▲27.7
▲21.8
Year Ended Dec.
TriMas Period Year Ended Dec.
Net sales
(USD)
Gross Profit
Operating Profit
Pre-tax Income
Net Income
2018
877.14
244.12
122.07
105.98
83.30
2017
817.74
219.39
89.17
66.21
30.96
▲7.2
▲11.2
▲36.8
▲60.0
▲169.0
Change (%)
vs.
▲39.8 1,037.52 as of Dec. 2017
Total Assets
1,100.52 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
1,033.20 as of Dec. 2017
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Bufab Net Sales
Gross Profit
(SEK)
Operating Profit
Pre-tax Profit
Net Profit
2018
3,786
1,088
358
329
255
2017
3,201
917
304
278
213
Change (%)
▲18.2
▲18.6
▲17.7
▲18.3
▲19.7
Bulten Period Year Ended Dec.
Net Sales
Gross Profit
Operating Pre-tax Earnings Earnings
Net Earnings
3,132
586
210
198
143
2017
2,856
558
210
210
159
Change (%)
▲9.6
▲5.0
▲0.0
▼5.7
▼10.0
LISI Sales
Year Ended Dec.
Total Operating Revenues
EBITDA
Operating Net Profit Result
1,645.09 1,693.98
225.41
125.29
96.79
2017
1,643.35 1,669.13
256.17
167.71
106.95
▼12.0
▼25.2
▲0.1
Period
▲1.4
Gross Profit
Operating Profit
Pre-tax Profit
2018
1,084.10
626.16
133.54
121.87
91.78
2017
1,017.10
600.17
137.78
121.73
119.81
▲6.5
▲4.3
▼3.0
▲0.1
▼23.3
Net Profit
Vossloh Period Year Ended Dec.
Revenues
EBIT
Net Income
865.0
54.2
22.7
2017
918.3
70.3
0.3
Change (%)
▼5.8
▼22.9
▲75 folds
Würth Period
Sales
2,338 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
2,178 as of Dec. 2017
Total Assets
1,865.77 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
as of Dec. 2017
Total Assets
1,471.68 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
1,312.03 as of Dec. 2017
Total Assets
1,471.68 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
1,312.03 as of Dec. 2017
(EUR) Operating Result
2018
13,600
860
2017
12,700
780
▲7.0
▲10.2
Change (%)
Total Assets
(EUR)
2018
Year Ended Dec.
3,274 as of Dec. 2017
(EUR)
Revenues
Change (%)
vs.
▼9.4 1,827.31
Norma Year Ended Dec.
3,694 as of Dec. 2018
(EUR)
2018 Change (%)
Total Assets
(SEK)
2018
Period
169
Total Assets
-
Europe
Period Year Ended Dec.
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Industry Focus JPF
Period
Revenue
Operating Profit (Loss)
2018
7,400
(165)
(249)
(330)
2017
7,799
100
124
117
Change (%)
▼5.1
---
---
---
8,642 as of Dec. 2018 9,687 as of Dec. 2017
Year Ended Dec.
Japan
(JPN)
2019
Ordinary Profit
Net Profit
Prospect for Year Ended Dec.
7,800
70
50
15
Change (%)
▲5.4
---
---
---
Nitto Seiko Period Year Ended Dec.
Ordinary Profit
Net Profit
33,777
2,976
3,217
2,048
2017
30,074
2,658
2,809
1,604
Change (%)
▲12.3
▲12.0
▲14.5
▲27.7
43,362 as of Dec. 2018 40,877 as of Dec. 2017
Prospect for Year Ended Dec.
Change (%)
35,400
3,100
3,250
2,050
▲4.8
▲4.2
▲1.0
▲0.1
PS Fasteners
Southeast Asia
Total Assets
2018
2019
S. Korea
vs.
(JPN)
Operating Profit
Revenue
Total Assets
Period Year Ended Dec.
Revenue
Gross Profit
(SGD) Pre-tax Profit (Loss)
Net Profit
2018
11.08
3.00
0.10
0.06
2017
9.82
2.72
(0.45)
(0.50)
▲12.8
▲10.3
---
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Change (%)
TechFast Period Year Ended Dec.
Total Income
Operating Profit
Pre-tax Profit
Net Income
30.42
5.21
5.59
3.98
2017
26.78
4.47
5.08
3.67
Change (%)
▲13.6
▲16.4
▲10.1
▲12.8
Taeyang Metal Period
15.21 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
14.22 as of Dec. 2017
Total Assets
30.98 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
29.45 as of Dec. 2017
(KRW)
Revenues
Gross Profit
Operating Profit
Net Income
2018
325,811.61
35,226.34
5,162.00
2,516.59
2017
338,292.73
40,075.52
11,725.69
1,091.13
▼3.6
▼12.1
▼55.9
▲130.6
Change (%)
Total Assets
(MYR)
2018
Year Ended Dec.
vs.
Total Assets
396,326 as of Dec. 2018 vs.
377,069 as of Dec. 2017
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by Nai Wen Chang, Fastener World
The 6-Lobes Punch Featuring 5X Durability Amazed Visitors at FF Stuttgart 2019 Sheng Long Industry Again Set up a New Level for Punches The newly released “6-Lobes Punch” of Sheng Long was processed with “milling & engraving technology” instead of the conventional grinding-wheel processing to achieve perfect dimensions and profiles. A testament from Mr. Huang who once used Sheng Long’s 6-lobes punches reads, “One punch could process the entire coil of wire and this saved me much time and cost for parts and punches replacement, not to mention that my production was greatly increased as well.” Mr. Hogar Huang of Sheng Long noted, “I was really happy to see that our products did benefit our clients a lot, which not only enhanced their manufacturing efficiency, but also increased their capacity. That is what we have been always seeking since our inception.”
Strict Requirement for Superficial Roughness & Upgraded Service Life Ceaselessly devoted itself to improving the durability of punches, Sheng Long offers high speed steel punches more durable than other counterparts and insists that the superficial roughness should always be below RA 0.1 for achieving better service life. Mr. Huang added, “The higher superficial roughness the shorter service life of punches and vice versa.” However, the hardness of either special steel or tungsten steel is very high, so perfecting the superficial roughness of punches in such materials requires excellent technique. Sheng Long has successfully overcome the situation and kept the superficial roughness below RA 0.1. With an aim at achieving the superfine & smooth superficial roughness, Sheng Long has purchased or developed up to 7 types of surface treatment machines to ensure the compliance of each punch with the highest standards. Every product of Sheng Long has to go through at most 25 processing steps, thus resulting in well-managed quality control. As far as Sheng Long is concerned, the more stringent the pre-manufacturing quality control is, the lower superficial roughness could be reached. In addition to obtaining the certification of ISO 9001:2015 and the introduction of basic testing instruments, Sheng Long has also introduced a parallel optical testing instrument, making its testing quality on a par with international standards.
Continuously Making Breakthroughs in Development of Highly Precision Engineered Non-standard Punches Controlling either standard parts or non-standard punches within specific dimensions and superficial roughness at the same time isn’t easy, but as Mr. Hogar Huang said, “He who does not advance loses ground, which means, if one would like to survive the market, he must be open-minded and try any possible way to make breakthroughs.” Due to the adherence to this idea, the technique of Sheng Long for punches is getting better day after day. Mr. Huang has also got a quite challenging order for non-standard punches from a customer, who could not find a capable manufacturer until he turned to Sheng Long. The requested product must be processed with 5-spindle technology and mirror polishing. After times of discussions, the product meeting the customer’s demand was finally made. Speaking of the product, Mr. Huang added, “Connecting two different radii is very difficult and cannot be completed by utilizing general technology.” At FF Stuttgart this March, Sheng Long demonstrated the 6-lobes punch and this product, which were both highly appreciated during the fair.
“Quality First” on Minds of the Entire Team & Moving Forward to AI Manufacturing The entire team of Sheng Long is very sensitive and committed to their products, as a result, Sheng Long can realize its goal of zero-defect products. In its plant, on the other hand, Sheng Long also introduced the water sprinkling and temperature lowering system and created a tidy workplace with good ventilation for providing employees with a more comfortable environment. It is also planning to advance to Industry 4.0 and digitalize manufacturing technology to solve the talent gap in traditional industries.
Contact : Mr. Hogar Huang Email: best.hogar@gmail.com
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MWFA, NFDA, and Pac-West Hold Joint Conference Press release of NFDA
In a great show of industry unity, the MidWest Fastener Association, the National Fastener Distributors Association, and the Pacific-West Fastener Association held a joint conference March 13-16, 2019 in San Diego, California. More t ha n 225 people at tended t he conference, which featured timely and relevant education, many opportunities for networking with industry peers, fun social events, and a fantastic destination.
EDUCATION The conference education kicked off on March 15 with a demonstration of the Industrial Fastener Institute’s online tools for accessing current standards and technical data, presented by Salim Brahimi and Joe Greenslade. Next up was Dirk Beveridge’s eye-opening message on business innovation, “The Path to Winning in the Age of Rapid Change.” This presentation detailed: • The pull of legacy all businesses face • The fog of uncertainty created by the age of rapid change • The significant inflection points business leaders must address today • The decision point that will define their organization’s future • The innovative mindset that is imperative in today’s world
Conference Sponsors This meeting was made possible by the generous support of our sponsors. Welcome Reception Sponsors •Brighton-Best International •EFC International •International Fastener Expo •Socket Source •Trinity Logistics Corp. Banquet Reception Sponsors •ND Industries •Infasco •Trinity Logistics Corp. Hospitality Suite Sponsors •Brighton-Best International •All American Systems •Beawest Fasteners •Cordova Bolt •Nucor Fastener
•Sems and Specials •Spring Bolt and Nut Mfg. •Tortoise Fastener Lunch Sponsors •Rotor Clip Company •Advance Components •AVK Industrial Products •Bamal Fastener Corp. •Vertex Distribution •Wurth Industry North America Continental Breakfast Sponsors •Star Stainless Screw •All America Threaded Products •AVK Industrial Products •Field Fastener •Hayes Bolt & Supply •Sems and Specials •Trinity Logistics Corp. Coffee Break Sponsors
•Brikksen Stainless •Beacon Fasteners & Components •BTM Manufacturing •Copper State Bolt & Nut •Fastener Fair USA •G.L. Huyett •Intuilize •Metric & Multistandard Components
•The Olander Company •Trinity Logistics Corp. General Sponsors •Kanebridge Corporation •WCL Company •Unbrako •INxSQL Software •Distribution One •Brikksen Stainless •Solution Industries
•American Bolt & Screw •FCH Sourcing Network •Fuller Metric •Lindstrom/Stelfast •Pacific Warehouse Sales •R&D Fasteners •SPIROL
Fastener World no.176/2019 • A panel presentation of fastener industry luminaries will cover “What’s the Future of Fastener Distribution?” Employment pressures, the Amazon effect, balancing customer demands with productivity, and the rapid growth of technology all will change the ways fastener distributors do business over the next few years. Panelists Mike Bailey (Nucor Fastener), Bill Derry (Field), and Marc Strandquist (Wurth Industry North America), along with moderator Bryan Wheeler (Star Stainless Screw) discussed the many outside forces creating change in the distribution supply chain. The first day of education continued with a lunch program on “The Economic Impact of E-Commerce,” presented by Kirk Zehnder (Earnest Machine Products). E-commerce is a huge opportunity that most industrial distributors are missing. The forecast for B2B e-commerce is great and the ROI is significant. The customer profile is changing and with that comes new expectations about what a company’s website should do. In this session, attendees got real numbers that provided overwhelming support for designing and implementing an e-commerce platform. Peer-to-peer learning is the best education you can get. We made this possible through the Business Owners Roundtables and Business Executives Roundtables. Two different sessions: one for busi ness ow ners a nd one for key executives. The roundtable format allowed for smaller group discussions, making input easier. The second day of conference education began
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with “Artificial Intelligence – Getting Started.” Artificial Intelligence (AI) uses algorithms to mine large amounts of data so that machines think like humans, performing tasks that require reasoning, planning, learning, and understanding language. We encounter AI applications even if we don’t realize it: Siri, Amazon’s product recommendation engine, Google Maps route recommendations, and more. These consumer AI experiences are raising the bar for business. Jeff Gusdorf, a principal in Brown Smith Wallace’s Business Process and Systems Group, presented an overview of basic AI concepts, took a deeper dive into AI applications for salesforce automation and business analytics, and proposed a plan for tackling an AI project. The conference education concluded with economist Christopher Thornberg (founding partner of Beacon Economics and director of the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting) speaking on “The Trade War Experiment: Evaluating the Results.” The U.S. economy had been on a solid growth path when, at the start of 2018, the Trump administration sta r ted imposing punitive tariffs on our trading partners and pushed for major changes in U.S. trade treaties. How has this grand trade experiment impacted the U.S. economy? How does it fit in with the domestic determinants of economic health? Will it threaten U.S. expansion in the future? Dr. Thornberg answered these and other questions about the U.S. economy.
For more information about NFDA, contact Vickie Lester at vlester@nfda-fastener.org, telephone 562-799-5519, www.nfda-fastener.org
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American News John Wolz, Editor of FIN (globalfastenernews.com) Mike McNulty, FTI VP & Editor (www.fastenertech.com) Editors of Fastener World Magazine Compiled by Fastener World Inc.
Canada Launches Re-investigation on Fasteners from China and Taiwan The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a reinvestigation to update the normal values and export prices, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), respecting certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from China and Taiwan, and the amounts of subsidy respecting certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from China. This re-investigation will be concluded by November 14, 2019. The re-investigation is part of the enforcement of the CITT’s order made on January 5, 2015, in Expiry Review No. RR-2014001, continuing its order made on January 6, 2010 in Expiry Review No. RR-2009-001 continuing, its findings made on January 7, 2005 in Inquiry No. NQ-2004-005. Exporters that wish to participate in this re-investigation are required to provide a complete and accurate response to the CBSA's Request for Information (RFI) by May 13, 2019.
Trump: Additional Tariff Against Chinese Goods Worth of US$ 200 Billion will Increase to 25% on May 10th The tension in trade between China and USA seems to be mounting again this week. U.S. President Trump tweeted on May 5th that the punitive additional tariff against Chinese goods worth of US$ 200 billion will increase from the initial 10% to 25% this Friday (May/10) and he is also considering imposing the additional 25% tariff against other Chinese goods worth of US$ 325 billion currently not included on the list. According to Trump, although the negotiation with China is still in progress, but it goes too slow and he would like to say “no” to China’s intention to make the negotiation start over. Chief representative for the negotiation from China and Vice Premier of PRC’s State Council Liu He will arrive in Washington D.C. on May 8th to negotiate with U.S. chief trade representative Robert Lighthizer. Some overseas media conjectured that Trump’s abrupt decision to increase the tariff may be a strategy to exert more pressure to China and force it to offer more favorable conditions. Some analysts also think that the negotiation this week is very likely to be the last round of negotiation pertaining to the “trade war” between China and USA, so what results could be finally achieved during the negotiation will be really critical.
Where an exporter of subject goods does not provide sufficient information to determine specific normal values or does not permit verification of information submitted, anti-dumping duties will be assessed at the rate of 170% of the export price of the subject goods imported into Canada. Similarly, in cases where the Chinese government or exporters in China fail to provide complete and accurate submissions enabling the determination of specific amounts of subsidy, countervailing duties will be assessed at the rate of 1.25 Chinese Renminbi per kilogram. For the current re-investigation, the CBSA is contacting known and potential importers and exporters. However, any importers or exporters who have not received a letter from the CBSA with the accompanying RFI, and who wish to provide a response to the RFI are advised to contact one of the officers identified below. Similarly, it is suggested that importers contact their exporter(s) to determine if the exporter(s) has received the Dumping RFI and whether they intend to cooperate with the CBSA in this reinvestigation. Any questions concerning the above should be directed to: SIMA Registry and Disclosure Unit Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate Canada Border Services Agency 100 Metcalfe Street, 11th floor Ottawa, ON K1A 0L8 Officers' names and contact information: Robert Wright: 613-954-1643 Jin Hyuck Lee: 613-954-7180 E-mail: simaregistry-depotlmsi@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
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American News Vulcan Steel Seeks Duties on Asian Threaded Rod
South Africa Investigating Surge in Fastener Imports South Africa is investigating a surge in imports of threaded fasteners, which manufacturers complain is injuring the country’s fastener industry. The South African Iron & Steel Institute filed a complaint for the South African Fasteners Manufacturers Association, according to a March 4 announcement by the World Trade Organization. T&I Chalmers Engineering (Pty) Ltd – which constitutes about 70% of production – submitted the original “injury analysis information” for bolt ends, screw studs and screw studding. Injury analysis for other hexagon nuts was submitted by Transvaal Pressed Nuts, Bolts & Rivets (Pty) Ltd., CBC Fasteners (Pty) Ltd and SA Bolt Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd., which together manufacture 90% of South African production. “The applicant alleged and submitted prima facie information to indicate that it is experiencing serious injury in the form of a decline in sales volumes, market share, gross profits, net profit and low capacity utilization” for the period from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019. The information filed by South Africa fastener manufacturers shows the “industry was suffering serious injury, which could be causally linked to the surge in the values of imports of the subject products.” The announcement stated that the “applicant indicated China is the world major producer of fasteners. Therefore information on unforeseen developments focuses on the developments in China. According to the applicant, “the Chinese significant influence and developments with regard to fasteners will have an impact on the world developments.” During the Uruguay Round of negotiations, “South Africa did not foresee an “unprecedented steep rate of increase in the global fastener production capacity, which was mainly fueled by the growth of the Chinese and Asian fastener market” and steep increases in fastener production and exporting. The information also pointed to the “economic slowdown of the Chinese economy and the global contraction in demand.” Combined with the “financial crisis of 2008 to 2010 had an impact on the demand for fasteners and with increased production created an imbalance between supply and demand, which added to increased export volumes.” The information noted a “significant unused production capacity of carbon steel fasteners in China,” which “led to an increase in trade remedy actions against fastener products (including the subject product) by countries such as Canada and the United States.” Fasteners include iron and steel threaded fasteners, bolt ends and screw studs, screw studding and other hexagon nuts of iron or steel (thus excluding stainless steel and those identifiable for aircraft). Importing “increased sharply both in absolute terms and relative to domestic production” for four years beginning July 2014. Interested parties may submit information or request a hearing before the commission in writing within 20 days to: Trade Remedies II, DTI Campus, 77 Meintjies St., Sunnyside, Pretoria, Block Uuzaji, Ground Floor, South Africa. Tel: (27) 12 394 3600 If information submitted is confidential, the party should give grounds justifying confidentiality.
Vulcan Steel Products Inc. filed a petition on February 21 with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission seeking antidumping duties (ADD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China, India, Taiwan and Thailand, TH International Trade reports. Threaded rod imports from these countries are being sold at less than fair value in the U.S. and causing material injury, according to Vulcan. From December 2017 to November 2018, U.S. threaded rod imports totaled 42.5% from China, 25.2% from India, 15.1% from Taiwan and 4.1% from Thailand, according to Vulcan. The company claims that imports of threaded rod from these countries increased 18.6% from 2016 to 2017 and that imports for 2018 represented a 18.8% increase over 2017, according to TH International Trade. As a result, Vulcan claims that dumped and subsidized threaded rod imports are having significant, negative price effects that are causing lost sales and revenue to the domestic industry. The petition lists foreign producers and exporters that shipped threaded rod products to the U.S. at allegedly dumped and/or subsidized prices from these countries as well as the U.S. importers of those products. The steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these investigations are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25% of their total actual length. Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM A193 B7/B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320 L43, ASTM A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449, ASTM F1554-36, ASTM F155455, ASTM F1554 Grade 105, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (“ASME”) specification ASME B18.31.3, and American Petroleum Institute (“API”) specification API 20E. Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a third country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or painting the threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it with, another product, or any other finishing, assembly, or packaging operation that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the threaded rod. Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are also included in the scope of this investigation whether or not imported attached to, or in conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only the threaded rod is included in the scope. Excluded from the scope of these investigations are: (1) threaded rod, bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading covers 25% or less of the total actual length; and (2) stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod containing, by weight, 1.2% or less of carbon and 10.5% or more of chromium, with or without other elements. Steel threaded rod is classifiable under subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS.
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First-Quarter FINdex Recoups Losses In the opening quarter of 2019, the FIN Fastener Stock Index recouped the losses it suffered in 2018, gaining 7.2%, compared to an 8.6% increase by an index of related industrial stocks. Most aerospace, automotive and industrial fastener companies tracked by the FINdex posted stock gains during Q1. Carpenter Technology achieved the largest percentage gain of the period, rising 28.8% in the first three months of 2019. Other fastener companies with gains of 10% or more during Q1 included Arconic (up 13.3%); Bisco Industries (up 23.8%); Fastenal (up 23%); ITW (up 14.6%); Nucor (up 12.6%); Stanley Black & Decker (up 13.7%); and TriMas (up 10.8%). FINdex companies posting share losses during Q1 included Chicago Rivet (down 10.5%); Dorman Products (down 2.1%); Lawson Products (down 0.6%); and Tree Island Steel (down 4.5%). The FINdex contracted in 2018, hampered by volatility that dominated the markets, making 2018 the worst year for stocks in a decade. The FINdex declined 7.1% during the year, compared to a 7% drop by an index of related industrial stocks. The loss followed two consecutive years of double-digit growth.
IFI Announces Soaring Eagle Award Winners, Officers & Board At an awards ceremony held during the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) in San Antonio, TX, USA, the IFI Soaring Eagle Service Award was presented to Richard P. Delawder, retired from SWD, Inc., and the IFI Soaring Eagle Technology Award was presented to David C. Goss, P.E., of Acument Global Technologies. Richard P. Delawder won his award in recognition of his outstanding service and many contributions to the fastener industry including leading efforts in environmental excellence and quality improvement. David C. Goss received his award in recognition of outstanding and prolific contributions to the field of fasteners including the invention of many innovative fastener designs and 32 U.S. patents including the Torx Plus® drive system issued in 1993. In addition, the IFI annnounced that the newly elected Chairman for 2019-2020 is Manny DeSantis of Valley Fastener Group, and the newly elected Vice Chairman is Kevin Johnson of Birmingham Fastener. The IFI Board of Directors now includes Preston Boyd of TRAMEC Hill Fastener, Wayne Drysol of 3V Fastening Systems (CAM), Don Kubkowski of Sems and Specials, Chris Rink of Prestige Stamping, Jeff Liter of Wrought Washer Mfg., Paula Tognetti of MNP Corp., Michele Clarke of Valley Forge & Bolt Mfg., David Hebert of Freeway Corp., Pat Wells of The Young Engineers, Brian Bonebrake of Johnstown Wire Technologies and Owe Carlsson of Arconic Fastening Systems. New Chairs for IFI are: Div. I – Industrial Products, Brian Stark; Div. II – Aerospace Fastener Products, Pat Wells; Div. III – Automotive Industry Fastener Group, Dan Curtis; Associate Suppliers’ Division, Brian Bonebrake. David C. Goss, P.E.
Richard P. Delawder
Nautic Partners Acquires LindFast Solutions Group Nautic Partners, LLC has completed the acquisition of LindFast Solutions Group, in partnership with LindFast management. Headquartered in Blaine, MN, LindFast is a master distributor of specialty fasteners in the North American market serving a broad base of national, regional, and local distribution customers through its metric (Lindstrom) and imperial (Stelfast) product brands. As a master distributor, LindFast provides a deep inventory as a “virtual warehouse” of approximately 130,000 low volume, slow moving SKUs that distribution customers need quickly but are non-economical to inventory and source themselves. LindFast provides a range of value-added services including bulk packaging, kitting, plating, coating, and guaranteed stock programs, among others. “We are excited to work with the Nautic team as we continue to grow our business and further enhance our customer experience. Our brands and customer relationships are strong today and will only improve as a result of this new partnership,” said Neil Yeargin, CEO of LindFast. Chris Pierce, a Managing Director of Nautic, said, “LindFast has a deep, experienced management team and a great culture across the organization. We are thrilled to partner with them to support the company’s organic growth and crossselling initiatives, as well as to pursue selective acquisitions in LindFast’s fragmented market. Additionally, we’re excited to again be investing in the fastener distribution industry following our previous investment in Endries International, which enabled us to have early conviction on the LindFast opportunity.”
Stanley® Engineered Fastening Opens Production Facility in Ohio Stanley® Engineered Fastening has opened a new production facility in Elyria, OH, USA. Stanley executives and local government officials celebrated the opening with a March 20, 2019, ribboncutting ceremony. When the renovations are complete, the 101,000 ft2 facility will be an Industry 4.0 site utilizing IIoT technology. The implementation of real-time machine connectivity and monitoring capabilities is scheduled to be completed by Q3 2019. This investment will allow Stanley Engineered Fastening to streamline manufacturing processes and increase its production efficiencies. Stanley Engineered Fastening anticipates about 70 employees will be based out of the new factory with ample space to accommodate future growth. Employees at the new production facility will manufacture Nelson branded stud welding equipment, weld studs and critical fasteners for application in the construction, infrastructure, industrial and defense markets.
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SFS Acquires Triangle Fastener to Strengthen USA Construction Position SFS Group has acquired Triangle Fastener Corporation (TFC). TFC, with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, is a leading provider of fasteners and other products for the commercial construction industry. TFC produced sales of more than US$70 million in 2018 and has approximately 200 employees. Thanks to this acquisition, SFS will be able to expand its access to the USA construction market and its customers in the American building sector. TFC was founded in 1977 and supplies end-users in the commercial construction industry with a comprehensive assortment of customer-specific fasteners as well as other solutions. TFC sells its products to roughly 6000 active customers through 23 separate branch locations in 15 states, and is one of the leading suppliers in the eastern USA. TFC will operate as a part of the Construction division within the Fastening Systems segment. The company will be led by the existing management, thus ensuring its continuity.
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Analysis of Fastener and Car Trade Between China and USA in 2018 by Shervin Shahidi Hamedani
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he US-China trade tension or better to call it “A Potential Trade War” has caught the attention of many business communities since last year. Late 2018, China declared cutting tariffs by 15 percent imposed on cars manufactured in and i m p o r t e d f r o m t h e U. S. This could be a good sign of stabilizing both countries’ trades, but it didn’t last long as China pulled back from that promise one month before its execution and increased the tariff on American cars to 40 percent. Previously, China had been slapping 25 percent tariffs on all imported cars, compared to the 2.5 percent duty charged by the U.S. on imports. On the other hand, last year, US announced new tariffs on imported China-built cars including those from the U.S. auto companies. Consequently, some of US automakers have decided not to proceed with their new production plans in China and that made the trade imbalance more sophisticated between these two countries ever than before. In the first half of the year 2018, the total number of China vehicle import decreased by 13% while the sales in China market increased by 10.2%. With this introduction, we could easily derive the conclusion of volatile and unbalanced trade statistics in 2018 between China and USA compared with previous years. The number of US vehicle brands exports to China is not significant and it accounts for only 1 percent of total vehicle sold in China. However, the big 3 US car manufacturers still have substantial production footprint with sale dependencies on China market. There are four big players in OEMs in China, and the US is one of them after Germany and Japan. Another country is South Korea which is ranked in the 4th place after the US. Last year the US OEM’s market share in China was about 11.6% (by June 2018) which was lower than 2016 and 2017, both with 12.6% of the total OEM market in China. This happened when China vehicle exports increased by 24.1% within the same period of time supported by its rapid advancement in technologies and regulations. Based on the trade statistics between China and the US, auto import from US manufacturers is ranked at the 3rd largest import category from US after aerospace and oilseeds & grains. This could clarify the importance of the China market for the US auto makers. During the first two quarters of 2018, the number of China vehicle production increased by 3.9%; however if the US-China trade conflict continues the production cost for China based
manufacturers will increase. This is due to the nature of t his indust r y which is globalized more than ever with high complexity of its value chain. Therefore, USbased ca r ma nu fact u rers s h o u ld si m i l a r ly ex p e c t the higher production cost. Although many of the tariff increases have not come into effect since last year, analysts estimated nearly 2 million reduction of vehicles sales if all those new restrictions incurred. In 2018, China’s imports from the US was about USD10.2 billion which has been reduced by more than 20% from the total value of car imports in 2017. The total number of cars exported from US manufacturers to the Chinese market was about 194 thousand units. On the other hand, the exports value to the US market from China increased by more than 20% with the total value of USD2.06 billion compared with USD 1.7 billion in 2017. The total number of cars exported to the US market from China was more than 300 thousand units. A cooli ng t rade relation between t hese two cou nt ries destructively has influenced on the future business relation between US and China in the automotive industry and its supply chain framework. Both upstream and downstream have been suffering in a highly challenging and disputed environment including the fastener industry. China has become the largest producer and exporter of industrial fasteners in the region supported by the presence of several small and medium players in this market. Large manufacturers keep investing in R&D and expanding their production from standard fasteners into special fasteners to support growing application-specific demand in order to remain relevant in this highly competitive and changing market. Additionally, increasing investments in vehicle manufacturing and maintenance in China support the fastener production growth in this country. China dominates the fastener industry in Asia Pacific region, accounting for more than forty percent of the regional revenue. This is mainly because of massive production volumes of vehicles as well as production of industrial machinery in this country and the region. The major exports destination of Chinese fasteners is the US market. Chinese manufacturers exported more than USD 1.36 billion fasteners to the US in 2018. This value is significantly higher than the total exports to the second largest exports market for Chinese manufacturer, Russia, with about USD348 million
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value of fastener exports. The third largest exports market for Chinese fastener manufacturers is Japan with the total value of USD 304 million fastener imports from China in 2018. This shows the importance of the US market for Chinese manufacturers and how the tension between these two countries can impact their business relations drastically. In 2016, the total value of fastener imports from the US to Chinese market was about USD 346 million. This value increased by more than 17% in 2017 with the total imports value of USD 408 million. In 2018, the trade statistics did not have any growth but the imports value slightly decreased to USD 407 million. The chart below illustrates the fastener trade statistics between China and the US in last three years. It explains that the trade dispute between these two countries has Bilateral Trade Between China and USA more impact on the US fasteners exports Fastener (HS Code 7318) USA to China rather than imports. Although China is not the major exports destination for American manufacturers, this country strategically is very important for the US manufacturers. China is the major exports destination for most of American fastener exporters after Canada, Mexico and Brazil. However, with the new NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) if the tension between China and the US reduces, the fasteners exports to the Chinese market will increase in the near future.
1,600,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,000,000,000 800,000,000 600,000,000 400,000,000 200,000,000 -
2016
2017
2018
China's Imports from the US
346,091,000
407,551,000
406,933,000
China's Export to the US
901,224,000
1,042,092,000
1,364,326,000
Sources: PWC US-China Trade Dispute and its Impact on the Chinese Auto Market, Aug2018 Asia Pacific Industrial Fasteners Market 2018-2025 Report by PR Newswire ITC, Trade Map, Trade statistics for international business development
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Statistics and Trend Analysis of Brazil’s Fastener Import and Export in 2018
by Behrooz Lotfian
China The trend of fasteners China exported to Brazil is shown in the following table. Jun 2017
EXPORTER
Introduction
8,570
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017
The fastener trade of Brazil is about 69.5 million USD monthly. 79% of this number is contributed by imported fasteners to Brazil and the rest is contributed by exported fasteners from Brazil.
9,939
9,095
12,349
10,553
8,267
7,650
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 China
14,147 10,146
Import to Brazil
9,550 10,923
Jan 2019
9,365
8,041
10,759
9,204
11,721
9,044
6,841
Numbers are in thousand USD
11,343
In terms of the imported fasteners to Brazil, 10 countries share 86% of the total market share in Brazil. China is the main fasteners supplier to Brazil with 18.9% market share, USA as the 2nd biggest fasteners supplier has 14.3% market share. Germany with 10% -12%, Japan with 12%, Taiwan with 6.7%, Italy with 6.5%, France with 6.4%, S. Korea with 4.7%, Thailand with 2.0% and Sweden with 1.9%.
12,061
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018
The following table shows the trend of imported fastener values in Brazil: Jun 2017
EXPORTER
47,304
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 53,656
55,007
52,598
52,658
49,803
41,743
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 World
60,833
51,646
58,555
58,579
53,256
57,511
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 59,480 Jan 2019 54,867
59,524
50,451
55,030
49,724
34,153
Numbers are in thousand USD
• The above graph shows that the maximum market share of China was 23.5% recorded in September 2017 and the minimum market share was 15.1% recorded in May 2018. • The trend of market share of China was almost constant and it was about 19%. • After a decreasing period (January 2018 – May 2018), China improved its market share in Brazil (Since July 2018 – January 2019).
Unit: 1,000USD
USA The trend of fasteners USA exported to Brazil is shown in the following table. Jun 2017
EXPORTER
7,636
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 7,806
7,334
7,015
7,705
7,246
6,649
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 USA
The above graph shows that the trend of imported fasteners dropped in the end of 2018; however in the beginning of 2019 the number improved again.
6,985
7,309
7,031
9,439
7,866
7,036
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 10,072 Jan 2019 7,323
8,481
7,209
7,847
7,463
Numbers are in thousand USD
5,002
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Japan The trend of fasteners Japan exported to Brazil is shown in the following table. Jun 2017
EXPORTER
5,426
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 7,070
7,693
6,113
6,320
6,809
5,352
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018
• The above graph shows that the maximum market share of USA was 16.9% recorded in July 2017 and the minimum market share was 11.5% record in January 2018.
Japan
6,750
4,844
7,164
7,622
Jan 2019
• The trend of market share of USA was almost constant and it was about 14.3%.
7,799
7,172
6,200
5,244
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 5,230
7,422
6,264
4,642
Numbers are in thousand USD
6,337
• After an increasing period (January 2018 – July 2018), USA couldn’t keep improving its market share in Brazil, and its market share dropped and then became constant (since August 2018 – January 2019).
Germany The trend of fasteners Germany exported to Brazil is shown in the following table. Jun 2017
EXPORTER
5,097
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 5,464
6,181
5,360
5,051
5,253
4,466
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 Germany
6,629
5,686
6,125
5,961
6,195
6,868
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 7,047 Jan 2019 6,468
7,662
6,202
6,542
6,528
• The above graph shows that the maximum market share of Japan was 14.0% recorded in August 2017 and the minimum market share was 9.1% recorded in June 2018. • The trend of market share of Japan was almost constant and it was about 12.0%.
3,963
Numbers are in thousand USD
Export from Brazil In terms of fasteners exported from Brazil, 2 countries bought more than 61% of fasteners Brazil exported in total. USA was the main fastener market for Brazil, representing 50.9% of exported fasteners from Brazil; Argentina as the 2nd biggest fasteners market for Brazil, bought 10.3% of the total fasteners exported from Brazil. The following table shows the trend of exported fastener values from Brazil: Jun 2017
IMPORTER
10,457
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017
• The above graph shows that the maximum market share of Germany was 13.1% recorded in November 2018 and the minimum market share was 9.6% record in October 2017. • The trend of market share of Germany grew sharply about 2% within 18 months, which was from 10% in June 2017 to about 12% in January of 2019.
10,026
10,076
9,390
10,174
11,136
10,948
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 World
8,847
10,020
11,108
10,775
7,795
9,874
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 9,144 Jan 2019 14,652
15,980
13,996
19,017
13,710
Numbers are in thousand USD
18,343
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Unit: 1,000USD
The above graph shows that the trend of exported fasteners increased within 18 months (since June 2017 till January 2019), the number increased about 100%!
• The above graph shows that the maximum share of fasteners USA imported from Brazil was 51.7% recorded in December 2018 and the minimum share was 10.2% recorded in September 2017.
USA
• The trend of import of USA increased sharply (5 folds within 18 months).
The trend of fasteners USA imported from Brazil is shown in the following table.
• After a constant period (June 2017 – June 2018), Brazil improved its market share in USA very fast.
Jun 2017
IMPORTER
1,280
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 1,698
1,744
959
1,543
1,339
2,164
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 USA
983
1,435
1,328
1,673
1,244
1,098
Argentina The trend of fasteners Argentina imported from Brazil is shown in the following table.
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 1,816 Jan 2019 7,461
5,868
5,152
6,000
5,123
Jun 2017
IMPORTER
9,485
2,359
Jul 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017
Numbers are in thousand USD
2,499
2,481
2,949
2,729
2,703
2,790
Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 Argentina
2,755
2,982
2,862
3,026
1,546
3,121
Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 2,181 Jan 2019 1,511
2,172
1,701
2,396
1,521
1,427
Numbers are in thousand USD
• The above graph shows that the maximum share of fasteners Argentina imported from Brazil was 31.6% recorded in June 2018 and the minimum share was 7.8% recorded in December 2017. • The trend of fasteners Argentina imported from Brazil decreased sharply (2 folds within 18 months). • After a constant period (June 2017 – June 2018), its purchasing through Brazil decreased due to improving U.S. purchasing through Brazil.
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Russian News Alexander Ostashov, editor of “Fasteners, Adhesives, Tools and...” Magazine Compiled by Fastener World
Rostec State Corporation Obtained Shareholder Control over BelZAN A subsidiary of Rostec State Corporation, RTCapital, received 99.2 % of the shares of the Belebeevsky plant “Avtonormal” (BelZAN) in a frame of the company's financial recovery procedures. The measures taken by Rostec will allow the largest Russian manufacturer of fasteners to be withdrawn from the pre-bankruptcy state, strengthen BelZAN’s position in the automotive industry, and create a new product line for the aircraft industry, oil & gas and defense industries. This is stated in the message of Rostec. The company has an anti-crisis management. Currently, the work is underway to formulate a business plan for the development of BelZAN, which aims to increase its effectiveness in the medium term, increase sales, expand the range of production in the interests of the potential buyers, including ones from Rostec State Corporation. “BelZAN has the modern production facilities, a developed technological base, the company's products are of high-quality and have a large market potential. We intend to focus on improving the efficiency of the plant, on the development of production competencies and on expanding the portfolio of orders. Now we are negotiating with suppliers about comfortable delivery terms for BelZAN, as well as with banks about setting limits on factoring. At the same time, we are working on the participation of the enterprise in specialized inter-industry programs, as well as on increasing sales in the perimeter of Rostec State Corporation”, - said Kirill Fyodorov, General Director of RT-Capital. Rostec State Corporation is a Russian corporation, established in 2007 to promote the development, production and export of hightech industrial civilian and military products. It consists of more than 700 organizations, of which 11 are the holding companies in the military-industrial complex and 4 in the civilian industries, and more than 80 direct management organizations are currently formed.
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At the Regular Conference “Fasteners. Quality and Responsibility” Leading Experts Discussed the Most Important Issues for Development of the Russian Fastener Production
On March 13-14, 2019, the 9th specialized conference “Fasteners. Quality and Responsibility”, the event for specialists of various industrial trends, related to the market of fasteners and hardware, was held. The conference was in the framework of the thematic sections of St. Petersburg Technical Fair.
The conference addressed the issues of improving cold resistance and long-term durability of high-strength bolts of class 10.9 and 12.9 during the development of the northern and arctic regions, the properties of fasteners with different coatings, the creation of high-strength corrosion-resistant fasteners. Several messages were devoted to the instrumental equipment and new equipment for hardware production. Also the current issues of standardization of fasteners and staff development were discussed there. Among the speakers were the recognized scientific experts, Doctors of Technical Sciences V.M. Goritsky, V.I. Gorynin, M.V. Kostina, Yu.K. Filippov. There were managers and specialists of the fastener plants “Bervel”, “Parallel”, “MMK-Metiz”, “NLMK Metiz”, “Aviametiz” among the participants of the conference. Before the conference, the greeting of Walter Berger, the Board Chairman of the Fastening Union, was read out. The conference participants visited the laboratory of the center for mechanical testing of building structures of Testing Center of the St. Petersburg Building University, accredited at the national certification system.
Ford Company Refuses to Manufacture Cars in Russia The American car manufacturing company Ford will stop the production of passenger cars in Russia and close three from its four plants in the country. The company said, that its joint venture in Russia will focus on commercial vehicles such as the Ford Transit van. Ford managed this enterprise together with the Russian company “Sollers”, to which a controlling stake 51 percent of the shares, will now be transferred. Assembly lines in Naberezhnye Chelny and St. Petersburg, as well as a plant for the production of engines in Elabuga will be closed. The remaining plant in Elabuga will produce only commercial vehicles. The company said that this is being done to free up resources for creating new-generation products, including electric cars and unmanned vehicles. Ford associates its decision with the slow recovery of the Russian car market after a recession in recent years. In recent years, the auto concern has repeatedly suspended or reduced production at the St. Petersburg plant due to low consumer demand.
Toyota Has Applied for a Special Investment Contract with the Investment of $ 20 Billion Rubles Toyota auto submitted an application to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the conclusion of a special investment contract (SPIK); the company plans to invest 20 billion rubles into the development of production in Russia within the nearest 10 years, as Dmitry Kozak, the representative of Vice Premier, told to Interfax agency. Toyota is going to localize a number of components and modernize production in St. Petersburg. At the same time, the existing localized model range (Toyota Camry and Toyota RAV4) is supposed to be preserved. The Japanese company was the last to show interest in the SPIK tool of the largest auto concern with production in Russia, the newspaper said.
It is assumed that 10% of the total revenue of the auto concern (about 1 trillion rubles) for the entire duration of the contract will come from exports. Tax revenues for the period of the contract will be of amount to 150 billion rubles. Technological obligations under the application involve welding, painting, stamping, as well as the production of interior and exterior elements. In fact, these are the operations that the concern is already performing. As part of the contract, the company intends to localize new components - power windows, airbags, gas tanks, exhaust system. Toyota plans to attract local suppliers, which in its turn will allow auto component manufacturers to earn billions of rubles. A training center for suppliers can be created on the basis of Toyota’s production in St. Petersburg.
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Fastener Segment Leads SFS Growth SFS Group reported “solid sales growth” of 6.5% in 2018, taking its consolidated sales total to CHF 1.739 billion (€1.54 billion). Operating profit increase to CHF 243 million, corresponding to 14% of net sales. SFS says “this attractive sales development was broadly based in terms of end markets and geographies” with “a solid and balanced organic growth rate of 5%” in the Group’s core business activities, reflecting the strength of SFS’s customer-specific solutions for selected niche markets. While broadly based, growth was led by the Fastening Systems segment, which reported full year sales of CHF 437.1 million, an increase of 13.8% over 2017. SFS says the segment strengthened its competitive position and captured increased share as a result of its innovative products – new product launches were a strong sales driver, and the segment enjoyed a ‘good market environment”. Organic growth was 5.6% with the consolidation of HECO into the Group contributing 5.8% of reported sales growth. Engineered Component sales were CHF 976 million, up 4.4%; Distribution & Logistics sales were CHF 334.5 million, up 3.6%. The growth rate slowed in the second half 2018, which SFS says, can be traced to comparison against strong sales growth in the previous year and “an unexpectedly sharp, temporary decline in demand during the fourth quarter, especially from customers in the automotive and electronics industry”. Currency effects had a positive effect of 1.4% on reported sales. Switzerland accounted for 20.4% of total sales, with the rest of Europe contributing 41.1%. Sales in the Americas represented 17.7%; and Asia 20.6%. Africa and Australia accounted for 0.2%. The preliminary results indicated an increase in operating profit by 23% to CHF 243 million. Full results were published on 8 March 2019.
Bufab Reports Record Sales, Third Year Running For the third consecutive year Bufab reported record full year sales – up 18% year-on-year. Operating and net profits were also at new record levels. Bufab net sales in 2018 increased 18% to SEK 3.786 billion (€360.7 million), of which 8% was organic growth. Operating profit (EBITA) increased to SEK 367 million (2017: SEK 311 million), corresponding to an operating margin of 9.7%, unchanged from 2017. Fourth quarter net sales rose 17% (4% organic). Operating margin for the quarter eased to 8.5% (Q4 2017: 8.7%). President and CEO, Jörgen Rosengren, said Q4 growth was primarily due to strong contributions from acquisitions, but also exchange rates and market shares. "We saw no signs of a substantial slowdown in the economy, but did note increased caution among our customers. This drove a certain postponement of volumes until after the end of the year, which, on the other hand, led to a healthy start for sales in January 2019." Rosengren said Q4 gross margin was considerably weaker than Q4 2017 and Q3 2018, entirely due to performance in Sweden, where the business had been under pressure throughout the year from high purchasing prices and a weak Swedish Krona. The consolidated gross margin remained unchanged in 2018. “We have implemented major price increases for our customers in both segments, thereby fully offsetting the higher purchasing prices,” Rosengren noted. “At the end of 2018, the increases in the prices of raw materials levelled off. The prerequisites are thus favourable for purchasing savings to be made this year.” Rosegren continued: “We captured market shares throughout 2018. This was not a matter of a few random successes, but of many hundreds of new customers across all of our markets. Such a broad increase would not have been possible without the focus in prior years on recruitment, personal development, processes and tools in our sales organisation. We also significantly increased the pace of our purchasing by appointing a person in Group management in charge of this and, under her leadership, invest in our organisation, tools and processes.” Rosengren noted the acquisition of Rudhäll Industri in late 2018 and reiterated: “We have our sights set on other acquisitions”. He concluded, "Ahead of 2019, there is unusually large macro-economic uncertainty. However, regardless of how the market performs, we will continue to work towards our goal: to be the strongest company in our industry in 2020."
KYOCERA SENCO Acquires Van Aerden Group KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools Inc is to acquire 100% ownership of Van Aerden Group BV, a European-based distributor and manufacturer of pneumatic tools and fasteners. Through the acquisition, KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools Inc - a subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation – will expand its global pneumatic tool and fastener business. Effective 1st March 2019, Van Aerden Group BV was renamed KYOCERA AERFAST Europe BV. With the manufacturing and sales assets of pneumatic tools and fasteners that this acquisition brings, KSIT aims to strengthen its business in Europe.
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European News Bulten 2018 Sales up 9.7% but Q4 Hit by Uncertainty Bulten released provisional results showing 2018 net sales increased by 9.7% to SEK 3.132 billion. However, fourth quarter sales growth weakened in the face of automotive uncertainly, increasing 1% on same period 2017.
Full year operating earnings (EBIT) were steady year on year at SEK 210 million; however, operating margin softened to 6.7% from 7.4%. Earnings after tax were down at SEK 143 million (2017: SEK 159 million). Bulten's order book increased 2.8% to SEK 3.098 billion. Cash flow from operating activities increased to SEK 125 million (2017: SEK 58 million). During Quarter 4 Bulten signed two full service provider contracts for the driveline in electric cars, together worth around €7 million annually, starting during 2020. A previously announced contract for a new vehicle program starting in 2019 is expected to be worth around €13 million annually. Retiring President and CEO, Tommy Andersson, commented: "Vehicle production fell during the quarter due to greater uncertainty on the market. The increased volatility in demand for vehicles is partly an effect of new environmental tax regulations in several European countries, as well as uncertainty regarding BREXIT.” “Bulten continues to win new business and take market shares despite weak market conditions. Net sales increased by 1%. Order bookings during the quarter were in line with sales, but down 12 % compared to the previous year’s strong order bookings.” “Operating earnings during the quarter were down on the previous year, primarily due to reduced volume development in the latter part of the quarter. Earnings were also negatively impacted by currency effects and the beginning of restructuring in China. Raw material prices stabilised during the quarter, although at continued high level.” “Our financial position is strong. Demand for hybrids and electric cars is increasing, and this is a favourable development for Bulten." As announced in June 2018, Anders Nyström has now succeeded Andersson as President and CEO of Bulten. Nyström is a mechanical engineer with supplementary education in leadership and economics. He has extensive international experience from the automotive industry and has previously held several leading positions within, amongst others Kongsberg Automotive, Volvo Cars and Ford Motor Company. He joined Bulten from IAC Group where he had been Vice President Commercial since 2018.
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Hilti Reports 10.7% Sales Growth in 2018
Seeing How It’s Made With the invaluable support of Barton Cold Form, an Optimas company, the British & Irish Association of Fastener Distributors (BIAFD) delivered another successful Introduction to Fastener Manufacturing day. Thirty delegates from BIAFD member companies, visited the Barton manufacturing facility in Droitwich Spa, UK, in February. The day comprised a one-hour seminar on fastener forming processes, presented by BIAFD director, Phil Matten; an introduction to Barton and its processes by sales manager, Zak Tolley; and a guided tour of the production operation. Significantly, for more than three-quarters of the delegates, this was their first opportunity to see fastener manufacturing. “Previous groups have rated seeing the actual processes and having them explained by experienced production managers, as one of the biggest values of the day,” said Phil. “BIAFD began arranging these tours some five years ago, working also with the British Steel Wire Rod Mill in Scunthorpe. The aim is to help distribution personnel, who in their normal role will not see the product made, recognise the complexity of engineering skill and technology behind what can sometimes be written off as ‘only a screw’.” Several of the team from Phil Holden Fasteners, owned by current BIAFD chairman Guy Stanhope, have already attended. “For independent, mid-sized fastener distributors like PHF, these BIAFD events are invaluable and are just one of a number of reasons our membership is a no-brainer,” says Guy. “There is simply no more effective way for our people to get their heads around what it takes to manufacture the products they are selling each day, and I am absolutely sure that makes a positive difference for PHF.” BIAFD’s next member event is a technical seminar, already expecting more than 50 attendees, focusing on hydrogen embrittlement and the implications of the recently published revision to EN ISO 4042, the electroplated coating systems for fasteners standard.
Hilti Group reported that its 2018 full year sales had increased 10.7% to CHF 5.6 billion. Factoring out acquisition effects, sales increased 9.7% year-on-year. CEO Christoph Loos commented: “2018 was an important year for the Hilti Group. We made substantial investments into innovations, market reach and our infrastructure, laying the foundation for long-term profitable growth. With double-digit sales growth, we have reached our goal. However, due to the continuing global trade tensions, we see a reduction in growth dynamic.” In Europe, Hilti achieved strong sales growth at 10.6% in local currencies. The only exception was the United Kingdom, where “BREXIT is creating uncertainties in the construction industry”. Hilti also recorded double-digit growth in North America (+10.4%), while Latin America continued an “upward swing” with an increase of 8.6%. AsiaPacific sales grew 7%. “In spite of the challenges in countries like Turkey, Russia and Saudi Arabia” the Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa region increased sales by 9.3%.
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VIPA Opens Fully Automated Third Warehouse
VIPA has completed its third high-bay automated warehouse, increasing its storage capacity by an additional 30,000 pallet spaces to an eye watering 150,000 spaces. Resulting in over 65,000 different products - including different sizes, coatings and materials - available from stock. VIPA SpA moved to its current head office in Rolo, Italy, in 2001, and began with one high-bay warehouse, which is 135m long and 35m high, including five automated aisles. By 2007 the company expanded with a second high-bay warehouse, with an extra seven automated aisles – with all twelve aisles working in synchronisation. The third warehouse, built to the same dimensions as the other two warehouses, has increased VIPA’s storage capacity by 25% and will also be synchronised. However, the third warehouse is fully automated. “The addition of the third warehouse means that we will have access to a totally automated 24 hour system,” mentions VIPA. “The machines will be operational round the clock.” To go alongside the three warehouses, VIPA also has a fully equipped laboratory, which can conduct a wide variety of quality tests to guarantee the products according to certified and known norms. “We are also certified as a producer for structural bolts according to EN 15048:2007 standards. Our SB bolts are supplied with CE Marking in accordance with the construction standards 89-106 and 109 EN-1 and 2 – part of the category of high strength bolts.” Another important range available from VIPA, is its construction hex head bolts, according to EN 14399, available in plain and HDG, from M12 to M36. VIPA supplies both trade and industry and in addition to its companies in Italy, and it has five branches in Spain, France, Germany, China and Czech Rep.
Bossard Expands Aerospace Competence Bossard Group has received AS 9120 aerospace certification in Italy. This official approval is the prerequisite for acting as a supplier in the aerospace industry. Bossard is already certified and active in the aerospace industry in the USA, in France and Switzerland. In pursuing its acquisition strategy in recent years, Bossard has built up its aerospace expertise. The certification received in Italy now, is an important step for Bossard in its efforts to expand its activity in this technologically demanding sector. The Italian aerospace sector is fourth in Europe and plays therefore a significant role. The Group says it intends to take suitable steps to steadily strengthen its involvement in the aerospace sector. Aerospace is a demanding business segment. Drawing on proven competence and strength of innovation in fastening technology, Bossard is confident it can meet the special requirements of customers in the aerospace industry at all levels.
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The EU Announces the Latest Fastener Trade Statistics for 2018 ***Figures in 2018 higher than those in 2017 are marked in red.
Import Quantity to the EU Member States (Ton) Years
Partners
2016
2017
2018
China
443,463
548,781
653,522
Taiwan
516,359
524,778
546,567
Vietnam
122,245
124,728
144,368
India
127,617
107,052
112,821
Turkey
67,336
79,635
92,677
Thailand
72,234
68,080
75,090
Malaysia
51,356
48,743
47,444
S. Korea
37,428
38,300
43,801
Switzerland
29,594
32,721
32,458
USA
37,853
35,004
32,186
Japan
32,654
33,141
31,532
Bosnia and Herzegovina
12,210
14,498
14,331
Norway
8,777
9,045
12,317
Liechtenstein
12,525
13,085
12,295
Serbia
7,232
7,950
12,107
Indonesia
11,797
10,222
9,253
Philippines
8,804
5,833
8,064
Belarus
3,170
4,114
5,821
Ukraine
6,044
5,487
5,274
Russia
2,326
2,382
3,757
Total EXTRA-EU28
1,622,891
1,725,496
1,909,683
Import Value to the EU Member States (EURO) Partners
Years Taiwan
2016
2017
2018
1,199,957,128
1,320,303,213
1,416,785,205
China
692,656,627
920,006,374
1,200,019,501
USA
738,942,691
800,079,200
724,151,970
Switzerland
456,072,472
485,072,290
462,712,449
Turkey
228,629,981
259,483,215
294,935,398
India
273,859,937
250,699,744
278,247,661
Vietnam
214,218,465
224,771,620
269,672,475
Japan
216,804,141
228,294,970
221,931,689
S. Korea
149,525,578
161,442,938
177,309,554 125,190,640
Thailand
110,301,022
109,377,422
Malaysia
89,176,282
88,112,623
95,608,820
Liechtenstein
90,779,364
95,317,680
85,939,275 37,561,842
Norway
32,306,674
30,523,404
Bosnia and Herzegovina
28,250,370
34,594,095
36,531,499
Indonesia
35,817,916
37,738,193
36,362,347
Canada
33,152,637
33,929,463
33,834,958
Philippines
25,942,238
21,557,470
27,846,773
Serbia
12,208,652
15,980,331
22,557,016
Brazil
12,991,718
16,995,863
18,432,217
Russia
6,899,560
8,427,555
12,709,630
Total EXTRA-EU28
4,719,781,620
5,216,926,812
5,664,637,750
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Export Quantity from the EU Member States (Ton) Years
2016
2017
2018
China
100,679
112,089
106,479
Partners USA
69,021
77,894
85,591
Switzerland
38,721
42,079
42,929
Turkey
36,071
40,417
37,374
Russia
28,299
36,148
37,289
Brazil
22,520
28,840
31,309
Mexico
20,228
27,718
30,882
India
20,848
23,453
25,643
Norway
18,676
20,196
23,395
Liechtenstein
11,246
12,548
12,587
South Africa
10,702
11,844
12,568
Morocco
9,029
10,596
9,689
Ukraine
3,768
4,790
7,364
Serbia
5,972
6,751
6,355
Thailand
4,926
5,970
6,103
Australia
3,515
5,461
5,780
Argentina
4,992
5,708
5,555
UAE
5,087
5,916
4,661
Canada
5,210
4,583
4,519
Egypt
3,174
3,466
3,870
Total EXTRA-EU28
486,444
551,053
568,830
Export Value from the EU Member States (EURO) Partners
Years
2016
2017
2018
China
779,539,220
882,449,192
897,219,398
USA
636,136,641
726,180,006
828,434,088
Switzerland
279,719,731
308,168,959
322,245,957
Turkey
218,666,617
239,486,570
231,372,662
Mexico
156,619,562
201,744,082
225,632,761
Russia
156,013,356
197,624,207
212,545,383
Brazil
140,838,744
166,976,691
178,891,901
India
136,211,201
153,327,889
176,786,469
Norway
119,187,173
121,454,716
138,667,729
South Africa
73,283,677
84,182,639
77,218,021
Morocco
63,778,107
74,183,931
75,295,135
Singapore
48,695,133
67,208,319
69,916,873
Canada
69,610,214
71,032,960
68,513,979
Liechtenstein
64,649,294
76,306,754
68,253,329
Japan
54,036,767
55,255,916
58,172,288
Australia
44,763,917
54,839,371
57,274,474
S. Korea
50,776,053
56,102,825
57,237,604
UAE
51,313,164
52,365,713
48,358,195
Thailand
43,985,768
47,593,627
46,861,961
Saudi Arabia
60,640,571
43,694,303
37,484,493
Total EXTRA-EU28
3,769,984,925
4,247,283,464
4,486,310,718
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Industry Focus
Statistics and Trend Analysis of
Russia’s Fastener Import and Export in 2018 by Sharareh Shahidi Hamedani
Introduction
Export
2- All months show growth in comparison with the same corresponding months of the previous year, except for September 2018 showing negative growth. 3- January 2019 started with a 4.8% growth in comparison to that of January 2018. In a simple world, the step-by-step investment in the Russian market makes sense for machine & tooling suppliers and investors.
Aug-2017 7,368 Feb-2018 7,287 Aug-2018 8,115
Sep-2017 9,452 Mar-2018 7,763 Sep-2018 7,547
Oct-2017 6,687 Apr-2018 8,091 Oct-2018 9,041
Nov-2017 6,500 May-2018 7,758 Nov-2018 8,228
Jun-2017 7,504 Dec-2017 8,234 Jun-2018 9,058 Dec-2018 9,098
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1- The trend of exported fasteners from Russia to the world is positive with a gentle slope.
Jul-2017 6,629 Jan-2018 4,787 Jul-2018 7,634 Jan-2019 5,017
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The specific notes of the above graph are:
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IMPORTER
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This article is a study about the main partners of Russia in both sectors, which are import and export.
The following graph shows the trend of exported fasteners from Russia to the world.
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Russia’s export to the world is about 94.407 million USD and its imported fastener value is more than 855.206 million USD. The ratio of Russia’s exported fastener value to its imported fastener value is 0.11; Therefore, it is very clear that Russia is a dependent country in the fastener field.
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The Main Markets for Russia’s Fasteners: It is predictable that in a country, if the power of export is weaker than the power of import, then the exported stuff of the country goes to its neighbouring countries. It happened to Russia, too; Kazakhstan, Belarus and Iran are the 1st, 2nd and 4th biggest destinations for Russia’s exported fasteners. These 3 countries have bought more than 53% of Russia’s exported fasteners. The 3rd biggest market for Russia’s exported fasteners is Germany. All these 4 countries have shared 66% of Russia’s total exported fastener value. The detailed number of each country are shown as below:
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1- Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%
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Jul-2017 2,098 Jan-2018 1,203 Jul-2018 1,904 Jan-2019 1,118
Jun-2017 2,011 Aug-2017 Sep-2017 Oct-2017 Nov-2017 Dec-2017 2,158 1,984 1,684 1,738 1,578 Feb-2018 Mar-2018 Apr-2018 May-2018 Jun-2018 1,373 1,747 1,983 2,148 2,315 Aug-2018 Sep-2018 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 2,189 1,652 2,250 2,081 1,789
Kazakhstan
35.0%
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Share in Russia’s Fastener Export
The following table shows the value of fasteners imported from Russia and the right graph shows the market size of Kazakhstan for Russian fasteners.
Numbers are in thousand USD
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s market for Russian fasteners got smaller from the 2nd quarter of 2017 till the end of 2018. When the value of exported fasteners increased during the same period of time, which means that Russian fastener suppliers found new markets. The Kazakhstan market was ranked the top situation in October 2017 as it purchased 31.6% of Russia’s exported fasteners. Feb 2018 was its lowest situation when it purchased 18.8% of Russia’s fasteners.
2- Belarus
0.3% 0.25% 0.2% 0.15% 0.1% 0.05% 0%
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Belarus
0.35%
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Jun-2017 1,635 Jul-2017 Aug-2017 Sep-2017 Oct-2017 Nov-2017 Dec-2017 1,941 1,697 2,182 1,863 1,378 1,093 Jan-2018 Feb-2018 Mar-2018 Apr-2018 May-2018 Jun-2018 997 1,838 1,677 2,004 2,480 3,236 Jul-2018 Aug-2018 Sep-2018 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 2,319 2,131 1,401 2,517 1,612 1,281 Jan-2019 Numbers are in thousand USD 1,107
IMPORTER
Belarus 0.4%
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The following table shows the value of fasteners imported from Russia and the right graph shows the market size of Belarus for Russian fasteners.
Belarus
The trend is the same as Kazakhstan, Belarus’s market for Russian fasteners also got smaller from the 2nd quarter of 2017 till the end of 2018. The Belarus market was ranked the top situation in September 2018 as it purchased 35.7% of Russian fasteners. December 2018 was its lowest situation when it purchased 13.3% of Russia’s fasteners.
3- Germany
12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0%
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Germany
Share in Russia’s Fastener Export
Jun-2017 392 Jul-2017 Aug-2017 Sep-2017 Oct-2017 Nov-2017 Dec-2017 495 324 446 524 490 566 Jan-2018 Feb-2018 Mar-2018 Apr-2018 May-2018 Jun-2018 387 521 576 536 678 461 Jul-2018 Aug-2018 Sep-2018 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 607 555 487 570 583 550 Jan-2019 Numbers are in thousand USD 634
IMPORTER
Germany 14.0%
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The following table shows the value of fasteners imported from Russia and the right graph shows the market size of Germany for Russian fasteners.
Germany
The German market for Russian fasteners got bigger from the 2nd quarter of 2017 till the end of 2018. Germany was ranked the top situation in August 2018 as it purchased 8.7% of Russian exported fasteners. August 2017 was its lowest situation when it purchased 4.4% of Russia’s fasteners. In January 2019, the number increased sharply. It increased 200% from December 2018 to January 2019.
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4- Iran The following table shows the value of fasteners imported from Russia and the right graph shows the market size of Iran for Russian fasteners. Jun-2017 3 Jul-2017 Aug-2017 Sep-2017 Oct-2017 Nov-2017 Dec-2017 4 17 0 1 2 268 Jan-2018 Feb-2018 Mar-2018 Apr-2018 May-2018 Jun-2018 99 486 1,021 334 60 1 Jul-2018 Aug-2018 Sep-2018 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 17 182 1 0 2 605 Jan-2019 Numbers are in thousand USD 461
IMPORTER
Iran
Iran Share in Russia’s Fastener Export
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Iran’s numbers fluctuated because of sanctions. Iran can be a big market for Russia fasteners as what has been shown in March 2018 and December 2018.
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The right graph shows the trend of imported fasteners to Russia from the world.
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Jun-2017 EXPORTER World 71,841 Jul-2017 Aug-2017 Sep-2017 Oct-2017 Nov-2017 Dec-2017 62,836 69,076 60,479 60,710 58,130 61,271 Jan-2018 Feb-2018 Mar-2018 Apr-2018 May-2018 Jun-2018 55,170 62,055 65,536 69,872 73,518 77,476 Jul-2018 Aug-2018 Sep-2018 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 77,741 76,978 70,666 81,844 72,332 72,018 Jan-2019 Numbers are in thousand USD 64,592
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The specific notes of the right graph are: 1- The same as the exported number, the trend of imported fasteners to Russia from the world is positive with a gentle slope. 2- All months show growth in comparison with the same corresponding months of the previous year. 3- January 2019 started with a 7.8% growth in comparison to that in January 2018. In a simple world, the step-by-step investment in the Russian market makes sense for fastener producers.
The Main Suppliers in the Russian Market China is the main supplier of fasteners to the Russian market; Russian consumers bought about 46.5% of fasteners. Germany has 7.3%, Taiwan has 5.4% and Japan has 5.1% of the market share in Russia. The detailed numbers of each country are shown as below: China 0.45% 0.4% 0.35% 0.3% 0.25% 0.2% 0.15% 0.1% 0.05% 0%
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Jun-2017 EXPORTER China 31,086 Jul-2017 Aug-2017 Sep-2017 Oct-2017 Nov-2017 Dec-2017 26,401 27,014 18,872 18,157 18,303 22,728 Jan-2018 Feb-2018 Mar-2018 Apr-2018 May-2018 Jun-2018 18,821 23,267 22,201 27,076 28,269 32,516 Jul-2018 Aug-2018 Sep-2018 Oct-2018 Nov-2018 Dec-2018 34,150 31,906 28,315 33,125 30,493 29,010 Jan-2019 Numbers are in thousand USD 30,066
Share in Russia’s Fastener Import
The following table shows the value of fastener exported from China and the right graph shows the market size of Russia for Chinese fasteners.
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China’s power got strong from the 2nd quarter of 2017 till the end of 2018 in the Russian market. China’s market share was ranked the top situation in July 2018 with 43.9% of the whole Russian fasteners market. October 2017 was its lowest situation with 29.9% of the whole Russian fasteners market.
China
Other Suppliers Comparing China’s market share & its growth in the Russian market with the growth of Russian fastener market, it is predictable that the growth of other suppliers is very small or even negative.
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Special Feature
Innovation Alley
GRK Fasteners™ Introduces the Next Generation of Multi-Purpose Framing and Decking Fasteners GRK Fasteners, known for offering "The Industry's Toughest Screws," has updated its GRK R4™ Multi-Purpose Framing and Decking Fasteners. GRK redesigned the R4 to provide professionals increased speed for improved productivity. It does so by addressing pros' top challenges. One such challenge is slow engagement, often "solved" by the common practice of using an impact driver and screw to stab the wood to avoid spinning while waiting for the fastener to engage.
"We heard from users that getting a screw started in wood was one of their biggest struggles," says GRK product manager, Nick Prazuch. "The new R4 has a Fast-bite tip that immediately starts in a surface, allowing pros to drive more screws in less time." In addition to productivity-boosting features, the new GRK R4 fastener line was revamped with features designed to ensure better results, including: ▓ Fast-bite tip: Immediate start in wood. Eliminates the need for pre-drilling. ▓ Precision-fit star bit head: Reduces wobbling, which eliminates the need to hold the fastener as it goes in, allowing for faster, more confident driving, and makes working in tight spaces easier.
DEWALT® Debuts TOOL CONNECT™ 20V MAX* XR® 1/2" Mid-Range Impact Wrench
▓ W-Cut™: Reduces installation torque for fast driving and ease of install.
DEWALT adds to its growing line of 20V MAX* tools with the XR® 1/2" Mid-Range Impact Wrench featuring the TOOL CONNECT™ system (DCF896). The TOOL CONNECT™ system allows for tool control through its PRECISION WRENCH™ and PRECISION TAP™ control features, as well as a variety of additional customizable settings within the TOOL CONNECT™ app.
TR Fastenings Showcases Range of Specially Engineered Security Components
The TOOL CONNECT™ 20V MAX* XR® 1/2" Mid-Range Impact Wrench achieves 0-2000 RPM, 3100 impacts per minute, and a maximum torque of 330 ft.lbs. in forward and 600 ft.-lbs. in reverse. At only 6.95” in length and 3.48 lbs. (tool only), it’s a compact choice available in both Hog Ring and Detent Pin configurations. This wrench also features an efficient brushless motor, variable speed trigger, convenient belt clip, and bright LED for illuminating low-lit work areas.
▓ Optimized thread length: Improves clamping force and drawing power for no gaps between boards and no rework.
International specialist in the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution of high quality industrial and Cat C fasteners, TR Fastenings (TR), is proud to be able to support a wide variety of sectors with its range of specialist security fasteners, engineered to prevent theft, deter vandalism and boost health and safety. The security fastener range complements TR’s wider catalogue of industrial fastenings and can be used alongside or instead of standard parts. The security fasteners have added features to ensure that the products and their enclosed components cannot be tampered with or become loose, causing damage or injury. They also ensure that the components within the enclosed structures cannot be removed, other than by a specially trained technician with bespoke tools. Design features of security fasteners include: Unusual shapes to prevent tampering, requiring non-standard drives such as 2-hole pig-nosed fittings. Tapered diameters, resistant to gripping devices: Increased fictional resistance within the bolt, limiting rotation and making it more difficult for the part to be loosened. Aesthetic features such as shear torques and smooth finishes mean that these fasteners can be ultra-secure whilst also looking good: an important consideration when used in high-end and luxury environments.
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Japan Lobtex Releases Hybrid Adjustable Angle Wrench X (90th Anniversary Model) Limited Number Advanced function: “90th anniversary laser marking(PAT.) Advanced function: “G-LESS (loose grip prevention) mechanism” (PAT.) The G-LESS mechanism minimizes any loosening in this direction, resulting in improved ease of use. Advanced function: “X-DRIVE” Thanks to the stress relief structure, the new “X-DRIVE” disperses more stress applied to the edges than the conventional tools. Thus, the X-DRIVE can easily apply torque, enabling stable tightening and loosing work, without collapsing the edges. Advanced function: B-Less (backlash-free) mechanism The lower jaw rack is sandwiched by “Worm A” and “Worm B” to the point that there is no gapping. Advanced function: RFH (Round form handle) The newly shaped (round) handle easily fits the hand.
Japanese KTC Works with Hitachi on AR-Enabled Bolt Fastening System
KTC worked with Hitachi and YAMAGATA and developed a bolt fastening system that shows the fastening position of bolts on a headmount display via AR technology. With this system, operators will be able to check the meter and make sure they are fastening the bolt with rule-compliant force. They can also use the system for digital management. The system will be put into tests and is expected to make train production more efficient.
Japanese Kobayashi Mekki Develops Continuous Visual Inspection Device for Electroplating Inspection The continuous visual inspection device developed by Kobayashi Mekki has an embedded artificial intelligence software to automatically recognize poorly electroplated and non-plated products. The device no longer has to reconfigure every check item for inspection targets of different sizes and shapes, thus realizing automated inspection procedure. With the device, the company will first achieve full inspection of product sizes below and including M2, and then expand the size range and increase inspection items in the future.
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Japanese Nitto Seiko Develops Collar-less Self-tapping Screws In recent years the Japanese automotive industry started a boom of lightweighting and has increasing demand for automotive self-drilling screws. Of all the types of self-drilling screws, the ones used for resin do not trigger creep (the tendency of a solid material to move slowly or deform permanently under the influence of mechanical stresses) when exposed in high temperatures. For creep prevention, usually a less heat-deformable iron collar and an insert nut are embedded into the resin which then will be fastened. However, this method will increase the use of components, processes and cost, which is against the priciples of lightweighting. Nitto Seiko has successfully developed self-drilling screws for resin that are free from the use of collars and insert nuts. Their axial portion has two different kinds of threads with identitcal thread pitch. Through the threads, the screws self-tap into the material to be fastened and the mating material. This mechanism prevents wobble and creep in the case of axial force reduction and creep. The screws launched sales since February 1 with a sales target of 1 million pieces to the automotive and household appliance industries by 2020.
Japanese TOP Kogyo Company Rolls out "Head-Swing Locking Ratchet Wrench" TOP Kogyo developed the "Head-Swing Locking Ratchet Wrench" for fastening nuts. The ratchet part can rotate 180 degrees and locks up at every 22.5 degrees. The ratchet part can fasten nuts even when it is bent and therefore is perfect for fastening innermost nuts that are difficult to reach. The circumference of the ratchet part is colored to differentiate the front side from the back side. The front side has an engraved arrow sign. Face the yellow side upwards and turn the wrench in the direction of the arrow sign, you will fasten up the nut while avoiding erroneous operations. The wrench comes in 10 types, including models from 8 mm to 24 mm diameters, and is supplied to the machinery, construction and automotive industries.
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Bülte Launches a New Range of Adjustable Feet: The “ SF ” Range The range of levelling/adjustable feet has recently been extended with the “adjustable feet SF” range. The product is composed of a round base (various diameter available) and a hexagon shaped base above the foot. These new adjustable feet have been introduced to the market at the beginning of February 2019. This new range of adjustable feet is fully in Nylon, both the threaded part and the feet, contrary to the levelling feet usually available on the market that are more of a mix between metal and plastic. In comparison with the metal-plastic combined products, Nylon offers various advantages; it is lighter, cheaper, and easier to recycle. It does not conduct electricity and is also not subject to corrosion. Polyamide thus allows the use of the “adjustable feet SF” in areas subject to corrosion which, for reasons of hygiene or for specific regulations, require materials resistant to it. The hex end in the base allows fastening with a spanner. The nylon base, available in 4 different diameters, provides a smooth non-abrasive surface that protects floors. The adjustable feet then allow adjustment under load. This item is ideal for spanner height adjustable when the product is in application. The adjustable feet with hex end are an excellent solution for the levelling and height adjustment of a piece of furniture, machinery or general appliance. The hexagon which can be found at the top of the thread can be used for adjusting the height of the feet from above the foot, without having to remove it from the application they are attached to. They are easy to install without specific tools and make sure your work surfaces are both even and secure. In term of design, the standard colour of the “adjustable feet SF” is black nylon. But as Polyamide can be colored as one’s wish, according to the RAL chart, the “adjustable feet SF” range will be in line with every kind of industrial application, whatever their color might be.
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Q1 Fastener Export Volume up 0.29%, Export Price Down 0.04% by Dean Tseng, Fastener World
On May 2, 2019, China Steel Corp. (SCS) reported the fastener and steel market performance of the first quarter to Taiwanese fastener business owners. The critical participants included the management of CSC and Chairman of Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute, Mr. TuChin Tsai. In the opening remark, Tsai thanked CSC for its contribution to the whole Taiwanese industry. Then, the management of CSC said the sales performance up to this point is quite the same as last year. However, the world’s economic momentum has decreased and therefore the economy feels somewhat dim, but the sales are expected to grow in the future. According to CSC’s report on global econom ic per for ma nce, t he world’s econom ic growth rate is adjusted down to 3.3%. The U.S. economic growth rate decreases to 2.3%, but as the trade negotiation between the U.S. and China is coming to an end, the forecast is optimistic. Europe decreases to 1.3% as a result of the trade war and BREXIT which weaken domestic demand and export. Japan has been on zero growth for two consecutive quarters and suffers insufficient manufacturing momentum. China grows to 6.3% and sees an export value increase of 14% as its manufacturing is back to the phase of expansion. Southeast Asia decreases to 5.1%, but its outlook is optimistic because it is a beneficiary under the U.S./China trade war and CPTPP is expected to make this region the next world’s factory. In the steel market, China set a new historic record in the first quarter with its production of raw steel at 22,991 tons; its first-quarter steel export grows 12.6% and import decreases 16.1%. Southeast Asia sees a steady uptick of demand and drastic increase of production. In
steel price, the U.S. sells at USD 745/ton, northern Europe at USD 556/ ton, southern Europe at USD 522/ton and Japan at USD 535/ton. In the Taiwanese market, major institutes have predicted the GDP of Taiwan in 2019 at 2.05% to 2.27% with an increase in investment momentum and a decrease in export growth. However, the next quarter will turn better because the manufacturing sector has grown for 4 consecutive months. According to the statistics of Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute, Taiwan’s fastener export of the first quarter reaches 404 thousand tons, up 0.29%, with the average export price down 0.04%. Particularly, Taiwan’s fastener export price to the U.S. increased 0.03% to USD 2.71/ ton. The largest export volume growth is seen in wood screws at 8.88% whereas the export volume of nuts decreases 4.88%. Taiwan exported the largest amount of fasteners to the U.S. (179,328 tons, up 10%), followed by Germany (36,176 tons, down 3.41%), the Netherlands (21,296 tons, down 9.69%) and Japan (18,558 tons, down 4.85%). Overall, CSC said protectionism is prevalent worldwide and trade policies will intervene with steel price. Steel will remain in the state of oversupply. However, the trade war is expected to be alleviated and therefore the global economy and international steel price in the second half of 2019 may turn stable. The domestic investment of Taiwan continues to increase as the import of equipment in March sees the largest growth in the last two years. However IMF has adjusted down the global economic prospect and therefore it will be necessary to watch how this will affect Taiwan’s economic performance.
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Brazilian News by Sergio Milatias, Editor Revista do Parafuso (The Fastener Brazil Magazine) milatias@revistadoparafuso.com.br www.revistadoparafuso.com
Parafusos Lipos Celebrates 70 years Founded by Italian immigrants, the Brazilian company keeps steadfast development as a fastener providing expert for car and, mainly, motorcycle production (representing 90% its core business). The Industrial Metalúrgica Lipos Ltda in São Paulo city (in the São Paulo State) was officially registered on February 25, 1949. Soon after that, the young industry moved about 20 km away to the Mauá town, where it is still located today, thus beginning its history as a manufacturer of fasteners, led by Italian brothers Antônio, Germano, Liberali, Luiz and cousin Sylvio, all surnamed Polisel. Despite the concern to keep all employees, the economic crisis made the company reduce the number of employees from 180 to 147 since 2015. However, the economic landscape has signalled to get improvement, especially if the domestic motorcycle industry keeps recovering, told Celso, Germano and Ione Polisel, directors from the second generation family members. Certified to IATF 16949, today the Lipos headquarters spans the total area of 12,000 sq. m2. Its monthly capacity of M3-M16 items (such as screws, bolts, rivets, pins and special parts like rods, hooks and others made from wire rod) is around 450 tons.
Ciser Named a New National Sales Manager After 25 years of technical, commercial and marketing activities in Brazil and abroad, Renato Fiore has taken on the challenge of leading the largest fastener industry in Latin America, the Ciser, especially in 2019 when the company completes 60 years of activities. The last few years have marked some major investments in Ciser unities, especially in Santa Catarina State, and in its automotive fasteners unit in Minas Gerais State. The new manager has declared that his team is committed to working intensely to strengthen relationships internally and externally.
Mercedes-Benz Announces Recall Over the Axor Truck Model Due to Overtightening of Fasteners Since last January, the unit of Mercedes-Benz in Brazil has started a recall involving the Axor trucks series manufactured between December 2015 and March 2018. The reason for the recall is for replacement of the fasteners used on the auxiliary fuel tank holders. The automaker reported in a statement that the fastener tightening may have exceeded the technical specifications, which may lead to cracking or even breaking and, in extreme situations, could result in the release of the support and tank, with risks of accidents and damages. This recall also involves Argentina, according to the information from Procon Foundation.
Volkswagen Model Saveiro Involved with Recall Due to Assembly Failure of Brake Fasteners Since last January, the Brazilian unit of Volkswagen (VW) activated a recall process on its Saveiro model for 2014-2018 (manufactured between 06/17/2013 and 16/08/2017), due to the possible defect in the rear brake system. VW found that there was a failure to fit the fastening elements of the rear brake calliper assembly, which could break loose. The time of repair and replacement of these fasteners is estimated to be within 40 minutes.
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Industry Update Taiwan’s Fastener Export Reached New High in 2018 According to the statistics of Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute (TIFI), Taiwan’s fastener export volume in 2018 was up to 1.68 million tons (up 5.25% from the same period of 2017) and the export value was US$ 4.846 billion in 2018 (up 12.75% from the same period in 2017). The average price per KG increased by 7.13% to US$ 2.884/KG. TIFI noted that the economic recovery in USA and Germany, the increase in the average price and stable material supply are all main reasons for Taiwan’s record-high fastener export in 2018. The top fastener export destination of Taiwan in 2018 was USA, followed by Germany (showing around 2% growth from 2017). Up to 41.5% of Taiwan’s fasteners were exported to USA in 2018 (up 7.12% from 2017).
USMCA to Indirectly Benefit Taiwan Fastener Industry T h e Un it e d St a t e s -M ex ic o Canada Agreement was already signed by USA, Canada and Mexico on November 30, 2018 in Argentina. If this Agreement becomes effective, it may be favorable to Ta iwa n fastener industry. This Agreement encourages car manufacturers to invest in USA and Canada and still retains the tariff-free measure for most goods traded within the borders of these three countries. Moreover, as these three countries are all Taiwan’s major fastener export destinations, several companies said that Taiwan may benefit from it a lot if the Agreement becomes effective. These countries represent around 46% of Taiwan’s fastener export, so for many Taiwanese automotive fastener manufacturers, it is very good news.
Taiwan CSC Announces Q2 2019 Domestic Price Adjustments Q2 2019 Domestic Price Adjustments (Unit: NTD/Ton) Category Steel Plate Wire Rod
Average adjustment (NTS/Ton) +0 +0
Hot Rolled
+490
Cold Rolled
+300
Galvanized Steel Roll
+300
Electro-magnetic Steel Roll
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Hot-dip Galvanized Steel Roll
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Japanese KOBELCO to Increase 30% of Wire Capacity in China KOBELCO announced it will increase the capacity of cold formed wires in China. These wires will be used to manufacture bolts, nuts and other critical parts for cars. The company invested JPN 900 million to boost the capcity of its special steel wire processing plant in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province China. The plant will reach full operation during March to June in 2020. The monthly capacity will increase 30% to 5,500 tons. The reason behind this additional investment is that the company saw the potential growth of automotive demand in China. The plant's wire drawing machines will be increased from 8 to 11 sets, and the heat treatment furnaces from 6 to 8 sets.
The Brexit Mist Forces Carmakers and Parts Suppliers to Re-evaluate Production in UK According to Nikkan (Japanese news provider), the forthcoming Brexit deadline on March 29 is ma king ca r ma kers reconsider their production in UK. If it turns out to be a No Deal, the tariff between UK and EU would re-emerge and cast a catastrophic change on the business environment. Nissan said to possibly revoke its production plan for the next SUV model, and Honda said it is likely to move its production out of UK after 2023. Following the carmakers, more and more automotive parts suppliers have started reconsidering. So far it is still zero tariff between UK and EU, but if the end result is a No Deal, WTO's rules will come into play and cast tariff on automotive parts, increasing the cost for makers. Honda will end its production in UK by 2021, and while it said this decision did not pertain to Brexit, it is observable that Brexit could have been a factor. BMW is considering to move the production of the "Mini" model to the Netherlands. Furthermore, the president of Piolax, a Japanese automotive fastener maker, said: "It is difficult to invest in UK plants", and he has begun to consider subcontracting par tial production in UK to collaborative companies.
Thailand to Discuss Solutions in Response to the Concern that USA May Increase Tariffs on Imported Cars US D epa r t ment of Com me rc e ha s subm it t e d it s “influence” report on cars and auto components imported to USA to President Trump on Feb. 17, based on Article 232 of Trade Expansion Act of 1962. However, US DoC has not yet provided detailed info or any suggestions. If President Trump will determine to take a certain reaction 90 days after the publication of the report is still unknown. Facing such a threat, a Thai newspapers reported that on Mar/25 the Chief of International Trade Negotiation Bureau of Thai Department of Commerce announced that the
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Fastener World News Bureau would invite related Thai cars and components manufacturers to hold a session to discuss how they could respond. Some people forecast that President Trump may increase tariffs to 25%. On the other hand, the Thai International Trade Negotiation Bureau noted that Thailand will provide its info to prove the exclusiveness of Thai-made cars and related components in USA and the fact that they do not cause any injury to US domestic industries. Thai International Trade Negotiation Bureau also noted that it will continue the smooth and unrestricted communication with cars and auto components manufacturers in Thailand and will continue to keep contact with US relevant authorities to seek exemption from tariffs.
China Postpones Imposing Additional Tariffs Against U.S. Cars and Components Again The Tax Regulations Committee of The State Council of People’s Republic of China has announced the continuation to postpone imposing additional tariffs against cars and components originating in the U.S. effective April 1st 2019. The original 5%-25% additional tariffs against U.S. cars and components announced in 2018 by the Tariff Bureau of PRC’s Ministry of Finance have been postponed after the 8th round China-USA senior economic and trade representatives negotiation in Beijing on March 29th.
Trade War Could Lead to Another Wave of Business Bankruptcy in China This Year The number of businesses filing for bankruptcy last year hiked 60% over the year before last. Business in China could suffer another wave du e t o slowe r domest ic economic growth and the trade war between the U.S. and China. Euler Hermes, provider of credit insurance services, predicts the number this year will hike 20% over last year. That is 6% higher than the world's average, 9% higher than England's, and worse than the United States' zero growth. Both Taiwan and South Korea share zero growth and are relatively stable. The numbers for Hong Kong and Singapore rises 2% and 3% respectively. With the surge of bankrupt Chinese companies, Euler Hermes predicts the cases of bankruptcy from Asia will hike 15%, another double-digit growth. Besides those numbers, the financial reports of Chinese businesses also tells the adversity they're facing. Among approximately 3,600 public listed Chinese companies last year, around 30% of them reported decreased profits, and around 400 companies reported loss, most of which are mid and small companies. The reason behind such frequent news of Chinese business bankruptcy is not just the weaker domestic economic growth but also the government's crackdown on "zombie" state-owned enterprises. Research shows that there are over 20,000 zombie enterprises in China. Formerly the Chinese government would choose to turn a blind eye to heavily indebted companies to maintain the appearance of economic prosperity. However, since 2017 the government urged banks to the loans granted for financially difficult state-owned enterprises which are socalled "zombie enterprises" that live solely on government subsidies. AIS Capital, an investment management firm, stated that an abrupt surge of business bankruptcy in a short time frame would inevitably devastate the Chinese economy. Many of those zombies are long-established companies, and some countries including Japan will be subject to supply chain disruption.
Stuttgart Fair 2019 Impressions and opinions by Marco A. Guerritore, Editor in Chief of Italian Fasteners Magazine To u ndersta nd just how much com mitment a nd dedication exhibitors put into participating in a fair, it helps if you look at what happens during the days leading up to the event, when the stands are being set up in a quasifrenzy, with operators, craftsmen, carpenters, electricians and architects working side by side yet managing never to get in each other’s way. Then, out of the total chaos of the day before comes the miracle of the opening day, with all the pavilions bright and shiny, ready to welcome the visitors. Taking part in a fair is not just a huge physical undertaking, it is also a big investment in terms of cost. You could, at this point, ask: “In this IT-dominated world, do we still need trade fairs?” The answer? Over time, the very nature of fairs has changed enormously. These events used to have a strictly commercial bent, focused solely on the acquisition of orders. Today, taking part in a fair means primarily getting a chance to meet clients and it is an important opportunity for dialogue. This applies to all fairs in general, but takes on particular value for sector events such as the International Exhibition for the Fastener and Fixing Industry at the Stuttgart Exhibition Grounds from 19 to 21 March 2019. This was the 8th edition of an important appointment that saw attendance by 12,070 visitors from 90 countries, all there to see the latest new entries showcased by fastener producers. In a net exhibition space of 22,200 m², a total of 987 exhibitors from 48 countries presented their ranges of screws, bolts, industrial fastenings, fixings for building, installation and assembly systems, and machines for the production of screws and bolts.
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“Too many Chinese manufacturers offering very similar products,” complains Bruce Yan from the Halyan Gete Hardware Co. , Ltd. “are all showing together in this pavilion at the fair, resulting in increased competitiveness, whereas more strategic positioning of the stands would have been more opportune. This is the third time we have taken part in this event, but at past editions, layout of Chinese exhibitors was different and more satisfactory.” According to the results of a survey, 70% of visitors were from the EU, with Germany in the lead, followed by Italy and Great Britain. Then Poland, France, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Spain. There were also large numbers of Asian visitors and exhibitors, especially from China and Taiwan. Most visitors were wholesalers of screws, bolts and fixings in general, followed by producers, technicians and builders. Predictably, participants’ opinions on the fair are quite varied even if they generally agree that the Stuttgart Fastener Fair is the most important sector event in Europe. “This fair in Stuttgart,” highlights Paolo Dell’Era from Dell’Era Ermanno e Figlio Srl, the leading Italian producer of screws, “is very important for us producers and therefore we must take part. The first day was yesterday, and things were a bit quiet compared to our expectations and also to past years. Perhaps due to the difficult phase the market is going through, which is not one of the best. In fact a brilliant January-June 2018 was then followed by a moment of deceleration in business that seems to be continuing into these early months of 2019. Forecasts are for a real recovery in work during the back end of 2019. The bottom line is that I am staying optimistic even though there really is a visible slowdown in trends.” Quite a different outlook from Martin Welp, CEO of Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, a leading company in the surface treatment sector: “First of all, I have to reiterate that this Fastener Fair in Stuttgart is one of the most, if not the most, important events for the European fastener sector. Having said that, I can say that we have a very good first day of the fair. We had many qualified visitors on our stand, interested in our products. The economic situation in general is currently critical due to a series of reasons: difficulty in the automotive sector due to the pollution problem and, as a consequence penalisation of diesel engines; then there is the economic-political debate with China, not to mention others. In general however, I am still confident because, even if we are not in an excellent position today, I am certain we will see the economy recover before the end of the year.” Another optimist is Mario Caracciolo from NOF Metal Coatings, leaders in surface coatings, who says: “From when I set foot on our stand, clients and potential clients just kept on coming. I have to say that we have had very interesting, qualified contacts.” “This time round,” says Laura Missaglia from Scob Srl., Italian leaders in the production of heat-treated screws, “the Stuttgart Fair has been disappointing for us. Compared to other editions, I have noted a definite slowdown in visitor flow and during negotiations you could feel the weight that is holding down the current economic situation.” A visit to the exhibition pavilions reveals large numbers of exhibitors from Asia and, above all, from China and Taiwan. Grouped together in rows of standardised stands, the fact that the various Chinese producers showcased similar ranges to visitors was the cause for some bad feeling.
After talking a while with exhibitors from China, I move on to chat with those from Taiwan, who, on a par with their Chinese counterparts, have set up a whole series of standardised stands. I speak with David Tsan, President of the WA TAI Industrial Co., Ltd. in Taiwan, and ask him: “Doesn’t the huge concentration of Asian producers at this fair, especially from China and Taiwan, mean that you end up competing with each other and therefore much less with the European manufacturers?” “I have to agree,” says David Tsan, “that the crowding of Taiwanese stands here is due to the limited space at our disposal and was therefore necessary. We couldn’t improve the situation, given that all Taiwanese producers want to take part in this fair, which they consider very important.” I ask him his opinion on the current economic situation in Europe. “We get the impression that the European economy is headed towards a slowdown, but what is important for us is to continue to keep our work trend high and therefore, if European demand drops, we turn to other markets, such as America, Canada or others.” A new entry at this year’s fair was the “Bonding & Adhesive Technology Area” dedicated exclusively to bonding solutions. Exhibitors showcased their innovative bonding and gluing technologies, suited particularly to lightweight constructions in various sectors, including automotive and electronics. The second day of the fair saw great interest in the ceremony for presentation of the “Fastener Innovator” award, held on the “Fastener + Fixing Magazine” magazine stand. Three companies received awards for their innovative technologies in the field of fasteners. The winner of the competition was TR Fastenings Ltd for its innovative EPW self-tapping screw for thin gauge sheet metal. The EPW screw is a self-extruding, high strength thread-form fastener which creates its own female thread in punched sheet metal, thereby dramatically reducing assembly times and costs. The screw works by being aligned to the pilot hole in the sheet metal, where it then forms the extruded collar, combining the forming of the thread and the creation of a strong extruded profile, before finally tightening and clamping into the metal. The SACMA Group company Ingramatic came second, with its smallest thread rolling machine inspired by the I-Thread concept. This new machine is fitted with the latest technology available for die holders, like the feeder system, powered by a torque motor/servomotor that guarantees ultra-precise feeding of the mini-sheets into the mould. The most innovative characteristic is the body of the slide that glides on linear guides to guarantee high roller precision, enabling production of extremely precise, reliable parts. Third place went to Growermetal Srl for its GROWER TENKEEP® flat safety washers, introduced onto the market for the first time at the fair in Stuttgart. Compared with other safety washers, GROWER TENKEEP® has two knurls with different geometry on each of its two surfaces, specifically designed to guarantee maximum performance against loosening of the bolted joints, even in the presence of extreme vibrations and dynamic loads. The next International Exhibition for the Fastener and Fixing Industry in Stuttgart will be held from 18 to 20 May 2021 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Grounds.
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Companies Development Fiat Chrysler Announces Recall of Pickup Trucks over Potential Fastener Loosening Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 182,000 pickup trucks worldwide to fix an electrical problem that can knock out the power steering. The recall covers Ram 1500 pickups from the 2019 model year. Most are in the U.S. and Canada. One-third are still on dealer lots. The company said that a fastener that grounds the battery wasn't secured properly in manufacturing. The connection can become loose, which disables the power steering. Drivers can still steer but the effort it takes wouldn't be consistent. FCA says it has no reports of crashes or injuries. Dealers will secure the fastener at no cost to owners. Fiat Chrysler says it doesn't have a date for the recall to begin, but it under U.S. law it has to start within 60 days.
TR Fastenings Picks up Innovation Prize at Fastener Fair Stuttgart TR Fastenings (TR), the global specialist in the design, engineering, ma nu fact u re a nd dist r ibution of industrial fasteners, has been named the winner of Fastener and Fixing (F+F) magazine’s ‘Route to Fastener Innovation 2019’ award for its selfextruding EPW screw.
Atotech Wins Distinction as a Top Employer 2019 in Germany
A record 27 products were entered into the competition and the TR screw was announced as the overall winner ahead of two runners up at Fastener Fair Stuttgart on Wednesday 20th March. Designed, manufactured and patented at TR VIC in Italy, the EPW screw is a self-extruding, high strength thread-form fastener which creates its own female thread in punched sheet metal, thereby dramatically reducing assembly times and costs. The screw works by being aligned to the pilot hole in the sheet metal, where it then forms the extruded collar, combining the forming of the thread and the creation of a strong extruded profile, before finally tightening and clamping into the metal. The key benefits of the EPW screw include: • Removable and strong screw joint • High stripping torque • High break loose and prevailing torque • Excellent vibration resistance, meaning it can withstand pressured environments • Combined thread forming and creation of strong extruded profile • Very high radial compression on screw shank • Standard machine screws can be used in the thread created by the EPW screw
Atotech has once again earned a Top Employer award in Germany, which is awarded annually by the Top Employers Institute. In conferring the award, the institute again acknowledged and confirmed Atotech’s continuous focus of its people strategy as part of the company’s special working environment, which offers outstanding support and further training for staff. The distinction cites Atotech’s emphasis on employee development through its Talent Management and Training & Development programs, Leadership Development, Career and Succession Planning, as well as Compensation and Benefits. Dirk Schepers, Head of Human Resources at Atotech Deutschland GmbH said, “We are very pleased with this special award as a Top Employer. The distinction not only recognizes our aspirations and activities for ongoing employee development, but also reflects the efforts of our outstanding people who work to make Atotech successful.”
Elesa+GANTER Three-Arm Knobs VB.839 Series Awarded by the Jury IF 2019 From the ideal overlap of two triangles shifted by an angle of 8°, a unique design is created which allows a more direct application of the tightening torque by the operator, resulting in maximum comfort and safety in tightening operations. Made of black technopolymer with semi-glossy finish, it is available with a central cap in one of the 7 ELECOLORS®: orange, gray, yellow, blue, red, black and green.
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Bufab Group: Bufab Appoints Global HR Director Bufab has appointed Terece Hjerpe to the position of Global HR Director. Terece is currently responsible for HR in Swedish workwear company Blåkläder. Earlier, she has held HR Director and other senior HR positions in Inwido, Cargotec, Trelleborg, and Finnveden. “I am very pleased to welcome Terece to Bufab’s leadership team. She will be a key player in our strategy to become the leading player globally in our industry. Her deep competence in HR and broad experience from a variety of industries will strengthen our management further”, says Jörgen Rosengren, Bufab’s President and CEO. “It feels very exciting to join Bufab, an international group with strong values, an interesting business idea, and impressive growth. I look forward very much to contributing to Bufab’s continued success”, says Terece Hjerpe. Terece will be a member of Bufab’s Executive Management Team and report to the CEO. She will join Bufab in June 2019.
Nedschroef Celebrates 125 Years of Ideas Coming Together This year, it’s exactly 125 years ago t h a t Ne d sch r o ef wa s est a bl ishe d by Dutch entrepreneur and founder Hendrik van Thiel. Back in 1894, it was still a family business producing rivets for the shipbuilding industry. Over the course of time, it gradually started shifting the supply of its fasteners to car manufacturers. Today, Nedschroef is seen as a leading engineering and manufacturing partner in forming technologies, offering services that vary from design and production to trading and logistics. With this renewed portfolio, the company aims to fulfil the needs of customers at any point along their supply chain to help advance their business. T h roug hout h istor y, t he p e ople at Nedschroef have always been pioneers, as well as engineers. That is why in 125 years, the company has transformed many great ideas into proven solutions that hold together or help make the products of customers in a wide variety of industries. Besides automotive, these nowadays also include many other business areas such as machinery, racing and aviation. A f t e r h avi ng t u r n e d 10 0 i n 1994, Nedschroef’s heritage was recognized by the House of Orange, by being granted the predicate ‘Royal’. Its 125th anniversary is an even more remarkable milestone, made possible by thousands of dedicated employees and esteemed customers with whom it jointly forms ideas that are put into action. Therefore, 2019 is the year in which Nedschroef is celebrating 125 years of ideas coming together.
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Kistler Group Opens New Sales Center in Mississauga, Canada The Kistler Group, a global leader in dynamic measurement technology, is delighted to announce the opening of its new sales center in Mississauga, Canada, which took place February 19, 2019. The Kistler Canada office represents a significant expansion of the Company’s global presence, since it is its first official location, and solidifies the Company’s strong commitment to its customers in that region. Kistler Canada, which was incorporated into the Kistler Group in September 2018, is located in Mississauga, Ontario. The new location serves to advise and support customers as well as manage sales in Canada. The expansion reinforces Kistler’s commitment to grow operations with customers’ increasing demands. Kistler will support the automotive sector, which is highly dependent on assembly, joining and forming processes, through in-depth expertise and introducing innovative products. The highly cost-effective NCFE, for example, which belongs to the family of electromechanical joining systems, helps customers boost productivity, while improving product quality and resource efficiency. Global leaders in the aircraft manufacturing industry as well as in the Weigh In Motion businesses located in Canada have already partnered with Kistler. The measurement expert will provide valuable aircraft and space testing expertise and additional services. As a full measuring chain supplier, Kistler offers signal conditioning, data acquisition and engineering know-how to its wide portfolio of sensors.
Scott Filion Joins the Phillips Screw Company as President Grainger Recognized as One of FORTUNE’s ’World’s Most Admired Companies’ in 2019 Grainger, the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, is again named to FORTUNE's annual list of "World's Most Admired Companies" i n 2 019. A m on g c om p e t it o r s i n t h e Wholesalers: Diversified category, Grainger ranks No. 1 for the sixth consecutive year. "We're honored to lead our category, once again, on FORTUNE's 'World's Most Admired Companies' list," said Grainger Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DG Ma c phe r son. "O u r 25,0 0 0 t e a m members around the world strive to make a real difference with our customers and communities, and our sustained top spot on this ranking demonstrates our actions leave a positive—and lasting—impression." As a leadi ng busi ness-to -busi ness orga n ization, more t ha n 3 million customers rely on Grainger for products in categories such as safety, material handling and metalworking, along with services like inventory management and technical support. Grainger offers more than 1.7 million quality in-stock products, a consultative sales approach, technical and product expertise, a premium digital experience and the ability to ship complete orders to customers quickly.
The Phillips Screw Company recently conducted a national search to find a new president. The search culminated in hiring New Hampshire native, Scott Filion, to fill this newly created position. Filion will assume the responsibilities as president from Ken Hurley. Hurley will continue in his capacity as CEO. Filion brings nearly 30 years of industry experience, including his background in bringing technically driven industrial and consumer products to market. Filion started his career in engineering where he developed innovative products and processes for the automotive industry. He holds 22 patents. Scott holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA, both from the University of New Hampshire.
Nucor Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President Joe Stratman to Retire; Mary Emily Slate to be Promoted Nucor Corporation announced that Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President, R. Joseph Stratman, plans to retire on June 8, 2019 after more than 29 years of service with Nucor. Effective May 19, 2019, MaryEmily Slate will be promoted to Executive Vice President and will assume responsibilities for the Tubular Products Group, logistics and certain joint ventures. Ladd Hall will continue to serve as Executive Vice President of Sheet Products, and Ray Napolitan will assume responsibility for Nucor's digital initiatives while continuing his role as Executive Vice President of Engineered Bar Products. Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada.
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U.S. SPIROL Publishes a New White Paper on “How to Calculate the Estimated Fatigue Life of a Disc Spring The globally well-known innovative fastening solutions provider, SPIROL International Corporation, headquartered in Connecticut, USA has recently released on its website its new white paper on “How to Calculate the Estimated Fatigue Life of a Disc Spring” edited by John Leckfor, Applications Engineer of SPIROL International Corporation, USA. Disc Springs are conically shaped washers designed to provide predictable and repeatable results. This paper focuses on the use of Disc Springs and how to estimate fatigue life in dynamic situations.
3Q, Inc. is ISO 9001:2015 Certified 3Q, Inc. is pleased to announce that 3Q, Inc. is now ISO 9001:2015 Certified. This achievement is an important milestone as part of its continuous improvement of the quality management system. 3Q, Inc. is dedicated to continuous improvement and the responsibilities to its customers, coworkers and Community. 3Q, Inc. pledges to conduct business with INTEGRITY, RESPECT and QUALITY. It is proud and grateful to all of its employees for their efforts in making this goal happen. It would also like to extend its appreciation to its customers and suppliers for their continued commitment and loyalty. 3Q, Inc. will always strive to exceed their high expectations. 3Q, Inc. Premier Fastener Sourcing and Distribution located in Naperville, IL is a leader in providing sourcing solutions to fastener buyers in North America.
Scott Bardreau Joins the Midland Metal Mfg. Management Team Midla nd Metal Mfg. announced that Scott Bardreau has joined the company as Chief Sales Of f icer for t hei r growing platform of compa n ies, wh ich includes Anderson Metals Corp. and Buchanan Rubber Ltd. Scott Bardreau possesses extensive industry experience across Plumbing and Heating, Industrial, Waterworks, and Irrigation verticals. Bardreau spent the last 12 years with Matco-Norca in the role of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to Matco-Norca, he served in various management roles at Watts Water Technologies, in both wholesale and retail channels. Bardreau has over 35 years of industry experience. When asked about joining Midland Metal Mfg. Bardreau stated, “ Coming together with Wynnchurch Capital and Midland Metals Mfg. positions us for tremendous growth. There is a belief system here of working together as one across the platform, to build relationships, trust and a history of success with our business partners. It’s extremely exciting.” Wynnchurch Capital recently merged Midland Metal Mfg, Anderson Metals, and Buchanan Rubber Ltd. into the platform company that serves the industrial distribution markets. CEO Vince Hodes said, “We are excited to welcome Scott onto our team and look forward to leveraging his leadership and expertise into many years of success”.
TriMas Aerospace Receives Supplier Awards from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer TriMas a n nou nced t hat its TriMas Aerospace business recently received supplier awa rds f rom Airbus, Boeing and Embraer for performance in 2018. TriMas Aerospace’s Commerce, California operation (Monogram Aerospace Fasteners) received Airbus’ Best Performers Award, and its City of Industry, California operation (Allfast Fastening Systems) received Boeing’s Performance Excellence Award and Embraer’s Supplier of the Year Award – Mechanical Hardware. “On behalf of our dedicated employees at all TriMas Aerospace locations, we deeply thank Airbus, Boeing and Embraer for recognizing our commitment to them,” said Thomas Amato, president and chief executive officer of TriMas. “A key tenet of our TriMas Business Model is continuous improvement, and this helps reinforce the planning and hard work that has gone into supporting our aerospace customers. Additionally, these awards recognize our long-term dedication to our customers as we strive to always provide best-in-class quality, on-time delivery, flexibility and outstanding service.” TriMas Aerospace sells under three brands: Monogram Aerospace Fasteners™, Allfast Fastening Systems® and Mac Fasteners™, and designs, qualifies and manufactures precision fasteners for commercial aircraft companies, distributors, suppliers, and the U.S. military.
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Fastener World News IFE Announces Newly Redesigned Website IFE Americas recently announced the release of their newly updated website, saying:
"After a couple of months planning, we are delighted to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. We wanted a new website to better collaborate with our customers and distribution partners. We hope you like the fresh new look of the IFE Americas website, and the improved navigation that will allow you to find the product information you need quickly and easily."
Würth Revcar Fasteners Celebrates 50th Anniversary Würth Revcar Fasteners, Inc. is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a leading distributor of fasteners, industrial components and vendor-managed inventory. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) benefit from the completely transparent, data-driven vendor-managed inventory program of their fasteners and industrial components with Revcar. On March 10 1969, Revcar, a regional fastener supply store, was founded by Jim Revercomb, Sr. and Jack Carter in Roanoke, Va. A couple of years into the venture, Carter left and Revercomb took over the entirety of the growing business. Looking to expand throughout Virginia, Revcar cultivated a customer base north and east of Roanoke. They opened another branch in Richmond, VA in 1983 to better serve these customers. During this time, Revcar began its foray into vendor-managed inventory, contracting with OEMs to provide their fasteners. In 1996, Würth, another family-owned company from Germany that was looking to establish a presence in the United States, purchased Revcar. With Würth’s name associated with Revcar, the company began to acquire global customers. Würth Revcar’s growth and expansion continued. Today, it has six full-service branch locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast and 180 employees. During the past five decades, Würth Revcar has built a tradition of excellence in providing superior customer service to its customers in almost every industry, including heavy equipment, transportation, agriculture, fitness, recreation, lawn/garden, and the military. Looking ahead, to meet the needs of ever-evolving manufacturing industry, Würth Revcar is upgrading various warehousing systems and launching a new state-of-the-art quality program.
GM Motors Invests R$ 10 bn in Setting up a New Factory in Sao Paulo According to Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brazil, GM has announced a R$ 10 bn worth of investment on March 19th in setting up two new factories respectively located in São Caetano do Sul and São José dos Campos in the period from 2020 to 2024, after 2-month favorable policies negotiation with Sao Paulo State Government and its City Government. GM will manufacture new products and introduce new technology into these two factories, while the State Government of Sao Paulo will allow GM to join the IncentivAuto Project in return, which includes the ICMS tax reduction of up to 25%. However, the Government also requires GM offer at least 400 jobs. On the other hand, the São Caetano City Government offers GM an 8-year benefit in its ProAuto Project, which includes the tax (IPTU, ISS, water, sewage treatment, etc.) reduction of up to R$ 12.5 million. The State of Sao Paulo is a very important industrial area for Brazil. Its industrial capacity represents 40% of the nation’s total and its production value represents the nation’s 45.3%. Industries of the State of Sao Paulo are mostly located in the downtown area and 20% of the industries are located in the Great Sao Paulo area. In the suburb of Sao Paulo City there are 12 globally known car manufacturers whose total capacity per year reach 1.2 million units of vehicles. As a result, the State of Sao Paulo is also considered the 12th largest car manufacturing heartlands in the world.
EFC Introduces Innovative Fastening Solution for Utility Poles EFC International, a leading supplier of engineered fasteners, is pleased to announce the approval of Sherex Fastening Solutions‘ Large Size rivet nuts for use in steel utility poles by a leading energy company. The approval is in accordance with Specification for Tubular Steel Pole Transmission Line Structures SES-PD-027. The specification covers the minimum requirements for the design, drawings, material, fabrication, welding, coating, inspection, and delivery of tubular steel pole structures. Sherex Large Size rivet nuts eliminate the welding process and reduce the number of components for installation. They also allow for a safer, one-handed installation of the step bolts in the field. “This is a significant cost savings for pole and tower manufacturers and we are excited to bring this product to the market,” states Paul Musgrove, Industrial and Distribution Sales Manager. These rivet nuts exceed application performance and safety requirements including maximum retention in fiberglass material and increased spin out resistance for pole structures. This innovative rivet nut will serve other industries including Automotive, Truck, Ag, Heavy Equipment, Rail, and HVAC. EFC is a strategic partner into these industries for Sherex and this partnership ensures customers receive the high-quality service they have come to expect.
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New Car Sales in Chile Down 3.5% in Q1 2019 According to the report of ANAC (Chile), the domestic sales of new cars in Chile in the first quarter of 2019 totaled 94,654 units of vehicles, down 3.5% from the same corresponding period of 2018. The sales of new cars this March were 30,199 units of vehicles, down 9.5% from the same corresponding period last year. According to ANAC, the result in Q1 shows the slowdown of economic growth and lower consumer confidence in the country and the projected full-year sales of new cars in Chile in 2019 are around 400,000 units of vehicles. Citroën Chile and Eurofrance GM Rodrigo Hernando estimated that the decline margin of new car sales this year will be nearly 7%, a more significant drop than that in Q1 2019, which means the full-year sales are estimated to reach nearly 390,000 units of vehicles. The car brand with the highest sales in Chile is Chevrolet (9.4% of the market share in March), followed by Kia (8.1%), Suzuki (7.6%), Nissan (7.1%) and Hyundai (6.6%). In addition, the sales of trucks in Q1 2019 grew 3.8% to 3,375 units of vehicles.
Japanese Automotive Fastener and Parts Maker Piolax Moves Production Due to BREXIT Woes Piolax, an automotive fastener and parts maker from Japan, is remapping its production in response to BREXIT, moving the production of automotive parts (which are sold to the U.S.) from the Dongguang (China) plant to the Georgia plant since the start of 2019. Piolax is also increasing inventory of parts within the EU region which are exported from UK to EU. Furthermore, the company was considering consigning production to a partnering company starting the end of March. For merly Piola x manufactured a large amount of hose clamps and other automotive pa r ts f rom its Ch i na plant. The production cost was low and the volume of supply to the Chinese market was large. However, in recent years the growth of the Chinese automotive market slowed and The U.S. government started the imposition of tariff on Chinese products since last summer, to which the president of Piolax said: "If this keeps going, we are looking at a loss of JPN 100 million every year." Given that the U.S./ China trade conflict could be a long battle, the president decided to move production to the U.S. plant. He invested hundreds of millions of Japanese yens in building a heat treatment furnace at the U.S. plant to process hose clamps and metal fasteners. The UK plant is the main supply base for Piolax to the EU region, handling automotive fasteners and other parts, 60% of which are sold to the EU and 40% to UK. If anything, the customs clearance procedures and relevant regulations as a result of BREXIT could undesirably cast a heavy blow to Piolax's sales and logistics. The president has ordered his operating bases to increase inventory. He is also considering consigning production to his partner ARaymond Japan at the end of this March to retain cost competitiveness. ARaymond, an industrial fastener maker like Piolax, works with Piolax on manufacture of products for untapped markets through bilateral production consignment.
Construction of Tokyo Olympics 2020 Delayed by Insufficient Bolt Supply Tokyo Olympics is going to welcome visitors from around the world next year, but the construction for the event is currently reported to be seriously delayed by “insufficient bolt supply”. It is reported that the insufficient supply of bolts has delayed several construction projects in progress such as stadiums, athlete villages and hotels. The issue of insufficient bolt supply has also aroused the concern from Japanese media. According to a Japanese news media, the category reported to be the most insufficient is “High Strength Bolt” used to build tall buildings or bridges, which has been in short supply since last summer. Users used to receive their requested bolts within one to one and a half months, but now they have to wait for even half a year. 83% of the construction companies cannot but delay their work. In order to solve this problem, Japanese Government has urged certain bolt manufacturers increase their production and the Department of Commerce of Japan even proposed to import the bolts from Korea. However, even the authorities have tried to do whatever they could to solve the problem, the tremendous demand for these bolts remain unsatisfied as yet.
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Honda to Close Its Car Manufacturing Plant in Turkey The emergence of t he electric vehicles industry in recent years has indirectly made an impact on Honda and made it determine to close its UK plant by 2022. On April 8th, Honda has also made another closure announcement saying it will close its plant in Turkey by 2021. According to Honda, these announcements were made to correspond to the changes in the global automotive industry caused by the emergence of electric vehicles and it will also try to make adjustments to relevant manufacturing structure in the future. The current annual capacity of Honda’s car manufacturing plant in Turkey is 38,000 units.
Chu Yu Group Reports Revenue Growth This March and Launches New Investment Projects in China & Indonesia Taiwan leading fastener manufacturer Chun Yu Group reported that its consolidated revenue in 2018 was NTD 9.84 billion, up 9.3% from the same period last year; its net profit after tax reached NTD 0.566 billion and hit 10-year high (up nearly 80% year-on-year). Its revenue in March 2019 grew 58% in Feb. to NTD 0.898 billion (up 8.01% from the same period last year). Chun Yu expects to actively extend its business reach to the high value-added automotive fasteners, aerospace, biomedical and many other segments in the future. To be specific, Chun Yu Group plans to invest NTD 0.75 billion in expanding the factory in Shaoguan City (Guangzhou Province, China) and increasing the capacity. On the other hand, it is also considering launching new investment projects in Indonesia. Currently, the main sales of Chun Yu in Indonesia is focused on fasteners for the construction segment and it did profit really well in the market last year. With good expectations to the orders for construction fasteners in both Indonesia and China, Chun Yu will continue to strengthen its business in these two countries.
OSG, a maker of screw tappers, thread gages and tool bits, announced a plant expansion and "OSG 4.0" Project in a press conference on January 15. The company will add a new plant (16.3 thousand square meters) to the current one (32.2 thousand square meters) located in Shinshiro City of Aichi Prefecture. The two plants will add up to a total area of 48.5 thousand square meters. OSG will prioritize on a progression to smart factory that digitally connects business operations, manufacture, after-service and all other processes.
OFCO Industrial Successfully Penetrates into U.S. Market and Reports NTD 1.233 Billion Revenue in 2018 Taiwan-based OFCO Industrial Corp. reported that its annual consolidated revenue in 2018 reached NTD 1.233 billion, up 38.23% from the same period last year and hitting 15-year high. Its net profit after tax was NTD 54 million with an EPS of NTD 1.31. It is reported that since 2017 OFCO has been strengthening its business presence in U.S. market and has successfully gained its own significant market share and benefited a lot from the order-shifting effect caused by the trade war between USA and Ch ina since 2018. The revenues of OFCO in January 2019 and February of 2019 are respectively NTD 87.048 million (+29.32% year-on-year) and 68.299 million (+21.11% year-onyear). OFCO is planning to continue the investment in introducing more facilities and developing more high value-added products. In addition, it is also considering collaboration with other associate companies to develop composites & special materials in order to enhance the added value of products and achieve better profit margin in the future.
Shuenn Chang Fa Enterprise Expands Its Factory for Providing Better Service Taiwan-based special screws, construction screws, automotive screws and many other high value-added fasteners manufacturer, Shuenn Chang Fa Enterprise Co., Ltd., has launched a new factory expansion plan, which is about to finish soon. According to the plan, the area of the factory will be increased to 16,000 sq. m and a set of German long screw former, automatic warehouse and packaging equipment will be also introduced. The average monthly capacity of the ISO9001, ISO14001, IATF16949 and CE certified Shuenn Chang Fa reaches around 1,200 tons. It is also expected that the company will be certified by ETA this year. According to Shuenn Chang Fa, there are two major goals for the factory expansion. One is to ensure high product quality, increase manufacturing efficiency, and introduce machining/drilling/tapping and many other facilities for secondary processing, while the other is to satisfy the growing demand from overseas customers, set up the automatic warehouse system, and shorten lead times.
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MARii: Automotive Component Export of Malaysia in 2019 is Expected to Reach Around USD 3.146 Billion The automotive component export of Malaysia reached a new high in 2018 to up to MYR 12.1 billion (around USD 2.928 billion). According to Madani Sahari, Chief Executive of Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), several policies proposed by the Malaysian Government have helped boost the surge in the automotive component export in Malaysia and the figure is estimated to climb to MYR 13 billion (around USD 3.146 billion) in 2019. The Malaysian Government is planning to announce its new national policy for the automotive industry, which will be specifically focused on electric vehicles, Industry 4.0, AI, IoT, etc.
Donfeng-Honda Recalls Certain XR-V Models Due to Risk of Bolt Loosening T he ca r ma nufact u rer i n Ch i na, DongfengHonda, has a n nou nced the recall of certain XR-V model manufactured in the period from Dec/17/2018 to Dec/24/2018, totaling 2,835 u n its a nd t he recall has begun since Mar/04/2019. Ac c or d i ng t o Don fe ngHonda, some bolts used to fasten the bearing units of rear right wheel hubs were not torqued to the required value in assembly and may result in bolt loosening, noise, shaking or detachment from hubs. Donfeng-Honda recalls these cars for re-examination of bolts, and if necessary, it will replace the bolts with new ones free of charge to ensure driving safety.
Robust Sales Drive Shanghai Prime Machinery’s Deployment in Pan Asia FINET (Hong Kong press) reports the machinery parts maker and service provider, Shanghai Prime Machinery, released its full year sales record for 2018. The group's revenue last year grew 6.5% to RMB 9.03 billion, with a comprehensive gross profit of 19.7%, down 0.2% from 2017's 19.9%. The gross profit of the fastener business, the biggest contributor to the group's revenue, saw a minor decline mostly because the automotive market weakened in China and Europe and the gross profit slipped down due to the price factor. The vice president said the overall gross profit may have slipped a little last year, but the fastener business with an increasing proportion will improve in the future. He said the group is deploying for "Shanghai Prime Machinery- Pan Asia" to target Southeast Asia and India. The general manager said the trade conflict between the U.S. and China has brought bigger uncertainty to the international trade environment. The conflict has a certain level of effect on the group's export to the U.S. For one, some of the acquisitions may have been suspended. For the other, the group imports a great deal of raw materials from the U.S. and it increased the cost last year. The vice president said the income from exporting to the U.S. used to grow 10% annually. Since the trade conflict, the growth slowed. He said if the U.S. and China could find common ground, the income growth from exporting to the U.S. could return to over 10%.
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PSM Awarded “2018 Quality Improvement Award” by Minth Group PSM has gone through major i mprovement s on Quality aspects during 2018, and has met Minth Group “A” category supplier rating with quality requirements of not exceeding 20 PPM of defective parts delivered accumulative throughout the whole year of 2018. Hence on 10 Jan 2019, during Minth Group South China Strategic Suppliers Day 2018, PSM was nominated and also awarded the award for “2018 Quality Improvement Award”.
Association News Chairman of The Fasteners Institute of Japan on the Japanese Fastener Industry Performance in 2018 N I K K A N KO GYO SHIMBUN (news media) interviewed Mr. Tubaki Syouitirou, Chairman of The Fasteners Institute of Japan, a while ago on the performance of Japanese fastener industry in 2018. The Chairman said that the production volume and value of fasteners are expected to outpace 2017. The volume will range between 3.2 to 3.3 million tons, and the value will be around JPN 900 billion. Three consecutive years of growth will bring the industry's performance back to the level prior to the economic crisis in 2008. However, the Japanese fastener industry is in severe condition with shortage of talents and issues with business succession will continue on. The Fasteners Institute of Japan will discuss a system to incorporate foreign talents into Japanese fastener manufacturing plants within 2019. The Chairman said the evolution of AI and IoT will push the market to demand entirely different functions for fasteners. Fasteners are literally used everywhere, and say if we were to embed an IC chip into a screw to harvest big data, technically this is not something out of the question. Such screws will take an entirely different design. The Japanese fastener industry must think ahead of the current situation and find a way out. Speaking on the emergence of electric cars, he said developing fasteners of higher strength and higher quality is the way left for the Japanese fastener industry to survive in the world market.
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2019-03-13 – DSV Industrial Fastening & Assembly Workshop The bi-annual congress in the field of industrial fastening & assembly, hosted by the DSV – German Fastener Association – is the biggest and most prestigious in Germany. The event this year took place at German Hygiene Museum in Dresden. Speakers covered the latest issues from residual torque testing, osculation supported assembly, flow-drill-fastening, high voltage fastening and many more. More than 200 participants were from all industries. Since the day before the DSV hosted the alumni meeting of the fastener engineering degree.
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IHA to Meet in Dublin During the 2019 Global DIY Summi Representatives of IHA member associations are invited to beautiful Dublin, Ireland June 3-8, 2019 for a week of exciting business seminars, store tours and networking opportunities. For more info about this event, please visit http://www.ihaworldwide. com/or contact Bill Lee at blee@nrha.org
Bossard Acquires BRUMA Schraub- und Drehtechnik GmbH in Germany The Bossard Group is consolidating its market position in the area of high-quality engineered products by taking over the German company BRUMA Schraub- und Drehtechnik GmbH in Velbert. The vendor of high-quality fastening solutions is a recognized supplier in demanding industrial sectors. The automotive and electrical industry are particularly noteworthy. The German company generates an annual turnover of 11 million euros and employs 19 people. Bossard has continuously expanded its presence in the area of engineered and high-quality branded products in recent years through various acquisitions. BRUMA can look back on almost thirty years of experience in the development of highly engineering products for customers in demanding industries such as the automotive industry. Customized engineered screws, fastening elements and turned parts for series production belong to the core competence of the German company. In recent years, the Bossard Group has increasingly shifted its focus towards high-quality branded products and engineering fastening solutions and solidified its investment portfolio through appropriate acquisitions. The acquisition of BRUMA Schraub- und Drehtechnik GmbH in Velbert, Germany, fully reflects this strategic approach. At the same time, this investment will enable Bossard to consolidate its presence on the German market. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
MW Industries Announces the Acquisitions of Marox and Sussex Wire MW Industries, a leading provider of highly engineered springs, specialty fasteners, bellows, and other precision components, announced the acquisition of two companies from SW Holdings, LLC: Marox, a manufacturer of machined orthopedic implants, and Sussex Wire, a manufacturer of mini and micro cold-formed parts. Both companies are premier suppliers of tight tolerance, mission-critical components used in medical device, aerospace, and industrial applications. Located in Holyoke, MA, Marox produces precision machined orthopedic and spinal implants in a variety of complex geometries to leading orthopedic device firms. The company also manufactures components used on robotic surgery devices. Sussex Wire, located in Easton, PA, applies cold-forming and roll-forming manufacturing techniques to shape metal wire and special alloys into highly engineered, precision, micro-miniature components. These components play essential roles in medical device applications. Both companies offer advanced engineering capabilities, material selection advice, and manufacturing know-how for creative solutions that shorten design cycle times and speed time to market. “Adding Marox and Sussex Wire to our portfolio of medical solutions companies creates a set of technical capabilities and precision machining capacity that is unmatched in the industry,” explains John Bagnuolo, Chief Executive Officer of MW Industries.
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JIAXING ZIJIN IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD. 519
518
C&R Supply Chain Solutions SA de CV
Rotor Clip
813
912
624
625
724
622
623
722
HAINING R-BEST HARDWARE CO., LTD
516
915
413
ETO MEXICO SOLUCIONES TECNICAS DAGAN INTERNATIONAL S.A de C.V
1015
612
713
Fit Fasteners LLC
ZHEJIANG SANLIN METALS PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
200
705 201
309
804
300
JIAXING ZURI IMP. & EXP. CO., LTD.
701
Indux
702
807 405
302
Haiyan Oulai Hardware Technology Co.,Ltd.
805
JIAXING DAZHE FASTENER CO., LTD
Fastenal Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
401
Beijing Jinzhaobo High Strenght Fastener Co Ltd
Eagle Metalware Co.LTD
801
YUYAO
909
608
609
Micro Partes de Mexico
Acument Global Technologies
605
507 606 SUZHOU HANGZHOU YUEDA JINYUAN HARDWARE PRODUCTS FASTENER CO., LTD. CO., LTD. 505
JISHAN TENGZE IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD
Star Stainless
303
800
509
SHANGHAI DELTA JINGTAO HARDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRADINGCO., LTD. CO., LTD
906
504
OVAKO NORTH AMERICA
301
908
506
DEACERO SAPI DE CV
King Point Enterprises Limited
Nylok
700
809 407
Clavos Nacionales Mexico
904
708
903
Brighton Best International
HONGXU HARDWARE CO., LIMITED
916
815
914
TIANJIN ZHIYAN IMPORT & EXPORT CO.,LTD
HOME SOON
JERN YAO 812
813
CHIREK
FASTENER WORLD
707
Jiashan Lisan Metal Product Co
804
701
1014
1015
913
1012
1013
World Construccion
YONGLIAN METAL CO., LIMITED
ETO MEXICO SOLUCIONES TECNICAS S.A de C.V
809
908
909
807
SHANGHAI DELTA Sujeciones INTERNATIONAL Titan TRADING CO., LTD Sa de CV (tornimaster) 906
905
1006
1005
903
1004
1003
Fabrica de Tornillos Easylink
1007 Sujeciones Titan Sa de CV (tornimaster)
Directorio de la Industria Maquiladora de BC
1005 805
705
1004 700
915
JIAXING ZIJIN IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD.
912
1007
808
KANEBRIDGE CORPORATION
901
918
SHYANG
Loomis International, Ltd.
Indux
Phifer Incorporated
900
709
Canacintra
905Canacintra 1006
604 JIASHAN XUEYU METAL CO., LTD.
600
ATOTECH DE MEXICO SA DE CV
Fabrica de Tornillos Easylink
819
817
ONY 814
JIAXING KOX IMPORT & EXPORT TRADING CO., LTD
920
SHENG 1013
816
715
821
KO World YING Construccion
818 UNIPROTECH 717
MAXIMUM FASTENERS DE MEXICO
Fasteners Manufacturing S.A de C.V
820 KING YUAN DAR
Shiv-Om Brass Industries
CO.,LTD.
614
511
512
1012
913
The Valdan Group
825
1014
613
Kohlhage Fasteners GmbH & Co. KG
517
513
824
719 616
YONGLIAN METAL FASTENER CO., WORLD 415 514 LIMITED 417
Alloy & Stainless Fasteners
728 QINGDAO SUPER STAR TOOLS CO., LTD
HISENER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
914
HOME SOON
305
BIRLOS INTERNACIONALES, SA DE CV
Jiashan Lisan Metal Product Co
103
628
SOUTHWIND INT’L USA
423
Macdermid Enthone
no.813
730
916
425
416
631
Cluster Industrial
529 HONGXU HARDWARE CO., LIMITED
528
BETTER FASTENERS(SHANGHAI) CO.,LIMITED
412
JM Tor Par
630
WELCOME! Taiwan pavilion 209
204
313
312
709
208
102 AUTOMATED DATA SYSTEMS SA DE CV
101
812
531
918
SHYANG SHENG
323 422 HAIYAN Tuercas y XINSHUN Tornillos HARDWARE Baez CO., LTD. SA de CV
JERN YAO
ZHEJIANG NINGBO ECO-FASTENING INDUSTRY SUPPLY SANLIN METALS CO., LTD. PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
Somos Industria
105
Canacintra
JIASHAN RISING IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD.
316
428
CHIREK
Canacintra
Index
507 606 SUZHOU HANGZHOU YUEDA JINYUAN HARDWARE PRODUCTS FASTENER CO., LTD. CO., LTD.
SHANDONG TENGDA FASTEN TECH. CO., LTD.
713
212
113
os ales co
318
530
Mexico Industry
424
Ningbo Hanyee Metal Product Co., Ltd.
HAIYAN FUXIN HIGH STRENGTH FASTENER CO.,LTD.
431
819
817 325
ONY
814
219
Global Fastener-
116
816
920
KO YING
430
329
JIAXING KOX IMPORT & EXPORT TRADING CO., LTD
Products Finishing México
118
Fit Fasteners LLC
331
322
Directorios Industriales
821
818 UNIPROTECH
SIMEC Shiv-Om ACERO Brass S.A de Industries C.V
715
119
324
820 KING YUAN DAR
EUROSTAR MACHINERY
223
120
MAXIMUM FASTENERS DE MEXICO
511
512
222
China Fastener
514
513
225
Careintra
123
122
328
717
125
415
330
229
228
124
412
231
230
519
518
517
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HISENER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
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oint rises ed
825
904
Directorio de la Industria Maquiladora de BC
702
800
1003801
Eagle Metalware Co.LTD
KANEBRIDGE CORPORATION
900
901
Brighton Best International
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Booth no.812 / CHIREK FASTENER CORP.
www.chirek.com.tw
T: 886-4-25668328 F: 886-4-25668353 E: sales@chirek.com.tw Chirek Fastener Corporation was established in 1991. We have over 25 years of experience in international and domestic sales of construction fasteners. We specialize in bi-metal self-drilling screws, anti-corrosion self-drilling coating screws, heavy structural bolts, stainless steel bolts, hex socket cap screws, anchors, nuts and washers. Not only can we provide standard products such as ASTM, JIS and DIN but also can offer customized products according to our clients’ design. With a 5000 m3 warehouse here in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Chirek has more than 2000 tons of heavy structural bolts, bi-metal self-drilling screws, stainless steel bolts, hex socket cap screws, nuts and washers in stock. Due to the huge stock of available products, our lead time is short. Moreover, we are willing to accept small volume of orders.
Booth no.814 / JERN YAO ENTERPRISES CO., LTD. T: 886-6-2700011
F: 886-6-2700055
E: sales@jernyao.com
www.jernyao.com CE, ISO9001, ISO9001
Formed in 1993, products include Bolt Formers, Nut Formers and Special Parts Formers. Building over 200 machines a year, we have sold over 4,300 sets of machines thus far. Over 250 different varieties of forging machines. ISO9002 and ISO9001:2000 registered; CE certified. Continuously enhancing more user-friendly accessories such as: Transfer housing lift & turn system, Punch & die quick change over system, dial control style slow jog system, linear feed system, finger open/ close cam automatically adjustment, modified cut-off system for smoother cut-off surfaces.
Booth no.815 / HOME SOON ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. T: 886-4-23353817
F: 886-4-23353609
www.homesoon.com.tw
E: home.soon@msa.hinet.net
ISO9002
Offering Fastener Driving Tools and Accessories with 37 years of know-how, Home Soon is a professional manufacturer and also a reliable supplier. Our selection of products include driver bits, bit holders, nut setters, sockets, wrenches and a variety of hand tools satisfying customers in automotive and construction related industries. OEM is welcome.
Booth no.816 / ONY CO., LTD. T: 886-6-2676086
F: 886-6-2676089
ony.tw E: young@ony.tw
ONY Co., Ltd. provides turnkey fasteners manufacturing machines. All the machines consist of decent quality with affordable cost. The philosophy of ONY is to provide the most reliable machines to maximise the finest quality products. Please refer to the list for our mainstream machiners: Wire annealing furnace, wire phosphating line, wire drawing machine, cold forging bolt, nut and special parts forming machine, special purpose 2nd operation machine, thread rolling machine/nut tapping machine, continuous heat treatment furnace, electro plating machine, packing machine, any kind of special purpose machines, general cold forge tooling and spare parts.
Booth no.818 / UNI-PROTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
www.uni-protech.com.tw
T: 886-6-2977107 F: 886-6-2977109 E: up@mail.uni-protech.com.tw ISO/IEC 17025, ISO9001, TAF World-class manufacturer of automotive fasteners and customized parts. Strong designing ability to provide highly reliable products. Well-organized policies in engineering, testing, sorting & logistics. Various products sourcing from Taiwan & China. Building a customer-oriented and long term relationship all over the world. Respect, Trust and Honest are our company spirit.
Booth no.819 / SHYANG SHENG PRECISE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. T: 886-8-7801044
F: 886-8-7801034
E: shyang.her@msa.hinet.net
www.splasticinjectionmold.com
ISO9000:2008
Shyang Sheng is a custom plastic injection mould, plastic fastener manufacturer. It supplies any OEM plastic fastener service in Taiwan. Shyang Sheng supplies custom plastic injection moulds suitable for any kinds of customers if you have the demand for OEM plastic injection mould, please contact us.
Booth no.820 / KING YUAN DAR METAL ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. T: 886-4-7588101
F: 886-4-7586310
www.fastener-world.com.tw/kyd
E: pdaiboo@kydmetal.com
Three-dimensional vibration grinding machine-4P, heat treatment furnace.
Booth no.821 / KO YING HARDWARE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. T: 886-7-6214655
F: 886-7-6226316
E: koying@koying.com.tw
www.ko-ying.com.tw
ISO9001
Ko Ying Hardware Industry Co., was established in 1997. Ko Ying designs and researches fasteners from the customer’s drawings or sample to meet our customers’ needs. We are a customer-oriented company. It is our policy to produce products that satisfy our customers’ expectations. In order to develop advanced technology and provide the best quality for our customers, we have R(research) & D(develop) department. Now we already passed ISO:9001 2008. Ko Ying supplies high quality and customized fasteners. Ko Ying is your best partner in creating customer value.
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Founding of U-WIN Fasteners Co., Ltd. The four giants— Chun Yu, Jinn Her, Shih Hsang Ywa and Thread Industrial co-founded U-WIN Fasteners hoping to open up the market for Taiwan’s fasteners and stay away from cut-throat competition through a strategic alliance. The founding of U-WIN was to combine limited resources from respective founders. U-WIN sought to alleviate the negative sentiment of price cutting by integrating resources, uniting production, sales, purchase, and making an agreement on marketing routes. It combined the forces of each founder to form a team working to develop overseas markets, open up marketing routes and increase the industry’s competitiveness in the world.
Dongguan Kaiyang Metal & Machinery Celebrated 6th Anniversary and New Plant Completion Spanning 8,000 square meters, Dongguan Kaiyang was co-founded by four Taiwanese fastener companies. To celebrate its 6th anniversary and the completion of a plant, more than 400 guests from Taiwan and China attended this grand event. Presidents from Chun Yu and Taiho Tool as well as the former Mayor of Dalang Town of Dongguan City went to the event to congratulate.
Taiwan Fastener Trading Companies Association Visited 3 Companies Coupled with a Lecture by China Steel Corp. Over 130 members joined and visited Bossard Taiwan, Hsin Yu Screw, and Loh Torng Hardware. At the end of the visit, the former president of China Steel Corp lectured on the impact of WTO on Taiwan and proposed 5 measures.
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Korea/Japan/Taiwan Fastener Industry Exchange Meeting
The exchange meeting held by South Korea at the time in Gyeongju had 40 Taiwanese, 32 Japanese, and 26 Korean representatives in attendance.
Haiyan County Delegation Visited Taiwan and Attended a Seminar in Tainan City The former Haiyan County Mayor brought a delegation of 10 people to Taiwan for a week-long visit followed by a seminar.
Former president of Taiwan Fastener Trading Companies Association, Zephyr Chang, was the one who welcomed the delegation. There were a total of 17 representatives from the Taiwan side.
Fastener Fair London The show moved from Donington to London. It comprised areas for fasteners, hand tools and machinery and saw the number of visitors and exhibitors doubled over the previous year.
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International Home + Housewares Show - Chicago Fastener World was authorized for the first time as a sales agent for the show and arranged a Taiwan Pavilion. Dah Shi Metal, Chang Bing, Altom, Boltun, Topist Enterprise, Super Power Screws, Kwantex and Loh Torng Hardware Machine attended this show.
Expo Nacional Ferretera The 13th edition drew over 55,000 people from over 20 countries. Taiwanese exhibitors who registered through Fastener World stood out from the few Asian companies at the show.
Hong Kong International Building and Hardware Fair The show drew over 150 exhibitors, 65% of whom exhibited at this show for the first time. It had an exclusive exhibition hall for Taiwanese exhibitors and another for China. COMPASS CORP., Adela Enterprise and SRC registered the show through Fastener World. The show was affected by the September 11th attack and the world economy suffered a heavy blow, but the show still drew quite a number of Chinese buyers.
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Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019
Taiwanese Exhibitors Brought by Fastener World Unfold Excellent Fastener Manufacturing Technology
The biennial Fastener Fair Stuttgart entered its 8th edition. It is the world’s largest show for the fastener industry with not only European exhibitors but also exhibitors from Asia, Southeast Asia, India and the Americas who attend almost every year. Around 170 exhibitors came from Taiwan which became the third largest exhibiting country of the 8th edition. The show had two Taiwan Pavilions, one located in Hall 5 and the other in Hall 1, and both were aimed to offer a complete fastener supply chain for global buyers. According to the organizer, 987 exhibitors from 45 countries came to exhibit on the total 22,200 sqm exhibition space. Compared to the last edition, the number of exhibitors increased by 10% and the total exhibition space increased by 5%. This 3-day event drew buyers from around the world including Europe, South Africa, Argentina, Russia and the U.S, who hoped to find more fastener purchase platforms there. According to the data released by the organizer, a total of 12,070 visitors from 90 countries came to Stuttgart to discover the latest trends and products from all areas of fastener and fixing technology and to network with other industry experts. Many buyers said Fastener World’s publications and online B2B platform provide complete and fast search for global suppliers. We interviewed Bülte, Ambrovit and Saima, the annual participants of the show, who said their primary goal at the show was to announce the launch of new products and meet with new/existing clients. The exhibitors came from a diversity of industries including materials, finished products, machinery and peripheral products. Everyone wanted to grow business and sales through this biennial event. Apart from the show, visits to the M. Benz and Bosch plants were arranged for Taiwanese exhibitors and helped them better understand German craftsmanship. The Benz museum spanning 16,500 square meters displayed over 160 cars. The Bosch plant offered the opportunity to experience Industry 4.0, and demonstrated how to utilize the Internet to digitally analyze and optimize procedures in a supply chain. The next edition of Fastener Fair Stuttgart is scheduled to take place May 18-20, 2021 at Messe Stuttgart.
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兩年一度的司徒加特螺絲展今年已經是第八屆，是世界規模最大螺 絲展，不只歐洲展商參加，許多亞洲、東南亞、印度、美洲廠商幾乎都年年 參加。由滙達公司所率領的台灣廠商約有170家報名參與，是本屆第三大 展出國。主辦單位數據顯示，今年共有來自45國987家廠商報名參展，使 用了22,200平方公尺展出面積。整體展商數目較上一屆成長10%，展場使 用面積也成長了5%。 為期三天的展會，買家來自世界各地，不僅來自歐洲當地，更有遠從 南非、阿根廷、俄羅斯、美國等其他國家買家遠道而來，都渴望能在這個 盛大的展會找到更多螺絲採購平台。根據主辦單位展後公布數據，三天的 展期共吸引90國12,070名訪客，與上屆相比成長3%，到場蒐集最新扣件 和緊固元件趨勢和產品，並且與產業專家進行意見交換與交流。
2019德國 司徒加特螺絲展 台灣展現最完美成 功演出
本次會展規模相當大，為了能服務到所有在展會中的買主以及台灣廠 商，滙達公司也分別在一、五館設置攤位，讓無論是在哪個展區的買家都可以快速 地找到滙達的蹤跡，也替來自世界各地的買家提供完整的扣件供應鏈訊息。 台灣廠商參展反應熱烈，不少參展商都表示相當期待2021年的司徒加特展，續 展意願相當踴躍。台灣總代理滙達公司利用開展前便開始協助台灣的螺絲扣件業 者宣傳，針對以歐盟為主的全球採購買主發送5萬本多期雜誌，利用電子報強對全 球潛力買主宣傳放送，許多會場參觀買主表示，滙達旗下多款刊物和網站b2b搜尋 平台對他們搜尋全球供應商來說不僅完整，更重要的是也非常快速。 展期中特拜訪Bülte、Ambrovit、Saima等年年參與司徒加特的知名廠商表示， 此行最大目標著重在新品發表及與新、舊客戶會面。本次會展展商產業多元豐富， 其中不乏原料、成品、機械和週邊相關廠商，大家都希望藉由兩年一次的產業盛會 讓今年業績和發展更上層樓。 滙達公司在台灣團區展覽期間安排參觀賓士汽車組裝廠和Bosch工廠，位於 司徒加特的賓士汽車組裝廠年產汽車60萬輛，Bosch工廠則是能夠親身體驗工業 4.0，展示如何利用AI技術對供應鏈中的流程進行數位化分析及優化。對德國精緻 工藝表現又有進一步認識。另外還安排參觀賓士博物館，館內展出超過160輛名 車。許多台灣扣件業者參觀完後，對於如何將大數據應用在扣件製程中有更大的反 思，期盼能夠透過這次的行程開啟台灣扣件業者對於工業轉型實踐有更多幫助。 下一屆2021年將在5月18-20日在德國司徒加特舉辦。
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ABS METAL 得鈺
ACCURTEK 力鋮
AEH FASTEN 鉞昌
AIMREACH 盛融
ALEX SCREW 禾億
ANCHOR 安拓
ANGELRAY 全岑
A-PLUS
A-STAINLESS 淳康
BI-MIRTH 吉瞬
BOLTUN 恒耀
BRILLIANT 敬順
CHAEN WEI 鍵瑋
CHANG YI 長益
CHANNG CHIN 常進
CHIAN YUNG 將運
CHIN LIH HSING 金利興
CHINA PNEUMATIC 中國氣動
CHANGING SUN 長晉盛
CHIEH LING 捷領 CHING IEE 慶益
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DURA / RODEX 華祺 / SZU I / PT. SHYE
DAR YU 達宇
CHU WU 雷堤
CPC FASTENERS 冠誠
DIING SEN 鼎昇
DICHA SOMBRILLA 集財
DUNFA 敦發
ENCORE GREEN 儀吉
FAREAST METAL 億萬年 FASTFIX-IT 緊固
DRAGON 龍昌
CHUN YU 春雨
DA YANG 大楊
DE HUI 德慧
DRA-GOON 丞曜
ESSENCE METHOD REFINE 精法
FAST-ASIA 迅亞 FENG YI 豐益
FANG SHENG 芳生
FASTENER JAMHER 占賀 FILROX 惠錄
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FONTEC 鋒泉
FWU KUANG 福光 / MULTI-TEK 聚巨豐
FRATOM 福敦
FU HUI 福輝
GOFAST 喬邁
GOOD USE 固特優
HAO MOU 豪茂
HEADER PLAN 祺諾
HOME SOON 宏舜
HOMN REEN 宏穎
HSIN CHANG 欣彰 HUANG JING 皇晉
HSIN JUI 欣瑞 HWA HSING 華興
JOINER 喬亞
H-LOCKER 重原
HSIEN SUN 憲順
HSIUNG JEN 雄仁 HWALLY 樺麟
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J.C. GRAND 俊良
JAU YEOU 朝友
JET FAST 捷禾
JI LI DENG 吉立登
JIN SHING 竣鑫
JOCKEY BILL 全盈
JOKER 久可
K. TICHO 帝潮
KAI SHYUN 凱馴
KAO WEIN 高源
KATSUHANA 濱井
KCS 寶源
KEY-USE 凱雍
KHEIRON 鼎富隆
KOT 金萬財
KU FU 格福 LIH TA 力大
KWANTEX 寬仕 LOCKSURE 今湛
KARAT 寶資 L & W 金大鼎
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LOH TORNG 陸同 MASTERPIECE 金全益
MASTER UNITED 永傑 MAUDLE 茂異
METALINK 美聯
NEWPACK 杉錡
OFCO 久陽
RAY FU 瑞滬
REXLEN 連宜
S&T FASTENING 順通 SEN CHANG 昇錩
NCG TOOLS 昶彰
PANTHER T & H 元楊
RIU 日友精密
SAN YUNG 三永
SCREWTECH 銳禾
SHEN CHOU 神洲
SHENG LONG 昇隆
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SHIN CHUN 昕群
SHIN JAAN 新展
SOON PORT 鴻錡
SPECIAL RIVETS 恆昭
SUN THROUGH 三友璟
SUPER DPD 三御
SUPER NUT 傑螺
TAI HUEI 台煇
TIFI 螺絲公會
VERTEX 緯紘 WATTSON 華盛
TAIKYU 台京
TAIWAN PRECISION 台灣精密
TAIWAN SHAN YIN 慶達
THREAD 英德
UNIPACK 全立發
UNITECH 永鋮
WA TAI 和泰
WAN IUAN 萬淵
WE POWER 威力寶
WEI IN 瑋瑩
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WIN POWMAX 優力克
WINGTONE 運通
Y.Y. CABLE 精奕
YANG YI 陽屹
YICISCREW 佑誠
YI CHUN 誼峻
YOANG MING 擁明
YUN CHAN 雍昌
YOW CHERN 侑城
LEE KING 麗錡
WYSER 緯聯
MAO CHUAN 貿詮
YOUR CHOICE 太子
YUO CHUN 佑春
STEEL STONE 岡岩
TZONG JI 宗基
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Taiwanese exhibitors visited the manufacturing plant of M. Benz.
Taiwanese exhibitors visited the plant of utilizing Industry 4.0 technology
Bosch
台灣展商特別參訪
賓士車廠
台灣展商觀摩
Bosch
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展會 Onsite Interviews with 特別 Ambrovit, Bülte and Saima 專訪
Onsite correspondent: Gang Hao Chang, Vice Editor-in-Chief of Fastener World 現場特派採訪／惠達副總編輯 張剛豪
Ambrovit S.p.A Adhering to the belief of “Together, No Challenge is Impossible,” the Italian leading fastener solution provider, Ambrovit, has been specialized in the supply of carpentry screws, chipboard screws, selftapping screws, drywall screws, concrete screws, hex lag screws and a broad range of bolts/nuts/washers for years. Currently, it has the warehouse of 44,000 pallets in stock. However, for providing better service and broadening its supply range, Ambrovit still continues to introduce new product items to customers, which has won for itself the loyal and long-term support from customers. The detailed catalogue has been also now available on Ambrovit’s website. As a professional distributor, Ambrovit buys only high-quality products from high-quality suppliers around the world. It sells products to many European countries and is working very well with customers not only in Italy, but also in Germany, France, Spain, etc. It is also considering strengthening its presence in Russia. Being a specialized provider, Ambrovit is able to offer customers any technical support. The performance of Ambrovit in 2018 was a bit better than 2017. This year it also invested in its warehouse with new machines to improve its service. To Ambrovit, it is important to maintain good relationships with existing customers and developing new ones, and attending fairs like FF Stuttgart is one of the good ways to realize these goals.
秉持著「合作，實現各種挑戰」的信念，義大利領導 扣件解決方案提供商Ambrovit多年來專門供應木工螺絲、 塑板螺絲、自攻螺絲、乾牆螺絲、水泥螺絲、六角木螺絲和 一系列螺栓／螺帽／墊片等產品。擁有可容納44,000個棧 板的倉儲面積。為了提供更好的服務以及擴大產品項目， Ambrovit仍持續為客戶引進新產品項目，也因此為其贏得 客戶的忠實長期支持。最新的詳盡產品目錄也已經更新至 Ambrovit官網。 作為專業的經銷商，Ambrovit只向全球的高質量供應 商採購高品質的產品。產品銷售至許多歐洲國家，不只是 在總部所在的義大利，跟德國、法國、西班牙等國客戶配 合皆相當順暢。目前也積極考慮要拓展在俄羅斯的市佔 率。作為專業的供應商，Ambrovit也有能力提供客戶任何 技術性支援。 Ambrovit在2018的表現比2017的表現還要好。今年也 同步投資倉儲設備來提升改善服務。 對Ambrovit來說，與現有客戶維繫好關係和開發新客 戶至關重要，而透過參加像是德國司徒加特的展會也是實 踐這些目標的好方法之一。
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Bülte Established for more than 60 years, the Bülte Group has been specialized in design and production of various types of standard polyamide fasteners and many other specific innovative solutions made in different materials, such as ABS, PP, PE, PVDF, POM, PC, PTFE. At Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019, Bülte also showcased its latest range of products – Hex Head Screws Flanged with 6 Lobe Drive, which is with a washer faced design right underneath the head as well. According to Mr. Bülte, the new series of products are easy to use with a screwdriver and will not break easily in application due to its high strength attribute. Its 6-lobe drive design also makes it very suitable to be used in automotive systems. Products of Bülte are all made in Germany and it has a strong R&D team to help customers meet their demand for standard or even special parts. To be more specific, if customers need something special, the team of Bülte with flexible manufacturing capabilities is able to manufacture exactly what they want. Bülte sells products to all over the world. Its products have been successfully adopted by customers in Australia, South Africa, etc., and the biggest market for it is Europe. Mr. Bülte noted, “Many customers in European countries choose the products of Bülte.” The performance of Bülte in 2018 was quite good and it also expects positive results in 2019 for the Group. Having been participating in FF Stuttgart for many times, Bülte said the Fair this year was a good platform to meet new customers, establish new contacts and showcase to the global fastener industry its new innovations. Moreover, it also expects to release one more new products and expand its presence a little bit to the potential Russian market this year.
成立至今超過60餘載，Bülte集團專門設計生產各式標 準/非標準ABS、PP、PE、PVDF、POM、 PC、PTFE製的聚 胺材質扣件和其他各式創新緊固方案。 在2019年德國司徒加特螺絲展，Bülte也展出其最新產 品系列- 六角頭6瓣式鑽頭設計螺絲，在其頭部下方還有仿 墊片的設計。據 Bülte先生表示，新系列的產品跟螺絲起子 的搭配使用上非常容易，且實際應用時因其具有更好的強 度屬性所以不易斷裂。其6瓣式鑽頭設計也使其非常適合使 用於相關車用系統。 Bülte的產品皆於德國製造，且有堅強的研發團隊可以 協助客戶滿足標準和特殊件的需求。更明白來說，若客戶需 要不一樣的產品設計，具備彈性製造力的Bülte團隊絕對有 能力可以生產出他們想要的產品。 Bülte的產品銷售全球。其產品已經成功被澳洲、南非 等國客戶採用，目前最大市場在歐洲。Bülte先生表示: 「許 多歐洲國家的客戶都選擇使用Bülte的產品。」 Bülte在2018的表現相當不錯，集團預計在2019年也會 有正向的表現成果。參加過德國司徒加特展多屆的Bülte表 示，今年的展會是會見新客戶、建立新聯繫管道和向全球扣 件產業展現其創新產品的絕佳平台。另外，其也預計在今年 發表新產品和延伸觸角至潛在的俄羅斯市場。
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Saima Corporation Saima Corporation has been celebrating its 67th anniversary in 2019. Nowadays, under the leadership of CEO Tak Saima (the third generation of the company), it has grown into a fastener business with the HQ in Kanagawa (Japan), one overseas office in China and three cooperative companies in Malaysia, Singapore and India. Being an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified company, Saima uses only RoHS materials and its product range has been expanded to include Tamper Resistant Fasteners (TRF), Slim Head Screws, NonSert, and many more. Always seeking to be a dominator in niche markets, Saima is able to deliver products to all over the world in small quantities and also hire multilingual employees from different countries. At Fastener Fair Stuttgart this year, Saima demonstrated its excellent engineering capabilities by showcasing its TRF and Slim Head Screws. Features of these two products are as follows:
Saima Corporation 2019年正值成立67週年。目前在公司 第三代接班人執行長 斎 間 孝的領導下，Saima已經成長為一 家總部位於日本神奈川縣，且在中國擁有一處海外辦事處， 和在馬來西亞/新加坡/印度各有一家合作銷售代理的扣件企 業。取得ISO 9001和 ISO 14001雙認證，Saima堅持使用符合 RoHS規範的材料且其產品項目已經拓展至包括安全防盜扣 件(TRF)、扁頭螺絲、Non-Sert等。 一直在努力成為利基市場主導廠商的Saima可以滿足全 球小批量緊固產品的需求，並聘用來自不同國家會說不同語 言的員工。 在今年的德國司徒加特螺絲展，Saima藉由展出TRF安全 防盜螺絲和扁頭螺絲等產品向全球展現其精湛的工程加工能 力。此兩款產品的特色如下:
TRF FASTENERS
SLIM HEAD SCREWS
安全防盜螺絲(TRF)
扁頭螺絲
Enhanced Security Public Safety Protection from tampering
Thin Plate Fastening Accessibility/ Barrier-Free Robot / Drone / Medical Care
安全性強化 加強公共安全 防止破壞
薄板緊固 可觸及性/又不會形成阻礙 適用機器人/空拍機/醫療照護
Mr. Saima noted, “Saima has strengths of offering products in small quantities, operating internationally, having staff speaking different languages and most importantly offering excellent engineering service.” Considering the goals for 2019, Mr. Saima added, “The biggest goals in 2019 will be profit, profit and profit. The Red Ocean Strategy is never the one Saima will focus on. Instead, Saima would rather choose the Blue Ocean Strategy to enhance its dominance in niche markets around the world.”
Sa i ma先 生表示: 「Sa i ma具備可提 供小批 量 產品、國 際化運作、有可說多國語的員工和更重要的，可提供精湛的 工程加工服務優勢。」針對2019的目標Saima先生補充表示: 「2019最大目標當然就是獲利之外還是獲利。Saima本身從來 不注重價格廝殺的紅海策略。取而代之的是，Saima選擇藍海 策略來強化在全球利基市場的主導地位。」
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Fastener World’s Exhibition Preview Korea Metal Week
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KINTE X On the total area of 21,546 square meters, Korea Metal Week 2019 will be held from June 19 (Wed.) to 21(Fri.) at Hall 2~3, Exhibition Center 1, KINTEX in Goyang City, S. Korea. In 2019, Korea Metal Week will exhibit more wide-ranging and gather more sellers & buyers by newly-launching Control, Measurement and Automation applicable to the fastener industry.
Fastener & Wire will display various exhibits as below. - Bolt / Nut Products & Equipment - Automobile Parts / Fastening Products & Subsidiary Materials - Wire Production & Manufacturing Also, it will concurrently be held with Press & Forging, Tools, Automobile & Machine Pa r ts, Tube & Pipe, 3D Tech nology, Foundry & Die Casting, Fundamental Manufacturing Industr y, Aluminum, Metal Surface Treatment & Painting, Laser & Welding, Pump Technology, Composite, Control, Measurement and Automation. With subtitle ‘Advanced & Convergence Technology’, Korea Metal Week 2019 will invite experts of global automobile company such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, etc as keynote speakers. Also, through group invitation of their purchase department, the match-making service will be provided to the exhibitors for business meetings. Although Korea is not a big market in Asia, Korea Metal Week is the best marketing place to see the trend of the latest technologies in relevant industry.
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Fastener Expo Shanghai 06/2
6-28 Natio & Co nal Exhib nven ition ti From the 26-28 June 2019 a vast (Shan on Center g hai) nu mber of t he i ndust r y’s lea di ng companies will convene in Shanghai. Following the significant success of the recent 2018 exposition, which brought 633 exhibitors, 2019 sees a growth to over 700 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors. Occupying 60,000 sqm, next year promises an impressive display of products including non-standard pieces, fasteners for industrial application, fastener manufacturing technology and equipment, mould and consumables for fasteners, raw mater ia ls, and even related supportive products and techniques.
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The 10-year anniversary will also mark the expansion into a new type of fastener: ITE is proud to introduce building fasteners, a unique area never showcased before. The 2019 Exposition hopes to provide an interactive and unique experience for all those involved; Face-to-face services will also be offered allowing visitors to be matched to exhibitors in advance and a variety of seminars and conferences will be available allowing visitors to further expand their understanding of the industry.
Vietnam Manufacturing Expo VME (Vietnam Manufacture Expo) 2019, which will take place from 14 – 16 August, in Hanoi, will 08/14-1 6 I.C.E. be an ideal platform for the industrialists. The Hanoi event will be showcasing up-to-date machines and technologies of over 200 brands from 20 countries that serve a diverse range of sectors under the theme of Smart Factory. It will be a cost-effective business meeting platform for technology providers to meet with over 10,000 potential buyers and capitalize upon the demands and the emerging opportunities.
In 2018, 7,933 industrialists were bowled over by latest machinery and solutions that could unlock new production efficiency and propel the growth of Vietnam’s manufacturing and supporting industries. Collaborative robots were in focus, and new welding master was found through a concurrent Welding Competition. There were 5 International Pavilions, including Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam (by HPA &VEIA), 7,933 trade buyers from 30 countries, exhibitors from 16 countries, and 313 group visits. Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore were top 5 visitors by country. VME will bring together more exciting technologies and enthusiastic buyers in a business-inducing atmosphere filled with opportunities and services, including business matchmaking, as well as seminar and special activity programs that will make it easy for exhibitors to expand customer base, engage with new buyers, and enhance business growth. Contact us today at: In Vietnam, call tel. (+84) 286 287 3355 Email: vme-expo@reedtradex.co.th
Overseas, call tel. (+66) 2686 7299 www.vme-expo.com.
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The Fastener Exhibition and Conference, Birmingham
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The Fastener Exhibition and Conference is expected to welcome 3,000 key buyers & decision makers from leading manufacturers, international wholesalers, OEM’s and local stockists from the Fastener & Fixing Industry. The exhibition provides fastener companies with a dedicated platform to showcase their innovations, exchange expertise and develop business partnerships. It also acts as a trading forum and networking environment, offering valuable insights into future technologies and market trends. The main focus of the show will be responding to the trends of the fastener industry; how the changing innovation within the manufacturing industry directly affects the fastener and fixing industry, and how those who respond to those needs most efficiently will grow their 09/20 businesses very quickly. The education at the event will consist of a series of seminars, panel debates, demo’s and -22 Bomb masterclasses, focusing on trends, debates, solutions, the future of the industry designed to give manufacturing ay Ex C e ntre, h business leaders the knowledge that they need to make the right decisions for their businesses going forward. Mum ibition bai, In dia
Hand Tools & Fastener Expo The Indian subcontinent’s largest and only sourcing point for quality Hand Tools, Power Tools & Fasteners will showcase quality, special and high-end Hand Tools, Power Tools, Fasteners and Specialty Tools etc. used in the industries such as Automobile & Auto Service, Heavy Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Woodworking & Furniture, Gardening & Horticulture, Aviation etc. The well-established event will be the confluence of the international & national Hand Tools, Power Tools & Fastener manufacturers, and key personnel from the industries in special focus, distributors/Retailers, Exporters, Industrial Suppliers etc. It is here the future oriented information exchange, discussions, decisions, buying-selling and investments will take place. The event features a wide range of latest products in related segments from Indian and international manufacturers & suppliers. The HAND TOOLS AND FASTENER EXPO 2019 has exclusive pavilions for manufacturers from China and Taiwan.
Fastener Poland
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09 E Inter XPO Krak Exhibitors and visitors to Fastener n o and C ational Ex w h onve Poland will have an opportunity for ntion ibition Centr the third time to present their offer, e target potential business partners, initiate crossborder contacts and long-lasting co-operations, exchange experiences. 190 exhibitors took part in the previous edition, up to 64% of the exhibitors were companies from foreign countries, including China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Spain, South Korea, India, Germany, Taiwan, Turkey, the UK, USA and Italy. Visitor statistics were also quite impressive: 4,000 visitors, 26% of whom were from foreign countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, France, Israel, Russia, Ukraine. Visitors represented such industries as metal processing, automotive, joinery, construction, furniture and others.
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The exhibitors also appreciated the good organization and atmosphere that accompanied the event. “The second edition of FASTENER POLAND® showed that the fastener industry continues to grow. For our company, it was an opportunity to forge new business contacts in Poland and beyond and meet our current partners. We appreciate the lengths the organizers went to in order to ensure visitor comfort at the event. We hope that the amazing atmosphere of this year's edition will help make the trade show grow in the future. See you next year!” Adam Dobrzewiński, CEO at ABAKOSTEEL s.c. Join us for the 3rd FASTENER POLAND Trade Show on 8th-9th October 2019 at the EXPO Krakow, Poland! More information on www.fastenerpoland.pl
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As one of the most specialized fastener exhibitions in the world and a widely expected fastener event, the 19th Fastener Trade Show is dedicated to connecting the upstream and downstream of fastener manufacturing industry. Focusing on end users and building a global fastener trade platform are the highlights of the show.
Suzhou, one of the central cities in Yangtze River Delta, is the most developed and modern cities in Jiangsu Province. In addition, Suzhou enjoys a very convenient transportation which is a distance of only 80 km away from Shanghai, and less than 200 km away from Jiaxing, Wuxi, Ningbo, Hangzhou and many other fastener manufacturing bases. Therefore, the Suzhou show can not only help visitors easily connect with most of the fastener manufacturers in China, but also provide them with a good chance to visit the fastener factories. In recent years, the Suzhou show has expanded into two halls, respectively the Fastener Hall and the Equipment Hall, with total exhibition space of 12,000 sqm. The 19th Fastener Trade Show Suzhou will continue strong momentum with expected more than 400 fastener and supporting manufacturers worldwide. Therefore, the show will offer a great opportunity for professional buyers to do one-stop purchasing of fastener products, production equipment and auxiliary products, as well as raw materials. According to the statistics of previous Suzhou shows, visitors came from 40 countries and regions around the world. It is expected that the 19th Fastener Trade Show Suzhou will attract over 12,000 local and overseas buyers. For more information about Fastener Trade Show, please visit www.fastenertradeshow.net
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MACTECH M ACT ECH will be held at t he prestigious venue Egypt International Exhibition center during the period 14-17 November 2019; as a distinctive trade happening; where steady stream of consistent amazing arrays of metalworking, CNC machinery industrial tools, welding and cutting equipment are obtainable in a prevailing mood; escalating the industrial community’s awareness of trends and tendencies in a market that is poised to be the world’s next foremost industrial hub. Gathering the world’s brightest minds in metalworking, CNC machinery industrial tools, welding and cutting equipment; whilst adding-in new pulse and overwhelming insights to the markets it served; MACTECH acts as the most comprehensive tightly focused trade exhibition serving thousands of Egypt’s most vigorous well-off industrialists, representing Millions of Dollars in investment chattels; in search for a stepping-stone towards sourcing the most advanced machinery and equipment. For 18 consecutive editions; “MACTECH”; indeed; has shown power to reach, target and attract thousands of qualified trade buyers; structuring the most influential compact trading alliances in industrial markets; the show is targeting 18,000 visitors in 2019.
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Istanbul Hardware Fair
Robust Demand in Turkey & Various Exhibitors from Diverse Industries Istanbul Hardware Fair took place March 14 to 17 in Istanbul which is full of business opportunities by neighboring the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. This Fair was also considered by buyers from Turkey and many neighboring European countries to be one of the most important hardware fairs in the world. The geographical advantage of Istanbul drew many manufacturers and buyers to the Fair to look for opportunities. Turkey has a population of over 80 million with a considerable domestic market and vibrant demand in the automotive components and construction industries. The forthcoming business opportunities are very promising. The Fair was held in Hall 9 and Hall 10 of Istanbul Expo Center this year. A total of 153 exhibitors took part in this event, and 142 Turkish exhibitors made up the largest exhibitors group. Other exhibitors from around the world included those from Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and China. China made up the largest overseas exhibitors group and Wiha from Germany was also present as one of the exhibitors. The Fair this year displayed hand tools, electric tools, gardening tools, DIY tools and accessories. Fastener exhibitors were relatively fewer and Sormat, a major fastener company in Turkey, appeared at the show as well. Our correspondent reported that there were many small and medium traders at the Fair who trade various hardware and tools. An interviewee said he once visited Taiwan Hardware Show before and was very impressed with the quality and cost performance ratio of Taiwanese products. Most of the visitors to this Fair were local companies. Exhibitors were there for exchange of know-how and showcase of their latest products. The Fair was located where there is good public transport. The Fair was adjacent to the main traffic line and was only one stop away by subway from the airport.
M-Tech Nagoya
The Best Platform to Gather Top-Ranking Buyers in Japan and Exchange AI Manufacturing Technology
According to the statistics of the organizers, Manufacturing World Nagoya 2019 attracted 1,150 exhibitors and more than 40,000 visitors in attendance, making the event the largest mechanical relevant trade show in central Japan. 90% of the visitors were professional purchasers from Japan. Exhibitors also demonstrated their highly efficient new products, technology and design and discussed with buyers to see which solution would be the best for them. Publications of Fastener World were also considered by many visitors to the trade show to be the best-ever supplier directory. Manufacturing World Nagoya was quite a big trade show. Fastener related exhibitors were mostly located in Hall no. 3,
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while some other mechanical components related exhibitors were located in Hall no. 1 and Hall no. 2. Visitors to the thematic fastener area were mostly traders, distributors and manufacturers. Japanese purchasers also showed high interest in industrial & construction fasteners, threading plates, molds & dies, testing machines, feeding machines, etc. from Taiwan, Europe and USA. Nagoya is one of the heartlands in the global automotive, aerospace, machine tool supply chain. During the event this year, many well-known companies (including Toyota, Mazda, Mitsubishi Electric and Omron) were invited to give seminars on AI manufacturing, Big Data analysis & application and many other topics related to industries. by Dean Tseng, Fastener World
Asiamold 2019
Ended on a Positive Note with Huge Increase in Visitors
The 13th edition of Asiamold concluded on 12 March with positive feedback from both exhibitors and buyers. Receiving solid support from renowned manufacturing brands, the fair remains one of the most important platforms for mould, additive manufacturing and forming technologies in the South China region. This is evidenced by the 37% increase in visitors this edition, combined with the concurrent SIAF fair, to 98,776. Asiamold – Guangzhou International Mould & Die Exhibition closed its 13th edition on 12 March at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China. Held concurrently with SPS – Industrial Automation. Fair Guangzhou (SIAF), the two fairs hosted over 988 exhibitors and welcomed 98,776 trade buyers during the three-day shows. Some of the leading brands in attendance this year included Guangdong Lanwan Intelligent Technology Co Ltd, PADT Inc, Saarschmiede GmbH, Shenzhen Yangfan Precision Mould Co Ltd, Xi’an Elite Robotics Co Ltd, Z Rapid Technologies Co Ltd and many others. The thematic zones once again contributed to the 2019 show’s success, helping traders to meet their needs in a more convenient way. Recognising China’s rapid development of the additive manufacturing industry, 3D Printing Asia continued to be a key highlight of the show, displaying a series of cutting-edge 3D printing technologies and solutions by some of the most prominent brands in the region.
For more information, please visit www.asiamold-china.com or email asiamold@china.messefrankfurt.com
Key figures for Asiamold (combined with SIAF): • 988 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions (+11%) • 98,776 visitors from 45 countries and regions (+37%) • 62,000 sqm across 5 halls • 252 buyer delegate groups (+9%) High-profile seminars provide inspirational insights and solutions for future development Returning for the third and fourth year respectively, the Agora and Seminar, and the China 3D Printing Industry Technology Application Summit continued to assist industry players to keep pace with the latest applications and development trends of moulding technologies and 3D printing, and were once again well received by the audience. This year, a total of 13 presentations were delivered during the first two days of the show, covering a wide range of topics including the application of portable spike spark spectrometers in the mould steel industry, the introduction of internet + cloud ERP, and case studies of classic mould, metal 3D printing and materialise software solutions. Feedback from both the speakers and seminar participants indicated the importance of having such events every year so as to stimulate the information exchange between suppliers and end-users within the industry.
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Visitors Showing High Interest in Taiwanese Automotive Fasteners
Taipei AMPA co-located with other tradeshows (AUTOTRONICS, TAIWAN ITS, TAIWAN EVS) took place at Hall 1 and Hall 2 of Nangang Exhibition Center from April 24 through 27. The show this year welcomed 1,340 exhibitors and the organizer expected the number of oversea buyers to reach 7,000 during the event. As the industry leading fastener sourcing directory, Fastener World Inc., the publisher of “Fastener World Magazine” was also present on the stand no. N0322 (Hall 1) to disseminate our latest fastener and automotive components magazines. On the opening day, the team of Fastener World met a great number of buyers from other countries and regions, Japan and Southeast Asia in particular, who showed very high interest in Taiwan-made automotive fasteners. Several visitors coming to Fastener World’s stand asked for locknuts and titanium screws. Some buyers also told the staff of Fastener World that they were interested in and considering attending Taiwan International Fastener Show 2020. Many fastener and hardware suppliers in Taiwan were also present there, which included Tzong Ji Metals, Karat, Jau Yeou, Top Screw Metal, Evereon Industries, Kai Suh Suh, Mobiletron Electronics, Auto Clamp, Shian Fu, Ching Iee, Dha Juang Car Spare Part, ZXY Technology, Kenlon, etc. According to the organizer’s statistics, 171 overseas exhibitors were from 14 countries and areas, including USA, Japan, UK, Germany, France, India, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Slovenia. According to TAITRA, in 2018 the export value of automotive components of Taiwan climbed to the record-high USD 7 billion. The show was mainly focused on IoT, AI, 5G technology and many others relevant to Taiwan’s automotive fastener manufacturing in the future. According to The MOEA (Taiwan), the well-developed industrial supply and manufacturing chain is the most significant feature of Taiwanese manufacturing. The MOEA will also try to help industries upgrade themselves through relevant projects and help Taiwanese automotive component suppliers strengthen their competitive edge on the global market. by Dean Tseng, Fastener World
Ningbo Fastener Spring and Manufacturing Equipment Exhibition
Fastener Giants Converging at Historical Hub City of China
A historical city of culture, Ningbo City has developed into one of the large industrial bases of China, and become an important manufacturing area of automotive components, dies, electric tools, hardware, stainless steel products, rail and transportation equipment, and fasteners. The market there has a large demand for fasteners and components. After 15 previous shows, the 16th edition was held at Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center during April 25 and 27, 2019. The show exhibited standard fasteners, automotive fasteners, stamped parts, materials (steel and wire), fastener equipment, and inspection technology. The show correspondent for Fastener World Magazine said the venue comprised 3 halls and he saw Zhejiang Yeswin Machinery, Zhejiang Chien Tsai Machinery, Ching Chan Machinery and other renowned exhibitors at the show. The total count of exhibitors reached hundreds including 40 fastener-related companies, 10 of which were sorting machine companies. Almost all the exhibitors and visitors were local Chinese. Our correspondent handed out China Fastener World Magazine and other publication series for the large request of Chinese visitors who visited our booth. For those who sought for opportunities of collaboration, our staff hooked them up with potential targets through Fastener World’s self-developed B2B platform and bridged the trade of fasteners. Following China’s Project of Manufacturing 2025, two years ago Ningbo City set a milestone of having an over 7.5% increase of companies with revenues above RMB 20 million. The city has set a target to push the production value of the local critical components industry to RMB 130 billion by 2019 and make Ningbo a world-class manufacturing base of critical components.
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Review of Fastener Fair India 2019 The Largest and Most Dedicated Trade Fair for Fasteners and Fixings in the Region Fastener Fair India 2019 was held on April 25 to 26 at Bombay Exhibition Centre (Mumbai). This year most of the visitors were local Indian manufacturers and distributors and the Fair was also concurrently held with the other fairs for building materials and sheet metal with a host of incoming visitors. On the opening day lots of visitors came to Fastener World’s stand to get some free copies of Fastener World publications and catalogues, showing the eagerness of local companies to seek more collaboration. Brought by Fastener World, companies including Anchor Fasteners, Chite Enterprises, Chang Horng International, Chun Chan Tech, Chirek Fastener, Chien Tsai Machinery, Home Soon Enterprise, Homn Reen Enterprise, Hung Li (Hurmg Yieh) Machinery, King Yuan Dar Metal Enterprise, Sheng Kai Precision Industrial, Yeswin Machinery were also present as exhibitors at the Fair this year. Fastener World also had a stand to disseminate our latest magazines and CDs and tried our best to provide buyers visiting our stand with more detailed information of each of our supplier’s products and increase the awareness of these brands. Fastener Fair India always takes place in Mumbai in one year and in New Delhi in another year, bringing many business opportunities to companies interested in the large Indian market. Visitors are usually from various industry sectors, such as electronics products, energy & power generation, aerospace, automobiles, telecommunication, furniture and so on. India is one of the fast growing economies in the world and is now the world’s 6th largest economy. Mumbai, where the Fair took place this year, is the financial hub of India. It is
located in the most industrialized State of India and it shares around 13% of the total industrial production value of India. Several world-renowned car manufacturers (e.g., Piaggio, GE, Fiat India, M. Benz, Porsche, Jaguar, VW, Bajaj Auto, Force Motors, and Mahindra Navistar) also set up their own plants or made investment in the region, which are not far away from the exhibition centre, offering some opportunities to relevant fastener suppliers to connect their business with these potential customers. The next edition of Fastener Fair India 2020 is slated to take place in New Delhi. Please stay connected to our website for more fair dates and relevant info.
Anchor Fasteners
Chan Horng Machinery
Chun Chan Tech
Chien Tsai Machinery
Yeswin Machinery
King Yuan Dar Metal
Chite Enterprises
Sheng Kai Precision
Home Soon
Hung Li (Hurmg Yieh)
Chirek Fastener
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Shaping Your Brand into Premium Quality by Gang Hao Chang, Vice Editor-in-Chief of Fastener World Continuously writing its successful story with the adherence to high quality, the Italy headquartered industry leading fastener machine designer, developer and manufacturer is now celebrating its 80th year of milestone with a new corporate identity and considering setting forth to further broaden its business reach into the ever-growing Asian market.
Made-in-Italy and Localized Service Throughout the World Having consolidated its foothold in the European market for decades, The SACMA Group, consisting of Sacma, Ingramatic, OBM and Tecno Lift, not only offers its machines in Europe, but also has established several local service operations and technical centers across Europe, as well as in USA, Brazil, Russia, Turkey and China in order to support its customers worldwide. In Taiwan, one of the fastener manufacturing heartlands in Asia, SACMA also has a long-term partner – Trisail International Co., Ltd., with full knowledge of fastener processing and a well-experienced team to represent the Group and provide technical support along with an aftersales service compliant with the SACMA standards. This year Sacma has also established a new branch in Wuxi (China) with a new team of dedicated sales and aftersales staff. The new location will serve as a spare parts warehouse and show-room for new technologies.
Compact Design, Integrated Machine The premium quality of SACMA is reflected on its unbeatable integrated design and smart utilization of space, SACMA's combined headers are capable of producing one finished part through 3 processes - cold forming, pointing, threading- on the same machine. "Manufacturing costs are ever increasing year by year, so companies need to invest wisely in high-efficiency equipment", says Valeriano Rampezzotti, President of SACMA GROUP. "I mean that business have to be forward-looking, if you have one SACMA machine it means you don't have to buy 10 or even 20 machines from other brands, which inevitably results in higher operational and ownership costs". On the other hand, with our machine you can complete all processes, as, for example, you don’t have to buy one machine for heading, one machine for thread rolling and one machine for pointing. I believe this is why our clients around the world continue to take Sacma into their only one consideration when it comes to long-term cost saving.”
Unrivaled Quality Leaving Competitors Behind SACMA machines are used for critical cold-formed parts, ranging from bolts to net-shape components of the highest tolerance that is possible to achieve out of a multi-station heading process. “Our customers serve the world’s topnotch automotive brands, reliability for them is top-priority, hence SACMA is their best choice”. As Mr. Rampezzotti states “In our plant we use cutting-edge CNC equipment from Switzerland, Japan and Italy to feed our fully-integrated production, we’re the only manufacturer in our industry that produces 100% of its mechanical components in-house. On top of this, we use best quality materials with outstanding mechanical properties, not to mention that we carry out heat and superficial treatments - nitriding, hardening - in order to enhance their long-term performance. As a President, our mission in delivering the best multi-station cold-forming machines is ensured by our strong and continuous commitment.
A Full Range of Solutions for the Cold-Forming Industry Today, SACMA Group is the only player on the market that can supply a complete range of forming equipment for the fastener industry, such as combined headers for screws and bolts, five and six die multi-station part formers, stand-alone flat-dies thread-rollers - Ingramatic - as well as vertical feeding systems - Tecno Lift -. Noticing the emergence of new industries (e.g. electric vehicles) boosting the demand for more special parts in the Asian market, Sacma is convinced that the demand for machines which feature high precision, high performance and high flexibility in this region will definitely show an overwhelming increase. So, where can manufacturers find out machines with all these critical features being included? The answer is, as Valeriano said, “Who else? It’s SACMA!”
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Fastener World visits the HQ of SACMA, meeting President Valeriano Rampezzotti and the management. 滙達採訪團隊參訪SACMA總部與董事長 Valeriano Rampezzotti等主管相見歡。
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持續以高品質撰寫企業成功故事的義大利扣件機械設 計、開發和製造領導大廠Sacma今年以 全新的企業logo形象迎接成立80周年的喜悅，同時也積極拓展在持續成長中亞洲市場的業務。
義大利製造 全球在地化服務
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已經在歐洲市場佔有穩固地位數十年的Sacma集團主要 由Sacma、Ingramatic、OBM和Tecno Lift公司共同組成。旗 下機械產品不僅供應歐洲，也已經在歐洲、美國、巴西、俄羅 斯、土耳其和中國陸陸續續設立在地服務據點和技術中心來 提供全球客戶相關支援。
Sacma的機台使用於生產關鍵的冷成型部件，從螺 栓到只有透過多工位成型流程才有可能產出的高公差淨 形零組件都有。
在亞洲生產重鎮之一的台灣，SACMA同樣有長年合作的 若雷國際有限公司配合，若雷不僅對扣件加工有充足知識， 也有完整經驗的團隊能提供符合Sacma一貫高標準要求的技 術支援和售後服務。今年Sacma也在中國無錫設立全新的分 公司，配置有專業的銷售和售後服務人員。全新的據點提供 零件倉庫和全新的技術展示間。
簡潔設計及整合化機台 Sacma機械的優異品質反映在其難以超越的整合式設計 和聰明的空間利用，且Sacma的整合式成型機能夠在同一台 機器上生產出經過冷成型、倒角和搓牙三道程序的成品。 Sacma集團董事長Valeriano Rampezzotti 表示：「製造 成本一年比一年高，因此企業需要聰明地投資在高效率機台 上。我指的是企業必須有前瞻性，如果你擁有一台Sacma機 械，這就意謂，你不必買10台甚或20台他牌機械，避免不必要 的高額運作和持有成本。另一方面，使用我們的機台，你就可 以一次完成所有加工流程。也就是說，你毋須再為成型、輾牙 和倒角等流程分別採購機器。我相信這也是為什麼我們的全 球客戶在談到如何節省長期成本時總是把Sacma列入唯一的 考慮清單的主因。」
Rampezzotti董事長表示：「我們的客戶服務全球 頂尖汽車相關品牌，可靠度是他們的最優先考量，因此 Sacma是他們最佳的選擇。在我們的工廠，我們使用瑞 士、日本和義大利的CNC設備來搭配我們完美整合的製 造流程，我們是業界唯一一家可以100%在廠內生產機械 零組件的製造商。除此之外，我們使用具備最傑出機械 性質且具最佳品質的料材，更別提我們為了強化產品的 長期性能還進行熱處理和表面處理，包括滲氮、硬化。身 為董事長，提供最佳多工位冷成型機台一直是我們持續 的承諾和義務。」
為冷成型產業而生的完整產品方案 Sacma是目前市場上唯一可以提供完整扣件產業用 成型設備(例如: 整合式螺絲螺栓成型機、5模 /6模多工 位部件成型機、Ingramatic獨立式平板搓牙機以及Tecno Lift垂直進料系統)的供應商。 注意到加速亞洲市場對特殊零件製造需求的新興產 業（例如：電動車）的崛起，Sacma相信這個區域對具備 高精度、高效能和高度設計彈性機械的需求將會出現勢 不可擋的成長趨勢。因此，製造商要去哪裡找到具備這 些關鍵性特色的機械？答案如同董事長Valeriano所言： 「除了SACMA之外，捨我其誰！」
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Dedicated to the field of self-drilling screws for more than two decades, Pointmaster Machinery Co., Ltd. was initially started with only one machine model available for supply. However, as it continues to develop products with customers, listen to their demand and roll out new products, it has now become a specialized self-drilling screw former manufacturer offering the most complete range of models. Pointmaster was founded in Nov. 1998 and has been just celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. On Jan. 8th 2019 it even reached a milestone for hitting 1,000 sets of self-drilling machines sales. Recalling the time when Pointmaster was just established, General Manager Chi Wei Liao said, “Although it was once rumored that we would soon end the business, and following that, we had a dispute with shareholders, encountered the risk of our plant being auctioned and a 3-year long lawsuit forcing us to be summoned to court for times in Taichung, fortunately, we finally won the case and successfully survived the difficult time.” The delivery of the 1,000th set of machine was indeed a new milestone for Pointmaster and providing high quality service will be always the tenet for Pointmaster in its next 10 years.
The Best-in-Class Quality and the Best-Performing Self-drilling Screw Formers Supplier-
Pointmaster Machinery Co., Ltd. by Nai Wen Chang, Fastener World
PM-100S
PM-210S(CE)
PM-Wmodel
Various Specifications with Durable & Robust Body Design The self-drilling screw former is used for producing self-drilling screws only, so the demand for this machine is basically lower than that of other fastener machines. Such a situation, however, does not discourage the passion of Pointmaster for manufacturing self-drilling screw formers. Instead, it aroused its interest in the R&D. As soon as customers file their complaints, Pointmaster will immediately have the products tested and modified to the best condition, no matter how long it will take to solve the problem. The self-drilling screw formers of Pointmaster can be divided into two structures: one-stroke and two-stroke, and they can be further divided into different types according to sizes of screws for which they are designed to manufacture. The two-stroke structure is designed for manufacturing stainless steel screws, while the one-stroke is designed for manufacturing carbon steel screws. PM-100, PM-100S, PM-200 and PM-210S are all popular models on the market. The manufacturing speed of these models can be up to 600 pcs per minute. In addition to standard models, the special model PM-W250S can be also supplied as per customer’s request. The currently largest model of Pointmaster is able to produce self-drilling screws in the length of 600mm. Pointmaster has also developed a product with many patents, which are made from different cast irons to offer higher rigidity and stronger structure that is 1.25 times the tonnage of other counterparts. The patented “Dual-Clutch Control System” adopted by Pointmaster can prevent the machine from being affected by inertia and allow it to make a sudden stop in high-speed operation, thus eliminating the quality issue caused by feeding obstruction or die collision and protecting dies and increasing manufacturing efficiency. This is why so many Chinese manufacturers prefer importing their formers through Pointmaster to buying cheaper locally made machines. All machine models of Pointmaster are CE certified and their quality is also recognized in the EU countries.
Highly Efficient Repair Service & Expanding Business Reach to Emerging Countries in the Future When it comes to aftersales service, Pointmaster is definitely second to none. For example, in order to efficiently and immediately solve customers’ problems, Pointmaster set up its repair & service operation right in the fastener manufacturing hub- Gangshan (Kaohsiung), saving much time for its repair staff who used to travell far to fix customers’ problems. It has also associate partners in Guanzhou and Zhejiang offering aftersales service to its Chinese customers. Pointmaster never stops training its own repair staff, and if customers have any problems that they are unable to deal with, Pointmaster can also send its men there to offer real-time technical support. Current sales of Pointmaster are mostly in overseas markets. The significantly increasing demand in the emerging countries (particularly Vietnam, Indonesia and India) in recent years due to more mature manufacturing conditions has also benefited the order intake of Pointmaster. Considering the establishment of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, which later resulted in an investment boom, Pointmaster is also planning to set up a service operation in Ho Chih Ming City. Currently Pointmaster has no exclusive agent and all interested companies are Contact: Chi Wei Liao welcomed to contact Pointmaster for further collaboration.
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Figure One: Six degrees of freedom in 3D space (Three Translations along X, Y and Z; Three Rotations around X, Y and Z).
by Peter Standring Everyone knows the term ‘fastening’ means to secure. In the vast majority of fasteners, this is exactly what they do – ‘secure’. However, not all fasteners provide total lock down basically because they were designed not to.
In mechanical design, constraint from and movement of various elements are key to the successful function of any assembly. These kinematic motions are defined in 3D space using the six degrees of freedom (SDF) of translation and/or rotation along/round the cartesian axes x, y and z as shown in Figure One. It may be a fanciful story but the Grandmother of Rene Decarte, 17th century mathematician, philosopher, soldier etc., claimed that as a teenager, her Grandson’s back seemed to be glued to the bed. If the youngster was indeed idle as his Grandmother suggests, it is not difficult to imagine him lying on his back on his bed whilst he thought great thoughts. For example, “I think therefore I am”. Perhaps then, with one leg crossed over his bent knee and looking at his big toe, he considered how he might extend Euclid’s ideas on space to determine the position of his toe in the room. Selecting as his reference axes the edges of the walls and floor he invented the cartesian coordinate system?
Machine tools a nd associated equipment in which movements are allowed or constrained provide many examples of the importance of the SDF in design. A classic case is a flat, rectangular surface table which to function properly must remain in the horizontal plane and be constrained from lateral movement or rotation around the vertical axis whilst being free to expand and contract horizontally if the temperature varies. A well known elegant solution could be to have three vertically adjustable ball feet attached to the underside of the table and positioned to form a large isosceles triangle with its base parallel to the width.
the top of the triangle located in a conical hole. At the base, one ball would sit on a flat surface, the other in a vee groove aligned to the long axis of the table. By this means, the ball in the conic hole would prevent translation along the x/y axes, the ball in the groove would prevent the table from rotating about the z axis and the ball on the flat would allow the plate to expand or contract without constraint.
The fundamental geometric design of the lathes, milling machines etc., are all based on the SDF principle. OK, so what about fasteners?
The table support frame might have the ball at
Flexible Fasteners The term ‘flexible fasteners’ may seem to be a misnomer yet such things exist everywhere. A child’s helium filled party balloon is ‘fastened’ at the neck and tethered by a string to prevent it flying away. Likewise with a boat, a horse, a flag and a laced shoe. However, in such cases, the ‘flexibility’ of the fastener is only made possible by the material used to make it. In the cases presented in this article, the ‘flexible fasteners’ will be made of metal. All are commonly encountered both industrially and domestically and without them, life would be unimaginably different.
From consideration of the SDF it is clear that to embody flexibility in a fastener, it must allow translation along
certain cartesian axes and/or rotation around them. For translation only, this could mean in, x, y or z; in xy, xz or yz, also in xyz – seven possibilities in total. Exactly the same is true for rotation. So if we can combine those together, we naturally end up with 49 different possible options for fastener flexibility.
Since motion along or around one axis is the same as for the others, it is a simple matter to rationalise the 49 options down to 15, three of which are uni-directional, five which are Planar and seven in 3D. Table One lists the 15 motions.
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Axes
Number of Motions
Number of Dimensions
Applications
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T
X, Y OR Z
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spring loaded pin
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R
X, Y OR Z
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scissor
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X, Y OR Z X, Y OR Z
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bayonet fitting
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scotch yoke
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R
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gimbal
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T (4+2) R
XY, XZ OR YZ X, Y OR Z
3
2
scotch yoke with hinge
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X, Y OR Z XY, XZ OR YZ
3
2
selector fork
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T (4+5) R
XY, XZ OR YZ XY, XZ OR YZ
4
2
double acting bolt
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T
X, Y AND Z
3
3
scotch yoke with spring loaded pin
10
R
X, Y AND Z
3
3
ball joint
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T (8+2) R
X, Y AND Z X, Y OR Z
4
3
scotch yoke with rotating peg
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T (9+1) R
X, Y OR Z X, Y AND Z
4
3
spring loaded ball catch
13
T (8+5) R
X, Y AND Z XY, XZ OR YZ
5
3
five way linkage
14
T (9+4) R
XY, XZ OR YZ X, Y AND Z
5
3
ball joint with scotch yoke
15
T (8+9) R
X, Y AND Z X, Y AND Z
6
3
ball joint + scotch yoke + spring loaded pin
Table One Colour code
Rationalised Six Degrees of Freedom for ‘flexible’ fasteners. Uni-directional,
It must be recognised that it is the fasteners which hold mechanical assemblies together so they can perform the design function. These couples are normally referred to as ‘sliding pairs’ or ‘screw pairs’ e.g. as in a leadscrew and nut on a lathe. For reasons of alignment in Presses, Prothesis Joints and Constant Velocity Joints the sliding motion is often rotational.
Column One in Table One identifies each type of flexible fastener. Column Two states the motion a flexible fastener is required to carry out in terms of (T) for Translation, (R) for Rotation along or round a given axis. In fasteners where both T and R occur, the individual fastener Types involved are shown in brackets e.g. for Type 3 the combination of T and R is shown as Types (1 + 2).
Planar,
3D
Column Three lists the axes (x, y and z) along or around which the fastening device allows Translation and/or Rotation. Column Four indicates the Number of Motions which occur in accomplishing the task. Column Five identifies the Number of Dimensions in which the fastener moves, (1) being Uni-directional, (2) being Planar and (3) being 3D. Column Six provides some well known Applications for the use of flexible fasteners.
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For a Type 1 flexible fastener moving along a single axis this could be a spring loaded actuator for a pawl or cam device.
T along X, Y or Z.
Type 3 is simply a combination of Types 1 and 2 as in the case of a bayonet fitting, a rifle bolt or a toggle. All three represent uni-directional motion.
R around X, Y or Z.
Type 4 where movement occurs along two axes in a Plane, is commonly found in mechanical transfers systems like the well known ‘Scotch Yoke.’
Types 4 to 8 inclusive are flexible fasteners which operate in a Plane. 3D flexible fasteners are found where Translation and/or Rotation take place on all three axes and relate to all following fastener types.
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Type 5 where rotation takes place round the two axes is the basis of a ships compass ‘gimbal’ and some types of hot and cold water mixer taps. A Type 6 fastener device simply links a ‘Scotch Yoke’ with a hinge to effect Planar Translation with Rotation around one axis.
Type 7 is the same as Type 6 but takes place where Rotation occurs around two axes and Translation along only one. This could be achieved by the actions of a selector fork fastened to an actuator rod.
Type 8 combines Types 4 and 5 having both Translation and Rotation along and around two axes. This could be obtained by a double acting bolt.
Type 9 is simply a Type 4 plus a Type 1 which could be a ‘Scotch Yoke’ with a spring loaded actuator operating in the z direction.
Likewise with Type 10 where 3 Rotations could be satisfied by the actions of a ball joint device.
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Type 11 could be a ‘Scotch Yoke’ plus a rotating peg.
Type 12 is simply a spring loaded ball catch.
Type 14 by a ball joint (three Rotations) and a ‘Scotch Yoke’ (two translations).
Type 13 requires three Translations and two Rotations which could be met by an old aircraft control linkage.
Type 15, with three Translations and three Rotations by a ball joint, ‘Scotch Yoke’ and spring loaded peg acting as a single unit.
In short, there are a multiplicity of examples from jewellery to space age gyroscopic devices where fasteners are required to demonstrate flexibility in their operational functions. To define these using the SDF could help link the design intention to the ease of manufacture.
And Tomorrow? This, hopefully thought provoking article, will encourage those designing and using fasteners to think of them in a wider perspective of their function rather than simply to secure. The cleverest of devices always combine simplicity with effectiveness and are rarely improved upon. For example, the humble paper clip which is likely only to become redundant when we live in a totally digital world! Simple umbrella catches are a classic case where a flat, spring loaded protuberance from a slot on the hollow shaft is both constrained in space yet allowed to function by the geometry of the pressing it is part of. The hardened ball in a pen functions in the same way as does a virtually friction free table or conveyor used for moving heavy press tooling. It could also relate to a telescope or goniometer mounting. Actuator pins, shafts and sliding elements of all descriptions are maintained in their ‘functional’ space by fastening with: keys, splines, circlips and shear pins etc.. In all cases, it is the SDF which are used to define the elemental constraints to ensure the fastener fulfils its design function. Could the world exist without the use of metal based flexible fasteners? The question is not a philosophical exercise in lateral thinking but a genuine attempt to gaze into the world of tomorrow. Additive manufacture offers many potential benefits for exploitation in mass manufacture. The novelty factor of designing parts which cannot be made using conventional methods of manufacture have
expanded from the production of polymer prototypes to high value metal based and ceramic aerospace and other high tech products employing techniques like laser sintering. Cost reductions will evolve to meet the insatiable demand for next generation goods each either fitting into the common DNA of manufacture or occasionally mutating into a new and ‘disruptive’ strand. Key to all this is the design function which will inexorably lead to fewer assembled parts to reduce both manufacturing and inventory costs improving efficiency (however that is measured) and in the process ‘distilling’ the function into its simplest form. The elegance of Decarte’s cartesian axes in describing 3D space has not been replaced in almost 400 years. Like the use of zero in mathematics, it opens up so many opportunities to use it and to discover more. The SDF are fundamental to the ways in which engineers design mechanical systems using CAD and CAE. The natural extension of design directly to modern 3D manufacturing techniques clearly impact on how things function, how they are made and where necessary, are held together. For this reason, if for no other, the manufacturers of ‘flexible’ fasteners would do well consider how their future may be changing right now.
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Automotive Cold Headed Brake Components by Laurence Claus
The other day I received an email from an individual at one of the companies that I work with asking me if I was aware of any industry standards for wheel studs. I had to think about this for a bit and ultimately replied that I was unaware of any formal, industrywide document pertaining to this product. I went on to explain that in my experience, although many wheel stud designs were likely similar from one automotive OEM or supplier to another, that each OEM or supplier had their own special “spin” on part design and functionality. The result is a wide body of ‘Tribal Knowledge” on such parts but a dearth of formal, industrywide standards or know-how. This situation is essentially true across most, if not all, of a vehicle’s component systems. In other words, design teams for different automotive systems have their own tribal knowledge related to components for those systems, but it is rarely, if ever, institutionalized across their company or the industry. So, for example, design teams on engines have a different perspective and understanding of fasteners than those assigned to suspensions. One of the automotive systems that have a wide variety of specialized engineered fasteners and components is the braking system. This article will take a look at some of the specialized components that typically come from fastener manufacturers that perform functions beyond the standard bolt, screw, or nut. To best understand some of these special components, one must first have a rudimentary understanding of automotive braking systems. In essence, the braking system is intended to slow down or halt the forward or reverse momentum of an automobile. This is usually accomplished with a system that, once activated, will convert the kinetic energy of the moving
vehicle to heat. Most modern automobiles accomplish this by using what is referred to as a Foundation Braking System which is a hydraulic system that squeezes friction pads against discs or drums that rotate with the wheels. Since the discs (known as rotors) are integrated with the wheels, as they are slowed down, so is the vehicle. These hydraulic systems are a series of multiple components that work in unison to apply this stopping function. The main components include the brake pedal, brake booster, master cylinder, rotor, caliper, and/or drum. In recent years, most automobiles no longer utilize drum brakes but rather the better performing four wheel disc brakes. In fact, on most cars today there are also Anti-Skid Braking Systems (ABS), traction control, and stability control systems that integrate sophisticated control with the traditional foundation brake system for better vehicle stopping and control performance. Although there are fasteners and fastenerlike components is all of components, this article will explore those found in the caliper, drum brake, booster, and ABS units. These are clearly the most interesting and the ones that often separate the standard fastener supplier from the specialty fastener and component supplier.
The Caliper: The brake caliper is paired with the rotor and is the part of the system that actually generates the friction to stop or slow the vehicle down. The caliper is essentially a hydraulic clamp. When it is activated, one or more pistons function to push one brake pad against the rotor while pulling the other brake pad into the other side of the rotor. The effect is that of a clamp applying the brake pad’s friction material against the front and back side of the rotating rotor.
The result is the kinetic energy of the rotor is transformed into heat, which dissipates in the wheel well of the vehicle. These calipers are, therefore, comprised of two halves. One half, the piston body, houses one or more pistons, which when flooded with brake fluid move forward to push the brake pad into the other side of the rotor. The other half, the bracket, provides a means to hold and move the opposite brake pad into the rotor. These two components are connected to one another by several (usually two) pins, known as the Caliper Pins or Caliper Bolts. There are several different designs utilized by brake manufacturers, but irrespective of the name they are called, they are almost all made by fastener manufacturers in a cold heading process. Today two primary styles of caliper pin exist, the Collette style and the bolt style. Figure 1 shows an early Collette style part. It is characterized by the unique application of a flat front bearing surface with an internally threaded cavity. The other end of the part is a round shafted pin. There are also a series of other part features such as upper and lower grooves, flats, and vent channels. Figure 2 illustrates how the Collette Style Caliper Pin accepts a bolt in the head. It clamps the face of the head against the Caliper Piston Body.
Figure 1: Example of Colette Style Caliper Pin
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Figure 2: Bolt and Collette Style Caliper Pin These Collette Style pins are complicated and not a good fit for a fastener manufacturer without expertise in multiple blow parts forming, working with close tolerance dimensions and secondary machining. When assembled into the application, the part must rest squarely on the mating contact surface of the Caliper Body. That means that both the Caliper Body and the Caliper Pin possess contact surfaces that are square and flat. On the pin this usually means a secondary machining operation to assure that the top of the head is perfectly flat and perpendicular to the shank. If the brake manufacturer fails to achieve perpendicularity the result will be that the shank centerline is oriented up or down and risks interference with the bore as the caliper slides back and forth. Any interference will result in premature wear of the caliper bore or a condition known as “juttering” where the pin and bore stick together so that the caliper does not freely release when pressure on the brake pedal is lifted. Most of these parts will possess a groove underneath the head. This groove is to accept the upper rim of a rubber boot. This rubber boot plays a critical role as it prevents moisture and debris from entering the bore which the Caliper Pin slides in. A dimensionally incorrect or groove with sharp edges can result in failure of this protective boot and ultimate failure of the caliper. The Caliper Pin shank is tight tolerance. As the shank functions as a shaft to guide the sliding action of the caliper, it is intuitive that they must be relatively precise. In many cases the tolerance is just at the edge or tighter than what is practical from the cold heading process. Occasionally, designers require even tighter tolerances and these shanks receive secondary grinding. However, even if the dimensional tolerance is capable right off the header, these shanks often carry challenging straightness and surface finish requirements.
Figure 1 shows a Collette Style Pin with three equally spaced flats on the shank. These flats provide two purposes. First they provide room for grease storage around the assembled Caliper Pin. The grease helps maintain lubrication over the life of the caliper. The other function they provide is a little more difficult to explain. As the pin is assembled into the bore it displaces the air that was previously in this space. Ideally this air would just rush out into the surrounding environment. However, if the assembly takes place too quickly the rubber boot can seal before all of the air is evacuated, either making it difficult to seal the boot or expanding the boot like a balloon. These flats help assist in this evacuation of air. The second style of headed component is a Caliper Bolt, or design with a drivable head and external threads. The shaft of the part functions in the same fashion as the Collette Style Pin, but the attachment is in a threaded hole on the piston housing side of the caliper rather than to its face. Figure 3 shows a typical part of this design. All the same features, grooves, flats, tight tolerances, etc. exist on these as well. Again the only real difference is the way in which they are assembled into the caliper.
Figure 3: Example of Caliper Bolt
Drum Brakes: Prior to disc brake systems becoming popular, automobiles were equipped with Drum Brakes. In fact, as automotive technology has evolved, automobiles went from four wheel drum brakes to rear wheel drum brakes, to today’s more common four wheel disc brakes. Drum Brakes derive their name from the design. Unlike disc brakes which squeeze a rotating disc, Drum Brakes push brake “shoes” against a rotating cast iron drum. Like the disc brake system, these brake shoes are made of friction material which slows down or retards the motion of the drum, thus stopping or slowing the vehicle. There are a variety of cold headed components that are unique to these assemblies, but perhaps the most interesting is a component that is used in the auto adjustment mechanism. Unlike disc brake pads that are essentially self-adjusting by design until they wear out, brake shoes
must be “adjusted” to compensate for the continual loss of friction material from their face. This is accomplished by an auto adjustment mechanism which is normally comprised of a cold headed collar stud with a special toothed configuration in the collar. As the brake shoes wear this toothed collar is rotated (a tooth at a time) causing the ends of the stud to turn or push mating flanges outward that apply steady pressure on the brake shoes. These adjuster assemblies are normally a combination of several components, but almost always have one or more pieces that are cold headed. Figure 4 shows one of these Toothed Collar Studs.
Figure 4: Example of Drum Brake Adjuster Stud
Brake Booster: As vehicles have gotten larger and heavier over the years, it has become difficult to provide enough pressure to the hydraulic system to affect desired braking performance, especially in hard stopping situations. To assist in braking, therefore, many vehicles add a component that provides a power assist to the braking pressure applied when the operator steps on the brake pedal. This brake system component is known as the Brake Booster. Although newer technology is replacing traditional technology with electronic booster systems, the old standby is a vacuum assisted booster. In these brake system components, a rubber bladder separates two sides of a disc shaped body. Using vacuum drawn from the engine, the pressure exerted by stepping on the brake pedal can be multiplied through a rod or series of rods and transferred into the pressure applied to the Master Cylinder pistons. These Brake Boosters usually have two clam shell body halves that separate the two chambers formed by the interior diaphragm. These body halves are normally held together by several studs that pass through the body and serve three purposes; 1. To provide an attachment of the booster within the engine compartment of the vehicle (usually on the firewall), 2. To
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hold the two halves of the body together, and, 3. To provide a mounting point for the Master Cylinder. These double collared studs are sophisticated cold headed components which are often manufactured to very exacting dimensional and geometric tolerances. In fact, the geometric tolerances can be very challenging as perpendicularity, parallelism, and straightness can all be very critical to proper fit, form, and function. Additionally the input and output rods to these booster systems are cold headed components. These are often long, complex designed parts. Both input and output rods usually require secondary machining for grooves and spherical tips. Input rods normally attach to the brake pedal so that there are additional steps required to develop a flattened configuration with a hole to accept a pin or other connection hardware.
ABS: The final brake system components we will discuss in this article are AntiSkid Braking Systems (ABS). Most often, the modulator unit, or part of the system which is able to independently pulse (apply and release) the brakes is also part of the Traction and Stability Control Systems as well. These units are comprised of a motor or motors and a series of solenoid valves that are able to very rapidly open or close based on signals from wheel sensors and a main control unit. This rapid open and closing provides for independent actuation of the brakes at each wheel (on vehicles so equipped). The sensors are able to determine when the wheel is about to imminently lock up allowing for quick brake release and reapplication. This prevents the wheels from locking and the vehicle from going into an uncontrolled skid.
Figure 5: Example Cold Headed ABS Solenoid
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Like the other components featured in this article, these components utilize a variety of cold headed parts. The ones that are most interesting, however, are the solenoid components. Figure 5 illustrates what one of these solenoid components looks like. Do not be fooled, what appears to be a relatively simple looking part, is, in fact, an exceptionally difficult cold heading challenge. There are only a few cold heading companies worldwide that have mastered the skills necessary to make these parts. In summary braking systems provide many unique and interesting challenges for cold heading companies that supply parts to these manufacturers. They normally require high levels of expertise in the cold heading and secondary operation arts. They also require a team that is committed to the highest levels of part engineering and quality. Although they are clearly not for every cold header, those that have mastered the necessary prerequisites and skills should be proud of their accomplishments.
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There are four basic load conditions which promote the loss of clamp load and subsequent loosening: axial loading, bending, torsional loads and transverse loads. However, there are just as many such reasons why the fastener may become loose; not initially achieving preload during assembly, changing assembly procedures between production / assembly shifts, extreme temperature variations, severe vibration, embedment into softer materials, or a host of other reasons. It is for these reasons why supplemental thread locking devices have been developed and used: to keep the parts together. Thread locking elements come in two forms: mechanical and chemical. Mechanical elements have been discussed previously and some mention has been made briefly of some chemicals but choosing the correct chemical for a particular application becomes overwhelming because there are so many good thread locking chemicals on the market. Unfortunately, the term ‘locking’ implies a sense of permanency and security that one feels that when used, the parts will remain together. Therefore, the same type of chemical may be used on small screws, such as in eye glasses, to larger 1 ½” diameter bolts. Because of the heavy loads the larger bolts are subjected to, some chemicals may not work as well as others.
Thread Locking Chemicals by Guy Avellon
Cyanoacrylates are strong, fast acting adhesives. Commonly referred to as ‘Super Glues’, these products will instantly bond a small fastener. However, due to its fast cure rate, production assembly of many fasteners may become a daunting task. Many of these products are sensitive to contaminants, such as tapping fluids and oils left on the threads of a tapped hole. Some newer formulations are more tolerant to these contaminants. Newer generations of Cyanoacrylates have different viscosities which are thicker for controlled applications, such as the gel type thread lockers. The gel is a thicker nitrile rubber compound that is perfect for multiple bolts, vertical surfaces and porous materials. Operating temperatures range from -65° to 300° (-54° to 149° C), shear strengths up to 3,000 psi and are available in medium to high strengths. Gels are used on bolts up to 1 ½” in diameter; plow blade bolts, ring gear bolts, truck transmission nuts, cylinder block studs, etc. The bond may be broken with strong torsional loading or heat. Therefore, if disassembly is anticipated, a lower strength adhesive should be considered. The shelf life of these products is only 1 year when unopened, so stocking should be on a product rotation basis. This is a fast consumable product as the shelf life decreases to 1 month after opening the container.
Anaerobic chemicals remain in the fluid state until it becomes isolated from oxygen. When this occurs, as when mating between the threads under pressure, the chemical rapidly cures and hardens to form a cross-linked plastic. These are mildly tolerant of oil contamination. Because fasteners with anaerobic adhesives applied will not set up until installed, these are ideal for multiple fastener installations and for production assembly. The anaerobic chemicals have evolved over the years to offer the user a variety of options for their applications. Cure times have been formulated to have shorter times or longer periods, for when multiple assemblies are used. These times range from 5 minutes, 10 minutes and broader ranges to one hour. Different levels of strengths are also available from low to high strength. A low strength adhesive would be used for small screws up to ¼” and 6 mm, for screws into soft materials, such as aluminum, plastics and sheet metal. Low strength adhesives may also be used for fasteners which may require frequent removal or adjustment. The medium strength chemicals are for fasteners from ¼” – ¾” (6 – 20 mm). These medium strength adhesives are great for automotive applications; SEMS fasteners, water pumps, carburetor studs. Drive couplings, wheel joints and flange connections are subject to torsional loads, which are also dependent on perfectly aligned and flat surfaces. High strength adhesives are not easily removable, if at all, and are recommended for fasteners greater than ¾” and 20 mm in diameter. Again, if you cannot initially attain the proper clamp load, this may not help. These types of adhesives will be helpful with non-ferrous fasteners, such as stainless steels, to prevent galling and keep the fastener and nut tight when high clamp loads and high torques are not possible. However, due to their high strength capabilities, the anaerobic thread locking chemicals will also provide exceptional resistance to vibration and axial loading, especially in heavy equipment where there are severe impacts, such as with plow bolts, locking pins, bushings to shafts, sleeves and Keps fasteners. Most of this genre of chemical thread lockers have a shear strength of 3,000 psi and a high temperature limit of 300° F (150° C). There are some chemicals available which do offer higher strength, up to 4,500 psi and higher temperature resistance properties, up to 815° F (435° C). Another type of formulation is designed as a penetrating fluid with capillary action to wick into threads which have already been assembled. This allows for fine adjustments to be made, then are set in place by externally applying the chemical to the threads. This type of chemical will seal the threads and prevent corrosion. Microencapsulated adhesives are excellent for placing them on the threads and storing the fasteners for later use. The adhesive is either painted on or dipped and remains non-tacky until use. Pressure between the threads and contact with metal creates an electrochemical bond. This is an excellent locking / sealer for threads being tightened into a tapped hole.
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Many manufacturers will not apply these to their products due to liabilities. Companies who make up after-market kits will have fasteners with this adhesive on the threads. The chemical suppliers will also apply the adhesive at the request of purchasers. Recently, there was an issue in an assembly plant where the second shift was breaking fasteners at assembly. Of course, the manufacturer and distributor were blamed. However, upon close investigation it was verified that both shifts were using the same fasteners, the same torque specifications and the same tooling. It was revealed that unknowingly, the second shift was using a different thread locking chemical than the first shift.
RTV silicone products are used as adhesives and gasket makers for many products; differential housings, valve covers, drive train, leak proof gaskets and sealants, etc. Operating temperatures range from 500° to 600° F (260° to 315° C). The only problem with using these products around fasteners is to make sure the silicone does not get onto the threads of the fastener. It has been found that during tightening, the silicone product was being compressed between the threads and the applied torque was not actually causing the bolt to stretch and produce the proper clamping tension. The silicone compression was even fooling the torque-angle assembly machines, as the angle was met but not the torque nor the tension on the fastener. The compressed silicone made it appear that the fastener was being tightened into yield since there was no gain in clamp load as the fastener was turning to a specific angle. With all of the chemical choices we have, make sure each one is compared with the properties applicable for its application. Once determined, keep the products consistent and have similar products kept in another location to avoid cross use with another assembly. Also, keep in mind that some chemicals will act as a lubricant and may significantly lower the installation torque value. Always perform a torque test before using a new chemical.
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1. Introduction In the first report, the author has referred that a surprisingly large number of bolts are used in a widely variety of machines and equipment, etc. Therefore, it might be thought that bolts cause, in reality, the largest number of failures among mechanical parts. As far as bolts failures, more than 90% of failure cases would be caused by fatigue and about 80% of failure cases are responsible to the fabricators(1). In addition, several examples of bolt failures are described by fatigue and their macroscopic fractures are analyzed with simple calculation methods in 2nd report (2) . As environmental failure is limited to high-tensile bolts which are very sensitive to a corrosive environment, the 3rd and 4th reports had introduced environmental failures of bolts which are called “delayed fracture” and “stress corrosion crack”(3)(4). The 5th report explains the factors related to fatigue strength of bolts and refers the conventional methods for fatigue strength improvement of bolts(5).
Failure of Fastening Screws and Their Preventive Methods A new method for improvement of the fatigue strength of bolt (the first half), 6th report by Shin-ichi Nishida, Emeritus Prof. of Saga University
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Thread profile Root radius
Effect to the fatigue strength
Mechanical properties of bolt Mechanical properties of nut
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This report and the next one (7th report) will introduce a new method for remarkable Fig.6.1 Many factors related to fatigue strength improvement of the fatigue strength of bolts(6)-(9). Therefore, the author has tried to study the effect of many factors on fatigue strength of bolts and nuts for fundamental approach in the first half as shown in Fig. 6.1.
2. Effect of thread profile and other factors on fatigue strength 2.1 Introduction
The effect of triangular thread, trapezoidal one, positive buttress one and negative buttress one were studied. The profiles of these threads are outlined in Fig.6.2. The details of the above screw threads of bolts are listed in Table 6.3. Although the outside diameter of the thread or the root radius may slightly differ among these threads, the root diameter of all of the threads is unified to be 25mm. (b) Effect of root radius Three root radii, r; 0.30, 0.50 and 0.70mm, were selected. The outline and details of thread profile are shown in Fig. 6.3 and Table 6.3, respectively. (c) Effect of bolt and nut materials
Normally, the fatigue limit of bolts is 5-6 kgf/mm2. This fatigue limit is not so high. Since bolts are mostly used under the tightened condition, some part of a variation in the external force is shared by the fastened part. Accordingly, the critical stress for bolts is 15-60 kgf/mm2, which is equal to or higher than the fatigue limit of welded structures. First, the effect of thread profile on fatigue characteristics is studied below from the standpoint of improvement of the fatigue strength of bolts(6)-(8).
2.2 Materials used, test specimens and test method The chemical composition of the materials used for the tests are shown in Table 6.1. The steels used for the nut and bolt are SCM440 and SNCM630. In addition, S20C was used to study the effect of partial damage of the nut on the fatigue strength (see Table 7.1, in 7th report). All specimens except S20C steel were taken from the depth at R= 200mm in radius of the material bar in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the bar coincides with the central axis of each test specimen. All of the specimens, including Table 6.1 Chemical composition of materials used the threads were finished Kind of steel C Si Mn P S Ni Cr Mo by turning. The mechanical SCM440 0.41 0.35 0.73 0.0013 0.020 0.08 1.02 0.21 (Ø455) properties of the steels are SNCM630 0.29 0.25 0.44 0.009 0.006 2.97 2.98 0.59 (Ø470) shown in Table 6.2. Fatigue S20C 0.09 0.01 0.41 0.008 0.005 tests had been conducted on (Ø40) The numbers in parentheses denote the size of material the following items. Table 6.2 Mechanical properties Impact value [kgf.m]
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PS [kgf/mm2]
TS [kgf/mm2]
E1 [%]
RA [%]
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E 20ºC
u E 20ºC
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In almost all tests, the bolt and nut made of SCM440 were used. A study was also made with a material with higher strength (SNCM630) for the bolt. Moreover, as a nut is generally stronger than a bolt, a study was also performed with the nut made of the material with lower strength (S20C). (d) Effect of pre-stressing As described in the preceding section, this test method is pretty effective but is not adopted widely on site. Accordingly, a brief description is given below. Before a fatigue test, a tensile stress was statically applied to the bolt with a nut in the axial direction. Pre-stress of 43 and 37 kgf/mm2 were selected for the combination of the bolt and nut made of SNCM630 and for the combination of the bolt made of SNCM630 and the nut made of S20C, respectively. All stresses are the nominal stresses at the root diameter ( 25mm).
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Table 6.3 Details of screw thread of bolt (see Fig. 6.2) Kind of steel
(a)Triangular thread
Type of thread
Details of thread profile Pitch=3.0
Nut
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Pitch=3mm
Bolt
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Pitch=3.0 Nut
Trapezoidal thread
Bolt SCM440
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Bolt Pitch=4.0
Positive buttress thread
Nut
Bolt Pitch=4.0
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Negative buttress thread
Fig.6.2 Outline of thread profile of various type of thread
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(a) Root radius
Type of thread
Triangular thread
Details of thread profile Pitch=3.0 Nut
Bolt
(b) Root radius
Pitch=3.25
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Triangular thread
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Nut
Bolt
Pitch=3.5
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Testing machine: electrical servo controlled fatigue testing machine Maximum capacity: ±40tf Type of stress: partial pulsating tensile stress Mean stress: constant at 18kgf/mm2 Frequency: 500 cycles/min
Fig. 6.4 Testing condition of bolts
Triangular thread
Nut
Bolt
All specimens were subjected to partially tensile pulsating fatigue test with a mean stress m. For this test, a servo type fatigue tester (±40 tf) was used. The frequency was 500 cycle/min. The S-N curves were obtained for all specimens. The fatigue strengths of the specimens at 2×106 cycles were compared. The testing condition of bolts is shown in Fig. 6.4.
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2.3 Results of tests and discussion The effect of kind of screw on the fatigue characteristic is shown in Fig.6.5. In the case of the triangular thread which is the most widely used, its fatigue strength at 2×106 cycles (hereinafter the fatigue strength is called the fatigue limit unless otherwise specified) is 6 kgf/mm2. Though it is generally practical to express the fatigue limit in terms of fatigue strength at 107 cycles, the strength at 2×106 cycles may be used in view point of the frequency of the fatigue tester and for practical use. As the specimens are finished by turning, a fatigue strength of 6 kgf/mm2 is considered almost reasonable compared with the values shown in Table 5.1 of the 5th report. The fatigue limit of a positive buttress thread is nearly equal to this value, but the fatigue strength and fatigue limit of trapezoidal and negative buttress threads are slightly higher. This may be attributed to the relaxation of stress concentration at the root. Setting aside the trapezoidal thread, however, machining of a negative buttress thread is rather difficult. At the present time, this type of thread lacks wide applicability because of this difficulty for machining. In any case, the fatigue characteristic of a thread cannot be improved as expected even if the type of thread changed. If workability is taken into account, the triangular thread has an excellent total balance beyond our expectation. Figure 6.6 shows the effect of root radius. In this test, the root radius r was limited to 0.30-0.70 mm, and therefore the results of the test may not necessarily applicable to all cases. From Fig. 6.6 only, however, the root radius has little effect on their fatigue strength, although some variations are observed. In all cases, the fatigue limit is 6 kgf/mm2. The stress concentration at the root decreases with increasing root radius. However, if the root radius is increased, the rigidity of the threads is increased and localized contact with the internal threads is more likely to increase. It is considered that these effects cancel each other, causing little change in the fatigue limit. It may be necessary to conduct further tests, changing the root radius over a very wide range. Anyway, the thread profile should be determined by considering all the factors involved in a comprehensive way.
The other is that the force is transmitted in the bolt through contact between the external threads and the internal ones. If the tensile strength is increased, the contact between the nut and the bolt is apt to become one-sided microscopically, although this contact seems to remain changed macroscopically. In other words, the effect shown in Fig. 6.6 is attributable partly to localized contact. Examples in which the fatigue limit of the bolt is hardly changed even if the tensile strength is increased or in which the fatigue limit is markedly decreased with increasing bolt diameter (10)(11) are attributed to the same factor. As bolts are manufactured separately from nuts, the pitch of the bolt differs from that of the nut in the strict sense even if the nominal pitch is the same. Moreover, the bolt receives tension in service but the nut is subjected to compression. Accordingly, the applied contact force between the bolt threads and the nut ones is not relaxed as the material is hard to yield causing localized contact. If the tensile strength of the material is low, however, the material yields easily and the yielded part is plastically deformed, resulting in an increase in contact area. In other words, there may be cases of a reverse effect on the fatigue strength if the tensile strength of the material is increased.
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Mean stress
Kind of screw
Symbols
Triangular thread Trapezoidal thread Positive buttress thread Negative buttress thread
Stress amplitude
Minor diameter of external thread=φ25mm
Number of cycles to failure N
Fig. 6.5 Effect of kind of screw on fatigue strength
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(Kind of steel: SCM440) Root radius of thread
Symbols
Triangular thread, φ25mm
r=0.30 mm r=0.50 mm r=0.70 mm
Stress amplitude
The effect of bolt material is shown in Fig. 6.7. This figure shows the effect of changing the material of both bolt and nut from SCM440 to SNCM630. The tensile strength is increased by about 25% from 80 to 100 kgf/mm2 by changing the material. In this case, there is little difference in fatigue limit itself between the two materials. However, the fatigue strength of SNCM630 is lower by about one-fifth in term of the number of cycles. It is widely known that the fatigue strength can be normally improved by increasing the tensile strength of the material. However, the results shown in Fig. 6.7 are the opposite. This effect can be explained as described below. That is, the effect shown in Fig. 6.7 is attributed to two factors. One is that the bolt is a kind of a notched specimen. In ordinary fatigue, the fatigue limit of a plain specimen tends to increase with increasing tensile strength. However, even if the tensile strength is increased with decreasing notch radius, this difference in tensile strength does not have a noticeable effect on the fatigue limit (9). This is because the notch sensitivity of a notched specimen increases with increasing tensile strength and the fatigue strength of this specimen decreases more than that of the plain specimen.
Number of cycles to failure N
Fig. 6.6 Effect of root radius on fatigue strength
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Kind of steel
Root radius of thread
Stress amplitude
Triangular thread, φ=25mm
Number of cycles to failure, N
Fig. 6.7 Effect of mechanical properties on fatigue strength
Symbols
Mean stress
Kind of steel Nut Bolt
Kind of screw Triangular thread
Stress amplitude
Nut
S20C
Nut: SNCM630
Number of cycles to failure, N
Fig. 6.8 Effect of mechanical properties of nut on fatigue strength
Symbols
Mean stress
Kind of steel Bolt Nut
Prestress
Kind of screw
Triangular thread, φ=25mm, r=0.4mm Material of nut SNCM630
Stress amplitude
S20C
Pre-stress
No pre-stress
Number of cycles to failure, N
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Figure 6.8 shows the effect of the composition of a nut on the fatigue characteristic. The fatigue limit for S20C (7 kgf/ mm2) is improved by 17% compared with that for SNCM630 (6 kgf/mm2). Furthermore, the fatigue strength is increased by about ten times in terms of the number of cycles. The nut has a larger root diameter than the bolt. The bolt is subjected to a tensile force at the time of loading, while the nut receives a compressive force and is hardly fractured. Accordingly, a considerable effect can be expected by making the nut of a material which is softer than the bolt material. We often say that ‘this easily fits or does not fit easily’. When a force is transmitted by the contact between more than two parts, such as in the combination of a nut and bolt, the stress can be reduced if the force is received by a larger area. Normally, it is said that the microscopic contact area is less than 10% of the macroscopic contact one. If the nut or bolt or both are made of a softer material, the microscopic contact stress can be reduced. Since fracture is more likely to occur in the bolt because of tightening, better results will be obtained by using a soft material for the nut. According to the author’s experience, it is desirable to set the ratio of tensile strength of the bolt to that of the nut within the range 1:0.4-0.8. Some researchers are of the opinion that the fatigue characteristic can be greatly improved by using a cast iron which has a lower elastic coefficient than a carbon steel (10). As described later, the use of a cast iron aims to equalize the load to be shared by the threads by decreasing the internal stress applied to the bolt for the external force. Figure 6.9 shows the effect of pre-stressing on the fatigue characteristic. The pre-stress of 37 kgf/mm2 was applied in the case of the combination of a bolt made of SNCM630 and a nut made of S20C. When both the nut and bolt are made of SNCM630, the pre-stress of 43 kgf/mm2 was applied. In other words, the pre-stress to the former combination was lower by 16% than that to the latter combination. In both combinations, the fatigue strength was increased by pre-stressing. The ratios of increase in fatigue strength were 38% and 50%, respectively. These increases are attributable to such factors as the improvement in the strength of bolt threads by cold working and the resultant effect of compressive residual stress, equal load sharing among the bolt threads, and the relaxation of microscopic localized contact between the bolt threads and the nut ones. In the case of the nut made of S20C shown in Fig. 6.8, the nut is more likely to yield than the bolt. The reason is that the yielding at the bolt thread root was not sufficient compared with the case where the nut was made of SNCM630. There are still several items requiring further study, including determination of the limit of improvement of fatigue strength by changing the pre-stress over a wide range, and selection of an optimum nut material in the case when prestress is applied. In any case, the fatigue limit of the bolt is improved by 50% by pre-stressing. Yunker pointed out that the fatigue strength was increased by tightening the bolt under a load higher than the yield point (11). Maruyama explained the reason why the fatigue strength was improved by fastening in the plastic range (12). Although the test method and effect differ in detail, both researchers are based on the same idea. The results are summarized later (see 7th report).
3. General evaluations As shown in Figs. 6.5-6.9, most of the results about fatigue strength of bolts are not so remarkable as expected. But, it will be distinguished that the fatigue limit of the bolt was improved by 50% by pre-stressing. The increase is attributable to such factors as the improvement in the strength of bolt threads by cold working and the resultant effect of compressive residual stress, equal load sharing among the bolt threads and the relaxation of microscopic localized contact between the bolt threads and nut ones.
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As bolts are usually used under the fastened condition, the bolts are loaded one part of the total external force (the other external force is applied to the fastened part). Therefore, the above improvement can be said remarkable effect when it is converted into the external load. The defect of the pre-stressing is not suitable for mass production because the combination between bolt and nut should be applied tensile force to their axis over plastic deformation. A small amount of the combination of bolt and nut can be practically applicable for the pre-stressing. According to the above results, the author has considered that the idea to improve the fatigue strength more remarkably and that method should satisfy mass production process in the view point of industry. This method will be referred in the next report (7th report).
4. Conclusion As described before, this report and the next one will introduce a new method for remarkable improvement of the fatigue strength of bolt. Therefore, the author tries to evaluate the many factors, e.g., thread profile, mechanical properties of bolt or nut, pre-stressing, etc. related to fatigue strength, individually as a fundamental approach. The main results described above in this report are summarized below: (1) Effect of type of thread; the fatigue limits of the four kinds of bolts, triangular thread, positive buttress thread, trapezoidal thread and negative
buttress thread are nearly the same and to be 6kgf/mm2, though the fatigue strength and fatigue limit of trapezoidal and negative buttress threads are slightly higher. Setting aside the trapezoidal thread, however, machining of negative buttress thread is rather difficult.
(2) Effect of root radius; the root radius has little effect on fatigue strength in the range of 0.3-0.70mm and the fatigue limit is all 6kgf/mm2. (3) Effect of tensile strength of bolt materials; when the material of both bolt and nut is changed from SCM440 to SNCM630, the fatigue strength of SNCM630 becomes lower by about one-fifth in term of the number of cycles. This is due to localized contact between bolt and nut threads (see Table 7.2, last half report). (4) Effect of tensile strength of nut materials; the fatigue limit for S20C is improved by 17% compared with that for SNCM630. Furthermore, the fatigue strength is increased by about ten times in terms of the number of cycles. This result is caused by the same factor as shown in the above. (5) Effect of pre-stressing; the fatigue strength was increased by pre-stressing and the ratios of increase in fatigue strength were 38% and 50%, respectively. These increases are attributable to cold working, compressive residual stress, equal load sharing and the relaxation of microscopic localized contact between both threads.
References (1) –(5) S. Nishida, Failures of Fastening Screws and Their Preventive Methods (1st -4th report), (2018), Fastener World, pp.340,No.168, pp.336,No.169, pp.324,No.170, pp.287,No.170 and 5th report (2019), pp.292,No.174, Taiwan, (6) S. Nishida, Failure Analysis of Machine Parts & Equipment, (1993), pp.108 and 123, Nikkan Kogyo New Paper Co. Ltd. (in Japanese) (7) S. Nishida, Failure Analysis in Engineering Application, (1994), pp.94 and 104, Butterworth Heineman Co. Ltd. UK (8) S. Nishida, Failure Analysis of Machines and Structures, (1996), pp.108 and 123, (in Japanese), Kinkado, Saga (9) S. Nishida, C.Urashima and H. Tamasaki, A new Method for Fatigue Life Improvement of Screw, Fatigue Design Component, ESIS Publication 22, (1998), pp.215, Elsevier Science Ltd. (10) H. Ohtaki, Machine Design, Vol.25, No.4, (1981), pp.27,(in Japanese) (11) G. H. Yunker, Fastening and Joining, No.24, (1979), pp.12, (ibid) (12) K.Maruyama, Fastening and Joining, No.44, (1984), pp.1, (ibid).
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“Fastener Troubles, Causes & Solutions” Series
Failure of Propeller Shaft Couplings— Fatigue Failure of Reamer Bolts by Toshimichi Fukuoka
1 Introduction A variety of loads are exerting on bolted joints. For example, when they are subjected to shear loads, slippage occurs on the interface and it sometime causes loosening or fatigue failure. Reamer bolts are used in the bolted joints subjected to large shear loads. For that purpose, the diameter of the bolt cylindrical portion is larger than the nominal diameter, and when the fastening is completed, the cylindrical portion is usually pressed onto the bolt hole. Consequently, the shear loads exerting on the bolted joints are supported by the force perpendicular to the cylindrical portion of reamer bolt, in addition to the friction force on the interface of the fastened object. Using the results by three-dimensional finite element analysis, this article explains the basic characteristics of the loads exerting on the reamer bolts, and the mechanism of fatigue failure occurring when the bolts are used in fastening shaft couplings.
2 Evaluation Method of the Strength of Reamer Bolts Geometric cha racteristic of reamer bolts is that, as a reference dimension, the diameter of bolt cylindrical portion is equal to that of the bolt hole. Accordingly, JIS proposes the following expression for evaluating the strength of reamer bolts used in flanged shaft couplings. The symbols in the expression correspond to the ones in Figure 1 in my last article.
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of τ, the cross section area of the bolt, the moment arm length and the number of bolt is equal to the torque. However, the number of bolts is half of the actual number, n/2. Thus, it is possible to take into account the influence of machining error on the fit between reamer bolts and bolt holes. However, this expression involves two problems. First, the transmission of torque is contributed not only by the contact around bolt cylindrical portion, but also by the friction on such contact surfaces as the interface between couplings. In that sense, the effect of friction is not taken into account in Expression (1). Another problem is the appropriateness of the assumption of n/2. The value of 2 can be regarded as a kind of safety factor. In order to clarify the above problems, it is necessary to systematically evaluate the influences of the fit and the coefficient of friction on the interfaces by numerical analysis. Expression (1) is widely used to design actual shaft couplings, which seemingly causes few troubles. However, if the value “2”, which corresponds to a safety factor, can be a little smaller, it is expected that more efficient design can be achieved.
3 Evaluation of Shear Force Transfer Ratio by Finite Element Analysis Shear forces exerting on the reamer bolts used in shaft couplings are supported by the force perpendicular to the bolt cylindrical portion and the friction force. The ratios of the perpendicular force and friction force to the shear force are defined as shear force transfer ratio and are obtained from three-dimensional finite element analysis. Denoting the ratio of shear force sustained by the bolt cylindrical portion as R rm, and the ratio sustained by the friction force on the interfaces as Rµ, the sum of the two ratios naturally becomes unity.
Rrm + Rµ = 1 (2) Figure 1(a) shows the load exerting on a reamer bolt. The shear force due to the torque exerts in the circumferential direction, through which the bending load is applied to the bolt. Since our purpose is to clarify the basic mechanical properties of reamer bolts, a finite element model, shown in Figure 1(b), was prepared corresponding to the case of the shaft coupling diameter being infinite. A set of M16 bolt and nut is used to fasten two plates, and the tensile load is applied to the plate end. Then, the shear force exerts in the direction perpendicular to the bolt cylindrical portion. The magnitude of the exerting load is changed on the basis of the average shear stress, which is defined by dividing the shear force by the cross section area of bolt cylindrical portion. This value corresponds to the shear stress τ in Expression (1). Figures 2 (a) and (b) show the analytical results of shear force transfer ratio, for the cases of axial stress of the reamer bolt being 100MPa and 300MPa. The vertical axis is the shear force transfer ratio, and the horizontal axis is the fit between the bolt cylindrical
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portion and bolt hole. The positive values imply interference fit and the negative values clearance fit, respectively. The parameter is µ, coefficient of friction on the contact surfaces. The shear load is applied so as to generate the average shear stress of 50MPa. The coefficient of friction is changed as 0.1 and 0.2. From the figures, it is found that as the friction coefficient gets smaller and more tighter interference fit is attained, R rm increases. Additionally, as the axial bolt stress increases, the value of R µ becomes higher because the slippage is unlikely to occur owing to the effect of friction. Although the two figures seem to exhibit completely different results, the tendencies regarding to the variations in the fit and coefficient of friction are the same. In any event, the shear force capacity that reamer bolts can sustain is largely contributed not only by the force perpendicular to the bolt cylindrical portion but also by the action of friction force.
4 Fatigue Failure of Reamer Bolts Figure 3 shows the fatigue failure of reamer bolts used in propeller shaft couplings of ships. Despite few cases of accidents, the accidents, if once occurring, could lead to a critical one such that makes the ship navigation impossible. A propeller shaft transfers the power generated in the main engine to the propeller. As shown in the figure, the rupture of reamer bolts does not occur at the interface of the coupling, but mostly on the bolt surface a short distance to the propeller side. Additionally, the bending load is found to be the cause, judging from the shape of the ruptured surface. Incidentally, the fit is extremely small and therefore it is impossible from the practical point of view to systematically change its size and conduct comprehensive experiments. Therefore, we used the finite element model in Figure 1(b) to change the fit in various levels, and obtained the bending stresses occurring in reamer bolts when subjected to the shear force generated by the torque. Figures 4 (a) and (b) show an example of the distributions of axial stress and bending stress along the cylindrical portion of reamer bolt. The two components of axial stresses are σL and sR at the two surfaces which are 180 degrees apart from each other, shown in Figure 1 (a). The horizontal axis represents the distance from the interface of the couplings, and the value of zero corresponds to the position of the coupling interface. As for the analytical conditions in the figure, the fit was -10mm clearance fit in both cases, and only the values of coefficient of friction are different. When a reamer bolt is subjected to bending load, the tensile and compression stresses occur on the bolt cylindrical surfaces that are 180 degrees apart from each other. The bending stress is calculated by dividing the difference between the two stresses by 2. When the coefficient of friction is 0.2, the bending stress is small. However, If the coefficient reduces to 0.1, the peak of the bending stress appears at the position approximately 13mm to the propeller shaft side from the interface. This position almost coincides with the ruptured position of reamer bolt shown in Figure 3. Although not shown in the figures, the fit and coefficient of friction are changed in various levels in finite element analysis. As a result, the conditions for Figure 4(b) produced the maximum bending stress at the same position as the ruptured surface of the actual reamer bolt. This result implies that, in the state of clearance fit, large bending stresses would occur when the coefficient of friction is small. When a ship goes astern, the main engine uses about 70% to 80% of the power necessary for the case of going ahead. That is, the direction of shear loads changes repeatedly. Therefore, the fit of the reamer bolt possibly changes from the interference fit in the initial condition to the clearance fit, and at the same time the coefficient of friction is likely to decrease. This phenomenon seems to be the primary cause for high bending stresses to occur at the position away from the interface of the shaft coupling.
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In this article, characteristic mechanical properties of reamer bolts are clarified by finite element analysis, and it is indicated that there is some room for improving the design formula currently used for shaft couplings. Furthermore, the article clarifies the mechanism of the fatigue failure of reamer bolts that occurs at the position to the propeller side away from the interface of the coupling. It is considered that the factors affecting failure of reamer bolts, which clamp shaft couplings, are the fit around the bolt hole, friction of the contact surface, and, in addition, the precision of alignment between the driving shaft and driven shaft connected to the coupling. In my next article, I will explain the relationship between the shaft alignment and the fatigue failure occurring in reamer bolts. Reference 1. Toshimichi Fukuoka, “Threaded Fasteners for Engineers and Design – Solid Mechanics and Numerical Analysis –”, pp. 290-296, Corona Publishing Co., Ltd. (2015)
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by Jozef Dominik
Plagia rism (f rom- Latin plagia re – stealing) according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary means: “to use another's production without crediting the source”. Plagia rism is most of ten fou nd on campus to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. Unfortunately, it also occurs in technical practice and the production of screws is no exception. This article deals exactly with this problem.
Scope Screw connections are among the most difficult components because they hold together the entire construction. If one screw is bad, the others are endangered. It works like a Domino effect. Typical examples are the fastening bolts of automotive wheels. The causes of failure of the screw connection may be three: 1. Mechanical properties of steel out of the standard. Namely hardness and strength of carbon steel and alloy are very important. 2. Incorrect assembly. 3. Overloading of vehicles. The norm ISO 989-1 strictly defines the required mechanical properties. Values for the most frequently used strength classes are shown in Table 1.
Dangerous Plagiarism Under Fasteners Table 1 Property class
8.8 d ≤ 16mm
8.8 d > 16mm
10.9
12.9
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800
1000
1200
Rp 0,2 [MPa]
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640
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Fasteners shall be designated in accordance with the ISO 898 – 1 and ISO 898 – 2 with manufacturer’s identification mark and with property class symbol (Table 1). Assembly parameters of screw connections are among the most important design decisions. These parameters depend on the property class of the screws (Table 1). In diagram Fig. 1 is the "force security rubikon zone“ that defines the conditions for assembly and operation. This zone must not be exceeded! Breach to observe this condition may result in destruction of the screw connection. Vehicle overloading results in deformation of the wheel fastening bolts (Fig. 2) and subsequent gradual release of the wheel. The nature of this deformation depends on the size of the external load on the vehicle and on the strength characteristics of the bolts. Of course, the issue is considerably larger and more complicated. These three basic factors are to give you an idea only of the possible danger of not respecting them. This applies in particular to security screws to fasten the wheels of cars. As can be seen from the next text on the market are likely to be found false screws with an incorrectly declared property class. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case of fasteners plagiarism. Frequent objects of plagiarism are screw connections made of stainless steel. The intelligence of the plagiarists does not know the boundaries. Often, these are high-fossilized ideas that are hardly recognizable from the original. Read more.
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Examples of Plagiarism Example 1: In Fig. 3 is a bolt screw found on the road to the unknown driver from the car. A broken thread is clearly visible which would indicate excessive tightening; it means over force security zone (Fig. 1). This is sometimes the case for unprofessional assembly. However, a strong mark on the head of this screw is striking (Fig. 4 and 5). In addition, there is no manufacturer's identification mark. Immeasurable HRC hardness values have only confirmed the suspicion that it is a fake!
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Example 2: The case in Fig. 6 does not need a comment. The pressed stainless steel thin sheet on the self-drilling screw head impresses with stainless steel screws (Fig. 7). The difference is almost imperceptible to the naked eye. The user will recognize it after a certain period of operation when the first signs of corrosion appear. For reasons of objectivity, it must be added that such a construction may be acceptable. However, it must be officially declared.
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The screw in Fig. 8 represents a typical example of the mounting of the cover holder on the kitchen utensil. On a new stainless pot, the galvanized screw could not be distinguished from the stainless steel washer. After a while corrosion of the screw was noticed. To complain it was too late.
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Edification Counterfeits between screw connections present a significant security risk. As can be seen from the text in the case of the fastening bolts of the car wheels, there is a latent risk of wheel loosening behind the ride, endangering the lives of the crew of the car, and also pedestrians around. The worst is that such cases are more anonymous because it is difficult to identify the culprit or to exclude defective products from the market. Nevertheless, the user is not against it as defenseless. There are some symptoms that make falsification possible to be detected. These are the following: 1. Missing a manufacturer identification mark. 2. Primitively manufactured property class using a simple hand tool. 3. Stainless steel martensitic and austenitic type screws can be distinguished by a magnet. Austenite (steel A-2) is a non-magnetic structural component*, martensite is magnetic. 4. A strikingly low price.
* Austenitic stainless steel screws (steel Cr – Ni) after cold forming may have some residual magnetism.
Conclusion Plagiarism is a dangerous social phenomenon, which has also hit the field of technology, and screw connections are no exeption. They are fighting artists, writers, authors of professional publications and, as seen, fasteners are threatened by this problem, too. Against this, there is only one reliable option: to buy only from verified and certified suppliers or manufacturers!
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