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E D I TO R I A L Will Lowry, editor, Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Non-stop news It has only been two months since the last issue of Fastener + Fixing Magazine and yet there has been so many developments within the industry. As always we bring you the very latest on what you need to know.

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he most recent development has been the announcement of the EU prior-surveillance system, which is scheduled to come into effect on 31st May 2016. For all you need to know visit our News section for information and reaction.

The last few months have also seen a glut of exhibitions focusing on different aspects of the fastener sector, including wire® Düsseldorf, Fastener Fair Turkey and the Taiwan International Fastener Show. We bring you first-hand accounts from all three shows and report the views and reviews of exhibitors, as well as information on the latest innovations.

Our Cover Story focuses on Achilles Seibert GmbH, which has been providing its personable and distinctive service and range to customers for over 60 years. I visited Achilles’ headquarters just outside Hamburg to speak to Managing Director Timo Scholle about the company’s capabilities, as well as the challenges that lie ahead for the company and the fastener sector as a whole.

There is also a special feature focusing on the fastener

manufacturing industry in the UK. We invited all UK manufacturers to let us know about their production processes; the products and services they can provide; and the benefits to customers of buying products ‘Made in the UK’. The result is some fascinating articles into leading UK companies, including NORMA UK Ltd, GESIPA Blind Riveting Systems Ltd, Non Standard Socket Screw Ltd, and Boltight Ltd, as well as several other UK manufacturers producing a variety of products.

To add to this there is also an excellent article from Dr Peter Standring at Industrial Metalforming Technologies that focuses on new technical support available for UK SME metalformers.

Other articles include Nord-Lock Group looking at the demands of working with structural steel; an insight into FQC Shanghai Mechanical Technology Consultancy Co Ltd and how it is able to ensure quality products from the middle of the Asian fastener manufacturing industry; as well as Doug Jones, expert team at Bossard Group asking ‘What is corrosion?’

CONTENTS INDUSTRY NEWS Europe and World.................................................................... 10-22 Perspective....................................................................................24 North America......................................................................... 26-30 Russia + CIS............................................................................. 32-34 Asia........................................................................................... 36-38 Brazil..............................................................................................40

Bakfin pushes on...........................................................................77 GESIPA UK: Encouraging the next generation........................ 78-79 Smith Bullough expands manufacturing..................................80-81 Making quality tools.......................................................................80

COVER STORY More than just the long and thin, short and thick................... 42-43

CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS Safely securing connections in structural steel...................... 84-85 News........................................................................................ 86-96

EXHIBITIONS Events Calendar.............................................................................44 Taiwan International Fastener Show report............................ 46-47 TIFI calls on Taiwanese industry to take next step........................48 News........................................................................................ 50-54 wire® report............................................................................. 52-53 Fastener Fair Turkey report..................................................... 56-58 MADE IN THE UK New technical support for SME metalformers....................... 60-62 NORMA UK – becoming a benchmark for the fastener industry....64-66 GripIt Fixings: Made in the UK.......................................................68 A very British manufacturer..........................................................68 Quality made in the UK.............................................................70-71 Providing the best parts.................................................................72 A. Perry celebrates threaded bar anniversary..............................72 Supplying tools to the world..........................................................73 The expansion and renovation of Non Standard Socket Screw.... 74-76

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INSIGHT European Quality Control in China................................................82

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY News...................................................................................... 98-110 MANAGEMENT + SYSTEMS Sales analytics and CRM technology...........................................112 News............................................................................................114 TECHNICAL What is corrosion?............................................................... 116-118 PRODUCT NEWS Application Technology news................................................120-122 Tools news............................................................................ 124-125 Products news......................................................................126-136 INDEX...........................................................................................138

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EU imposes import licensing for fasteners The European Commission has introduced a “prior-surveillance” system on many steel products including a wide range of fasteners. This means importers must obtain a licence before goods can be released into EU market circulation.

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n 29 th April 2016 the Commission published implementing regulation 2016/670 introducing a prior-surveillance system for imports of certain iron and steel products. The Commission says the system will “serve to anticipate short-term market developments and take the necessary actions, if and when needed”.

The mechanism is part of a series of measures aimed at supporting the EU steel sector, outlined on 16th March in the Commission’s communication “Steel: Preserving sustainable jobs and growth in Europe”. In the FAQ section the Commission said it would propose a prior-surveillance system on steel products. The document made no reference to fasteners.

Twenty fastener CN codes are specified by the regulation – including all those covered by the repealed anti-dumping measure on steel fasteners originating in China. Additionally codes for nuts are included and some codes also cover stainless steel fasteners.

When it pushed through the repeal of the anti-dumping measure, the Commission committed to monitor fastener imports on a close to real time basis. Member states must report prior-surveillance data to the Commission within ten days of each month end, which means the Commission will build a picture of the trend of fastener imports far quicker.

Prior-surveillance applies to imports from all countries except EU and EEA member states. It comes into force for imports received from 31st May 2016 and will continue for four years.

To obtain the licence importers must submit to a national competent authority (listed in the regulation) a description of the goods (trade name, TARIC code, place of origin and consignment); quantity in kilograms; value in Euros CIF EU frontier; a declaration of accuracy; plus commercial evidence of the intention to import. The licence is valid for four months, which means importers can apply in advance, as soon as they

are able to provide all the required information. Some EU states have an electronic system; for others the process is manual.

The Commission says the decision to implement prior-surveillance “gives a clear signal to companies, including in exporting countries, that the Commission actively monitors market developments and is willing to take the necessary steps if justified. Prior-surveillance measures are foreseen in the EU’s safeguard instrument and can be introduced when import trends threaten to cause injury to Union producers.”

“ Prior-surveillance applies to imports from all countries except EU and EEA member states.”

Data from prior-surveillance cannot be used directly to apply retrospective definitive anti-dumping or subsidy tariffs.

According to the EU basic anti-dumping regulation these can only be backdated to 90 days before the application of provisional duties as a result of an anti-dumping investigation.

However, surveillance data clearly can be used to evidence the need for an investigation and, within it, to justify retrospective application of definitive duties. The immediate concern for importers, though, has to be the administrative burden involved in applying for licences for all non-EU imports of the specified fasteners.

What you need to know • Covers 20 steel fastener CN codes 7318: 1290 • 1491 • 1499 • 1541 • 1559 • 1569 • 1581 • 1589 • 1590 • 1691 • 1699 • 1900 • 2100 • 2200 • Applies to imports from ALL non EU/EEA countries.

• Effective on imports from 31st May 2016.

• Goods cannot be released into EU market without licence. • Importers need to apply in advance of goods arrival.

• Failure to obtain licence could mean incurring dock charges.

Full details on Regulation 2016/670 are available in all EU languages at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:JOL_2016_115_R_0010

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NEWS

EFDA concerned at administrative burden of surveillance measure Fastener distributors are just beginning to work out how to comply with the EU’s wide-ranging prior-surveillance measure but it is already clear it represents a heavy and long-term administrative burden for importers, says the European Fastener Distributors Association (EFDA).

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FDA members are the national associations in Britain and Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, as well as companies from a growing number of other European countries through MEFDA. Volker Lederer, EFDA president, is concerned the European Commission has made another abrupt decision, with wide-ranging and complex implications for importers, without consulting the organisation representing fastener distributors across Europe. Headlined as addressing concerns over overproduction of subsidised steel in China, the prior-surveillance system also directly impacts the import of most steel fasteners and some stainless steel fasteners – not just from China but from all non-EU and EEA countries.

Importers must obtain a licence for every imported consignment of more

than 2,500kg – providing accurate, detailed information. While some EU states have electronic systems for import licencing others still require paper applications. Behind every application are complex calculations by tariff code and in many cases conversion from different shipment terms (e.g. FOB to CIF) and transaction currencies.

Prior-surveillance should be a safeguard measure designed to deal with short-term critical conditions, says EFDA, yet this measure has been applied for the maximum duration, presenting fastener importers with the additional administrative burden for four years.

It is clearly important, says Volker Lederer, that any new anti-dumping investigation on fasteners avoids the mistakes that led to the repeal of the previous measures. Prior-surveillance will accelerate the collection of import

data the Commission apparently wants before deciding on a new investigation.

The consequence, however, is to inflict a significant and long-term administrative burden on fastener distributors, which work extremely hard to manage a highly efficient and responsive supply chain to key European industrial sectors.

“That is simply not good for European business,” adds Volker Lederer. “EFDA’s commitment to free and fair trade means it is always ready to engage with the Commission on appropriate measures that ensure a sustained and balanced competitive environment. It is regrettable, that instead, this measure will undermine the efficiency of the fastener distribution sector, a major contributor to the EU economy and a vital supporter to every EU industrial sector.”

EIFI waiting for assembly Fastener + Fixing Magazine also requested a comment from the European Industrial Fasteners Institute (EIFI) to reflect the manufacturer’s viewpoints on the planned introduction of the EU’s prior-surveillance system. EIFI informed us it would not be issuing a statement at this time but may do so following its assembly in May. We will publish that statement on www.fastenerandfixing.com

Stainless steel anti-dumping due to expire January 2017 The European Commission issued notice of the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on certain stainless steel fasteners from People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and the Philippines. EU manufacturers have until October to lodge a request for an expiry review.

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otice 2016/C 131/06 confirms the measures imposed by Council Regulation 2/2012 and extended to the Philippines by Regulation 205/2013 are due to expire on 8 th January 2017.

As normal, the notice offers EU manufacturers the opportunity to lodge a written request for an expiry review, which if accepted would result in the prolongation of the measures while that review is conducted.

Manufacturers have until early October (i.e. three months before the expiry date) to lodge a detailed request, which must contain sufficient evidence that removal of the measures would result in continuation or recurrence of dumping or injury.

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Bossard reports slight growth in difficult environment Bossard Group reported that Quarter One 2016 sales were up by 0.9% over the same quarter in 2015 to CHF 170.4 million (approximately 154.9 million euros).

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ossard said sales development was particularly held back by the business in Switzerland, where appreciation of the Swiss franc has sustainably impacted the competitive position of many of its industrial customers. Bossard was able to more than offset the decrease in sales in Switzerland through additional business in other European markets. European sales grew 2.5% to CHF 103.6 million (+1.4% in local currency) contributing 61% of the Group total. Bossard believes a major reason for its resilience in a challenging market environment is its targeted acquisition policy, which has solidified Bossard’s competitive position in Europe over the past years.

In contrast, American sales dropped 0.9% against Quarter One 2015 to CHF 43.8 million (a 4.8% decrease

in local currency). These numbers underscore the demand situation with two of Bossard’s key customers. While sales to the leading US electric vehicle manufacturer continued to rise, demand from a major customer in the agricultural technology sector decreased as expected.

Another negative development in America was slightly lower demand from the electronics industry.

Asian sales were CHF 23 million, slightly up in local currency but down in Swiss francs. Growth was in double-digits in India, Singapore and Taiwan but Chinese sales showed a slight decrease. Bossard said demand from the electronics industry is weaker in Asia as well.

Bossard CEO David Dean noted: “After a weak third and fourth quarter of 2015, we had a good start into 2016. On average, sales were 7% above the second half

DELO full year sales up 8.6% In the fiscal year ending 31st March 2016, DELO Industrial Adhesives generated 80 million euros, 8.6% up year on year.

Around 70% of sales came from outside Germany.

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ELO expects to confirm double-digit growth in China, the USA and Germany. The medium-sized enterprise has a solid growth rate in the automotive electronics sector, in which it grew revenues by more than 20%. Other drivers of growth were aerospace and consumer electronics.

“We not only grew considerably in the last year but have doubled our sales figures within the last five years. This shows that our R&D expenses – with 15% of the revenues far above the average – are worth their money,” said Dr Wolf-Dietrich Herold, managing partner of DELO. “They give us the opportunity to invest, today, in adhesives for applications that will achieve a major market penetration in only a few years. We are thus laying the foundation for an organic, profitable and sustainable growth.”

At its headquarters in Windach (Bavaria) DELO is constructing a new 4,600m² administration building to take account of its continual growth over the last few years.

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of 2015. The biggest uncertainty for the remainder of the year is the general development of the economy, which is not yet on solid footing.”

Bossard also announced it has received official aerospace certification in France. It obtained AS9120 in Switzerland in February and is working towards certification in Canada. Bossard acquired Aero-Space Southwest Inc in the US last year. Bossard said: “The positive outlook for the aerospace industry is the reason for the growing involvement of Bossard in this sector, which is especially applicable for France as an industrial location. Thanks to its premium products and services Bossard can increasingly gain a larger foothold in the aerospace sector, which is characterised by achieving an above average profitability.”

Bulten Q1 sales up 0.3% Bulten reported Quarter One sales of SEK 715 million (approximately 78 million euros) up 0.3% on the same period 2015.

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BIT was up to SEK 55 million from SEK 36 million in Q1 2015 with a corresponding increase in margin from 5.1% to 7.7%. After tax earnings also increased to SEK 40 million from SEK 29 million in Q1 2015.

Tommy Andersson, Bulten president and CEO, commented: “Bulten’s sales to European carmakers, especially in the premium segment, remained good during the start of the year – while sales to the heavy vehicle segment were initially at a slower pace. Net sales were therefore marginally lower than market growth for European vehicle production. Incoming orders were however very good during the quarter.” He also noted small but encouraging orders from Russian vehicle makers.

Andersson attributed stronger profitability in the quarter to “even, disruption free production and the completed optimisation programme”.

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Solid Q1 growth for NORMA NORMA Group SE reported that sales for Quarter One 2016 increased 2.3% to 226.6 million euros.

Organic growth was 2.4% with negative currency exchange effects accounting for the differential.

Adjusted EBITA increased 2.2% to 40.1 million euros, with a margin of 17.7% unchanged from Q1 2015.

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erner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group, said: “We had a good start in financial year 2016 and managed to increase both our sales and our earnings again in the first quarter. The EMEA region showed stronger organic growth as we had expected and the Asia-Pacific region continued to develop dynamically.

We are confident we will be able to continue to grow profitably in financial year 2016.”

EMEA region sales increased to 112.1 million euros, 6.1% higher than Q1 2015. NORMA attributed this strong organic growth to the upswing in the euro zone and continued positive development of the European automotive industry.

American sales were 96 million euros, slightly down on Q1 2015 at 97.7 million euros – mainly due to the weakness in commercial vehicle and agricultural machinery sectors.

Asia-Pacific region sales were up 1.9% year on year at 18.6 million euros. Despite the drop in China’s economic growth, the region recorded strong organic growth more than offsetting negative currency effects for a sustained positive development.

NORMA Group reaffirmed its forecast for 2016, expecting

organic sales growth between 2% – 5% compared with 2015.

It aims to maintain the adjusted EBITA margin above 17% as it has for the previous three financial years. www.normagroup.com

SFS rolls back currency impact measures SFS Group will reintroduce normal weekly working hours on 1st July 2016 as it continues to roll back measures that had been taken to offset the surge in the value of the Swiss franc.

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arly in 2015 SFS introduced a series of measures to bolster its competitive position in response to the significant increase in the value of the Swiss franc. These measures gained traction as the year progressed and helped to mitigate the exchange rate induced reduction in the earnings of the Swiss operations.

For the medium term the main focus in Switzerland will be on developing and manufacturing innovation rich products that offer considerable value added so the Swiss operations can remain competitive in the future. SFS is committed to its current work force in Switzerland and shall continue to avoid any currency or workload related job cuts if at all possible.

SFS is also rescinding reductions in director and board remuneration, also introduced last year. Strict cost management and the hiring freeze will, where necessary and justifiable, remain in place for the indefinite future.

SFS will pay all employees in Switzerland a special CHF 1,000 bonus in thanks for their contribution.

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Sundram sells Peiner As part of a restructuring of its international holdings Sundram Fasteners Ltd (TVS Group) has divested its entire shareholdings in Peiner Umformtechnik GmbH.

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undram has also sold associated companies TVS Peiner Services GmbH, and PUT Grundstucks GmbH. The wholly owned subsidiaries are being sold to AURORA Hanse IndustriekapitalBeteiligungs GmbH for a consideration of one euro. Sundram reported Peiner made a loss after tax of 238 million rupees (approximately 3 million euros) in the year ending December 2014.

It put the business’ net worth at 490 million rupees (approximately 6.5million euros).

Sundram created a new subsidiary, Sundram International Ltd, to which Sundram Fasteners (Zhejiang) Ltd and Cramlington Precision Forge Ltd in the UK have become subsidiaries. 2014 sales for the two companies were equivalent to slightly more than 30 million euros.

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Tata Steel UK agrees sale and purchase agreement for Long Products Europe business Tata Steel UK Limited has announced the signing of an agreement to sell its Long Products Europe business to the family investment office, Greybull Capital.

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he sale for a nominal consideration, would be in exchange for Greybull Capital taking on the whole of the business, including assets and relevant liabilities, and securing an appropriate funding package.

The deal would be completed once a number of outstanding conditions have been resolved, including transfer of contracts, certain government approvals and the satisfactory completion of financing arrangements. The Long Products Europe business employs 4,800 people – 4,400 in the UK and 400 in France.

Bimlendra Jha, executive chairman of the stand-alone Long Products Europe business, said: “The agreement marks a significant milestone in the sale of the Long Products Europe business. This sale is the best possible outcome for employees who have worked relentlessly to ensure the business’ survival, and helped to make it attractive to a potential buyer.”

The agreement follows an accelerated process of negotiations between Tata Steel

UK and Greybull Capital who have worked constructively together. The agreement is an important milestone on the road towards continuing steelmaking in Scunthorpe and steel processing in other locations in the UK and France.

The sale covers several UK-based assets including the Scunthorpe steelworks, two mills in Teesside, an engineering workshop in Workington, a design consultancy in York, and associated distribution facilities, as well as a mill in northern France.

Hans Fischer, chief executive of Tata Steel’s European operations, also welcomed the news. He said: “Under these current challenging market conditions in Europe, with the soaring levels of imports from China, we are happy Tata Steel UK and Greybull Capital have entered the final stage of completion of the sale of shareholding in Longs Steel UK. This transaction will offer a future for the Long Products Europe business and its 4,400 employees in the UK.”

Alcoa’s future value-add company to be named Arconic Alcoa has announced the name, logo and tagline of its future value-add company: Arconic. Innovation, engineered. The future upstream company will operate under the Alcoa name. The company’s separation into two, independent, publicly traded companies in the second half of 2016 remains on track.

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he ‘Arconic’ brand represents the future value-add company’s iconic heritage and continued commitment to industry shaping innovation: The ‘A’ echoes Arconic’s proud Alcoa heritage; ‘Arc’ represents the arc of progress and the continued pursuit of advancement for customers, employees, shareholders and communities; and ‘-conic’ speaks to the company’s history of creating iconic products and its constant focus on the next breakthrough innovation.

The tagline ‘Innovation, engineered,’ communicates the company’s mission – to invent, develop and deliver products and solutions for high performance customers and industries through precision engineering and advanced manufacturing.

The logo is a two-dimensional icon that the eye sees as a three-dimensional projection, symbolising Arconic’s ambition

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and ability to make what is often deemed impossible real. Its silhouette pays homage to the Alcoa mark, while the colour represents the company’s vibrant, dynamic culture.

Klaus Kleinfeld, chairman and chief executive officer at Alcoa, said: “The ‘Arconic’ brand fuses our extraordinary heritage with our highly promising future. It echoes our 127 year history of invention – and reinvention. Our logo depicts the realm of possibility brought to life. It reflects our vision of limitless innovation solving complex engineering challenges, to transform the way we fly, drive, build, package and power.

And it represents the ingenuity of our people, who are dedicated to inventing, developing, and delivering high-quality, innovative products and solutions that contribute to our customers’ success and create shareholder value.”

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Fastbolt’s logistics extension progresses Following the long-term strategy to systematically enlarge the product range Fastbolt GmbH, based in Gronau, Germany, has entered the next phase of its warehouse extension.

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onstruction of the warehouse extension started in late January 2016 after the acquisition of additional land behind the current warehouse. Fastbolt plans to extend the existing racking of the warehouse over the entire width of the building, which will result in adding approximately 50% storage capacity bringing it up to 20,000 pallet locations in total.

This will enable Fastbolt to bring stock currently stored externally into its own warehouse and will still leave space to grow in volume and range in the near future. In addition, further material handling and packing space will be generated as well as a new 3-floor logistics office building positioned inside the warehouse.

“This extension is really very important to us.” says Ekkehard Beermann, managing director at Fastbolt Group. “Increasing volume and enlarging stock range is becoming a problem if the infrastructure does not grow accordingly. Permanently keeping 2,000 – 3,000 pallets in an external warehouse is – apart

from its cost implications – a huge problem for efficiency and customer service. Besides that the extra handling space will enable us to reorganise our entire intralogistics and to optimise our material flow. We are all very excited.”

Fastbolt expects completion of all construction works by the end of August. www.fastbolt.com

Welcome to Peter!

We are pleased to welcome Peter Townsend as the newest member of the Fastener + Fixing Magazine team.

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eter is our new advertising manager and is replacing Harry Whyte, who has moved onto new challenges – with our best wishes. Peter is currently getting to grips with the fastener industry (now there is a challenge) and will be responsible for the European market.

Originally from Sheffield, UK, Peter studied German studies at Portsmouth University before moving to Munich 30 years ago where he has lived ever since. Fluent in German and English, and with a basic knowledge of French, Peter joins us with a background in online and publication sales within the IT, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Peter has held a number of international sales roles within publishing including at Frankfurt-based G.I.T Publishing and International Data Group.

“I’m looking forward to joining the team at Fastener + Fixing Magazine and learning more about the fastener industry as a whole,” comments Peter. “Being based in Munich means I’ll be looking to visit as many companies as I can and I am looking forward to meeting everybody.”

If you haven’t already spoken to Peter you can expect a call in the coming weeks! www.fastenerandfixing.com

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ARMA starts production at new facility ARMA CLAMPS & CLIPS, a growing Turkish manufacturer of clamps, clips and special fasteners, has started manufacturing at its new production facility in Hadimköy, Istanbul.

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ounded in 1980, ARMA CLAMPS & CLIPS produces automotive and home appliance fasteners at its 1,500m² site in the Ikitelli Organized Industrial Zone. To meet growing demand the company established a new 7,000m² facility in Hadimköy, which is 25km away from its current facility and 30km away from Ataturk International Airport.

ARMA CLAMPS & CLIPS manufactures pipe and hose clamps, rubber lined clamps, exhaust clamps, metal clips, metal brackets, metal components and caged nuts.

The company points out that it is a solution partner for every stage of process from part design to delivery.

In parallel, it can respond quickly to special customer needs with a strong R&D team, mass production technology and tooling department in-house.

ARMA CLAMPS & CLIPS exports to more than 20 countries all over the world. Products are used for automotive, home appliance, agriculture, marine, construction, machinery, fluid systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, petrochemicals, air conditioning, as well as generator and radiator industry applications.

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Staying informed with BIAFD The British and Irish Association of Fastener Distributors once again demonstrated its commitment to fastener education by offering its members the chance to see hot forging, secondary operations, and inspection, first-hand – thanks to the generosity of its newest member Smith Bullough Ltd.

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eld on 26th April, Tim Garton, managing director at Smith Bullough, welcomed around twenty representatives from UK fastener distributors, including TR Fastenings Ltd, STF, Rapierstar Ltd, and Phil Holden Fasteners Ltd, to the 20,000 square feet (6,000m²) premises in Wigan.

Before the factory tour, plant section managers including Barry Taylor, forging and tooling manager, provided personal presentations of the Smith Bullough process – from customer drawing to final quality inspection and despatch.

Starting in the commercial offices, the factory tour enabled visitors to see the entire operation at Smith Bullough, from the sales and technical staff taking the phone calls to the product being made. Visitors were also encouraged to ask questions throughout the tour, which highlighted Smith Bullough’s technical expertise across the entire company.

Finally, visitors were given demonstrations of Smith Bullough’s capability to critically evaluate raw materials, in process parts and finished products. In addition to hardness testing and microscopic inspection, the company has a tensile tester, ultrasound scanner to detect in material defects, plating and surface coating thickness tester, and shadow profile projector.

After the tour, Angela Coffey, special products analyst at Icon Fasteners, commented: “This was a very rare opportunity to see the hot forging process especially within the UK. It’s been a worthwhile trip and I fully recommend it to anyone within the industry. Seeing the forging process first-hand is invaluable.” www.smithbullough.com

AF Fasteners to host Open Day AF Fasteners Limited is inviting everybody involved in the fastener industry to attend its first ever Open Day, which will be held on Thursday 2nd June at its headquarters in Glossop, UK.

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he Open Day will include guided tours by AF Fasteners’ management team of the premises and a demonstration of the newest addition to the company’s manufacturing capabilities – a Carlo Salvi heading machine.

Demonstrations of the Carlo Salvi machine will take place throughout the day to give visitors the opportunity to see the different products and materials AF Fasteners is able to provide and how the machine has expanded the company’s product portfolio.

“Visitors to the Open Day will be shown all the manufacturing processes to help them understand the route a fastener takes through AF Fasteners,” comments Andy Sargeant, managing director at AF Fasteners.

The Open Day will take place between the hours of 10:30 and 16:00 on Thursday 2nd June 2016. In order for AF Fasteners to plan for snacks and refreshments it requests visitors confirm their attendance prior to the day.

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by Phil Matten, executive editor, Fastener + Fixing Magazine

Phil Matten reflects on some of the key topics currently involving the fastener industry If you have not already taken action on the EU prior-surveillance system on imports of fasteners, I strongly recommend you skip my ruminations and start reading our News pages now.

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till with me? Then one way or the other you know that prior-surveillance requires a considerable amount of administration that importers must shoulder very quickly. Otherwise, come June, there are going to be a lot of containers stuck in the docks, with all that means in terms of supply chain disruption and heavy dock penalty charges.

I have mixed feelings about this measure. It is understood the Commission would be very cautious about renewed fastener trade measures following the WTO reverses that led to the recent repeal of the anti-dumping on Chinese fasteners. It makes sense it would want to see clear evidence of resurgence of imports from China to justify a new investigation.

Prior-surveillance will speed up the delivery of that data so maybe, by the end of the year, the Commission will have a clear enough picture to make some decisions and remove the current corrosive uncertainty in the market.

However, fasteners seem to have been rolled into a blunt, business

unfriendly instrument, which will stay in place, not for the short-term but for four years. It will introduce inefficiencies for fastener wholesalers and distributors – but also for many EU fastener manufacturers that supplement their manufacturing capabilities with imports.

Prior-surveillance comes from the safeguard as opposed to anti-dumping toolbox. That raises questions about the potential for more radical safeguarding actions – quotas or increased import duties. These do at least require a prior formal investigation, if I have read the EU regulations correctly. Prior-surveillance, though, is a wide reaching measure introduced with apparently minimal consultation.

It is difficult not to suspect that prior-surveillance has been introduced to assuage the strident political and media demand for ‘something to be done about the steel crisis’. Perhaps also to ‘send a signal’ to China about steel overcapacity. If so it is likely to disappoint. The harsh reality is China almost certainly cannot solve its steel

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overcapacity in the short-term, and probably not for a decade or more – even assuming it really wants to, which is questionable in my book.

Ironically, right now, one thing Chinese fasteners are not is low cost.

Chinese wire costs have rocketed, feeding rapidly through to fastener prices, which are often only being offered with a few days validity.

Increasing material costs might well be a good thing – if sustained. And there is the problem. The hyperinflation in Chinese steel appears to be largely fuelled by speculation rather than a fundamental shift in demand – making it a strong probability the balloon will, if not burst, certainly subside. Not for the first time, fastener costs are set to take a roller coaster ride, which is not really healthy for anyone.

That suggests prior-surveillance may well provide a less than conclusive picture, potentially extending the uncertainty in the market. Meanwhile a lot of people are going to have to do a lot of number crunching to ensure their products clear the docks. That is really not good for business.

NORTH AMERICAN NEWS

by John Wolz, editor, GlobalFastenerNews.com

Glebar opens in Ireland Glebar Company has opened a new parts distribution facility in Dublin, Ireland, to provide 24-hour turnaround for machine components for European customers.

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ew Jersey-based Glebar will also be opening a distribution facility in Costa Rica and already has one in Japan. Noting 35% of Glebxar revenue is international, CEO Adam Cook said the global locations are vital to “being able to provide essential parts on a 24-hour turnaround basis” for its US manufactured machines.

Mark Scanel, customer service vice-president at Glebar, said the new locations provide 24/7 parts delivery and “customized inventory and service contract programs to our global customer base”.

In 2015 Glebar consolidated administration and manufacturing into a new and larger 44,560 square foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in New Jersey.

President John Bannayan noted Glebar has invested millions of dollars in new capital equipment and automation.

“Our new European distribution center is another step toward our continuous improvement mentality,” said Bannayan.

Founded in 1952, Glebar designs and configures its standard platform of modular machine systems – from job shop machines to automated, lights-out grinding packages.

New NIFMSE owners listening to fastener industry “It isn’t just a question of filling the aisles with people.”

The Emerald Expositions LLC executive in charge of the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo makes it clear the trade show organizer understands the difference between “total number attending” and “quality attendees”.

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aralynn Sprouse, executive vice-president for the merchandise, international sourcing and manufacturing groups, is asking NIFMSE exhibitors: “Who aren’t you seeing at the show?” Emerald has “a team to go out and get them”, Sprouse told GlobalFastenerNews in an interview at Emerald’s office in Hollywood. Emerald Expositions, which acquired NIFMSE after the October 2015 trade show, will seek not just CEOs but purchasing staff and engineers.

Potential attendees may include even niche markets connected to the fastener industry. Emerald is expanding the NIFMSE marketing to exhibitors from the adhesives and specialty tools industries – including drills, hand tools, power tools, and plant maintenance and safety products.

Previous NIFMSE management wanted only distributors in the convention center.

Categories such as fastener engineers for OEMs were not invited. “Emerald isn’t making any large format changes in 2016,” Sprouse said. “We prefer to get to know the current state of the fastener industry, survey both attendees and exhibitors this year; making small improvements to this year’s event while doing thorough research via connecting with key advocates, media partners, attendees and exhibitors.”

Sprouse and Emerald staff are travelling to other fastener events to meet the industry, including Taiwan and Mexico. It is reasonable to think of international exhibiting companies in proportion to percentages of where fasteners are manufactured, she suggested. “There is a balance between domestic with international.”

For 2016 NIFMSE will change to a Tuesday to Thursday format for its 36th year.

Conferences and opening reception on 25th October 2016 and the trade show on 26th – 27th October 2016.

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Novaria Group acquires Ferco Aerospace Fort Worth, TX-based Novaria Group has acquired all the assets of Ferco Tech, L&E Engineering, and GGF Manufacturing.

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he three business units, collectively operating as Ferco Aerospace, supply aircraft engine manufacturers with high strength brackets, tube assemblies, and other metal fabrications. Novaria Group includes Novaria Fastening Systems, which comprises Sky Aerospace Products and John Hassall Inc. “Ferco Tech, L&E and GGF enable us to establish a third platform that focuses on higher level assemblies and products requiring welding and unique fabrication,” stated Novaria co-CEO Earl Larkin. “Novaria Component Solutions (NCS) will serve as a key platform that furthers business unit interaction and market diversification.”

Mike Wagner, vice-president of operations at Novaria Group, will serve as the interim president of NCS.

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ND serves a global market with 13 divisions in the continental US, facilities in Taiwan, China, and Turkey, and licensees around the world. ND’s core business revolves around the application of a wide variety of materials onto fasteners and assemblies to aid in functions such as locking, sealing, masking, lubricating, and noise and vibration dampening. ND also manufactures a line of bottled products under the Vibra-Tite® brand name for MRO and retail use.

From two base products in 1965 to currently over two hundred twenty, ND continues its tradition of cutting edge research and development with the regular introduction of unique materials along with competitive brand offsets.

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ECO-LOC™ The consistent performance of a solvent-based epoxy threadlocker, in an environmentally friendly, low VOC water-based formula. Eco-loc can be applied to internal or external threads and remains inert until assembly.

THERMOLOC™ 1500 ND’s highest temperature chemical threadlocker. Initially performs like a vibration dampening compound. Once temperatures reach 750°F (400°C), a secondary activation begins, causing the fastener to be permanently locked in place. Tested to over 1500°F (850°C).

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ND PATCH® HI-TEMP Highest temperature pre-applied nylon threadlocker in the industry. Unlike the competition, ND’s application process requires only 120°C, preventing plating damage. However, once crosslinked, it can withstand temps up to 260°C. Meets MIL-DTL-18240F / QPL-18240.

ND GALVANIC PATCH™ Prevents galvanic corrosion in assemblies with dissimilar metals, such as aluminum, and steel, by electrically isolating the fastener. Specially bonded to the fastener, ND Galvanic Patch is durable, chemical resistant, and non-conductive.

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NORTH AMERICAN NEWS

Würth acquires House of Threads Würth Group has acquired House of Threads of Birmingham, AL, USA, for an undisclosed sum.

Würth House of Threads is now part of the Indianapolis-based industry division as a member company of Würth Industry of North America (WINA).

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ürth stated: “The combination is... expected to enable new classes of products for WINA – meeting customer needs in the construction market segment where House of Threads has an excellent brand name.” The acquisition adds 108 employees and more than 1,200 customers. The acquisition is expected to enhance Würth House of Threads’ service through VMI, engineering sales support and global sourcing.

“Würth House of Threads strengthens our presence in the US southeast and central Mexico regions,” said Marc Strandquist,

executive vice-president of Würth Group. “We also look for it to be a national leader in the construction fastener market.

House of Threads is an iconic brand in the fastener distribution industry since the 1960s, and we couldn’t be more proud to have the Yeilding brothers, Foster and Lee, be a part of our team.”

The acquisition is the fourth for WINA in the last two years.

WINA now comprises nine companies servicing OEMs through VMI programs through its proprietary brand – CPS® C-parts solutions. For 2015 WINA sales jumped 32.9% to US$505 million (approximately 440 million euros).

Simpson Mfg sales rise in US and Europe Simpson Manufacturing Co reported net sales, including fasteners, increased 13% to US$199.5 million (173.7 million euros) in Quarter One of 2016.

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impson Manufacturing had net income of US$16.3 million compared to US$10.1 million. The company’s sales increased in both the North America and Europe segments.

North America net sales increased 16% to US$174.4 million due to improved economic activity, partly offset by a slight decrease in average sales prices. Canada’s net sales were negatively affected by the Canadian Dollar weakening against the US Dollar. Segment gross profit improved 22% to US$83.7 million, primarily as a result of a decrease in factory overhead (on increased production volumes) and a small reduction in material costs, both as a percentage of net sales.

Net sales in Europe increased 4% to US$23.7 million, mostly due to increased unit sales volumes, partly offset by a decrease in average sales prices. Europe’s net sales were negatively affected by the European currencies weakening against the US Dollar. Segment gross profit declined 2% to US$8.6 million as a result of increases in material, labor and shipping costs, all as a percentage of sales, partly offset bya decrease in factory costs as a percentage of sales.

Asia-Pacific net sales decreased 59% to US$1.4 million, primarily due to the closing of sales offices in China, Thailand and Dubai in the Quarter One of 2015, which accounted for approximately a US$2.2 million decrease in consolidated net sales.

Stanley Black & Decker fastener costs moderate Stanley Black & Decker reported revenue for its Industrial segment, including results for its Engineered Fastening business, declined 5.6% to US$461 million (401.4 million euros) in Quarter One of 2016.

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ngineered Fastening organic revenues declined 4% “in-line with expectations due primarily to lower industrial and electronics volumes and a challenging automotive comparison stemming largely from prior year system sales”.

Industrial segment profit increased 1.7% to US$76 million. Profit margin increased to 17.9% as productivity gains and cost actions within Engineered Fastening overcame currency headwinds and lower hydraulics volume. “Productivity gains and cost control, particularly within Engineered Fastening, more than offset the impact of currency and lower volumes.”

Overall Stanley Black & Decker revenue rose 2% to US$2.7 billion, “as positive volume (+4%) and price (+1%) more than offset currency (-3%).” In 2015, Industrial segment sales dropped 5.2% to US$1.94 billion, with profit down 3% to US$339.9 million.

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Nucor sales fall in Q1 Nucor Corp reported cold finished steel sales, including results from Nucor Fastener, dropped 8.5% in Quarter One of 2016.

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verall Nucor revenue decreased 16% to US$3.72 billion (3.24 billion euros) in Q1 compared to Q1 of 2015. Q1 revenue grew 7% from Quarter Four of 2015.

Net earnings increased 4.4% to US$70.8 million.

Average sales price per tonne in Quarter One of 2016 decreased 23% from Quarter One of 2015 and decreased 11% from Quarter Four of 2015.

“Positive market factors included a small decline in import volumes and more balanced inventory levels at service center customers,” the company stated. “Energy, heavy equipment and agricultural markets remain weak. The automotive markets remain strong.”

RUSSIAN + CIS NEWS Alexander Ostashov, editor, Fastener, Adhesives, Tools and…Magazine www.fastinfo.ru

Experts discuss anchors in Russia ‘yesterday and today’ The Conference ‘Fasteners. Quality and responsibility. Anchor Fasteners in Construction’, which took place on 16th March in St. Petersburg, has become a significant event for the Russian fastener market, in the opinion of many participants.

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he conference focused on the theme of anchor technology from the different perspectives of the leading experts and suppliers of these products.

Speakers at the conference included experts from the National University of Science and Technology ‘MISiS’; the V.A. Kucherenko Central Research Institute of Building Construction (TSNIISK); the A.A. Gvozdev Research Institute of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete (NIIZHB); the Federal Centre of Regulation, Standardisation and Technical Conformity Assessment in Construction; Testing Centre ‘StroyEkspertiza’; TsNIIM ‘Prometheus’; ‘Protection Centre of Innovations’; and ‘Anfas’ Association.

Senior management and specialists attended from several major supply companies to the market including Hilti, CKI, fischer, Krep-master, Tech-KREP, Active-montazh, VIP-systems North-West, and Best-Krepezh.

The participants dedicated most of the time to the development of a regulatory framework for anchoring. There were also some excursions into the Soviet past and the review of existing documents. Everybody benefited from the exchange of views between the developers of standards of various organisations in anchoring elements and connectors.

Hilti specialist Walter Berger presented the European experience of technical regulations in the field of anchors

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Arkady Granovsky, head of the laboratory at CNIISK, focused on modern methods of testing anchors with static and dynamic (seismic) loads Presentations of test and operating results of anchors on construction sites were impressive. Participants saw photographs of installed anchors with different anti-corrosion coatings and heard explanations from specialists. From data obtained from tests on a building, Dmitry Ermakov, from the Testing Centre ‘StroyEkspertiza’, demonstrated the necessity for correct selection of fixing points.

During the conference the main Russian anchor suppliers directed probing questions to Konstantin Gomzyakov, director of development at PTO Tech-KREP company, who made the presentation ‘Development of import substitution for the anchor technology market’.

There were debates about the nature of standards for anchors, and the procedure for their development, as well as other important subjects. So extensive were the discussions that the time allotted for the general business of the conference was not enough, so the final presentation was held in extra time in an adjoining room.

A full report of the conference will be published in issue 2/2016 of ‘Fasteners, Adhesives, Tools and...’ Magazine.

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New book on ‘High-strength materials for threaded fasteners’ At the conference ‘Fasteners. Quality and responsibility.

Anchor Fasteners in Construction’ an advance copy of the new book ‘High-strength materials for threaded fasteners’ was presented.

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ntroduced by its author – Professor Vladimir Gorynin, doctor of technical sciences and an expert on the operability of fastening materials and threaded connections – the publication of the book is planned for autumn 2016.

Professor Gorynin’s book presents a new scientific and methodological approach based on fracture mechanics criteria, defining technical requirements for materials that provide high resistance to cyclic and brittle fracture in threaded fasteners under load.

Structural and technological aspects of the design and manufacture for threaded and flanged joints made of high strength materials, together with test results, have been analysed to consider the effect of their structural and mechanical state on working capacity, operability and reliability in conditions of dynamic loading. Calculation methods for stress and strain concentration in thread fasteners have been proposed and tested considering the redistribution of load in thread turns in conditions of low-cycle fatigue of joint materials with different cyclic properties.

The methods for the manufacture and technological improvement of threaded connections, provided by the high

deformability of high strength fastening materials, have been analysed. The objective is to reduce the impact of load redistribution per thread and thus increase the efficiency of the thread when tightening – including stress intensity reduction while minimising notching and crack sensitivity in the most highly loaded threads.

The book covers a wide range of issues regarding the enhancement of high strength steels for fasteners and evaluation of threaded joint performance. It is recommended for students, graduate students, engineers and researchers engaged in metallurgy and materials science for general and power engineering, marine, petrochemical, automotive, tractor, construction and other branches of engineering.

Head of the scientific school for research into resistance to deformation and fracture of materials for threaded joints, as well as of methods to increase cold resistance of structural steels, Vladimir Gorynin is the author and the co-author of over 130 scientific publications, reviews and more than 40 patents and patent applications.

Applications to purchase the book can be emailed to fast@fastinfo.ru with the subject line ‘Book order’.

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BSW to gradually reach planned production capacity Having opened its new Number 2 long product rolling mill, Belarus Steel Works (BSW) has started manufacture of a new product range: Wire rod and rolled wire of various diameters not previously produced by BSW.

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ne significant innovation is round long products in bundles, which after further processing can be used to make various parts for the automotive, robotics and agriculture sectors. The long products in bundles are produced on a Garret line and are not only new for BSW but also for the country as a whole.

The long products are mainly intended for further processing into calibrated bars of any length. Deputy Chief Gerasimov explains that as Garret line production was completely new to BSW it was necessary to spend time on developing the principles of operation and the production technology. Working with Danieli representatives initial problems were gradually eliminated and operation of the automatic systems of the line corrected.

In the first two months only 3,397 tonnes of a total 61,800 tonnes output from Number 2 mill were from the Garret line. Now the mill is working to increase production. The long products in bundles will be delivered to customers in Italy, Poland, Germany and Hungary, as well as to the Rechitsa hardware plant.

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ASIAN NEWS

Chinese wire prices surge but correction imminent?

In less than two months to mid-April steel wire prices increased by 45%. In the last week of April there were signs of a significant correction as Chinese authorities clamped down on speculation in the futures markets.

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etween 1st March and 20 th April C1010 wire prices rose from CNY 2,100 per tonne to CNY 3,050 per tonne, a 45% increase. Further increases were reported in the following week but at the end of the month steel analysts Custeel.com reported indications of a significant correction in price levels.

According to contacts in the Chinese fastener industry, manufacturers had not been able to pass on the raw material increases fully, notably on product like threaded rod, where material represents a high proportion of the factory gate price.

Quotation validity had generally been slashed to a matter of a few days. The volatile price situation coincides with EU importers placing enquiries and orders on China following the repeal of EU anti-dumping duties on steel fasteners originating in China.

Rapid increases in all steel grade prices in China resulted in so-called zombie blast furnaces, which closed last year due to major losses, restarting production.

Estimates vary but there are reports as

many as sixty steel mills have restarted production adding to China’s already massive overcapacity in crude steel. In Hebei, which accounts for around a quarter of China’s steel output, official news agency Xinhua reported provincial authorities had threatened draconian action, including dismissal of local officials, if steel mills reopened without approval.

Steel analysts put the dramatic steel increases down to a combination of a stronger than expected construction resurgence and restocking after the Chinese New Year, as well as high-levels of speculation in future markets for both steel and iron ore. At the end of April, commodity platforms in several Chinese regions were reported to have substantially increased transaction fees on iron ore and steel futures in an attempt to suppress speculative trading.

There is general scepticism amongst steel analysts about the sustainability of the Chinese steel price increases based on lack of evidence of a fundamental improvement in demand whereas steel

output had risen as capacity came back online. China’s crude steel output hit a record 70.65 million tonnes in March, a 2.9% increase year on year although, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, Q1 2016 output was 3.2% down on the same period 2015.

Beijing’s attitude to curbing the country’s excess capacity appears to remain ambivalent. China refused to commit to further action at international steel talks in April, with one official quoted a few days later as saying China had already done enough and the problem was a global one. In April the Chinese central bank instructed regional banks to support steel export initiatives with loans. This reinforced the sense that – faced with the potential consequence of mass unemployment – the Chinese government saw export growth as a means to alleviate pressure to reduce capacity rapidly. However, the call for, and actual implementation of, trade defence measures against Chinese steel exports is escalating worldwide.

CSC holds rod prices for June

PSM opens new plant in Wuxi

Taiwan’s China Steel Corporation applied an average 10.5% price increase for June on domestic deliveries but held the cost of its bar and rod products.

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ar and rod prices for April/May delivery had increased by TW$300 – less than the increases applied to other steel grades.

Announcing June pricing CSC noted a sharp rebound in iron ore and steel scrap costs and increasing steel prices in Europe and the US. It described Chinese prices as having “surged drastically” with a cumulative price increase in Quarter One exceeding 30%.

The hold on bar and rod for June suggests CSC has heeded pleas for support from a Taiwan fastener industry faced with renewed competition in the European market from mainland China.

There have also been calls from some fastener producers for Taiwan to relax controls on the import of lower grade wires from the mainland.

Commentators in Taiwan are, however, doubtful that CSC will maintain the price hold if Chinese steel prices continued to increase.

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In order to meet increasing market demands for fasteners and engineered solutions, PSM International Ltd opened its flagship manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China, on 1st March 2016.

he opening represents the start of a new phase of localisation by the company, as well as establishing a foundation in the launch of complex engineered products and solutions moving forward. Led by Paul DeMand, CEO of PSM International Ltd, directors, leadership team, customers and guests celebrated the event.

During the Opening Ceremony, Mr DeMand stressed the significance of the Wuxi manufacturing facility to PSM International. “Since the establishment of its first Wuxi factory in 2002, this location has become the hub of China for PSM. It enables us to continuously provide our customers with high-quality and highly engineered products both in China and globally.”

He added: “The new Wuxi plant is equipped with world-class and highly efficient manufacturing and inspection facilities, as well as fully functional laboratory with advanced production and processing capabilities – which represents a new chapter in the history of PSM International.”

James Wong, country manager of China for PSM International Ltd, introduced guests to the manufacturing facilities. Demands for automotive applications have continued to increase, he said, comprising over half of the sales revenue in China. He went on to say the Chinese market has provided PSM an excellent opportunity for expansion and growth, due to the ability of PSM to provide high-quality products and optimised solutions, attracting local and overseas customers alike to partner with them. “PSM guarantees high-quality fasteners and engineering solutions,” Mr Wong said.

“We have confidence that we can meet and exceed customers’ expectations with our products, and our world-class technical and sales support.”

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Atotech strengthens Asian chemical production Atotech announced the opening of a new plant in Penang, Malaysia, on 11th March 2016.

With an initial investment of MYR 50 million (approximately 11 million euros) the new facility will cater to the growing demand of Atotech’s solutions in southeast Asia.

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he announcement comes months after the company invested heavily in a new equipment production facility in Guangzhou, China – underlining the growing demand for its products and solutions in the region. The new Penang facility has a built-up area of 7,500m² and a full production capacity of 12,000 tonnes per annum during single-shift operation.

It has created 35 jobs initially, which is expected to increase further in coming years.

Marking a new milestone in Atotech’s

Malaysian operations, the expansion is aimed at supporting the company’s large customer base in the region – developing next generation electronics goods. It will play an important role in developing new ways for customers to achieve improved efficiencies through smarter utilisation of raw material and water, whilst being able to sustainably and traceably manage the quality of the input material, as well as the finished goods.

At the inauguration ceremony being

held in Penang, Atotech’s President Mr Reinhard Schneider said: “The Penang facility further strengthens our presence in Asia and demonstrates our commitment to the region. We have a long tradition of developing innovative solutions in close cooperation with our customers. This new plant will enable us to foster our existing alliances as well as form new ones.”

Atotech also plans to intensify its technical service capability for the region, by setting up a TechCenter at the Penang facility.

Ching Chan listed on emerging stock market

Matsumoto supplies small screws for satellite

Ching Chan Optical Technology Co Ltd, Taiwan’s leading producer of optical fastener sorting machinery, was listed on the emerging stock market from 6th April 2016.

Last year Japan launched the unmanned cargo spacecraft ‘Kounotori’ to supply the International Space Station. ‘Kounotori’ carried Brazil’s small satellite and the small screws installed on it were supplied by Matsumoto Industry Co Ltd.

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hing Chan was established in 1994 and now manufactures fastener optical sorting equipment, fastener formers, and packaging machinery, as well as providing a full inspection service. For 2015 consolidated revenue was TW$720 million (approximately 20 million euros), up 31% on 2014. The company began research on fastener forming machinery in 2014. A fifty strong R&D team developed a high-speed, 400 piece per minute former for which, the company reports, purchase orders are growing and performance improvements are expected in future.

Source: Fastener World Magazine

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he small screws are M3 with countersunk head and feature anti-loosening special threads called ‘Noji Lock’, which prevent loosening without requiring a coating. As well as space machinery the company supplies the medical industry.

‘Noji Lock’ has a unique thread structure, with a projection on the flank that deforms to engage tightly with the female thread, providing high-levels of anti-loosening performance without additional coatings, and still retaining reusability.

Source: Fastener World Magazine

Easylink intelligent factory inauguration Easylink Industrial Co Ltd’s new 9,917m² Taiwan HQ was inaugurated after the lunar New Year.

The company’s manufacturing, packaging, sorting, and quality control divisions – previously located in different areas of Gangshan – are now brought together into one factory and office complex.

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utomated production lines are integrated with an AS-RS automated wholesale system, making Easylink’s new factory operate automatically almost without operators on-site. Easylink’s fasteners are well known in the automotive and building industries and the company stringently fulfils its QC system and manufacturing process control. Its QC laboratory is accredited for TAF, TS 16949, CE and various product quality certifications.

The company has also diversified its product range to include stamped and assembled parts to increase its service portfolio and create more added value wproducts and a competitive edge. For many years Easylink has operated independent IT, machine manufacturing, and die divisions. Overall the company believes its abilities in manufacturing, integration, and renovation, make it faster and more flexible than its competitors. Looking ahead, Easylink is already successful in Vietnam and will continue to expand business overseas – based on risk diversification, costs, and financial stability.

Source: Fastener World Magazine

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BRAZILIAN NEWS

Sérgio Milatias, editor, Revista do Parafuso, www.revistadoparafuso.com.br

Analysis of automotive fastener consumption in 2015 Brazil has more than thirty automakers. Revista do Parafuso has estimated the tonnage of fasteners they consumed in 2015.

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s everybody knows, fasteners are used in almost all machines and parts. However, in Brazil there is no accurate information about the volume of fasteners consumed annually, mainly because local manufacturers do not disclose the data.

For fastener imports it is a little easier to get information than for imported finished products with fasteners already in place, such as automotive sub assemblies, auto parts or Complete Knock-Down (CKD) consignments.

As a result we have chosen to develop this report using information on the annual production and average fastener quantities per vehicle. This information is reported in the ‘Fique por Dentro’ section of Revista do Parafuso, which from time to time includes analysis of the total number of fasteners used on particular vehicle models.

Vehicle category

Units produced** 2015

This report, which was first published in Anuário do Parafuso 2016 (Buyer’s Guide 2016), was recently revised having obtained more accurate information. The revised results show a greater consumption in tonnes.

As already mentioned this is an estimate using average fastener consumption based on fasteners sold to automakers.

Still part of the automotive and related sector are boats, engines and power generators, which are not included in this analysis. Other Brazilian sectors with high consumption fastener applications include construction, furniture, electrical/electronic products, and Oil and Gas among others. This confirms Brazil as one of the largest consumers of fasteners in the world.

With strong depreciation of the currency and political changes Brazil could also become a large-scale fastener exporter in the same way as it has long been for commodities.

Average fasteners per vehicle*

Annual fastener consumption

Quantity

Weight (kg)

Quantity (million)

Weight (tonnes)

2,300,000

1,200

26

2,760

59,800

74,000

3,000

225

222

16,650

1,200,000

300

6.6

360

7,920

Bus

21,300

6,400

320

136

6,816

Agricultural / rail machinery

55,000

1,600

112

88

6,160

TOTAL BRAZIL CONSUMPTION 2015

3,566

97,346

Small cars Trucks Motorcycles

Estimated fastener consumption Brazil 2015 in tonnes Sources Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (www.anfavea.com.br) ** Revista do Parafuso – section “Fique por Dentro”, issue 1, 2, 5, 8, 15, 17 and 19 (www.revistadoparafuso.com). *

Small cars

Trucks

Motorcycle Bus Agri/Rail Machinery

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C O V E R S TO R Y

More than just the long and thin, short and thick For over 60 years Achilles Seibert GmbH, based in Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany – approximately 10km north of Hamburg – has been providing its unique range of fasteners to the market – along with a personable and distinctive service that has enabled the company to establish itself as a leading specialist for the entire fastener range.

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nown initially for its slogan of supplying the ‘long and thin, short and thick’, Achilles has developed and expanded its standard range to provide complete coverage of Grades 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9. In addition, the company can also deliver special parts to drawings, as well as turned parts, CNC parts and stamped parts.

“I recently came back from a trip visiting customers in Bulgaria, and the Netherlands, and they still remember the slogan we had in 2006,” explains Timo Scholle, managing director at Achilles Seibert GmbH (pictured below), with a smile. “We are still very recognised for the ‘long and thin, short and thick’, but nowadays we are able to supply a lot more. This includes everything in between these products and we have established customers who now buy their full range from us.”

Achilles modern product range is broken up into three divisions – classic, system and automotive. The classic stock range represents the majority of Achilles products and includes everything from M1.6 up to M56. The company is able to deliver this selection on a daily basis with short-term deliveries.

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Achilles can also act as an importer for specific customers, where – for price sensitive products – it buys in bulk and then acts as a stockholder, delivering on a set schedule or as and when the customer needs a delivery.

“Being able to support customers with a long-term strategy for their purchasing can help give them generate significant cost and service benefits,” says Timo. “At the moment it seems that customers are using us more as a back-up warehouse. Rather than one weekly or monthly order of products, customers are making daily orders. However, this isn’t necessarily the cheapest option for the customer if they look at their own working processes and the cost benefits that can be achieved.”

“If the customer’s warehouse is having to process ten orders a week instead of just one, this adds to their overall costs. That is why we offer the complete service so that we can take some of their workload and they can focus on their customers.”

In addition to its classic products there is also the automotive range, which is a growing area for Achilles. The company focuses on special parts to drawing, which customers cannot get from other suppliers. Thanks to the experience within the Achilles team it is able to see how viable a product is and work with the customer if a drawing is not feasible.

“We pride ourselves on our ability to work with customers on products that have very specific tolerances and requirements,” points out Timo. “We can provide a variety of solutions depending on the requirements of the customer. If a licensed product is needed for a specific OEM then we work with our licensed manufacturers to make sure the correct products are produced.”

He adds: “We don’t deliver to the automotive industry directly. We deliver to the after sales market and the suppliers of the automotive industry. However, we still have to supply products according to VDA standards. The parts also have to be recognised within the automotive industry’s International Material Data System (IMDS). This means there has to be full traceability for the entire product life cycle from raw material to the finished product. Thanks to our very good relationship with our manufacturers, we are able to work with them on providing the perfect solution for the customer.”

The final product section Achilles is able to supply is its system range, which is an additional service programme supporting the product and automotive sections. This includes everything around the fastener that is outside of the company’s stock programme, such as special packing, special labelling, special coatings or special threading.

“We can provide the full service for the customer,” states Timo emphatically. “We check the quality of the products; we get the products coated; we can label the products; and we pack them according to customers’ requirements. We do everything we can to create more value for the customer.

The reason is that the DIN Standard range is very similar from the majority of fastener suppliers, which is why at Achilles we are creating a service around the products.”

A key part of that service is Achilles’ web shop, which was introduced in 2014 and is available in German and English. The aim of the web shop is to have a clean and efficient system that enables the customer to order whatever they needed within a few clicks.

“Initially our customers were very sceptical about the web shop and it was difficult to change their habits,” comments Timo.

“However, once customers saw how the web shop operated and how easy it was to order, they soon started using it.”

A main feature of the web shop is that the stock is updated in real time, meaning the customer can always see the stock level of products. Also, a new feature is that the web shop will inform customers when an out of stock product will again be available – in days/weeks. This means the customer can order a product that is currently out of stock, and already know when they will receive the delivery.

On the web shop the customer can also check all of their open orders; their enquiries without offers; the orders that are being processed; as well as the orders that have already been delivered.

A further benefit to the customer of using Achilles’ web shop is that the company gives customers a discount compared to the price list and enquiring over the phone. “With the web shop the customers do all the work themselves, so we are able to give them a discount,” mentions Timo. “The web shop helps to streamline the ordering process. We do not need to type in the orders; and we do not need to write sales confirmations; everything is done automatically. That is why we are able to give a discount.”

He adds: “Whilst the web shop has proven very successful, there is a negative from our point of view, which is that we lose personal contact with our customers. At Achilles we are very proud of the relationships we have built up around the world and we always try and create a close working partnership with our customers. However, in today’s market the amount of suppliers is increasing, not reducing. This means customers have more options and price becomes more of a factor. That is why it is important that you are providing an efficient and effective service.”

“ We pride ourselves on our ability to work with customers on products that have very specific tolerances and requirements.”

A recent development already having a big impact on the fastener industry is the repeal of anti-dumping duties on carbon steel fasteners from China in February. “As a company we were very unhappy when anti-dumping was introduced in 2009 and now we are unhappy at the cancellation of anti-dumping,” states

Timo. “Before the introduction of anti-dumping we had good contact within China. We had a warehouse and factory based there, which we had to close once the anti-dumping tariff was introduced in 2009. We therefore created new relationships outside of China and, with the growth of the manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan and other markets, there was the right capacity within the market. Now everything is up in the air.

The repeal of the anti-dumping measures has shaken the whole market up like a snow globe.”

“At the moment the major impact is that the majority of the market has frozen. Companies are standing still and don’t know what to do. There are so many questions and uncertainties that companies don’t want to make the wrong decision. If they place their order to Taiwan or Vietnam, is it going to be competitive in 2-3 months? Will it be too expensive because Chinese companies will be in the market? Also what is going to happen with China?

Will it look to keep price levels high to get a better turnover?

Then you have the question of whether there will be another anti-dumping investigation? If so, what will happen if there is?”

“There will also be a big impact when the Chinese market is fully up and running. If you add the 80% production capacity to the market that China had before anti-dumping, it is going to have massive impact on supply. This will create a lot of competition, and with companies needing to keep machines going, it is inevitable that the prices will drop. This is also another reason why companies are being careful – because they are expecting the prices to drop.”

Timo is clearly passionate about not only Achilles, but also the industry as a whole. With his father Henning Scholle having taken a back seat in recent years, Timo is clear on the challenges that lie ahead for the fastener industry, as well as what steps Achilles will take to ensure it can continue to provide a full range of fastener products, coupled with a complete service.

“Our major goal is to continue to support our customers with good quality products at a market price that will be available today, tomorrow and in the months to come – giving customers a reliable source for all their product needs. Our warehouse is full and we are ready to supply customers with the entire range of products, as and when they need them. Finally, quality is still an important factor for the industry. We are finding more and more customers asking for complete documentation of the entire process. Therefore it is vital that you are able to guarantee full traceability of the products.” www.achill-fasteners.com

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Fastener Fair Italy Where: Milan, Italy When: 28 Sep – 29 Sep 2016 Web: www.fastenerfairitaly.com What: The fastener event for Italy.

2016 Fastener Expo Shanghai

SAIE Building & Construction Exhibition

Where: Shanghai, China When: 23 Jun – 25 Jun 2016 Web: www.fastenerexpo.cn What: Specialist industrial fastener exhibition.

Where: Bologna, Italy When: 19 Oct – 22 Oct 2016 Web: www.saie.bolognafiere.it What: Building technology, systems and machines.

IndiaMart Handtools + Fastener Expo

China International Hardware Show

Where: New Delhi, India When: 10 Aug – 12 Aug 2016 Web: www.iihtexpo.com What: Hand tools and fasteners exhibition.

Where: Shanghai, China When: 21 Oct – 23 Oct 2016 Web: www.hardwareshow-china.com What: Tools, security systems, locks, DIY and building

hardware fair.

wire China

FastTec 2016

Where: Shanghai, China When: 26 Sep – 29 Sep 2016 Web: www.wirechina.net What: Wire and cable, including fastener manufacturing technology.

INDOFASTENER Where: Jakarta, Indonesia When: 28 Sep – 30 Sep 2016 Web: www.indofastener.com What: Dedicated trade fair for the Indonesian fastener and fixing industry.

19th Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo Osaka Where: Osaka, Japan When: 5 Oct – 7 Oct 2016 Web: www.mtech-kansai.jp What: Mechanical components and materials.

Taiwan Hardware Show Where: Taichung, Taiwan When: 12 Oct – 14 Oct 2016 Web: www.hardwareshow.com.tw What: Tools, building materials/DIY and houseware products.

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Where: Moscow, Russia When: 25 Oct – 27 Oct 2016 Web: www.fasttec.ru What: Russia's specialist fastener technology fair.

National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo Where: Las Vegas, USA When: 25 Oct – 27 Oct 2016 Web: www.fastenershows.com What: Fasteners, machinery formed parts, tooling and packaging.

EuroBLECH 2016 Where: Hanover, Germany When: 25 Oct – 29 Oct 2016 Web: www.euro-blech.de What: Sheet metal industry.

AAPEX – Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo Where: Las Vegas, USA When: 1 Nov – 3 Nov 2016 Web: www.aapexshow.com What: Automotive aftermarket products exhibition.

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EXHIBITIONS

Taiwan proudly shows its capabilities The Taiwan International Fastener Show, held once again at the impressive Kaohsiung Exhibition Centre, opened its doors on 11th April 2016 for the fourth edition of the show. Will Lowry, editor, visited the show to find out more about the Taiwanese fastener industry and the capabilities of those companies exhibiting.

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osted by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and co-hosted by the Kaohsiung city government, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), and the Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute, the Taiwan International Fastener Show had over 402 exhibitors and included a wide range of fastener producers and traders.

The show consisted of four main sections – the Fastener Products Area, the Machine, Mould and Hand Tool Area, the Foreign Companies Area, and the Cross-Strait Area – which were spread across two halls, separated by a central atrium.

Visitors were treated to eye-catching stands at the entrance to both halls – underlining not only the professionalism of Taiwanese companies but also that this was a celebration of the Taiwanese fastener industry and its capabilities.

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Those stands that particularly caught the eye included Zyh Yin Enterprise Co Ltd, Jinn Her Enterprise Co Ltd and Unitech Products Corporation, all of which attracted a lot of interest from visitors. Other notable stands included QST International Corporation – part of Boltun Group – which focused on its range of automotive fasteners and metal parts; Fang Sheng Screw Co Ltd – promoting its ability to carry out the entire production process (from raw material to finished product) in-house; as well as Tong Hwei Enterprise Co Ltd – which concentrated on its comprehensive range of stainless steel fasteners.

In the Machine, Mould and Hand Tool Area there was also a range of manufacturing technology being demonstrated – once again underlining the capabilities of Taiwanese companies and giving visitors more economic alternatives to US or European equipment. Exhibitors showcasing machinery included San Shing Fasttec Corporation and its four spindle round nut tapping machine; Jern Yao Enterprise Co Ltd and its special parts former series; and Ching Chan Optical Technology Co Ltd, which had a selection of its sorting and bolt forming machines on display.

TAITRA announced that total visitor numbers for the three day show was over 28,000. Since badges were scanned on each entry to both halls, and visitors inevitably criss-crossed between the two, it is probable this total reflects a significant number of re-entries. That said, the aisles were busy throughout the first two days of the show and there was the satisfying hum of business being done.

International visitor numbers were reported at 1,996, which is almost a 14% increase on the amount that visited the Kaohsiung show in 2014. The quality of those international visitors was undoubtedly very high, with different coloured name badges for international visitors making it easy to pick out senior buyers from all over the globe. This included China (17%), Japan (13%), the USA (10%), India (8%), Germany (5%), Malaysia (4%), Vietnam (4%), Italy (3%), South Korea (3%) and the UK (2%). Other countries that were also well represented included the Netherlands, Romania, Canada, France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and Switzerland. Many of the international visitors this magazine polled explained they had incorporated the exhibition into a tour of the Far East – visiting factories in Taiwan, as well as other locations such as Vietnam, Thailand and China.

Anchor T.H. Chang, chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute (TIFI), explained that the Taiwan Show’s location between Gangshan and Luzhu – which when combined with Kaohsiung boasts a large cluster of the global fastener supply chain – is what makes the exhibition such a unique show, as visitors are able to attend the show and also visit factories around the local area.

From walking the aisles and speaking to the exhibitors, there is a clear pride in having a show dedicated to the Taiwanese fastener industry and the opportunity this provides them to illustrate the vast products and competences they are able to offer. Thanks to the commitment of TAITRA and TIFI, as well as the show’s ability to attract international visitors from around the world, there is no doubt that the Taiwan International Fastener Show has firmly established itself within the fastener calendar as a must attend event.

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TIFI calls on Taiwanese industry to take next step The recent repeal of the EU anti-dumping duties on certain steel fasteners originating in mainland China will have a major impact on fastener manufacturers around the world.

We spoke to Anchor T.H. Chang, chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute (TIFI), to find out what impact the re-emergence of China will have on the Taiwanese fastener industry.

To what extent does the lifting of the EU anti-dumping duty on mainland China’s carbon steel screw exports, impact Taiwanese producers? And how should they respond?

“The stopping of the EU anti-dumping duty will seriously impact Taiwanese carbon screw exports to Europe. When the anti-dumping duty was introduced in 2009, China’s fastener exports decreased by 71% and hundreds of manufacturers in China closed down. During the same time, Taiwan’s business increased by 60%.

Currently Taiwan exports approximately US$1.2 billion (1.07 billion euros) of fasteners to Europe per year. However, now the anti-dumping duties have been lifted there is the potential for fastener exports to Europe to decrease by over 40%.

We estimate over 50% of low carbon screw and bolt suppliers in Taiwan will be effected. The main advantage for Chinese fastener manufacturers is the low cost of raw materials in China.

That is why TIFI is suggesting the Taiwanese government should allow raw material imports from China, to help Taiwanese manufacturers maintain their competiveness. At the same time, Taiwanese manufacturers should also focus on innovation to manufacture higher value products and aim to gain further certificates and patents. It is important that as an industry we take the next step in our development.”

With Taiwan’s fastener industry facing many global challenges, in your opinion what are some of the positive actions the industry suppliers can take?

“Taiwan has overcome the global financial crisis in 2009 and the plating crisis in 2014. These experiences will help Taiwan’s fastener industry handle the lifting of the anti-dumping duties and become more powerful and stable.

For the future, each company should strengthen its R&D and focus on their own core know-how in order to upgrade products and to help transform their business. Taiwan’s manufacturers should focus on developing higher value added products for industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical and motorcycle. This can only be done through long-term planning and the necessary R&D to ensure the highest quality products.”

You mentioned there are opportunities for Taiwan to seize the leadership position in the automotive fastener market, could you elaborate on the background and opportunities?

“Taiwan is known as the ‘kingdom of fasteners’ and we are always looking to improve our quality year by year to achieve the highest level. Taiwan has one of the largest global fastener clusters, which includes companies focused on every aspect of the fastener process, including materials, drawing, forming,

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machining, heat treatment, surface treatment and inspection.

To add to this Taiwan’s fastener industry also has a vast R&D capability, as well as first-class quality control systems.

Currently 28% of Taiwan’s industry volume is for automotive fasteners and thanks to our large industry cluster, mature R&D, and total solution supply chain, there is a great opportunity to develop the automotive fastener industry further. So much so that Taiwan will become known as the ‘kingdom of automotive fasteners’.”

How do you see the future of the fastener market?

“Taiwan’s fastener industry felt the impact of the global economic downturn in the second half of 2015. However, thanks to great exports in the first half of 2015, yearly exports totalled 1.57 million tonnes, which was only slightly down (1.38%) compared to 2014 and resulted in a total export figure of US$4 billion (3.6 billion euros), which was down by 4.28% on 2014.

Compared with other industries, the fastener export performance by Taiwan was still acceptable. Looking out to the global trend some of the peer suppliers are also facing the trouble of reduced orders – again due to the impacts of the global economic downturn. However, European companies boldly forecast that the global fastener market can grow 80% to US$120 billion (106.3 billion euros) in 2023 from US$72 billion (63.8 billion euros) in 2013. To add to this, US research firm – Grand View Research – points out in its latest industrial fastener market research that the global industrial fastener market demand will reach US$104 billion (92.2 billion euros) by 2020 due to the economic growth and industrial development of the USA, mainland China, Brazil, Russia, Poland, India and other countries. Overall we can hold optimistic views of the future trends of the industry.”

EXHIBITIONS

More exhibitors sign up for Fastener Fair Italy

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By late April the number of companies planning to exhibit at the first Fastener Fair Italy, taking place at the MiCo – Milano Congressi exhibition centre from 28th – 29th September 2016, had risen to over 160, from 13 countries. Further underlining the industry’s enthusiastic support for the show and the importance of a fastener sector in Italy that spans many markets.

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xhibition Director Olivia Griscelli says: “We have received a positive response to this event from the very beginning and we are still receiving requests for stands. The strong Fastener Fair brand and the size and diversity of Italy’s manufacturing industry all set the scene for a great show.”

The majority of exhibitors are understandably Italian companies. Among fastener manufacturers that have recently booked a stand at the show is Arlem SpA, with a product range that as well as non-standard screws and bolts includes mechanical components, axles, pins, gears and rivets. Also exhibiting will be Marvit SpA, a specialist in precision turned metal components for the automotive, household appliances, heating, plumbing and electrical goods industries, and high-tech screws manufacturer VI.S.A.F. Srl – a trade wholesaler of fasteners and metal parts for the furniture industry.

Additions to the list of companies covering the fastener manufacturing sector include Regg Inspection Srl, a supplier of high precision modular inspection systems, and SMART Machinery Srl, a manufacturer of state of the art thread rolling technology and now part of the global National Machinery LLC Group. Also exhibiting will be Eurospecial Srl, a company that is active in thread rolling machinery – especially for producers of fasteners for the automotive sector.

Among the growing list of foreign exhibitors that will be participating are Indian firm Viral Engineers, a specialist supplier of grease fittings especially for the automotive sector, and Turkish bolt manufacturer Tekelioğlu Civata. Also exhibiting will be FASTENEX S.L, coordinating the output of a group of eight independent manufacturers based in northern Spain that sells into more than 20 countries.

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EXHIBITIONS

A record breaking display Records were broken at this year’s edition of wire® – the international wire and cable trade fair – which saw over 100 fastener machines in Hall 15 and a continuous stream of demonstrations carried out across the five day show.

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eld on 4th – 8 th April at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, Germany, more than 2,600 companies covered a total combined exhibition space of 110,900m² across 16 exhibition halls, setting a new show record.

The majority of fastener companies were housed in Hall 15 and displayed the latest products in cold and hot forging machinery for all types of fasteners and complex parts, thread rolling and secondary operations, tooling, materials handling and transfer, inspection and packaging equipment, as well as process monitoring systems and simulation software.

More than 156 exhibitors in Hall 15 showcased their capabilities with some truly spectacular stands. A constant flow of demonstrations caught the interest of visitors, creating a noisy atmosphere with busy stands throughout the hall.

Companies exhibiting in Hall 15 included Carlo Salvi SpA, Ching Chan Optical Technology Co Ltd, Dimac Srl, Hatebur Umformmaschinen AG, Manassero & C Srl, Mayes & Warwick Ltd, National Machinery LLC, Nedschroef Herentals N.V, REGG Inspection Srl, RLS Tooling Ltd, and WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH. Dominating the hall with its iconic dome shell-like structure was returning exhibitor, National Machinery. As well as co-exhibiting with Mectron Engineering, this year also saw the global leader in advanced cold and warm forming machinery exhibit alongside its two new partners Nakashimada Engineering Works Ltd and SMART Machinery Srl.

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These partnerships were represented on the stand with live demonstrations of a SMART Machinery NG 20 HE induction flat die thread roller and a Nakashimada NP100 2 die 3 blow parts former. Other equipment featured included a Mectron Q5000 Qualifier, an RCD 9500 ‘rotary crack detection’ unit, as well as a live FORMAX® XXV robotic tool changer.

Jerry Bupp, marketing director at National Machinery LLC, said: “Compared with previous shows the volume and quality of customers this year seemed to be higher – we were able to have detailed technical and commercial discussions, and teach visitors about the latest technology. The show was a success and we were able to secure multiple new orders along with additional enquiries.”

Also in Hall 15 was returning exhibitor Weighpack International.

The Dutch-based packaging equipment manufacturer contributed to the high number of fastener manufacturing technology on display with no less than 7 machines on its stand. This included its new range of machines to pack long products such as automatic form, fill and seal machines for anti-corrosion film – used to protect fasteners when shipped overseas; semi-automatic hand packing tables to pack short runs; and fibre and dosing machines for high-tensile steel fibre concrete.

Many fastener companies reported taking orders at the show including UK-based Mayes & Warwick Ltd, exhibiting on its own stand for the first time this year. Peter Lawrence, managing director at Mayes & Warwick Ltd, commented: “This

year we went away with an order and plenty of quality leads that we will be following up. The aisles were a little quieter but we saw plenty of visitors from the USA, India, Europe, the UK, China, and Japan.”

Another returning exhibitor reporting a more successful show this year was BASS GmbH & Co KG. The German threading technology specialist was displaying its new cutting taps for the fully automatic tapping of union nuts in a reversing tapping process, as well as nut taps for the machining of nuts with through hole threads in a run-over tapping process. Joachim Schröder, sales manager Germany at BASS GmbH & Co KG, said: “The wire show was a great success for us as we acquired many more contacts this year. The majority of visitors to our stand came from Europe, with half coming from Germany. We also noticed a slight increase in American visitors. We will be returning to wire Düsseldorf in 2018.”

Some fastener relevant companies exhibiting outside Hall 15 included specialist in machine technology and tools for cold and warm forming – WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH, and raw material companies Voestalpine and TATA Steel.

An important show for TATA Steel – held a week before the sale announcement of its long products division (see page 18 for more detail) – the steel producer used a lightly branded stand to highlight its wire rod products and services and promote its new German warehouse facility. Debbie Webster, commercial manager – wire rods, commented: “Tata Steel took the opportunity to reinforce its presence across Europe. The EU market is very important for the wire rod business and there was significant interest leading to new orders.”

This year’s show also hosted a number of press conferences on the latest developments within the industry. These included the official announcement from Hatebur Umformmaschinen AG that it had acquired Carlo Salvi SpA (see page 98 for more detail).

ArcelorMittal Europe also held a press conference launching its latest innovation – FreeForm® M 1500 H2 – a steel grade allowing the production of ultra high strength engine bolts with improved hydrogen resistance. Augustine Kochuparampil, CEO at ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products, said: “Innovation is key to maintaining our position as the partner of choice. We focus on high-quality, outstanding service and technological development to serve our customers with efficient and sustainable product solutions.”

This year's show, once again held alongside Tube® – the international tube trade fair, saw a combined total of 69,500 trade visitors from more than 130 countries. International visitors accounted for 65% with the top visiting countries including Germany, Italy, Turkey, France, Poland, and the Netherlands. Organisers reported 75% of visitors were executives with decision making authority and 60% said they’d found new suppliers across the five day shows.

With the number and variety of production machinery on display it is clear that the wire show is still a rare opportunity for visitors to see a vast amount of fastener manufacturing equipment first-hand under one roof. For exhibitors too, the high calibre of visitors still reinforces wire as an important exhibition within the fastener market.

Both wire and Tube will once again take place in Düsseldorf on 16th to 20 th April 2018.

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Stand bookings underway for Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2017 Around one year ahead of the show stand bookings are well underway for the 7th edition of Fastener Fair Stuttgart, the international exhibition for the fastener and fixing industry, which will take place from 28th – 30th March 2017. Thanks to its new positioning in halls 1, 3 and 5, there is the potential for further growth of the exhibition – with a total of 20,500m² net exhibition space available.

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ver 500 companies from 25 countries have already secured their stand space at the show. Amongst them are companies from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, Turkey, China, India and Taiwan. To date, more than 14,000m² of the available stand space has been booked or reserved.

Fastener Fair Stuttgart has become the leading exhibition for this industry sector over the years, covering all areas of the fastener and fixing industry. This includes industrial fasteners and fixings, construction fixings, assembly and installation systems, as well as fastener manufacturing technology. The main visitor groups are distributors, wholesalers, suppliers, engineers and other industry professionals who source and trade fasteners and fixings.

Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2015 was a record event The previous Fastener Fair Stuttgart was a huge success, with 832 exhibitors from 42 countries and 11,060 visitors from 86 countries – all on a net exhibition space of 18,500m². The organisers survey showed that exhibitors were highly satisfied

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with the event: 97% said they had achieved their aims; 99% stated they would exhibit again; and 88% were able to establish successful business relations. The visitors were also highly satisfied with the exhibition, with 95% indicating they would visit the exhibition again in the future. It was once again a very international show; 60% of visitors came from outside Germany to Stuttgart to discover the latest trends and technologies from all areas of fastener and fixing technology. The top visitor countries were Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey and the Czech Republic.

New exhibitor brochure now available For companies who are interested in exhibiting at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2017, a new exhibitor brochure is now available from the organisers. The brochure can be requested via the newly designed user-friendly exhibition website. Further detailed information on the show is also accessible online, including a detailed exhibition profile, facts and figures about the exhibition, information regarding stand bookings, as well as videos and photos from the previous show.

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Expanded Fastener Fair reflects strong Turkish fastener industry A proud Turkish fastener industry emphatically demonstrated the value it now places in Fastener Fair Turkey, during the third, substantially expanded, edition which opened at the IFM Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, on 30th – 31st March 2016.

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ore than 190 exhibiting companies – a 46% increase on 2014 – occupied Halls 9 and 10 at the IFM Exhibition Centre, close to Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. Nearly half were Turkish, with many of the country’s leading producers demonstrating, through both scale and design of stands, an evident pride in a growing and increasingly sophisticated fastener manufacturing sector.

The extent of manufacturing technology exhibits was also a clear reminder that this is the third largest fastener manufacturing country in Europe after Germany and Italy. That and a domestic market that Turkish fastener manufacturers’ association BESIAD values at around US$1.5 billion, drew exhibitors from eighteen other countries, including Germany, Italy, Poland, the United States, China, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Domestic visitors solidly supported the third edition of the Fastener Fair, the first for which Mack Brooks Fuarcılık AŞ was able to meet demand by expanding into a second hall. A total of 1,700 managers, engineers and buyers visiting the two-day

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event, including a high proportion of senior commercial and technical management.

The majority was from Turkey but Mack Brooks reported “a significant 10% were foreign visitors representing thirty-eight countries”. Half of visitors were wholesalers or distributors, 21% were from fastener end-users and fastener manufacturers accounted for the remaining 30%.

The visitor analysis shows the most strongly represented industry sectors were the automotive industry, hardware and DIY, construction, mechanical engineering, electrical products and domestic appliances, agricultural and off highway machinery, distribution, HVAC and furniture manufacturing.

Amongst visitors were Turkish automotive companies including Ford, Mercedes and Tofas, plus Otokar and BMC OTOMOTÝV from the commercial and military transport sector. Visitors came from domestic appliance OEMs Arcelik and Vestel, with others from metal industries companies Erdemir, Tosyali and Tata Steel Turkey, as well as Turkish Airlines, Mitsubishi Electric

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Turkey and Mitsubishi Electric Shizuoka.

Several defence sector companies visited including Tusas Engineering Industries, ONUK-BG and Unidef, all from Turkey, and E3A Defense from the United States.

Olivia Griscelli, exhibition director at Mack Brooks Fuarcılık AŞ, commented: “The big increase in the number of companies taking part in this year’s show confirms the strength and importance of the fasteners market in Turkey. It was also pleasing to see that visitors to the event included so many top level managers. Regional events and recent security issues had a slight impact on the number of foreign visitors attending this year but we are confident that Fastener Fair Turkey will continue to go from strength to strength.”

Both days of the show were certainly active ones for most of the Turkish exhibitors.

There was some disappointment – but also understanding – from exhibitors at the shortfall in European visitors this year. Turkey’s current political and security uncertainty, however, has clearly not constrained a domestic fastener market, which most exhibitors described as stable and strong. A few quiet concerns were voiced for the future of both domestic and export markets – mainly in relation to wider economic uncertainty but for some standard fastener makers also the implications of the recent repeal of EU anti-dumping measures on China.

Overall, though, the Turkish fastener industry was on strong song, literally in the case of a Cetin Civata stand, periodically the centre of attention as a talented strings and voice trio drew, for the main part, approving attention. Turkey’s largest fastener manufacturer, Norm Group, again was busy at centre-front stage in Hall 9 – flanked on all sides by similarly impressive Turkish stands.

EXHIBITIONS Amongst them, Şa-Ra Civata produces around 14,000 tonnes of fasteners at the Group’s manufacturing complex in Adana. The growth of nut and female cold formed component specialists, Som Civata, means it is now planning major investments to increase manufacturing capacity. Tekelioğlu Civata strongly promoted the ‘Made in Turkey’ provenance of its extensive range of cold formed and hot forged products.

Net Civata, now part of Plogsties, concentrates on automotive parts, exporting more than half of its output, and holding both TS 16949 and Ford Q1 accreditation. Bolt Bağlanti is also TS 16949 accredited, with around 70% of output going to automotive.

Responsive manufacturing combined with the flexibility of road freight also makes it a significant supplier of standard fasteners to south eastern Europe distribution.

Berdan Civata celebrated new contract successes in the solar energy sector. Chairman and founder Hasan Şemsi was proud of the company’s growth and positive quality reputation in the steel structural, energy and infrastructure markets.

Growth and investment are also high on the agenda for Mustafa Tecdelioğlu, chairman of the Cetin Group of companies, which recently installed a new Nedschroef multistage former, four new Jern Yao headers, and is installing a new heat treatment line currently.

Over the last six years Emek Civata has moved strongly into production of rivet nuts. Export Manager Serkan Senturk says it has now got to grips with the manufacturing consistency needed to ensure correct deformation during installation. UGER Vida’s business reflects the strength of Turkish furniture manufacturing for which it produces both standard and special screws at its Istanbul plant. Taskazan lays claim to Turkey’s most modern zinc plating plant, with a hanging, robotic controlled line for its range of allthread, hanger rods and U-bolts.

Many European fastener suppliers are now represented by and exhibited with local distributors or agents, significant in a market where relationships and culture are important. One long-standing example is Italian clip manufacturer Beneri SpA and Dinamo Banglanti, which

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have worked together for thirty years.

Onurfix has representation agreements with A. Raymond, Southco and Alcoa Fasteners & Rings for the Turkish market.

The Dresselhaus/Cetin Civata joint venture had its own stand, targeting a wide range of Turkish industry sectors from furniture and DIY stores, to the automotive and agricultural machinery sectors. SFS Intec has its own subsidiary in İzmir and also promoted the GESIPA and HECO Schrauben brands on its stand.

Overseas exhibitor stands were generally quieter than Turkish counterparts, more noticeable, perhaps, because there were fewer European buyers in the halls. Building business in Turkey, though, is not an overnight process, hinging on the establishment of strong local relationships and also the calibre of domestic competition.

Local representation is certainly important for manufacturing technology.

There were plenty of machinery and services exhibits, indicative of the demands of a growing manufacturing industry, which last year exported some 92,000 tonnes of fasteners. In Hall 9, Santech represented a strong combination of high technology European suppliers: SACMA Limbiate SpA, Regg Inspection Srl, Weighpack International, CONDAT and Eldes, as well as RMG Products.

In the same hall, Stahl Alpine Çelik, the exclusive Turkish agent for Voestalpine Austria Draht, had an imposing stand.

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suppliers were present, including ND Industries, Atotech, NOF Metal Coatings Europe, Magni and MKS Dörken, together with several Turkish applicators.

Machinery on display was mainly Asian, reflecting a Turkish financial climate that continues to demand caution in longer-term investment. In Hall 10, King An showed a sold 6 die, 12mm cut off cold header. Turkish machinery dealers Maksoy demonstrated a 5 die Lian Shyang header destined for delivery to Berlik Baglanti alongside another, this time 4 die, Taiwanese header. Close by Simar was also busy, showing a Chinese 4 die header and a Chiang Tsai thread roller, both sold to Serin Civata. Simar also represents Hyodong and Videx. San Yuan, the leading heat treatment supplier to the Turkish market, had its own stand. Accuvision, Ching Chan Optical Technology and Dimac Srl all offered optical inspection machines, reflecting market demands for low ppm defects. The presence of TEST GmbH similarly indicated the importance of correct co-efficiency of friction, particularly for fasteners destined for automatic installation.

German thread rolling machinery and tooling specialist, Pee-Wee GmbH, has supported the Istanbul Fastener Fair from the outset and two years ago established a subsidiary operation in Istanbul from which it is gradually building business.

For Neoboss GmbH, German specialist in nut taps, this was the second Fastener Fair Turkey, with General Manager Olaf Kalwies on stand to build further on contacts previously established.

After two events constrained by limited space, 2016 proved the importance of Fastener Fair Turkey. Overseas visitors may have been reticent this time but the Turkish fastener industry has clearly adopted the event. The potential is there to take on an international role at the strategic crossroads between Europe and Asia. That depends, though, on the security and political environment and perhaps also on the stamina of international exhibitors seeking to penetrate a lucrative but highly competitive market populated by ever stronger local manufacturers.

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New technical support for SME metalformers Dr Peter Standring at Industrial Metalforming Technologies UK Government strategy in support of industry is heavily focused both industrially and academically towards high value manufacture. Millions of pounds of public funding has already been invested to deliver the R&D Catapult Centres (www.catapult.org.uk).

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hese are partnered with leading edge companies in aerospace, automotive and energy – with much of the work being funded through contracts ‘won’ in competitive proposals. If, as recent events have demonstrated, traditional industrial sectors such as the UK steel industry can’t obtain government support (there is no Catapult support for steel), what chance has the UK metalforming sector and particularly the SMEs, which make up its largest number of companies?

This fact has been recognised for many years by those – largely SMEs – that struggle to keep the UK metalforming supply chain afloat. In an attempt to provide a measure of technical support, Industrial Metalforming Technologies (formerly The British Cold Forging Group established in 1951 to promote the adoption, development and use of cold forging technology within the UK) has linked with the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM). As a non-affiliated, non-commercial informal body, IMfT – which has its own wide ranging library of technical knowledge – has agreed to work with the CBM to set up a ‘hands on’ technical support system primarily for metalforming SME companies. The following article describes a ‘test case’ problem of die failure provided by Wigan-based Smith Bullough Ltd to kick the scheme off.

The cause

Figure 1 – bolt head hot forging sequence from right to left (courtesy of Smith Bullough Ltd)

Figure 2 – formed, trimmed and machined bolt

The challenge Smith Bullough wanted to hot forge a rectangular bolt head, 2.25 x 1.25 x 0.98 (inches) from a 1.25 diameter bar of EN24 material. The forging temperature Figure 3 – bolt head die was 1,200°C – obtained by induction showing corner cracking heating – and the process was carried out on a 125 tonne double blow press.

Two dies were made from D2 material and As shown in Figure 1, the sequence heat treated to 60 and ~53 RC respectively. of operations consisted of preforming, Both dies cracked in the same manner forging and trimming. An example of the forged head obtained is shown in Figure 2. after forming 20 parts as shown in Figure 3.

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Like any flowing material, ductile metal will always take the path of least resistance. The sole purpose for any forging is to change the geometry of the original starting stock from its simple readily available shape and by doing so, adding value. Where a complex forged geometry is required, a conventional process may include a number of preforming stages using different dies to accomplish the task in a stepwise manner.

This effectively ‘persuades’ the material into gradually achieving the desired configuration and as such minimises the die stress and material waste.

Waste occurs when the billet material extends above the die cavity and, during the deformation process, flows in between the two dies to form a flash. As the flash gets thinner and covers a larger area, the frictional conditions increase. It is at this stage of the deformation process that the forming force increases, often dramatically. Higher forces cause larger stresses and since when forming flash little further die cavity fill is achieved, this is basically ‘redundant effort’.

In the Smith Bullough case study, the preform used in Figure 1 meant that material overhung the die wall cavity and increased the area on which the upper tool worked by ~2.9 times that of the bolt head. The trimmed flash illustrates the excess material distribution and indicates the wasted absorption of press energy during its formation. The solid die cavity in Figure 3 has internal right angle corners. The failure of the De Havilland Comet jet aircraft was traced to it having rectangular shaped windows, which cracked at the corners through low cycle fatigue caused by pressurising the passenger cabin. The solution was to use rounded not square corners to help minimise the local stress. This type of solution cannot be used in metalforming

because the shape of the final part dictates square corners are required.

So a different solution must be found.

A possible solution The tool material D2 used by Smith Bullough is a cold forming steel harder (brittle) and more wear resistant as required in the cold forming process.

In this situation tougher, hot forming die material is preferable, such as H13.

The most important factor given that the company only has access to a 125 tonne press, is to ensure that the forming process only works on the billet material and does not waste its energy by producing flash. For many years, the cold forging industry has been using ‘precision’ forging methods, sometimes known as ‘flashless’ forging. In these operations, the volume of the ‘upset’ billet has to exactly match that of the die cavity. Too much material will overstress the tooling, too little and the part will not be fully formed.

The third issue is the tool design.

Where high local stresses are likely to lead to cracking, it is often wise to use multi part tools. In such cases, the separate tool sections should correspond to the planes on which the fracture occurs. In short, begin with a cracked

Tooling

Inner taper ring Compression ring not shown

Compression ring Base Billet Press base

Figure 4 – proposed lower tooling

tool and use compression rings to hold the individual tool elements together.

The Smith Bullough case was considered and a possible solution proposed. This, shown in Figure 4, consists of a four piece rectangular die cavity pressed into a tapered die support ring to compress the four elements together. This is then pressed

At a forging temperature of 1,200°C the yield stress (σy) of EN24 is ~100 MPa. Since the area of bolt head is only ~1.86 x 10-3m² it follows that the minimum forging force should be less that 20 tonnes.

However, redundant work due to internal friction will increase this by at least 2.5 times and then additional die wall friction

“ In an attempt to provide a measure of technical support, Industrial Metalforming Technologies has linked with the Confederation of British Metalforming.” into the back of a tapered compression ring needed to counter the lateral forces produced in the forging operation.

As can be seen in Figure 4, the upstand height of the round, non-preformed billet, is contained inside the die walls.

Although not shown, in this embodiment, the upper tool has the same geometry as the plan view of the bolt head and fits snugly inside the rectangular die cavity.

During the deformation process the billet is axially upset, which causes barrelling of the material along the plane of the major axis until it hits the two end walls. Further axial movement of the upper tool working only over the cross section of the bolt head will continue until the part is fully formed.

No stresses can be produced in the corners of the die or its base because the tooling elements in these regions are not continuous.

needs to be considered. The fact that a bolt head can be produced with a flash 2.9 times larger in area than the bolt head, demonstrates that forming the part without flash is possible and perhaps at a lower forging temperature.

The die elements shown in Figure 4 do not have 45° surfaces reflecting those of the cracked dies. They could have and if they did, would function perfectly well.

The simplified die elements of Figure 4 have been selected to ease manufacture and will function in exactly the same way.

These can be machined as a simple ring – heat treated – and then wire EDM’d to cut them into the four pieces prior to grinding and assembly.

The machining process selected must allow the four die elements to be held together in their final working configuration whilst they have the taper angle ground on the outside diameter.

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“ UK steelmakers may be the single largest representation of traditional metalforming at present but the government should be aware that in terms of turnover, employment and general metalworking business, steelmaking is simply the tip of… an extremely important iceberg.”

The four die elements are then pressed into the taper holding ring, which is itself pressed into an outer reinforcing armour ring to complete the die.

Physical modelling Currently available numerical modelling software tools for bulk and sheet metalforming are very good and can provide excellent analysis of most conventional deformation processes.

However, the problem facing most metalforming SMEs is to find the justification not only to buy the software

codes and the kit to run them but also to employ the personnel who can use them effectively. For many SMEs these costs are prohibitive.

The use of physical models can also be very effective in providing a quick and simple answer to a practical problem.

Moreover, when used in conjunction with a mathematical analysis this can produce right first time results.

A half scale physical model used in this case is shown in Figure 5.

This consists of a wax billet located in a slot in the lower die, which represents the long axis of the bolt head. The upper tool is the same width as the slot in the lower die. It also has a short slot that contacts the top of the billet. The two end elements represent the short surfaces of the bolt head and the slot depth represents the bolt height. Squeezing the billet on a fly press allowed the part to be formed. More importantly, the model provided a stepwise progression of the billet deformation to be obtained to identify any requirement for possible set up changes due to the formation of the folds or laps.

Conclusion

Figure 5 – physical model of the bolt head forming process

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The case study described above is the kick-off activity to give a technical support facility to SME metalforming companies in the UK. If a need for such a service can be shown to be a restriction to business growth and development, this would be a justification for seeking government support for the traditional UK metal forming community. It is common sense that if the UK Government is to use its Catapult Centres to

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establish a presence in high added value manufacture, it must also support its SME companies to help them become part of the same supply chain and to be able to offer a service within it.

Funding high-tech R&D inside the UK and then finding out that what UK based high-tech industries require can only be supplied from overseas is a sure fire way to score a huge ‘own goal’. UK steelmakers may be the single largest representation of traditional metalforming at present but the government should be aware that in terms of turnover, employment, and general metalworking business, steelmaking is simply the tip of a very large and, although the powers that be aren’t perhaps close enough yet know it, an extremely important iceberg.

Maybe the self-help scheme described in this article will create a focus for some government attention? After all, every SME in the UK has a Member of Parliament who is there to look after their interests. If you think it matters, why not send them a copy of this article to make them aware of its content.

For further information, please contact: Dr Peter Standring at Industrial Metalforming Technologies (IMfT) Email: events@imft.co.uk Website: www.imft.co.uk

Acknowledgements Industrial Metalforming Technologies – www.imft.co.uk

IMfT wishes to extend its thanks to Smith Bullough for providing the subject of the case study.

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NORMA UK – becoming a benchmark for the fastener industry Over the last two years NORMA UK Ltd, a subsidiary of NORMA Group SE, has gone through a transformation of its production operations that it says has enabled it to become a benchmark within the fastener industry. Will Lowry, editor, went to speak to Mark Burnett, managing director at NORMA UK, to find out what these developments have involved and how they benefit the customer.

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n 2016 NORMA UK has a double celebration – it is 10 years since NORMA Group was formed and also 10 years since NORMA UK moved to its new location at Greenham Business Park in Newbury, Berkshire, where it focuses on both the distribution and manufacturing of engineered joining technology. “We have a great manufacturing facility here at Newbury, which has become a benchmark for the industry,” states Mark Burnett.

With previous management experience at automotive tier suppliers, Mark joined NORMA UK two years ago and his first objective was to streamline the company’s manufacturing operations and to focus on its key performance factors – delivery and quality.

“Customers nowadays don’t just want a simple clamp.

They want specialised clamps that can handle every demanding situation – such as high temperatures, tighter tolerances, and smaller applications,” mentions Mark. “This means we need to be consistently producing high-quality products using an effective production process, which helps give us a competitive edge over the competition. When I joined the business we had a manufacturing area designed in a more traditional way, so the first task was to look at how we could improve it further.”

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NORMA UK put together a plan on how it could transform the production floor and free up space to support further growth.

The first step was to reorganise the traditional, flexible man power machine cells to a new layout that offered 360° access to the machines and created a ‘U’ shape working pattern – helping to improve the ergonomics of the working environment.

“We had a massive challenge because we needed to change the operational side of the business. We were operating 10% above sales and we were already running weekends to meet high demand,” explains Mark. “We needed to modernise the production floor but without impacting the production process.

We therefore reorganised the production process cell by cell, which was like working on a giant jigsaw. On a Friday night we would move a machine; during the weekend we would prep and paint the floor; on the Sunday maintenance would work on the machine; Sunday night the machine would go back in; and the next week we would be training people to the new standards. By using this approach we were able to streamline each of the cells, whilst still creating space.”

It has been 18 months since NORMA UK started the process and the main production floor is now complete. However, the transformation hasn’t stopped there. The company has now started working on the press shop. “Once again we have set up a working team to oversee the press shop project,” mentions Mark. “We have built up a stock reserve so we can take each machine out of action for a week and totally refurbish them. We are probably six months away from completing the process.”

Other projects that have also happened in this time include the installation of an extraction and filtration system, as well as an acoustic booth for the deburring area. This has helped reduce the amount of noise and dust – creating a nicer and safer environment for the employees to work.

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as KPIs,” mentions Mark. “This helps give all employees an understanding of the current situation for the company and if we are hitting our targets.”

Finally, there is NORMA 30, which involves all 260 people on-site being broken up into small teams of 10 – 15 people and sitting down with Mark to talk about the company’s strategy and what the challenges are going to be in the future.

“By keeping good communication with all the employees we are able to build on the positive atmosphere we have created within the company over the last two years,” points out Mark.

“The staff can see the investment and time we have put into restructuring the production floor and by introducing NORMA 5, NORMA 15 and NORMA 30 meetings, they can see the positive influence this is having on the business.”

Mark continues: “In the last three years we have increased our sales by around 33%. This increase has happened quite

“ With a clear strategy for the coming years, NORMA UK is in a strong position to continue to lead the way in effectively and successfully manufacturing in the UK.” A critical part of the NQR and PSP processes is that when analysing a complaint, the team only looks at a good part versus a bad part – there is no blame apportioned to anybody.

“It is important that the employees were able to speak openly about what happened and not be worried about who would get blamed. It is only by having an open process that you are able to go into the root causes of a problem and find a long-lasting solution,” explains Mark.

It is not only the production processes and operational improvements that NORMA UK has looked to streamline. The company is also working with its staff and focusing on how it can be more competitive within the market as a UK manufacturer.

“I believe communication is key within a company if you are to be successful,” states Mark. “All your employees need to know what is happening within the business and what the company’s plans are for the future – so you can all work to the same goal. That is why we have started a series of communication initiatives called NORMA 5, NORMA 15 and NORMA 30.”

NORMA 5 involves everyone on-site at the start of the day having a small briefing with his or her team – reviewing what has happened in the last 24 hours and looking at what needs to be done in the next 24 hours. “It makes it clear to everybody what needs to be done and helps focus the mind,” says Mark.

“They are not long meetings but we have found them to be very beneficial.”

Next is NORMA 15, which the company is just preparing to launch. This will involve each department, on a Friday once a month, stopping for 15 minutes and going into more detail about the company’s progress. “This will be after we have closed the financial month so we will be able to talk about finances, as well

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seamlessly without any disruption to customers. In 2016 we will manufacture over 16 million products and by 2020 this will have increased to 22 million products. This is not just what I am looking to achieve. This is all booked business that is already scheduled into the order book.”

This ability to know what it will be producing in the future has enabled NORMA UK to create a capacity plan that tells it when it will need capital expenditure for new presses or new equipment. To support this future growth, the company has just acquired some additional land at the rear of the site, which will enable it to increase the manufacturing space when necessary, as well as the warehouse capacity.

“By 2020 we will become one of the bigger plants in NORMA Group,” adds Mark. “It is a big challenge producing in the UK, especially with the exchange rate between sterling and the Euro. Most of our sales are in Euros, which means that a fluctuation up or down can have a big influence on the company.

However, thanks to the streamlining of the production process, and the experience and knowledge of our staff, we are able to offer high-quality products at competitive prices.”

The last two years have seen a lot of developments at the company, all with the aim of further improving the quality of the products and the delivery to the customer. With a clear strategy for the coming years, NORMA UK is in a strong position to continue to lead the way in effectively and successfully manufacturing in the UK. “Our vision is simple,” concludes Mark with a confident smile. “We will continue to support growth through momentum, innovation and continuous improvement – whilst delivering the highest quality products.” www.normagroup.com

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A very British manufacturer With 95 years of experience, Jubilee® Clips Ltd has never been a company to pursue short-term trends and has maintained its UK production for every single original range clip it has ever sold throughout its history.

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ritish manufacturing has played a key part in maintaining a position right at the top of the quality end of the global hose clamp market for Jubilee®. Indeed, the range of products manufactured by Jubilee Clips in the UK has been growing in recent years, with the acquisition of a factory in Birmingham in 2013 adding not only the Multiband range of endless band clamps, but subsequently a range of quick release clamps, which was shortlisted for the innovation prize at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2016.

More recently pipe retaining ‘P’ clips have been added to the range, also manufactured in Birmingham. However, the growth in product ranges and volumes produced in Birmingham is nothing to compare to the advances in production at the company’s headquarters in Gillingham, UK, where a self-sufficient tool room facility enables the company to continually improve production automation. All production machinery is developed entirely in-house, so Jubilee really is a very British manufacturer – not only of the hose clips for which it is world renowned, but also for its highly specialised machines.

“This solid base of homemade excellence allows us to compete on a global scale,” says Ian Jennings, managing director at Jubilee Clips Ltd. “With exports significantly outweighing home market sales, and in an ever shrinking world, it is important you are able to offer increasingly high service levels to every corner of the globe.” www.jubileeclips.co.uk

GripIt® Fixings: Made in the UK Here Jordan Daykin, managing director at GripIt® Fixings, talks about the humble beginnings of the company’s manufacturing journey and the key benefits of being able to offer products ‘Made in the UK’.

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ade in the UK products are something customers believe in and trust; they know they can rely on the quality and craftsmanship of the products. This is one of the reasons it is important to us to be one of the companies to hold such a prestigious accolade. We want to make sure we meet expectations and offer the best quality products that we can.

It has always been very important for GripIt® to have its own manufacturing facilities and this is something we were able to achieve through the investment from a UK television programme called ‘Dragons Den’. Before this investment, we had been outsourcing to other UK manufacturers, but since then we have been able to grow our headquarters and on-site manufacturing facilities, which we are looking to further expand to meet international demand from countries including the USA and Australia.

We have already raised the money for further investment through ‘crowd funding’, which was a great success as were able to raise GB£2 million, half a million more than our target, in just five days. This is going to help us continue with our rapid expansion and keep our manufacturing in the UK and on-site – using the very latest machinery.

Being able to manufacture on-site has made managing the supply chain very simple. The team is based only a few minutes away from where the products are being made, so if there is an issue we are there on hand to communicate and fix it quickly.

Also it has meant we are now more in control of how quickly we can get our products to the market – this is vital to our continued

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growth. At the moment we are producing one million fixings each month, which we’re looking to increase to three million by the end of the year, and we now have the capabilities to increase manufacturing based on demand. It is a very exciting time for us.

There are so many benefits to having a product that is made in the UK, not only from a customer facing perspective but for how you run your business, and this is why I am adamant that GripIt Fixings continues its design and production on British soil. www.gripitfixings.co.uk

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Quality made in the UK Boltight solutions have been at the forefront of the hydraulic tensioning business for many years.

Based in Walsall, Boltight Ltd develops new ways to deliver cost-effective solutions for numerous industrial bolting applications. For Fred Heaton, founder of Boltight, what started out as a hobby in 1999 quickly grew into a thriving business – specialising in hydraulic bolt tensioners.

Tools that deliver “Bolted joints do not always receive sufficient attention at the design phase, which can lead to tightening problems later, and we are here to provide a solution,” explains Fred Heaton (pictured below). “Benefiting from state of the art design concepts, and incorporating the latest materials and composite sealing technologies, the Boltight tools operate quickly and safely to achieve high and accurate residual bolt stresses.”

What has enabled Boltight to differentiate itself on the market is its fast response time, quick delivery and many years of experience solving customers’ bolting problems. “We keep every tool we’ve ever designed stored in our 3D modelling system, which we can use as a reference whenever we’re faced with a new problem,” says Fred.

In addition, high-pressure cyclical fatigue testing and Finite Element Analysis are frequently used during the product development and testing phases.

“Most of our customers are in the oil and gas, offshore, power generation and heavy engineering industries,” mentions Fred. “Around 50% of the time we can provide a solution using standard tools, while the other 50% will require tools designed and manufactured by us to meet the customer’s needs.”

Partnering up and problem solving Dutch company Heat Solutions On Site B.V (HSOS) is a leading service provider in the metal sector. Its services include heat treatment, machining on-site, flange management and leak sealing. Among its many assignments, HSOS is often brought in to undertake bolt tensioning and pressure testing of piping on offshore platforms, where leaks could potentially lead to disasters. Customers have been very satisfied with the results, with no leaks being recorded. One example is Talisman Energy UK, which subcontracted HSOS when constructing a new 9,500 tonne oil platform off Aberdeen, Scotland. HSOS provided all calculations and supplied Boltight 1,500-bar series bolt tensioners for the project.

“The Boltight equipment is high-quality and easy to use with easy retraction,” says Marcus Sutton, flange management at HSOS. “The Boltight staff are fast and efficient, and they offer lots of engineering support. They don’t just sell you a product; they sell you a solution. And if they haven’t got it, they will engineer it for you.”

HSOS has good experience with using Boltight bolt tensioners for oil platform applications, complying with the high safety standards.

“ Fred Heaton founded Boltight in 1999 and successfully steered the company from its first steps to the acquisition by Nord-Lock in 2015. Under his leadership the business has grown into a highly respected specialist hydraulic bolt tensioning company.”

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“ From the high performance standard tooling ranges to the uniquely designed, specialised systems, hydraulic bolt tensioning systems from Boltight have a global reputation for innovation and quality.”

A greater field of solutions with Nord-Lock Group Continuous product development and improvement ensure that Boltight remains at the forefront of hydraulic tensioning technology, whilst guaranteeing the tools always satisfy customers’ needs.

Since September 2015 the company has been a part of the Nord-Lock Group – enabling it to expand its solutions for a

multitude of new markets and geographies.

“Being able to draw on our product range will mean the Nord-Lock Group can offer a greater field of solutions,” states Fred Heaton. “No one tightening solution fits all applications, so it’s important to have a number of different products, other than just mechanical. Some customers will want a hydraulic solution, and Boltight has a whole range.” www.boltight.com

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Customers enjoy the following benefits: • Innovative technologies • Knowledge partnership • Global availability

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Providing the best parts Established in 1979 Pressed Parts Company Ltd is a manufacturer of stainless steel, mild steel and hot-dip galvanised channel nuts – used with channel, bracketry and bolts to provide a system for the structural support of cables, pipework, ducting and many other types of installations.

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ressed Parts is able to offer a wide range from M4 – M16 in mild steel zinc plated, and M4 – M12 in Grade 304 or 316 stainless steel, and hot-dip galvanised finish. Most standard sizes are available ex-stock, and the company is also able to offer complete flexibility on quantities and deliveries.

Thanks to over 30 years of experience, Pressed Parts has the ability to manufacture specialist nuts, other than the standard thread form, such as UNC, self-lock thread forms and stud nuts. The company also offers a quality management system, designed to ensure its products comply with customers’ requirements and expectations. It also regularly evaluates processes and customer needs to ensure it is providing the products and services its customers require.

If requested the company can supply material certification for all of its UK manufactured products.

Pressed Parts supports customers across the world including Germany, Holland, France, Spain and even Australia.

Customers can also make enquiries via the company’s website, which can be viewed in English, German, French and Spanish. www.pressedparts.com

Manufacturers of stainless steel, mild steel and hot-dip galvanised channel nuts.

Made in the U.K. Pressed Parts Co Ltd Unit C3 Fieldhouse Industrial Estate Fieldhouse Road Rochdale, OL12 0AA United Kingdom

Tel: Fax: Email: Web:

+44 (0) 1706 359 414 +44 (0) 1706 654 817 pressedparts@zen.co.uk www.pressedparts.com in English, German, French & Spanish

A. Perry celebrates threaded bar anniversary A. Perry & Co (Hinges) Ltd is celebrating its 10th anniversary of being able to manufacture threaded bar at its site in Cradley Heath, West Midlands.

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n 2006 A. Perry purchased Glynn Robinson Studding from the administrators of Eliza Tinsley. The board of A. Perry, recognising the potential of continuing to manufacture threaded bar within the UK, decided to acquire the threaded rod business and invest in its foundation to help it thrive and grow.

“After a decade that has seen many companies fail we are delighted, despite economic hardships and increasingly fierce competition, that the threaded bar range we manufacture is still the market leader,” mentions Alan Dunnaker, managing director at A. Perry. “Over the last 18 months we have made major investments in our manufacturing and warehousing. The combination of a highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce, with the implementation of a bespoke state of the art IT system that controls productivity and prioritisation, has increased efficiency across the company and delivered multiple benefits to our customers.”

Alan continues: “Our customers, new and old, recognise A. Perry for its high-quality, great performance products, aggressive pricing, and 24 hour delivery on stock lengths. Fast lead times on orders for bespoke cut lengths, in a variety of materials and finishes and at rates never previously possible, has put us in an excellent position for the future and we look forward to the next 10 years.” www.perrytrade.co.uk

Supplying tools worldwide Mayes & Warwick Ltd has been manufacturing in the UK since 1915 and, as the world has become smaller, it has adapted and grown its customer base so that more than 60% of its UK produced parts are shipped internationally.

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ayes & Warwick tools are used for fastener production of MAThread®, Taptite®, PT and Remform, ABs and woodscrews, as well as conventional machine screws and Huck® bolts. These products are then fed in to local production plants in all areas of the UK manufacturing industry.

Thanks to the company’s up to date CNC manufacturing methods it has seen a large increase in its production efficiency, allowing for a growing range of common sizes to be kept in stock. Also, due to these automated processes, orders are often delivered within two weeks, which has improved the usual delivery time by more than 20%.

“The UK is renowned for quality engineering and Mayes & Warwick is no exception. Quality is the foremost thought in our minds. With repeatable scientific methods, and sophisticated inspection equipment, we have seen a significant improvement over the last few years – ensuring our tool life and quality can be relied upon. At Mayes & Warwick we are consistently driving for improvement. This is why we are now in our 101st year of production, exporting tooling globally for all manufacturing sectors.” www.mayesandwarwick.com

Supplier to the OEM and automotive industry An “ISO 9001 Approved Supplier” Unit 21, Vauxhall Industrial Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, LL14 6HA, UK t: +44 (0) 1978 823 900 e: sales@aslgroup.uk.com

www.advancerivets.co.uk

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The expansion and renovation of Non Standard Socket Screw Non Standard Socket Screw Limited (NSSS), based in Birmingham and London, has announced the extension of its Birmingham headquarters; the installation of an upgraded heat treatment facility and further production machinery – including an additional Cincom CNC sliding-head lathe; as well as the continued investment in infrastructure, process and quality.

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fter demolishing a recently purchased adjacent property, NSSS has extended its current premises by a further 8,000 square feet (approximately 743m²) and enlarged the site’s total floor area to more than 30,000 square feet (approximately 2,787m²). This new extension has been used to increase both its considerable stock range and self contained manufacturing facilities.

The addition of further CNC lathes and expansion of raw material stock has now also been made possible.

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A prime improvement in NSSS’ manufacturing capability will be a total upgrade of its current in-house heat treatment facility with the installation of an atmosphere controlled Ipsen TQ4 sealed quench furnace, temper oven and post heat treatment wash facilities.

NSSS has a policy of continuous improvement in all areas of the business.

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ensures both maximum efficiency and cost-effective production.

The company’s hot forging section has 5 presses with two blow capabilities of between 45 tonnes and 120 tonnes and the ability to forge from 5mm up to 36mm diameter – with lengths up to 760mm – as well as the associated imperial equivalent sizes. The hot forging process has the advantage of maintaining preferential grain flow for improved product quality and maximisation of strength. On set-up, all batches of work have the induction pre-heating of the

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FROM BAR TO BOX TO YOU, NON STANDARD SOCKET SCREW DELIVERS. NSSS is a major manufacturer and stockist of high-quality fasteners from prototype, to special, to standard. We are accredited to BSI ISO 9001 ensuring quality products meeting worldwide standards.

Self-contained manufacturing facility with the ability to produce parts to your exacting standards from either drawings or samples. A wide range of hot forging presses, CNC lathes, miller and thread rollers, as well as in-house atmosphere-controlled heat treatment. NSSS is capable of manufacturing product from M2 to M64 (1/8” to 2 ½” diameter) in a range of materials and strength grades.

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London Tel: +44 (0) 1895 430 003 Fax: +44 (0) 1895 430 004

Email: sales@nssocketscrews.com

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Close tolerance sizes for either pre-thread rolling or finished shoulder diameters are produced by precision CNC turning or centreless grinding on the thread rolling section. The finished thread form on fasteners can be manufactured by either profile turning or thread rolling and NSSS has the capability to produce by both methods. The thread rolling section carries an extraordinary range of thread rolls in both metric and imperial sizes including Whitworth, BSF, UNC, UNF, BA and many other obsolescent thread forms that many customers now find difficult to obtain. The thread rolling capability can produce sizes as small as 8BA to 1¼ inches, again with their associated metric equivalents.

The quality control department makes continuous improvements in manufacturing records, methods and techniques to ensure product quality remains central to the ethos of the company. As well as its extensive range of calibrated gauges and other measuring equipment, the company has invested in a Keyence IM-6120 optical measurement device, which has the ability to simultaneously measure a number of

workpieces and store the information for statistical analysis, future reference, and evaluation. This device will enhance the current quality checks in place, which include at least five independent checks by quality control and twelve checks by responsible operators. A recent purchase of further digital hardness testing equipment for the heat treatment department also ensures continued compliance and repeatability for the post-machining heat treatment processes. This dedicated approach to

These include alloy and stainless steel, brass, bronze, duplex, titanium, and a vast range of other exotic alloys. The company’s self contained manufacturing facilities have the capability to produce parts by a range of different processes in sizes ranging from a miniscule 8BA to 64mm diameter in both metric and imperial specifications. Whether it’s a ‘standard’ product from stock or a ‘non-standard’ product to be manufactured, NSSS has the capability to supply.

“ N SSS has a policy of continuous improvement in all areas of the business.” quality helps to ensure that all products meet the customers’ expectations.

Since its foundation in 1971, NSSS has continued to develop as both a major stockist of standard fasteners and a manufacturer of other fastener products from either individual customer drawings or reference samples in a large variety of materials.

“NSSS offers an open invitation to all customers to come along and visit its impressive manufacturing facility where they will receive a guided tour of the premises and may even witness their orders being manufactured right before their eyes. From bar to box to you, Non Standard Socket Screw delivers.” www.nssocketscrews.com

The thread rolling section carries an extraordinary range of thread rolls in both metric and imperial sizes

The hot forging process has the advantage of maintaining preferential grain flow for improved product quality and maximisation of strength

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Bakfin pushes on Established in 1850, Baker & Finnemore Ltd (Bakfin) has survived the test of time and grown to become one of the UK’s premier pressings manufacturers – recognised globally for the exceptionally high-level of quality it offers in the Starlock® push on fastener range, as well as other bespoke pressings.

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akfin began life manufacturing fountain pen nibs as its main product line and was at one time the sixth largest producer of pen nibs worldwide. However, in the late 19 th century along came the ballpoint pen and the need to diversify. Bakfin went on to begin producing a whole range of different pressings, mostly on fly presses. The company’s success at satisfying specific customer demands helped to quickly establish it as a world class manufacturer, making a huge variety of different pressings for various applications.

In the 1950s Bakfin was asked to produce a fastener that could be pushed onto a round shaft in one direction, grip into it, be irremovable, and support relatively large loads.

Thus the Starlock® push on fastener was born. Having the right foresight to see the potential in such a product meant Bakfin was able, over the course of a decade, to establish an imperial range (1/16 inch – 1 inch) of Starlocks to support UK manufacturing. In the early 1960s Bakfin successfully established a metric range (1.5mm – 25mm) to support manufacturing in continental Europe and in doing so also established key European distribution partners.

Fast forward to 2016 and Bakfin is still world-renowned as the original manufacturer of the Starlock push on fastener, selling almost 500 million globally each year. They comprise of the original range and many more variations that have been developed alongside customers to satisfy specific demands for their applications and assembly processes.

Now part of the Titgemeyer Group of companies, Bakfin continues to push for future success and has invested substantially to ensure it is using the most advanced technologies for every process.

At its factory, still located in Newall Street, Birmingham, Bakfin boasts in-house facilities including a tool room, press shop, heat treatment plant, scour/deburr and finishing facilities. Keeping all of these processes in-house enables absolute quality control, evidenced by the company’s extensive portfolio of accreditation to automotive, aerospace and defence standards, as well as environmental and health and safety. These include ISO 9001, TS 16949, AS 9100, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. www.bakfin.com

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GESIPA UK: Encouraging the next generation Established as a UK subsidiary for the German GESIPA Group in 1972, GESIPA Blind Riveting Systems Ltd (GESIPA UK) has grown to become the Group’s technical centre of excellence for threaded fasteners.

Claire Edwards, deputy editor, visited the Keighley operations to find out more about GESIPA UK’s manufacturing capabilities and how it is encouraging the next generation of fastener professionals.

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anging in the corridor leading to GESIPA UK’s factory is a photo frame containing a sample of every different threaded fastener produced at the Keighley site over three decades. “Every time a customer comes to visit they’re always impressed at what we’ve produced on-site,” explains Diana Scholefield, managing director at GESIPA UK. “Our products are ‘Made in the UK’ and we’re proud to shout about it. It may be a cliché, but at GESIPA UK it is not just a simple rivet or rivet nut.”

A thorough understanding of the products is something Diana – a qualified mechanical engineer – is keen to install in all her employees. Having joined the company as a project engineer, and progressed to both quality and operations manager before being made managing director in 2014, Diana has first-hand experience in almost every aspect of the company. “Quality is key. We pride ourselves on the high-quality of our products and have the technical expertise within the company to deliver a fast, reliable service,” mentions Diana.

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This technical expertise led to GESIPA UK becoming the technical centre of excellence for threaded fasteners within the Group. This means the Keighley site now supplies its entire threaded fastener range to the Group’s worldwide customers.

The extensive threaded fastener range manufactured on the 15,340m² site – which is TS:16949 accredited – includes 430 special blind rivet nuts and 28 different varieties of rivet nut studs, all available in aluminium, steel and stainless steel in diameters M4 – M10.

Also produced at the UK site is the MEGA GRIP ® high strength structural blind rivet with a wide grip range.

The UK site features sales offices, an on-site quality and inspection department – including optical inspection machines and tensile testing – a warehouse with approximately 1,600 pallet locations, and a shop floor divided into ‘teams’.

“The ‘teams’ enable our staff to fully understand the products they’re producing. We can offer the technical expertise our customers require and develop bespoke solutions,” says Diana.

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As well as its standard catalogue range, GESIPA UK also works closely with end-users to provide bespoke engineered solutions – approximately 70% of what is produced at the UK site is special fasteners.

Currently, GESIPA UK manufactures 130 million threaded fasteners annually with its manufacturing facility operating seven days a week. In July, GESIPA will also take delivery of the first of three new heading machines. The new machine will join a number of thread rolling machines, assembly machines, packing machines, an on-site annealing plant for aluminium, degreasing and polishing, as well as several 5 and 6 die, 5 and 6 blow machines. Once the final heading machine is installed in December, the company will have the capacity to produce 210 million threaded fasteners and 60 million MEGA GRIP rivets annually. This will also enable GESIPA UK to grow its export capacity, which currently stands at 40%.

GESIPA UK’s biggest market for rivet nuts and rivets is the automotive market, with other important markets including the electronic and white good industries. As part of a training initiative, the company arranges for its staff to visit key customers to see its products first-hand on the assembly line. “Visiting our key customers on-site gives our staff the opportunity to see the products they’re producing in a completely different light.

When they see the end product they come back to the site full of enthusiasm and a new understanding,” comments Diana.

However, the company’s philosophy of educating and informing is not limited to its 68 employees. The UK site also includes a fully operational demonstration centre – opened in October 2014 – which it encourages potential and existing customers to visit.

“The demonstration centre enables us to prove our capabilities and the quality of our products to our customers. Actually showing the customer how a product can be used and explaining the benefits first-hand is a big advantage compared to simply telling them about the product,” explains Diana.

The demonstration centre features the GAV automatic-feed blind riveting systems for rivets; the FireRex® – robotic bind rivet nut setting unit; and also has the full range of GESIPA tools on display.

The centre has enabled GESIPA to offer added value to its UK customers by providing training on its products and teaching customers how to optimise their processes and maintain their tools.

GESIPA UK also works alongside local schools and colleges to encourage young people to visit its factory and demonstration centre. “We are keen to present a vision of engineering to the local community. The next generation are deciding on their career paths and we want to make them aware that the fastener industry is a viable option for them,” adds Diana.

It’s clear from visiting the Keighley site that there is a sense of pride and loyalty at GESIPA UK, which has seen generations of families now working across all of its departments.

The enthusiasm and experience the employees have is reflected in the quality of the products it is producing and is

enabling the company to substantially grow its capacity.

“The fact our products are ‘Made in the UK’ means guaranteed quality and reliability. Our experts will continue to work together to produce the best quality product,” states Diana. www.gesipa.co.uk

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Smith Bullough expands manufacturing Based in Greater Manchester, Smith Bullough Ltd – a manufacturer of non-standard and special bolting – has significantly increased its manufacturing capacity with the addition of several pieces of new machinery.

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he recently acquired equipment will enable Smith Bullough to start threading from 2.5mm and extend up to 60mm diameter. Also, additional CNC turning will provide extra capacity for the Grades 10.9, 12.9 & SAE 8 ranges, which have recently been added to the company’s extensive blank range. The addition of an automatic and programmable saw, which cuts all steel grades, stainless steel, exotic materials, and threaded rod, will also prove useful to the company.

Furthermore, secondary manufacturing operations will benefit with extra capacity for both CNC and manual turning, drilling, milling and slotting.

This is all in addition to the capabilities that Smith Bullough is already able to provide customers, such as on-site forging cells that provide a local and quick source of supply for special head shapes to drawing or sample; heat treatment and surface treatments to achieve the correct mechanical properties; an in-depth stock of standard head shape blanks to produce non standard lengths and/or thread lengths; as well as a recently produced stock list, available on request, that lists the wide range of heat treated blanks that are held ready for finishing to customer demand.

“These are exciting times for Smith Bullough and its enhanced manufacturing operation. Fastener distributors and their customers are welcome to visit and view the facilities, just contact us to arrange.” www.smithbullough.com

Making quality tools RLS Tooling Ltd has manufactured thread rolling dies since 1989 and continually reinvests in more advanced machinery to assist in making quality tools that meet the high demands expected by its prestigious customers.

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LS’ thread rolling dies are used by fastener manufacturers in the construction, automotive, white goods and aerospace industries from around the world. The company is able to make a full range of flat dies for standard threads, many special thread forms, and licenced thread forms. RLS also hold licences to manufacture dies for the Taptite®, MAThread® and Excalibur Screwbolt® products. To complement its extensive range of flat dies it also manufactures a range of circular thread rolls. The company can make rolls for most two roll machines up to a maximum diameter of 315mm and also the Fette three roll system. In the interest of maximising tool life it also offers a regrind facility for a large part of its range.

“In recent years there has been a trend towards rolling tougher and more varied materials, which has in turn made us review our

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steels used to produce rolling dies,” comments Marcus Smith, managing director at RLS Tooling. “This has resulted in us now offering – in addition to our range of standard material – a range of HSS or powder metallurgy type steels. Tool life can also be further enhanced by the use of various coatings that we can offer.”

RLS has built its reputation on forming long-lasting partnerships with its customers and fully understanding and interpreting carefully each customer’s individual requirements.

Marcus adds: “Our mission is to remain a competitive manufacturer and supplier of quality threading tools with a commitment to continuous improvement of our methods and procedures. We look ahead to a bright future where we hope to develop more partnerships with other screw and bolt manufacturers in the global market either direct with our office in the UK or via one of our international agents.” www.rlstooling.co.uk

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INSIGHT

European quality control in China Being able to ensure product quality from the middle of the Asian fastener manufacturing industry was the core business idea when FQC (Shanghai) Mechanical Technology Consultancy Co Ltd was established in 2007.

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ounded by two European fastener distributors the Fastener Quality Center Shanghai understands that third party quality inspection is only valid if customers have total confidence in the service provider, as well as its knowledge of standards and procedures, to provide guaranteed and consistent accuracy.

In order to demonstrate its commitment to this policy, FQC installed the necessary procedures and work practises to enable full compliance to ISO 17025:2005. Since its initial accreditation in March 2009 by CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment) FQC has consistently been re-audited by CNAS throughout the years while the scope of accreditation had been enlarged year after year – with new testing methodologies and new equipment always being added to the portfolio of FQC’s services.

From left to right: Ekkehard Beermann, managing director of Fastbolt GmbH, Tom Hou, operations director at FQC, Maggie Zhang, senior inside sales at FQC, Eric Ni, general manager at FQC, and Dr Volker Lederer, managing director at Lederer GmbH

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As most standard fastener products originating from the People’s Republic of China were covered by anti-dumping regulations throughout the majority of the years FQC has existed, the number of customers located in Europe cooperating with FQC for quality inspections has been rather limited. Instead FQC successfully managed to establish its market position in China by offering its reliable services to manufacturers, distributors and end-users of industrial fasteners in China and has established a base of active customers of over 300 different companies.

At its laboratory located in Pudong, Shanghai, FQC carries out a wide range of mechanical/technological tests such as tensile/wedge/proof load, hardness and micro-hardness, decarburisation, chemical analysis, coating thickness, salt spray, impact and roughness tests, as well as all relevant dimensional and functional tests.

FQC currently employs a team of 15 people supported by the QC departments of its two European shareholders Fastbolt GmbH and Lederer GmbH. With the recent removal of the anti-dumping regulations on carbon steel fasteners from China FQC has noticed a sudden increase in activities with European importers.

“In the past few weeks we have received many enquiries from European companies looking for quality inspections in China,” says Eric Ni, general manager of FQC. “Companies see a big advantage in inspecting their goods in China before the product is being shipped. This has always been an important part of our business but in regards to the European market this has recently gained a lot of interest after the anti-dumping duties were removed.”

Apart from services carried out within its own laboratory – with product samples received from its customers (or its customer’s suppliers) – FQC also sends its inspectors to factories to do on-site pre-shipment inspections if requested.

While the vast majority of items inspected by FQC are fasteners, most available testing technology and methodology can be equally applied to non-fastener metal products.

“In the modern global fastener trade the role of quality assurance is gaining importance every year and Fastener Quality Center Shanghai has successfully found its position in this market.” www.fqc-shanghai.com

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Safely securing connections in structural steel From the Empire State Building in New York to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, steel has been used in some of the world’s most famous landmarks and is used everywhere around us, in buildings, bridges, highways or other civil engineering projects. Here Nord-Lock Group looks at the demands of working with structural steel and securing preloaded bolting connections.

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teel is one of the most commonly used materials in commercial and industrial building construction as it provides high design flexibility, durability, and low long-term maintenance costs. Since steel has higher strength than concrete, it allows for bigger and more slender constructions. It is also much lighter compared to frameworks made of concrete. Using steel frames is also time efficient since pillars, beams and other constructions elements can be delivered to the construction site ready to install. This, in turn, gives great savings potential.

Connecting structural steel In the past, riveting was a common way to connect structural steel. Today, bolting and welding are the primary connection methods. Both methods have their advantages and constraints.

A general practice is that welding is done at an earlier stage, in a workshop, where it can be executed in a controlled environment and then larger frameworks can be assembled by bolts at the construction site.

Performing welding at a construction site, however, may lead to uneven joint quality and is often very costly. It requires specialist skills and equipment, and is sensitive to the surrounding environment since uneven heating and cooling members may distort, which can result in additional stresses.

With bolting it is possible to assemble structural steelwork parts quickly and cost-effectively. It is also easier to get the steel parts fitted and adjusted during assembly on-site. Unlike welding, bolting is less susceptible to poor weather conditions and has less inspection requirements.

Steel construction elements are safety critical and need to ensure that the final result is strong and durable. Connections in such structures must comply with strict quality requirements and standards for the design (the Eurocodes) and fabrication (EN 1090-2) of structural steelwork. This means that both welding and bolting have regulations to follow according to Eurocode 3.

For preloaded bolted steel connections there are two different bolting systems developed and standardised in Europe (EN 14399): HV-sets (in accordance to EN 14399-4 and EN 14399-8) and HR-sets (in accordance to EN 14399-3 and EN 14399-7). Both systems are similar and consist of bolts, pre-lubricated nuts and washers. The radius under the bolt head is a particular characteristic for those bolt sets. It is larger than for normal standard bolts in order to decrease the notch effect.

The manufacturer of these bolt sets provides the customer with tightening guidelines that must be followed according to the European regulations. In spite of this practice, it is known that the bolts may still loosen due to dynamic loads and require time-consuming and costly retightening.

Using standard locking washers would be the easiest solution to cope with loosening of bolted joints or to decrease retightening frequency. However, for structural steel parts using HV/HR-sets this is not the case. The radius under the bolt head makes the use of common locking methods with HV/HR bolt sets impossible.

Common locking systems are not recommended with HV/HR bolts. The inner diameter will interfere with a larger radius of the bolt under the bolt head It is not only impossible design wise but also from a legal perspective since regulations in Eurocode only allow dedicated washers according to EN14399 for these types of bolt sets.

However, the Nord-Lock Group has developed a locking washer specially designed to fit the HV/HR sets. Each Steel

Securing preloaded bolting connections Bolted connections can be commonly divided into preloaded and non-preloaded structural bolting assemblies.

As recommended in EN 14399, preloaded bolts are almost always used on bridges. These bolts are specially designed to withstand vibration and dynamic loads, and also recommended when slip between joining parts is to be avoided. In buildings, preloaded bolts may be utilised where oversized or slotted holes are used to increase tolerances during assembly.

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A chamfered SC-washer safely secures the bolt

Janson Bridging tightens the longitude and transverse beams of its bridge systems through a bolted joint, which is partly used as a preloaded bolted joint Construction (SC) washer pair has chamfers on the inner diameter to ensure an optimal contact surface between the bolt and the washer. Nord-Lock wedge locking technology secures the bolt with tension instead of friction preventing the bolt from rotating loose. The washer is CE approved to be used together with HV bolt sets.

Steel Construction washers proven in the industry The SC-washer already has a solid track record. One example is the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, which every year is visited by around 35,000 seagoing vessels and 130,000 inland vessels. This makes it the largest port in Europe and the third largest port in the world.

Several years ago, the intensive increase of shipping traffic created a capacity problem, which made obvious the need to expand the Port.

The work involved the construction of sea defences, the first port sites, as well as 3km of quay, roads, railways and bridges

necessary to provide access. The bridges would be exposed to constant vibration and dynamic loads.

Janson Bridging Group, a company leader in building bridges, pontoons and RoRos, built the temporary rail bridges for this project. Since safety was of utmost importance, the company turned to Nord-Lock and secured the bolted joints of these bridges with SC-washers. No issues have been reported.

“The quick and easy assembly of the HV bolt set with the SC-washer meant Janson Bridging and its customer didn’t need to worry anymore about safety and reliability of the bolted joints. A successful project for all involved companies,” says Wilco Schuurs, sales manager at Nord-Lock Benelux.

No more loosening in steel structures “Whenever bolts in steel construction structures start to loosen, the company has to send a technician to retighten them.

This is costly and means the bolt security is no longer guaranteed,” comments Frank Götz, sales engineer at Nord-Lock Germany.

“Having a bolt securing system in which these problems do not occur, even under dynamic loads and vibrations, is a real benefit and we have found that customers are really appreciative.”

In addition, safe usage with high strength bolts has been confirmed by the National Technical Approval No. Z-14.4-629 and by the European Technical Approval 13/0246 issued by DIBt. www.nord-lock.com

References: www.steelconstruction.org www.steelconstruct.com/site www.steelconstruction.info

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JCP releases 2016 price list JCP Construction Products, the specialist fixings division of Hexstone Group, has enhanced its offering by launching a new price list for 2016.

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CP’s catalogue boasts several new specialist fixings including: Throughbolts with European Technical Assessments (ETAs), single thread Ankerbolt sockets, 8mm stitching bar, stainless steel plastic head nails, and an increased range of SDS drill bits.

The new 60 page catalogue showcases over 1,500 products, including metal and chemical anchors, nylon and light duty fixings, self-drilling screws, drill bits, and a comprehensive pre-pack range.

There have been several changes made to JCP’s existing product range, including the phasing out of the standard range of throughbolts and replacing them with the ETA Option 7 range. There is also the vinylester high load resin and the vinylester fast cure winter grade resin, which have attained an ETA Option 1 (ETA – 15/0704) for use in both cracked and non-cracked concrete. In addition, there is expanding foam guns, which are now presented in vacuum packed free hanging cards for improved point of sale, as well as Drivefast nails and gas – which will be supplied in robust cardboard packs of 2,200 rather than plastic tubs.

Nick Beardon, general manager of JCP, comments: “The range is bigger and better than ever, offering great quality anchoring products to customers in the construction industry at a competitive price. We know that choosing the right fixing for the job is of vital importance, and so the catalogue includes images as well as specifications to make this

easier. Data sheets on our products are also available on our website giving full product information, as well as European Technical Assessments, Declaration of Performances and CE Certification, where appropriate.”

JCP also offers its Anchor Calculation Programme (ACP), which provides solutions for anchoring into both cracked and non-cracked concrete. The tool is designed for engineers, specifiers and architects to simplify specifying connections to surfaces such as floors, ceilings and walls, and takes into account loadings, spacing and edged distances.

All the relevant information is entered into the programme, and a selection of suitable anchors are displayed in an easy to digest PDF format and high resolution 3D graphics. This can be used at the start of the project for specification, as well as keeping a record of the fixings used, for future reference.

Brian Deluce, technical manager at JCP, adds: “This is one of the best calculation tools on the market, and we don’t charge a penny for it. We want to offer the industry a fair and accurate tool, which will enable them to get the most out of their projects.

To download the programme you just need to visit our website.”

JCP products are available for next day delivery throughout the UK, and customers can order online 24 hours a day, seven days a week through its online trade portal. www.jcpfixings.co.uk/anchor-calculator-tool

Eurotec adds to concrete fixing range Eurotec GmbH has extended its concrete fixing range by introducing the Eurotec bolt anchor – a torque controlled expanding plug made of electro galvanised steel – and the Eurotec ‘Rock’ concrete screw, which is a direct fastening without a plug.

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he unique features of the bolt anchor are that it is possible to maintain small centre and edge distances despite the high load-bearing capacity. The different installation depths and various sizes possible with the bolt anchor means it can be used in a variety of ways and is a suitable replacement where plastic plugs and other wall mounts are insufficient. Every bolt anchor is fitted with an expansion clip, which ensures high load-bearing capacity and means less fastening points are needed.

Eurotec’s next product is the ‘Rock’ concrete screw, which is used for direct fastening, without a plug. After the hole is pilot drilled and cleaned, the screws are simply installed. During screwing, the thread cuts a perfectly fitting mating thread in the surface. There is no expansion effect, whereby shorter edge distances are possible.

The processing is fast, simple and requires no large preparations. The concrete screws are suitable for fixings in concrete, solid brick, lightweight concrete, aerated concrete, pumice stone, sand-lime bricks and air bricks. www.e-u-r-o-tec.de

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JCP also offers the Anchor Calculation Programme (ACP), which provides solutions for anchoring into both cracked and non-cracked concrete. The tool is designed for engineers, specifiers and architects to simplify specifying connections to surfaces such as floors, ceilings and walls, and takes into account loadings, spacing and edged distances.

To download the JCP Anchor Calculation Programme for free, visit: www.jcpfixings.co.uk/anchor-calculator-tool

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C O N S T R U CT I O N F I X I N G S Recent European Technical Assessments for fixings Following an agreement with the European Organisation of Technical Assessments, here is a list of recent ETAs published in the last two months on the EOTA website.

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t is important to note that existing ETAs may be amended or withdrawn so this list should not be considered definitive.

Since 1st July 2013, as a result of the Construction Products Regulation, new ETAs are known as European Technical Assessments. European Technical Approvals published before 1st July 2013 will act as the new assessment until their expiry date.

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

ETA NUMBER

TRADE NAME

COMPANY

ETAG 001 Metal Anchors for use in Concrete (all parts) ETA – 02/0031

Würth High-Performance-Anchor W-HAZ/S, W-HAZ/A4

ETA – 09/0089

Rebar connection with fischer injection mortar FIS EM

fischerwerke GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 10/0471

Desa-Top HD

Desarrollos Especiales de Sistemas de Anclaje S.A

ETA – 11/0155

FRP

FRIULSIDER SpA

ETA – 11/0244

BTI compound mortar UVT Top-Z

BTI Befestigungstechnik GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 11/0418

Upat injection system UPM 55

fischerwerke GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 11/0445

G&B Fissaggi MA Green Plus, G&B Fissaggi MA Green Plus Summer, G&B Fissaggi MA Green Plus Nordic

G&B Fissaggi Srl

ETA – 11/0455

G&B Fissaggi MA Green Plus,G&B Fissaggi MA Green Plus Summer,G&B Fissaggi MA Green Plus Nordic

G&B Fissaggi Srl

ETA – 12/0105

G&B Fissaggi Gebofix VE/EA-SF, G&B Fissaggi Gebofix VE/EA-SF Nordic, G&B Fissaggi Gebofix VE/EA-SF Summer

G&B Fissaggi Srl

ETA – 12/0137

TP S-KA, TP S-KAK, TP S-KAH and TP S-KAH HCR through bolts

TEAM PRO INTERNATIONAL FZCO

ETA – 12/0569

Würth WIT-PM 200,Würth WIT-PM 200 Express, Würth WIT-PM 200 Tropical

Adolf Würth GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 13/0052

TOX Liquix Plus 7,TOX Liquix Plus 7 Desert,TOX Liquix Plus 7 Snow

Tox-Dübel-Technik GmbH

ETA – 13/0112

Liquix 7, Liquix 7 Snow, Liquix 7 Desert

Tox-Dübel-Technik GmbH

ETA – 13/0750

SMART S-IRP

pgb-Polska Sp. z o.o

ETA – 13/0929

SCREWBOLT SB2-PLUS

Sympafix B.V

ETA – 13/0934

BETABOLT

Scell-it

ETA – 15/0771

Rebar connection with fischer injection mortar FIS EB

fischerwerke GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 15/0837

Eurotec Injektionsmörtel VE-Harz

Eurotec GmbH

ETA – 15/0911

UIP Wedge Anchor MMA-II (MMA-II-SZ, MMA-II-A4)

UIP GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 16/0065

Würth WIT-P 100, Würth WIT-P 100 Express, Würth WIT-P 100 Tropical

Adolf Würth GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 16/0074

Friulsider Injection system KEM VINYLESTER-EPOXYACRYLATE, KEM VINYLESTER-EPOXYACRYLATE Express, KEM VINYLESTEREPOXYACRYLATE Tropical

Friulsider SpA

ETA – 98/0004

Fischer-Zykon-Anker FZA, FZA-I and FZA-D

fischerwerke GmbH & Co KG

ETA – 99/0010

MKT Bolt Anchor BZ plus

MKT Metall-Kunststoff-Technik GmbH & Co KG

Adolf Würth GmbH & Co KG

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C O N S T R U CT I O N F I X I N G S

pgb-Europe acquires HAPAX pgb-Europe NV, a full service supplier of fasteners, components and hand tools, recently acquired HAPAX – a Belgian based provider of high-quality solutions for invisible and visible fasteners for wooden decks.

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he addition of HAPAX’s innovative systems supports pgb-Europe’s existing range of hardwood screws. The new HAPAX products that will be added include: • pfs® HAPAX Fixing Pro: A hidden fastening system that can be used with the majority of wooden decking including decks of 21mm – 40mm thickness and 90mm – 160mm width.

• pfs® HAPAX Rock: These ecological screw foundations can replace concrete foundations. The functional principle of screw foundations is based on ground compression. The deeper the screw is plunged into the ground, and the more compact the ground, the better the pressure transfer to screw

foundations. pgb-Europe points out that the endurance of HAPAX Rock screw foundations is estimated for at least 100 years and it maintains its parameters without loss of its pressure resistance for at least 50 years. www.pgb-europe.com

• pfs® HAPAX D-Fix: This visible fastening system is designed to remove water traps between the wood boards and the joists so as to improve the lifetime of the deck. It prevents deformation of the wood and helps to eliminate shearing of the screws.

Comprehensive fastening solutions from HAMAR® With over two decades of experience in the fastener market HAMAR® Sp.J B i H Gizesiak is committed to providing high-quality products with a professional service.

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ince it was established the aim of HAMAR® has been to provide products that adhere to international standards of quality and seek to create new and upgraded product performance. The company can provide a wide range of products to recognised approvals including CE Marking and European Technical Assessments (ETAs) to ensure user confidence.

Selection and quality of fasteners is critical in the design process and installation of construction. HAMAR’s professional product programme enables the company to create a comprehensive offer intended for industry and construction assembly markets, including structural steel and cladding fasteners.

This includes high performance sandwich panel screws under the DRILLER® brand. The features of DRILLER screws include superb drilling performance in steel beams and outstanding corrosion protection thanks to the innovative coating Protect 1000 ™.

Protect 1000 is recommended for use in highly corrosive environments up to C4 acc. to EN-ISO-12944-2 and confirmed by the Technical Opinion of Building Research Institute ITB 02705/14/R23NM. In addition, DRILLER screws can be supplied with bonded stainless steel/EPDM washers, and accessories such as insert bits and nut setters, which help minimise damage on the screw’s recess and anti-corrosive layer or coating.

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“At HAMAR we are continuously building on our position as a professional supplier of comprehensive solutions for the construction industry. We can deliver a wide variety of powder painted fasteners, as well as many types of screws, blind rivets, and saddle washers, all according to RAL colour palette.

To add to this HAMAR can also supply sets of products that are ready to be assembled.”

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Infinite Fastening Solutions.

„ExoMars 2016“ Trace Gas Orbiter with Schiaparelli EDM lander containing BECK Space Staples inside.

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You would be surprised where you can find our products!

For instance, “BECK Space Staples”, designed to meet the exacting specifications for space satellites.

Throughout our history, our passion for creativity has driven us to continually envision the next generation of fasteners and tools - from space…right down to your job site.

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BECK staples now in outer space The Austrian company RUAG Space GmbH recently tasked BECK Fastener Group with the development of a unique type of staple, one that could be used to secure multilayered insulation in the process of producing space satellites.

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ECK Fastener Group created staples that affix hook and loop fastening material to the characteristic silver and gold multilayered insulation blankets.

This holds the insulation firmly on the satellites, giving them their customary appearance.

The manufacture of these BECK Space Staples involved special requirements on the materials used and their traceability. Also, a special alloy for the space environment was developed in cooperation with RUAG Space.

To accommodate further processing in special clean rooms at RUAG Space, it was necessary to deliver the BECK Space Staples completely free of grease. This meant adjusting the production process, which involved the production machines being degreased; the staples only being handled with silicone gloves; and then packed in special Mylar-bags for shipment.

“The durability of a staple under the extreme conditions of outer space is a completely new area for us. Through the professional and interesting cooperation with RUAG Space, we were once more able to expand our wealth of experience,” explains Stefan Siemers, director research and development at BECK Fastener Group.

The BECK Space Staple has now been used for several satellite projects involving RUAG Space GmbH, and was even scheduled to reach as far as Mars, aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter satellite, which launched in March 2016 and is scheduled to arrive there seven months later.

Besides the broad array of standard fasteners, BECK Fastener Group has begun developing more system oriented solutions, most of which are specially designed upon customer requests. www.beck-fastener.com

C O N S T R U CT I O N F I X I N G S

G&B launches GETO wood screws Experience, quality, safety, research and innovation, these have been the key words that G&B Fissaggi Srl has used since it was established in 1980, to ensure the highest quality products and service.

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eadquartered in Italy, G&B Group has commercial offices in the UK, Germany, Belgium and Spain. It is able to offer a wide range of products that includes nylon fixing systems, as well as steel and chemical anchors, which are using for ironmongery, hardware, building and industry, electric, thermo-hydraulic and self service stores.

G&B Group has always prided itself on offering high-quality certified anchors and one of the latest successful additions to the company’s catalogue, within fixings for the wood industry, is GETO wood screws.

Available with wide head and countersunk flat head, GETO wood screws have CE Marking and have been specially designed for structural applications in wooden carpentry, and are made of yellow galvanised (layer ≥ 8μ) cement steel.

Due to their distinctive design, with self-drilling bit, GETO wood screws can be directly inserted into the support with no preliminary drilling required,

as with traditional screws. Plus, the revolutionary point and shank geometry makes installation quick and easy, the

Sulzer acquires PC Cox

Innovation, design and manufacture

Sulzer Ltd recently acquired PC Cox Group Ltd, headquartered in Newbury, UK, with the manufacturer of dispensers, as well as handheld sealant and adhesive applicators, for industrial applications valued at approximately GB£16 million (20.2 million euros).

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C Cox sells quality manual, pneumatic, and cordless one and two component dispensers for industrial and construction applications under the brand name Cox. The Group achieved revenues of GB£15 million (19 million euros) in 2015 and has approximately 170 employees.

Through the complementary acquisition, Sulzer Mixpac – a business unit of the Chemtech division – becomes a leading manufacturer of dispensers for disposable mixers in industrial applications. PC Cox’s range of products further strengthens Sulzer’s position as a technology leader and enables it to compete globally as a leading solution provider in the area of mixing, dosing, and application systems.

The transaction has already closed, and full integration will begin immediately. All employees of PC Cox will be taken over, assuring ongoing customer dedication and quality commitment.

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user simply positions the screw and drives it home, with no risk of cracking.

G&B mentions that the hardening process to which the GETO wood screws are submitted, enables them to obtain very high characteristic values for extraction, and grants an angle of bending of 40°. Also, due to the covering process, they require a reduced tightening torque.

Other features of the GETO wood screws include a milling section to make it easier for the insertion of the non-threaded part, preventing any risk of cracking. The screws come with a T30 – T40 countersunk head and there is even the option of a conical washer to optimise the loading distribution and to prevent the insertion of the screw head into the wooden support. www.gebfissaggi.com

Construction Anchors Inc, based in Taipei, Taiwan, was established in 2014 with the vision of producing high-quality construction anchors that meet the high standards in the building sector – including obtaining European Technical Assessments.

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ocused on the European market, Construction Anchors’ range is available in a variety of metric sizes and includes the USB concrete bolt with ETA Option 1 (ETA – 12/0522), as well as wedge anchors with ETA Option 1 (ETA – 15/0900) and Option 7 (ETA – 12/0007).

Manufactured in its main factories in Taiwan and mainland China, Construction Anchors points out that it is able to provide the entire process for high-end products from conception to final manufacture.

“Our quality procedures are unmatched and our attention to detail enables us, as an OEM manufacturer, to work with our customers with the end goal of excellence.

To match this production, we also have our in-house logistics team, which can manage the journey our products take, with emphasise on reliability and service.” www.constructionanchors.net

C O N S T R U CT I O N F I X I N G S

UIP reacts to differing challenges German manufacturer UIP GmbH & Co KG has expanded its chemical adhesive range to include several new features, enabling customers in the most remote corners of the world to use premium fastening technology.

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IP’s headquarters in northern Bavaria is blessed with a rather mild climate where the standard formulas of the company’s vinylester resins with ETA Option 1 provide excellent workability.

Now, with its extended VI series, UIP says its vinylester resins’ are also available to workers in the very hottest and coldest climates. The tropical edition of the VI-III offers convenient curing times of nearly four minutes at 40°C (104°F), while the product’s winter edition makes life much easier way below the freezing point, curing considerably faster than the standard range.

In addition to the advanced options regarding climate conditions, the entire VI-III series was subjected to the C1 seismic test – with successful results. The same is true for

the UIP pure epoxy products PE-III-400 and PE-III-600. With regards to the ever growing importance of viable solutions for regions threatened by earthquakes the company is currently competing in the pure epoxy segment, but believes it is unrivalled in the field of vinylester resins.

Other products in the chemical adhesive range have also been improved, including the PO-11 polyester range, which UIP points out has received masonry approval thanks to its extraordinary extraction values.

In addition to offering a thoroughly composed range of chemical fasteners, UIP is also able to offers customised solutions for individual customer’s specific needs. www.uip-systems.com

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Hatebur and Carlo Salvi decide to share future Based in Reinach, Switzerland, Hatebur Umformmaschinen AG has joined forces with Carlo Salvi SpA as of 1st April 2016. The Swiss company acquired all shares in the Italian company and is taking on all employees. The current locations and successful Carlo Salvi brand will remain unchanged.

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t the recent wire® 2016 show in Düsseldorf, Germany, a press conference was held for customers and visitors to discuss the acquisition and what it means for both companies.

Thomas Christoffel, CEO of Hatebur Umformmaschinen AG, saw great potential in the acquisition: “The merger of Hatebur and Carlo Salvi will strengthen the positions of both companies and is the perfect geographical market expansion.”

Dr Sergio Ziotti, previous owner and CEO of Carlo Salvi, commented: “Thanks to the small overlap between the product ranges, our customers will benefit from a wider range from a single source and in particular from innovative technologies and services in the field of cold, warm and hot forming.”

Hatebur is a worldwide developer and distributor of hot and cold forming machines. The company was founded in 1930 and is 100% family-owned. It currently employs around 180 employees at its offices in Switzerland, China, Japan and Germany.

Carlo Salvi is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and distributor of cold forming machines. The company was founded in 1939 and currently employs around 92 employees at its offices in Italy, China, the US and the UK. www.carlosalvi.it

SMART part of National stand at wire® 2016 SMART Machinery Srl and its thread rolling equipment was a key part of the National Machinery LLC stand at the recent wire® 2016 show, with the company focusing on its NG 20 HE induction flat die thread roller.

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MART Machinery is known for its thread rolling machines built on the fundamental principles of simplicity, repeatability, durability and quality.

SMART’s direct drive technology, which can be used on both threaders and pointers, epitomises these principles.

The totally gearless direct drive is a SMART patented technology that provides maximum torque at zero speed and requires fewer parts, which in turn means less wear and more space for other machine components than traditional motors.

SMART points out that other benefits of direct drive over traditional motors include an average 20% higher efficiency,

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reduced noise and machine vibration, as well as a longer running life due to fewer moving parts.

Another significant component of SMART machines is their patented use of linear motors in the induction system.

Linear motors provide precise adjustments of all introduction functions, including control of the exact position of the part between the thread rolling dies and precise placement against the dies. The servo-driven SMART system, in addition to providing great simplicity, offers a 0.01mm blank position control, throughout the entire machine cycle. This method of using linear motors to adjust induction functions provides repeatable results for total control of the production process.

SMART machine models are also built with flexibility in mind. Each threading model is designed so ram strokes can be adjusted to cover a wide range of machine sizes. While the pointer product line’s vertical stroke 0.01mm increment adjustments make it possible to make all possible point shapes under any condition. The washer assembly is another option that gives maximum efficiency and productivity.

“SMART’s machine technology has long been at the forefront of the industry, and with its recent acquisition by National Machinery, there will be a significant increase and improvement in SMART’s sales and service capability.”

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SACMA Group focuses on customers at wire® 2016 wire® 2016 was a very important edition for SACMA Group as it was an opportunity for the company to show gratitude to those customers from around the world that have shown trust in SACMA and Ingramatic machines; joined the Winning Technologies® club; and selected SACMA Group for their projects in the future.

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ACMA Group points out its large and worldwide success is due to the innovative and unique way it designs and manufactures all of its machines – all carried out in-house.

Once again SACMA Group had a magnificent stand at wire® that welcomed operators and technicians visiting the show and displayed the latest machines and innovations available from SACMA and Ingramatic. Machines that were on the stand included the net shape part former model SP470-CRM – equipped with the latest technologies including the S-Feed and the Desmodrive transfer system – as well as the CNC warm thread rolling machine model RP420-WF30 with its ability to deform exotic materials.

Over the five days of the show SACMA Group received a lot of visitors, from around the world, with the majority

and SACMA machines can offer, such as easy setup, servomotor technology, and quick change tooling. This all results in making user-friendly machines that are

in the world. The recent wire show was another demonstration of the growing interest from visitors for all of SACMA’s Group machinery – with contracts being

bringing new projects – once again underlining the large interest from key players within the fastener industry for SACMA Group’s vast capabilities.

Small and medium sized companies also visited the stand and were interested in the numerous features that Ingramatic

able to make standard parts and very special components at low production costs – enabling fastener manufacturers to diversify their activity and make parts with a higher added value.

“SACMA machines are considered the best and most productive machines

confirmed for machinery with delivery dates in late 2016 and in 2017. SACMA Group will definitely be attending the next wire show in 2018 with more technologies that will be able to anticipate the fastener market needs now and in the future.” www.sacmagroup.com

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Successful show for WAFIOS Under the motto ‘innovations and highlights’ WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH, together with WAFIOS AG, presented its latest developments and machines at the recent wire® 2016 show in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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longside its many new developments, WAFIOS Umformtechnik was specifically looking to speak to customers and visitors about concepts, ideas and requirements for the production processes of the future. The company also presented ideas and solutions on selected machines from the fields of cold forming, thread rolling and more.

WAFIOS used wire® 2016 as an opportunity to showcase 30 new developments on two stands, with an exhibition area of 2,500m². Sven Nieper, CEO of WAFIOS Umformtechnik GmbH, was highly satisfied with the fair regarding both visitors and the record number of new projects.

In addition to the wire show, WAFIOS Umformtechnik will also take part in the Fastener Expo Shanghai from 23rd – 25th June 2016.

On stand A608 it will present the NAILMASTER – a high-speed wire nail machine with a nail production rate of up to 1,400 nails per minute. WAFIOS’ German partners on the stand will be CPM GmbH, SCHATZ AG and Zwick GmbH & Co KG. WAFIOS Umformtechnik is also inviting all customers and people interested in cold forming technology to visit the WAFIOS Open House in the USA, which will take place from 20 th – 22nd September 2016 at its Midwest Technical Centre near Chicago. At the Open House WAFIOS will present the 2 die 3 blow cold former HC8F Type HILGELAND with rotating die block and the high performance thread and profile rolling machine AF61 Type EWMenn.

Visitors are invited to the WAFIOS Open House to view the machines, and be part of the technical presentations and discussions of current topics. www.wafios-umformtechnik.com

Combined thread rolling machine TLM Srl is always working on new projects to develop innovative technologies aimed at supporting various needs in its customers’ production. An example is the upgraded modular systems that it has been creating for over 15 years, which enable the execution of different processes on the same part.

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sing modular composed machinery it is possible to obtain various kinds of threading in addition to different finishing operations, such as grooves, points, and the assembly of washers – all simultaneously on the same fastening component.

The RP16 is a thread rolling machine with flat dies that can thread up to a diameter of 16mm, but with a higher die pocket than the standard version, which enables the user to create a component with two threads of the same diameter but at a very high intermediate distance.

A special module comprising a roll and sector thread rolling machine (rotary unit), with tools positioned to perform threading over the head, and grooves under the head, is mounted behind the machine on the bypassable carriage – even though the piece is a considerable length.

At the rotary unit output guides take the pieces and bring them to their final threading on the flat die machine without exiting the system. In this way the machine can carry out two different processes in a single step and, above all, with

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a single load, with one process performed while the machine is working on another piece.

This creates a multi-functional machine that enables a single load of components for rolling. The elimination of subsequent unloading and loading to perform other processing steps on the component, reduces the risk of damage to the previously created threading.

TLM points out that these systems are extremely versatile, due to the fact the modules can be combined in different ways depending on the component being processed. Machines with sharpener, washer loader, and rotary unit rolling machine modules – once assembled on carriages – can be moved laterally, therefore enabling the passing from one production step to another simply by operating the necessary modules.

“The increase in productivity of machinery deriving from use of these modules enables our customers to optimise their production while cutting back on execution times and product prices, which are continually more complex, above all in the automotive industry.”

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Focusing on speed and accuracy BILWINCO A/S has been a manufacturer of weigh-counting and packing systems for fasteners since 1955. Basing its technology on its own multi-head weighers, the company states that its systems are the most accurate and fastest on the market.

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new model BILWINCO has recently introduced to the market is the BILWINCO RW-Series multi-head weigher, which the company says offers significant improvements in reliability and operation.

Features of the new RW-Series include all the moving parts now being located inside the body, which means they

are protected from a dusty environment. Also, the body of the weigher has been made smoother, which means the risk of product retention is lower and therefore the risk of product mix is also reduced. Finally the operation of the RW-Series has been made considerably easier, due to a new user interface that is presented on a user-friendly 15 inch touch screen.

“Our multi-head weighers are the most versatile weigher on the market for the packing of fasteners and fixings. Our machine range can cover a vast range of products, from the smallest product of less than 1g unit weight, up to bolts of 200mm length and more that 250g, as well as portion sizes from a small blister pack of 10 units up to cases/KLTs of 15kg for the automotive industry.”

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Lubo International and WASI announce strategic cooperation Lubo International and Wagener & Simon GmbH & Co KG (WASI) have announced their strategic cooperation in marketing, sales and distribution of Lubo Lubricant – a ‘smart’ lubricant that offers unique benefits for stainless steel screw thread connections.

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or founder and CEO of Lubo International, Peter de Bruine, this cooperation is a confirmation of the effectiveness and product quality of Lubo. “We have developed Lubo Lubricant to completely eliminate the problem of galling and the need of using mounting paste or other forms of grease.”

Peter. “A repeated locking and tearing action further increases adhesion, in some cases to the point that the threads seize completely. To avoid seizing, and high cost of repair, all kinds of mounting paste or greases are put on the fasteners.”

Peter continues: “Traditionally, purchasers buy lots of these installation

The occurrence of galling or cold welding is a well-known problem in the stainless steel fastener business. “When stainless steel bolts are tightened, pressure between the thread contact surfaces can break down the protective oxide layer, increasing friction and generating sufficient heat to momentarily ‘weld’ the surfaces together,” explains

pastes but are not aware of the high waste of man hours. End users however are frustrated since they have to grease fasteners, clean tooling and machines, and in the worst case repair galling problems. Moreover, they are limited in the installation speed because the use of power tools causes higher friction and a higher risk of galling.”

Lubo Lubricant can be added to bolts in a fixed, dry state whilst having a stainless steel look and feel. At the moment the lubricated bolt is subject to mounting friction, Lubo melts and lubricates the bolt. After cooling down, Lubo will return to its fixed, dry state ready for its next job.

“Thanks to Lubo Lubricant’s unique capabilities, galling is completely prevented and users will not have to grease, clean or repair anymore,” states Peter. “On top of that, they can mount at higher speed using power tools. Real life experiences show that these savings of man hours easily subsidise more than half the price of the fasteners.”

Due to its innovative capabilities Lubo has been nominated for the prestigious Technishow innovation award 2016 in the Netherlands. The Lubo Lubricant is also FDA compliant, which enables it to be used in the food and pharmaceutical sectors.

“The strategic cooperation with WASI underlines the capabilities of Lubo and is a true recognition of all the efforts and hard work of the staff at Lubo International,” concludes Peter. “WASI is a stainless steel expert and a well established global market player. It has carried out multiple tests on Lubo Lubricant and all of them have been positive. Not only do these test show Lubo to be economical and fit for a broad range of applications, they also led to WASI stating that the Lubo Lubricant is THE solution to galling problems.” www.lubointernational.com

“ T hanks to Lubo Lubricant’s unique capabilities, galling is completely prevented and users will not have to grease, clean or repair anymore.”

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Lazpiur develops new inspection system In-line with its company policy to build on the latest technology available, Lazpiur S.A has developed the new BEGItech CLT inspection system, which is able to provide full inspection of fasteners.

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he newly designed BEGItech CLT machine relies on a powerful software package with calculation capacity that enables the machine to verify 800 parts per minute. Another innovative feature of the BEGItech CLT is that the inspection is performed while the part is in the air.

The system provides a variety of benefits compared to other systems such as the glass ramp. Also, this design removes any interference between the vision system and the measured object – doing away with eventual dirt, wear or glass breakage and other issues affecting

the measuring function. The part is carried on a belt and then ejected while the vision system photographs the part on the fly, which ensures full and efficient inspection.

The BEGItech CLT machine is optimum for parts such as shafts and studs, and meets a market demand in sectors such as screw making and bar turning. The accuracy of this system is 0.005mm, depending on the chosen vision hardware.

Lazpiur has launched two versions of the BEGItech CLT machine. The first is designed for small parts up to 20mm long. The second can handle larger parts

with a scope of up to 50mm long.

Lazpiur products are already sold in 25 countries. Key customers include automotive manufacturers such as Ford or Mercedes, as well as tier one suppliers Lear, GKN and NTN.

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Great success for Dimac at wire® 2016 Dimac Srl has reported “great success” at the recent wire® 2016 show with a large number of visitors to its stand – representing countries from around the world – as well as a particularly keen interest in its capabilities from visitors involved with automotive sector suppliers.

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xhibiting with a newly designed stand, which attracted lots of positive comments, wire® 2016 offered Dimac an opportunity to present itself to buyers and international competition with a new image and communication style. This included a new machinery catalogue, which contained the company’s range of machinery as well as all the relevant technical information.

Dimac also demonstrated its latest generation of MCV3 Dimac machine – dedicated to the inspection and sorting of brake booster bolts – which can be equipped with a new station for high-speed heat treatment detection, eddy current cracks inspection and the optical control of the rectilinearity and a 360° inspection of the part. Also on the stand was the SPC-LAB, which is a first piece inspection

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system that can be used directly on the production floor. This helps reduce SPC control times as the inspection can be done directly on the production workshop without going to the testing office. With SPC-LAB the operators can do up to 100 simple or complex measures in one second, with the guarantee of executing them without touch – with the data saving in a suitable format with the ERP factory system. Lower SPC measure times guaranteed, and saving of the captured data, ensures lower production costs and complete traceability.

“During the show we had visitors from all over the world who brought new projects and very special parts to inspect. These new projects will require Dimac to customise its range of standard machinery, without jeopardising the versatility and the reliability that are its key strengths. We also confirmed orders at the fair for sorting and inspection machines, which will be delivered by the middle of 2016. This has made wire a really successful show for us and a great launch pad towards the future and new technologies.” www.dimacsrl.com

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Sales analytics and CRM technology VECTA sales intelligence and CRM software is used and recommended by the manufacturing, distribution and wholesale sectors. Here Jayne Hill, business development manager at VECTA, looks at the features of sales analytics and CRM technology, and answers questions on how they can help enhance customer relationships.

As a distributor we have used a CRM solution before, what makes integrated sales analytics and CRM so different and what value will it add to our sales operation?

“For businesses in the fast moving and competitive environment of fastener and fixing distribution the collation and management of customer data is crucial, even if merely to provide a central repository for the, now necessary, day-to-day information that helps us to interact with our customers. It all becomes really impressive when you add one click access to historical sales data into the mix.

“ S ales analytics technology eliminates the need to trawl through or compare spreadsheets and reports…”

It’s really powerful offering the opportunity to analyse and drill down into dashboards of historical sales information, view current sales and spot every potential opportunity for future sales – instantly. Using the integrated approach to CRM also provides a simple and speedy approach to prioritisation of sales planning and independent access to, what might ordinarily be, complex sales reporting.

When a team is working with a large customer base time constraints can often impact on sales results. With integrated sales analytics and CRM the impact on the sales team is noticeable; just by providing sales people with access to accurate factual data and instant visibility of every discussion or call to each client makes a huge difference to efficiency. Access details of a customer’s previous purchases, what they stopped buying and what they could be buying, and sales staff will instantly be alerted to the cause of any reduction in sales figures.

Not only does this technology help increase results but your customers soon realise your business really understands their needs. Standard CRM solutions just don’t provide the detail and valuable insight into previous sales information so generally fail to make a significant difference in sales productivity and results.”

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We already have access to individual Business Intelligence reports that can tell us anything we want, what else will sales analytics give me?

“Business Intelligence does provide valuable data for businesses, however once the reports have been produced there is still considerable work to do to get to the detail and the necessary sales actions you are likely looking for. This is particularly important within a distribution or wholesale sales environment where speed is vital.

Sales analytics technology eliminates the need to trawl through or compare spreadsheets and reports – the answers are on screen within seconds via tailored sales ‘actions’ and ‘alerts’ for managers and the sales staff – delivering a more efficient, better informed and better prepared team.”

I have a great relationship with my customers, we talk every week, can this type of technology really enhance that?

“Even with the best customer relationships there can sometimes be a reluctance for the customer (or the sales person), to talk about and deal with concerns that might arise.

Most of us will have experienced the situation where one of our ‘best’ customers suddenly stops buying a particular line – it could be they have been offered a great deal by one of your competitors and have bought from them and not mentioned it.

If only you had known beforehand! You would very probably have matched the deal, but by the time you find out it’s too late.

By instantly pinpointing any changes in a customers’ buying pattern (based on your own factual sales data) sales analytics enables your sales people to combat a situation before it even arises – resulting in significant improvements overall to your sales results. Retrospectively searching through reports or invoices to find out where or why your figures are reducing becomes a thing of the past when you can find the same information with just one mouse click.

Sales analytics and CRM also deliver exceptionally detailed and speedy call or visit preparation, dramatically reducing admin and prep time. The sales team become completely confident in the information they hold and are able to take advantage of every opportunity that arises.”

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pgb-Europe implements SAP through TheValueChain pgb-Europe nv is implementing SAP ERP and SAP Cloud for Customer through TheValueChain to improve business performance and to strengthen its contact with its whole customer base.

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eadquartered in Melle, Germany, pgb-Europe is implementing SAP Cloud for Customer as its CRM to bring it closer to its customers.

To obtain a correct picture of its specific processes and expectations, TheValueChain produced a blueprint document for pgb-Europe, with the combined power of the standard functionality and a tailor-made solution for pgb’s specific needs.

Marc Pennoit, managing director at pgb-Europe, said: “With Cloud for Customer we can respond even faster to questions from

customers. Our market is typified by an extensive, specialised and varied product range. Our flexibility in responding quickly to supply and demand determines our margins.”

TheValueChain has offices in Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland and is a SAP Gold Partner and an accredited Partner Centre of Excellence. Part of the Gumption Group, it focuses on end-to-end business solutions, process optimisation, application lifecycle management and innovative technology. www.pgb-europe.com

GripIt® appoints OrderWise UK fixing manufacturer GripIt® Fixings has announced it will use OrderWise stock control and order processing software to streamline its order processes and gain an insight into its stock levels.

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s well as managing its large amount of orders and invoices, OrderWise’s stock control software will ensure GripIt® can continue to deliver a great service and will also provide the means for future growth.

Jordan Daykin, CEO and founder of GripIt, said: “We’ve seen tremendous growth across the business over the last 18 months and as we begin our venture into international markets, it’s become even more crucial that we keep a strict eye on our supply and demand. The OrderWise platform will help us continue business as usual and ensure nothing slips through the net.”

In seven years GripIt® Fixings has grown from a simple idea of a 13 year old boy to a manufacturing facility with the capability to produce GripIts in the millions. In 2008 Jordan Daykin was helping his grandfather secure a blind to a window of a converted garage.

The gap between the plasterboard and the steel lintel was too narrow and the drill bits kept snapping. The fixings available on the market at the time were not robust enough to secure the blind, so Jordan – along with his grandfather Stan – invented a new design of universal fixing that could be used with all types of plasterboard installation – the GripIt. Jon Roberts, marketing manager at OrderWise, added: “We’re delighted to be working with such a fast growing and focused company. Jordan’s invention is so simple but so effective and we can see why it’s been such a hit. With our systems being constantly scrutinised and updated, GripIt is in safe hands.”

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Efficient loading with inconsoDSM In order to efficiently plan and control warehouse and transport activities, European logistics software specialist inconso AG has developed inconsoDSM to ensure coordinated and efficient loading and unloading.

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he newly designed solution combines the benefits of an intelligent organisation and information system in one application. inconsoDSM considers shifts as well as plant calendars and differentiates buildings, individual building areas, gates, and ramps, according to their specific properties. Thus, the system allows for the control of loading and unloading processes tailored to the particular capacities and resources – thereby ensuring optimised utilisation.

Parallel to that, the system enables defined users to obtain authorisation for slot booking. Carriers and suppliers are granted access to a web-based platform for simplified booking, cancellation and modification of slots by delivering carriers.

Moreover, regular slots for days or weeks are automatically assigned as fixed placeholders by the system for specific agents. In addition, automatically generated system messages promptly inform the carrier about slot changes made by the loader. The system data is available for statistical analyses, such as comparison statistics for planned slots and actual arrivals.

As an add-on, inconsoDSM can also be integrated into any existing warehouse or yard management system.

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What is corrosion?

By Doug Jones, expert team, Bossard Group In some cases corrosion can be seen as pleasing, such as a light patina on a copper watering can used for decoration, but most of the time we like to prevent corrosion from taking hold of our designs until the expected life cycle of the product has passed.

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orrosion can lead to unhappy customers who may find rust stains on their shiny new garden tractor, or corrosion may even cause injury and death resulting from the collapse of a ceiling over a swimming pool thats roof was designed improperly. Understanding the types of corrosion and using good design practices to prevent it should be important to any engineer.

Principles of corrosion The main cause of corrosion in fasteners is moisture and the electrochemical reactions that may occur between them and their mating components.

Water drop model

unattended, parts can become thinner and weaker- eventually causing the joint to fail or become unable to disassemble.

Uniform corrosion prevention • Protect parts from moisture.

• Use designs that allow for water run-off.

• Provide for good ventilation to allow drying.

• Keep surfaces clean and avoid contamination.

• Prevent continuous condensation.

• Protect fasteners with plating or coatings.

Crevice corrosion Small gaps and recesses tend to draw in moisture and do not dry easily. Moisture in a crevice quickly loses oxygen and triggers anodic corrosion described in the water drop model.

In the case of fasteners, the risk for crevice corrosion multiplies with the number of joint faces.

Austenitic stainless steel fasteners are also at risk for crevice corrosion, especially if used in an environment where chlorine ions are in the water.

Crevice corrosion prevention • Minimise the use of washers – use flanged hardware.

• Make joint interfaces as smooth as possible.

Galvanic corrosion The figure above represents a water drop resting on a plain iron surface. The surface of the water droplet is exposed to air, making it rich in oxygen. The inside of the drop has a lack of oxygen, which creates a difference in electrochemical potential allowing electric current to flow. Electrical current flows through the water, which acts as an electrolyte, from the anodic surface of the iron to the cathodic surface of the water causing iron ions to dissolve.

At the same time, hydroxide ions are formed in the water and react with the iron ions causing the precipitation of iron hydroxide – Fe(OH 2 ). The dissolved oxygen quickly oxidises this compound to form iron oxide hydrate, commonly referred to as rust.

It doesn’t require much moisture for rust to begin.

Corrosion starts at 60% relative humidity. If the air contains sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen oxides, salt, ashes, soot and other pollutants, the chances of corrosion increase.

Types of corrosion Uniform corrosion Uniform corrosion of steel is the most common type of corrosion and is recognised by its reddish colour distributed evenly through the exposed portion of the fastener. If left

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Joining together two dissimilar metals in the presence of moisture creates an electrochemical potential, which leads to corrosion. Current flows from the less noble, anodic metal to the more noble cathodic metal in this galvanic reaction, dissolving the less noble material.

The density of the corrosion current is directly proportional to the rate of the dissolving metal. In the case below, a less noble zinc plated screw is used to attach a copper plate. The small surface area of the zinc compared to the much larger copper area creates a high current density. When moisture is added, the zinc quickly dissolves.

If we reverse the elements and attach a large piece of zinc plated steel with a copper fastener, the current density is very low, and the corrosion process is much more even between the two.

Stainless steel and aluminium alloys are also susceptible to pitting corrosion. These metals have a passive chromium oxide layer on the surface, which keeps them from corroding in a normal environment. If this passive layer is damaged locally, either mechanically or by solutions containing chloride ions, pitting corrosion may occur.

The exposed area becomes less noble than the much larger passivated area around it and creates a current density allowing for galvanic corrosion in the localised area or pits.

If oxygen is allowed to the active area, it may re-passivate, but dirt, salt deposits and chlorine residues can hamper the access of the oxygen making it difficult for the passive layer to reform.

Pitting corrosion prevention

Galvanic corrosion prevention • Fastener materials or protective finish should be either as noble or more noble than the joint members.

• Insulating plastic washers may be used for joints where clamp load is not critical.

• Stainless steel or copper parts should never be fastened with zinc plated fasteners.

Pitting corrosion On a metal surface that is coated by a very noble finish, such as nickel or chromium, pitting corrosion can occur.

In the example (top right) the nickel plated steel had invisible pores, which allowed water through to the base metal. Crevice corrosion began underneath the surface, and showed through the pores as small dots or pits.

• Talk to your nickel plater about subsequent treatments such as Castrol dewatering fluid (DW924) which fill pores.

• Keep surfaces clean and smooth.

• Avoid solid or liquid residues, especially chlorides – wash or rinse parts that have been exposed.

• Use A4 or 316 stainless steel containing molybdenum in environments subjected to chlorides.

Intergranular corrosion Austenitic stainless steels (Cr Ni) may develop intergranular corrosion when heated to a high temperature for hot forming or welding. After heating (600°C – 900°C) and slow cooling, carbon can combine with chromium to form chromium carbides. Carbide formation depletes the chromium content, which is necessary to make the steel corrosion resistant.

If the chromium level falls below 12%, corrosion may occur, especially in the grain boundaries.

Higher carbon content in the stainless steel and a slower rate of cooling will generate more carbides.

NEECWHSN I C A L T Intergranular corrosion prevention • Use stainless steel with a carbon content below 0.05% if hot forming or welding.

• Quench parts in water directly after heating.

• Stainless steels containing over 0.05% carbon that will be subjected to high heat can be stabilised by adding titanium, niobium or tantalum (steels A3 and A5).

Stress corrosion cracking Stress corrosion cracking can happen when corrosion occurs on fasteners subjected to tensile stresses. Most often this type of failure starts with pitting corrosion.

In the case of austenitic stainless steel that has suffered pitting corrosion in the presence of salt water, corrosion is accelerated perpendicular to the stress orientation and a crack is formed. Through the reactions that take place, red rust and hydrochloric acid are continuously formed at the base of the crack. The attack of the acid prevents repassivation, and the corrosion process continues, causing the crack to become deeper and deeper until the metal fails.

Stress corrosion cracking may also occur in unalloyed and low alloy steels. The crack formed will be intergranular in nature while cracks in stainless austenitic steels will be transgranular.

• The growing crack runs through the grains and can form branches

• The crack develops along the surfaces of the metal grains, i.e. along the grain boundaries

• The is the crack formation in stainless austenitic Cr Ni steels

• Intergranular progression of cracks is more likely in unalloyed and low alloyed steels

Stress corrosion cracking prevention • Observe the prevention rules for pitting corrosion, especially in fasteners that are highly stressed.

• Periodically inspect safety critical parts for any signs of corrosion.

• Consider hot dip galvanising for safety critical parts, making corrosion noticeable.

• Ensure safety critical fasteners are accessible for inspection and replacement.

Hydrogen embrittlement Hydrogen may be induced into steel during acid cleaning or electroplating. During processing, most hydrogen escapes in the form of gas, but some of it diffuses the metal in atomic form. Hydrogen atoms stay highly mobile in the metal’s grain structure, and have a tendency to migrate to areas of stress concentration.

When high strength fasteners (hardness >320 HV) are stressed, small surface defects such as scratches or inclusions may open up in the form of a very small crack. If hydrogen is present in the steel, atoms are attracted by the tensile stresses around the tip of the crack and form a ‘hydrogen atom

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cloud’ there. The hydrogen weakens the microstructure of the metal and the crack may continue to grow until the part fails.

Hydrogen embrittlement failure will always be a delayed failure, not occurring at the time of assembly, but hours to weeks later. Typical failures occur within 24 – 48 hours.

The most susceptible parts are threaded fasteners of metric property Class 10.9 or higher, and imperial Grade 8 or higher.

Also at risk are case hardened, threaded parts such as thread forming screws or serrated screws, and anything made of spring steel such as lock washers and retaining rings.

For high strength parts that are electroplated, a baking process may be done for a minimum of four hours at 200°C – 230°C within four hours of plating in an effort to drive out the hydrogen. Although this practice is highly recommended and widely used, it is no guarantee that the risk has been eliminated. The best practice is not to introduce hydrogen into the parts in the first place.

Other coatings that do not create hydrogen should be considered for high strength fasteners. Three things are key for hydrogen embrittlement: 1. A susceptible material – steel with a hardness of >320 HV or a tensile strength >1,000N/mm.

2. A process that introduces hydrogen into the metal.

3. A sustained tensile stress.

If any of the three things above are removed from the equation, hydrogen embrittlement will not be a concern.

That means that property Class 8.8 or Grade 5 bolts are not at risk, and neither are fasteners finished with a coating that does not introduce hydrogen.

It should also be noted that the corrosion process produces hydrogen, so high strength fasteners should be protected from corrosion as well. Delayed failures that occur many weeks or months after assembly are normally the result of corrosion induced hydrogen rather than from a hydrogen source introduced during the processing of the parts.

Hydrogen embrittlement prevention • Do not electroplate or use acid cleaning for high strength fasteners with a hardness of >320 HV or a tensile strength >1,000N/mm.

• If electroplating is unavoidable, make sure the parts are clean as possible to minimise the time needed for acid cleaning and follow the baking process described above.

Summary Keep in mind that when designing products, fasteners are an integrated part of the entire assembly and cannot be treated as separate entities. Fasteners must always be as good or better than the parts they hold together. By understanding the different types of corrosion and the preventive measures and following the rules below, good, long-lasting joints can be achieved: 1. Joining elements should always be as good or even better than the joined parts.

2. Fastened joints should never become points of weakness.

3. Make sure all fastened joints, especially critical ones, are accessible for inspection and replacement.

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Providing ‘maintenance free’ solutions Here Dr-Ing Hans-Albert Städler, customer engineering director Europe at Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings, looks at what the term ‘maintenance free’ truly means and the importance of providing ‘maintenance free’ solutions.

What are the benefits to engineers of using a ‘maintenance free’ solution?

“In essence engineers will have no need to plan, prepare and execute additional and costly follow up maintenance activities. Nuts and bolts have the potential to loosen in both static and dynamic civil engineering applications. This means they are not ‘maintenance free’ as subsequent visits to the installation to retighten them and maintain the preload are often required.”

How does AFSR ensure that the products its supplies are ‘maintenance free’?

For Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings (AFSR) what does the term ‘maintenance free’ mean?

“Defining ‘maintenance free’ varies depending on which industrial sector AFSR is supplying its products. However, as the term relates to the actual mechanical performance of fasteners, the best example is the use of Huck® BobTail® lockbolts in civil engineering.

BobTail is internationally recognised as ‘maintenance free’

by Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt). DIBt approval is generally sought for non-regular products for which international standards have not yet been set.

The rigorous test programme prior to approval considers a number of factors including: 1. Static performance (shear and tensile strength) in accordance with EN 1993-1-8.

2. Clamp preload ability also in accordance with EN 1993-1-8.

3. Fatigue testing notch group evaluation in accordance with EN 1993-1-9. BobTail is registered in a high notch group in terms of tension fatigue, for example CD 63 for one inch and CD 67 for 20mm fasteners respectively, which is three to four times better than conventional high resistance bolts.

4. Corrosion testing in-line with ISO 9227 and classification as per ISO 12944 classes C4 and C5, which is also termed as red rust resistant.

Each of these sub-sector approvals resulted in DIBt recognising and accrediting the BobTail as a high performance fastener that is ‘maintenance free’ in terms of preload.”

“AFSR has rigorous and robust internal production control procedures, which cover all of the steps from the raw material arriving at its facilities to final products being shipped out to customers. These procedures cover all the methods of production carried out within boundaries of pre-set environmental guidelines, operator training, and suppliers and sub-contractors adhering to AFSR’s product specifications.

Any changes in the above; in the design of the product; or relocation of equipment at the production facilities; are monitored by accredited DIBt inspectors.”

Why should engineers use AFSR’s products?

“There are numerous reasons why engineers should use AFSR’s products, such as the ease by which lockbolt and blind rivet potential fastening solutions can be calculated and dimensioned, as well as the consistent quality of products.

In addition, engineers will receive technical advice and support from highly qualified and knowledgeable staff in terms of fastener recommendation for the potential application and after sales support. AFSR also offers a complete range of complementary and often bespoke tooling, designed and manufactured in-house.

Once an appropriate product has been identified as the very best fastening solution for the application, the customer benefits from other advantages including speed, ease and safety of installation – in some cases saving up to 70% operator time compared to previous methods such as welding.”

“ A FSR also offers a complete range of complementary and often bespoke tooling, designed and manufactured in-house.”

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NORMA brings Formula 1 teams up to speed NORMA Group has provided several Formula 1 teams from all over the world with various types of joining products, including NORMAQUICK® plastic quick connectors, NORMACLAMP® TORRO® hose clamps and NORMAFIX® RSGU retaining clips.

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sed to connect fuel lines, other systems located inside the engine compartment, and in exhaust gas turbochargers, NORMA’s products can help Formula 1 cars deliver maximum performance.

F1 cars accelerate from 0 to more than 300km per hour in less than 9 seconds.

This creates acceleration forces of up to 5-G – five times the force of gravity.

The engines deliver around 800HP at approximately 17,500rpm. The racing cars are made of high strength carbon fibre composites, among other materials,

and weigh around 500kg. Around 2km of cable runs through these vehicles.

“Joining products must be manufactured precisely to meet the extreme requirements in motor racing in order to be able to withstand the high-tensile forces and temperatures and yet reduce weight,” explains Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group. “The fact that our connectors and metal clamps are used by various Formula 1 teams shows that our products are of extremely high-quality, as well as being conductive and reliable.”

NORMAQUICK® plastic quick connectors are suited for connecting media carrying cooling water and heating pipes, but also for use in fuel and charged air systems. The compact design of these connectors enables them to be used in limited installation space.

NORMACLAMP ® TORRO® hose clamps are specially designed for high mechanical loads and connect pipes of all kinds without allowing any leakage.

NORMAFIX® RSGU retaining clips attach lines, hoses and cables. www.normagroup.com

Henkel and the NextEV TCR racing team Following the success of a strong opening race season in which Nelson Piquet Jr. won the driver’s championship, Henkel has continued its support of the NextEV TCR team for season two of Formula E, the world’s first competition for formula cars with electric motors.

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rganised by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the 100% electric powered championship series provides a high profile public arena in which to challenge and transform traditional perceptions of electric mobility. It aims to provide the motor industry with a framework for research and development around the electric vehicle, while accelerating general interest in these cars and promoting clean energy and sustainability.

“Henkel is proud to continue its partnership with NextEV TCR as the team’s exclusive adhesives supplier, and in doing so support the engineers involved by providing them with first-class products and technical expertise,” said Uwe Philipps, business director adhesives, automotive and metal industry unit at Henkel.

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Henkel provides an ideal range of products for fast maintenance and repair at the race track. The company’s broad portfolio includes adhesive products typically used for components such as plugs, sensors, controls, accumulators and electric engines. It also supplies a series of specialised casting compounds that help to enable the use of smaller, lighter weight parts. Also, its pre-coatings increase the conductivity and lifespan of the battery cells, which are vital in the electric vehicle arena.

“Working in the challenging Formula E race environment allows Henkel to gain valuable experience that helps it to deliver high performance solutions for commercial, alternative energy vehicles,” noted Philipps.

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PowerSocket® offers more torque Ingersoll Rand, a global brand of power tools, has introduced the PowerSocket® to save users time and energy loosening bolts – no matter how stubborn and rusted.

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imilar to a standard impact socket, the PowerSocket® fits directly on the square drive of a half inch impact tool. Once fastened to the tool, Ingersoll Rand says its PowerSocket can provide up to 50% more torque than standard impact sockets. The unique power ring design amplifies the tool’s power output. The PowerSocket is also lightweight and compact to fit in tight spaces, making it ideal for applications that usually require a larger impact tool or a breaker bar.

The PowerSocket is available in five different sizes from 17mm – 27mm to meet the standard bolt and lug nut variations from a variety of car and tyre manufacturers. The sockets are specifically optimised for use with Ingersoll Rand half inch Impactools™, and are also compatible with inch impact tools from other manufacturers.

Quick and accurate M18 FUEL™ finish nailers Milwaukee Europe has combined its POWERSTATE ™ brushless motor, REDLITHIUM-ION™ battery pack, and REDLINK PLUS™ intelligence, to create two new M18 FUEL™ finish nailers – which it says can drive up to 1,200 nails per charge on a 2Ah battery.

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vailable in July 2016, the M18 FUEL™ 18 GA brad nail finish nailer and the M18 FUEL™ 16 GA angled nail finish nailer also feature ‘ready to fire technology’ that helps to eliminate ramp up time – leading to a faster nail rate and quick and accurate nail placement.

With no gas cartridges, a POWERSTATE ™ brushless motor, and no cleaning required, the new tools are designed to deliver durability and reliability to the most demanding users with very little maintenance.

The M18 FUEL 18 GA brad nail finish nailer has a magazine capacity of 110 nails, in sizes 16mm – 54mm and features sequential and contact actuation modes.

The M18 FUEL 16 GA angled nail finish nailer also has

a capacity of 110 nails but in sizes 32mm – 63mm. On a REDLITHIUM-ION™ 2Ah battery pack, the tools can drive up to 800 nails per charge. Both tools are supplied in a carrying case.

“While cordless nailers are not new to the industry, the options available in today’s market do not have the performance users require, and some often need additional components such as gas cartridges in order to function. Unwilling to settle on subpar performance, Milwaukee continued to advance our technologies until we could provide a true productivity enhancement and innovative solution,” comments Richard Powell, product manager for Milwaukee Tool Europe.

Quality tools for the trade Carl Kammerling International has extended its avit® brand of toolbox essentials with the addition of a new seven-piece comfort grip screwdriver set.

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n continued support of its stockists and their customers, the UK-based supplier of products to the construction, electronic, and security industries, says the set offers trade professionals more value and comfort in their hand tool choices.

Understanding that durability and strength are key requirements for professional results, the set features precision engineered tips that offer an exact screw fit, providing more torque without forfeiting durability. Chrome vanadium hardened blades also provide extra strength and outstanding long-term performance.

Carl Kammerling International is located in Pwllheli, Wales, with offices in Manchester and Germany. It also has a distribution network spanning 40 countries. The avit® brand, owned by the company, has over 100 years of experience supplying hand tools into major tool markets. avit is designed to meet the needs of DIYers and trade professionals requiring secondary tools.

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Slim, sustainable torque wrenches New VDE torque wrenches 5108VDE (2Nm – 10Nm) and 5109VDE (5Nm – 25Nm) – with 10mm (3/8 inch) drive – from HAZET-WERK – Hermann Zerver GmbH & Co KG can now be disassembled and recalibrated again after use for a long service life.

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AZET explains that the accuracy according to DIN EN ISO 6789:2003 is ± 6% for the 5108VDE wrench and ± 4% for the 5109VDE of scale value (in direction of actuation). The fine scale graduation with vernier scale is designed in steps of 0.2Nm for the 5108VDE and 0.5Nm for the 5109VDE. Locking on the handle prevents unintentional adjustment of the setting value, making working with the wrenches both easier and safer. Also, when the set torque value is reached, it is signalled to the user with a close gap release click sound. Right/left release is possible with the square box wrench, which means that as a result, tightening with the torque setting both to the right and to the left within the specified tolerance is possible.

Both torque wrenches are also VDE tested and meet the high testing criteria. Using sockets from other manufacturers is also possible provided they conform to the standard IEC 60900:2012 or DIN EN 60900.

The slim wrenches are 275mm (5108VDE) and 305mm (5109VDE) long and weigh 590g (5108VDE) and 640g (5109VDE) respectively. Both conform to high standards and are entirely ‘Made in Germany’.

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Fastener Guide from REYHER F. REYHER Nchfg GmbH & Co KG has upgraded its comprehensive Fastener Guide to include helpful hints on corrosion protection and other technical information.

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he new edition covers standard items, complemented by many ISO standard items; followed by updates for the most important non-standardised products.

There is also the fixing technology chapter, which is characterised by many brand name products.

As corrosion protection coatings for steel fasteners are widely used, the Fastener Guide also gives information on all common coatings including zinc plated, hot dip galvanised and zinc flake. In addition technical references give advice on which properties and conditions should be taken into consideration when looking for products.

The Fastener Guide also has a summary of relevant technical information to support buyers, as well as technicians and designers, in their choice of products.

These include detailed information from standard conversions, guidelines and legal requirements to shapes, sizes and finishes for fasteners. www.reyher.de

VIPA supplies worldwide Operating since 1970, VIPA SpA says it can now export its wide range of products including high strength bolts, socket head screws and rods and wedge anchors to 50 countries worldwide.

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IPA has also expanded its product range with the development of its high-tensile strength range, which now includes articles in Class 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9, as well as hexagon head bolts, socket head screws, and bolts for heavy carpentry – all with nuts and washers.

The company also offers a wide range of newly introduced sealing rings in stainless A2 and A4, brass, aluminium, polymer and ferrous classes of lower resistances.

Headquartered in Rolo, Italy, VIPA’s facility covers approximately 130,000m² – made up of its main office building and automatic warehouse and is capable of storing up to 120,000 pallets.

“VIPA offers a wide range of quality products for all your needs and also undertakes special parts upon request; fitting all needs for mechanics, construction, furniture, food and hobby.” www.vipaspa.it

In-house coatings from Growermetal Growermetal Srl has installed a new and fully automatic coating line that will enable it to supply products with zinc flake coatings to guarantee its customers maximum flexibility.

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rowermetal’s coating line has been specifically designed and constructed for carrying out surface coatings on washers, in order to achieve the best results both from an aesthetical point of view and in performance.

The company uses exclusively original Dörken products that ensure high-quality and high performance coatings and will be able to offer a choice of different solutions of base coats such as DELTA-PROTEKT® and DELTA-TONE®, as well as a range of top coats including the DELTA-PROTEKT® VH range. www.growermetal.com

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Making bolt security easier

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TR Fastenings Ltd has introduced a new wedge lock nut as part of an ongoing drive to introduce new products to its already large portfolio of fasteners.

eveloped and manufactured in Europe, the wedge lock nut combines the proven locking ability of a washer with the ease of use of a flanged nut. This one piece design provides the customer with ease of use, effective bolt security and a reduction of assembly time.

The wedge lock nut is supplied pre-assembled with the nut and washer combined in a captive and rotary way, and uses tension instead of friction to positively lock the bolt in place. The proven principle of wedge shaped cams on the inside of the washers and radial teeth on the outside results in increased clamping force being applied during periods of vibration or dynamic load.

The external radial teeth embed into the mating surfaces when tightened while the internal cams react to any movement in the joint by moving across each other. As the height of these

cams is greater than the pitch of the bolt thread, the increase in the height of these moving cams increases the clamping force on the joint, thus causing the bolt to self-lock.

The one piece design eliminates the risk of misuse as the two component parts are fixed permanently in the correct position.

The design makes the wedge lock nut perfect for use in hard to reach locations and also offers considerable reduction in assembly time and effort. Furthermore, as well as being easy, safe and fast to use (even for non-specialist users) the nut is totally reusable without any loss of function.

Typical applications include high pressure valves and actuators, wind turbines, railway, and wheel nuts for both road and rough terrain vehicles.

SD becomes Schock New heavy-duty line of sealing washers Metall distributor APM Hexseal has added a new range of heavy-duty air and liquid tight self-sealing washers for metric and imperial thread sizes to its SEELOC® self-sealing, high pressure washer range.

SD Products Ltd is now the official UK distributor for German-based Schock Metallwerk GmbH, extending SD Products’ range to include ball bearing slides and special profiles.

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he announcement follows SD Products’ move to a new, larger premises in Nottinghamshire in order to continue its growth and expand its product range of specialist fasteners.

Schock Metall is a family owned company based in Urbach, Germany. With over 40 years’ experience in the market, Schock has established itself as a globally recognised expert in the field of ball bearing slides and special profiles. The company is widely known for providing quality ‘Made in Germany’ products in a variety of business sectors, including industry, automotive, household appliances, furniture and office.

Darren Lee, managing director at SD Products, said: “We’d like to thank all our customers and suppliers for their ongoing business and support. We will continue to expand our product range of specialist fasteners, which already includes spring steel clips, moulded components, furniture and automotive fasteners and more. Our new large warehouse will also enable us to stock more products than ever before.”

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deal for sealing larger through holes found when mounting hardware and covers to electrical cabinets and machinery, APM Hexseal says the SEELOC® washer platform is built on a uniquely profiled and ribbed silicone rubber section that is moulded onto a cup shaped 300 series stainless steel base, creating a high pressure seal to 100psi.

SEELOCs are rated for IP66/68 (type 4X and type 6) enclosure protection, and are resistant to salt water, acids, weather, sunlight and a myriad of harsh and hostile conditions.

They can easily handle temperatures from -106°C to +260°C. Available from 12.7mm – 25.4mm in diameter with maximum through hole sizes from 6.35mm – 15.87mm, the washers are suitable for use in elongated or enlarged mounting holes in enclosures used outdoors or in adverse environments. They can also be used for housing control and/or power devices for the industrial, marine, medical, military, air and rail transportation, and utility markets. Additional sizes are also available, depending on demand.

John Doda, director of international business at APM Hexseal, commented: “APM has invested significant research and development time to find the optimum steel thickness to withstand twice the torque of the standard line and yet still give an aesthetically pleasing appearance.”

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Stainless spring washers according to DIN

Technifast’s marine grade service To combat the unforgiving environment both above and below the waterline, Technifast Ltd has produced a range of precision engineered fasteners in Grade 316 stainless steel (A4).

A Lesjöfors AB has launched a new range of Belleville spring washers according to DIN 6796, designed to work under high loads.

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vailable from Lesjöfors standard stock, the new stainless steel range includes six dimensions from 4mm – 12mm. The washers are made from EN 1.4568 (X 7 CrNiAl 17-7 / SS 2388) instead of regular stainless spring steel for better fatigue properties, and resistance to high operating temperature up to 350ºC. This material also enables spring properties to be retained for a longer time.

Lesjöfors says the new range is suitable for different types of threaded connections where long service intervals are required. Featuring excellent spring properties, as well as good corrosion resistance and fatigue properties, the washers are also suitable for use in demanding applications.

“Lesjöfors engineers have done a very good job with the development of this new range, which we anticipate will be used in many applications to come. Some possible areas of use are in the manufacture of trains, turbines, power plants and industrial machinery,” explains Mårten Glas, managing director at Lesjöfors Gas & Stock Springs.

vailable now, Technifast’s manufacturing team has invested heavily in its machining capacity and has the capability to offer a wide range of bespoke marine parts such as dowels, clevis pins and INS 300 self-tapping inserts, which can be specifically created to customer’s drawings and specifications. Recent bespoke projects have included the production of propshafts, boat stanchions, sea water pump spindles, curtain rails and outdrive components.

This specialist service complements Technifast’s already proven product portfolio of standard stainless steel fasteners. “Our fasteners are frequently used in harsh marine environments and often a standard fastening solution and material is not appropriate for the application,” says Louis Speed, managing director at Technifast Ltd. “Our marine components service provides our customers the opportunity to have bespoke marine grade precision fasteners made to their specification, with the high-quality finish we pride ourselves on.”

Sorta-Cases® turn black Having produced Sorta-Cases® for organising and carrying fasteners and small components for many years, Sorta-Case Ltd is now introducing a limited range of its popular cases with a black finish.

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ade in the UK, popular sizes of Sorta-Cases® will also feature black finished plastic compartments. These black compartments are made from recycled material, which the company says enables greater savings on this range of products.

The new black finished cases will also feature the popular ‘easy grab’ handle, which is aesthetically pleasing and also robust and very comfortable to grip – making Sorta-Cases even more appealing to the professional trade. All cases will be subject to minimum production orders.

Sorta-Case’s bestselling medium cases will also be added to this black range and will be available from May 2016.

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The champions of Leicester With Leicester City FC becoming champions of the English Premier League, Mark Selby winning the World Snooker Championship title, and Leicester Tigers securing a Premiership rugby play-off place – Leicester, UK, is familiar with what it means to be a champion.

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his is also true of Advance Tapes International Ltd – a Leicester-based independent manufacturer and global supplier of high-quality adhesive tape. Established in 1964, the company’s wide range of adhesive tape solutions have become the preferred choice for athletes and sport clubs in helping them to reach their goals and make dreams come true.

An example is Bulbul Hussain, a wheelchair rugby player who plays for the Great British Paralympic team, who used AT142 cotton cloth protection tape for hand protection during the Olympic Games in 2012 and continues to do so in preparation for this summer’s Rio games in Brazil.

In 2015 the Australian Open chose AT159 polycoated matt cloth tape to match the famous blue courts, while the Leicester Riders basketball team used AT169 and AT6103 clear polythene tape for securing their temporary playing court – whilst their new venue was under construction.

Also available is the AT7 PVC tape, which is regularly used for temporary strapping of socks and protective pads for sports people. As for motor sport, AT175 polycoated cloth tape is also available and can be used for edge protection on aerofoils on vehicles.

“Rugby, tennis, football or cricket. There’s only one chance to get it right when you’re performing. The last thing you need is to be let down by a roll of tape.

Choose the right tape for the job – choose Advance Tapes.”

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An extensive range of springs Lee Spring Ltd is constantly building its extensive range of compression springs, both ex-stock for urgent delivery and in custom designs, to suit manufacturing across all areas of industry. This includes the Bantam™, HEFTY ™ and LeeP™ series.

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antam™ mini springs are available in ranges from 0.64mm outside diameter and in cobalt nickel alloy. They can be use in medical devices, precision instruments, aerospace, and many other control/ process/security devices.

Mainstream die springs are also available in the HEFTY ™ series, which feature a high performing round wire section, and Lee Spring says offer a like-for-like performance at typically 1/3 to 1 /2 the cost of traditional rectangular wire units. They are extensively used in non-die applications where their performance/ cost profile

enables users to also benefit from their high-quality and reliability.

In a similar vein the LeeP ™ series of plastic composite compression springs combine the strength of metal with the special attributes of high performance engineered thermoplastics. This approach maximises spring rates and cycle life with high strength to weight ratios, along with high corrosion and chemical resistance. In addition of course they are non-magnetic, non-conducting and non-contaminating, as well as being recyclable and RoHS/REACH compliant.

Other specialist compression designs include AISI 316 stainless Lite Pressure™ variants for use where a low pressure and large diameter spring is required to spread force over a relatively large area, for example in relief/check valves, electrical contacts, toys, syringes, etc.

Since the specification of compression springs is often a matter of physical testing – and for the convenience of one off frequent users in development or service sectors – Lee Spring also has available a set of kits containing a selection of different sizes of compression springs in music wire or stainless steel.

Protection and security with SecuFast®

Douwes International B.V’s new addition to its SecuFast® security fasteners – the 7-star ® model – helps users to avoid burglary, theft and vandalism as the bits are not commercially available.

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ecuFast® 7-star ® screw is unique thanks to its seven lobe recess, in contrast to a six lobe and five lobe (Cinstar ®). The exclusive SecuFast 7-star bit is only provided to buyers of the 7-star screws and will therefore not be available everywhere. The screw is available in M6 in lengths 12mm – 40mm in stainless steel A2. Other lengths are also available on request.

The new model, along with Douwe’s entire SecuFast range, is available to view on the company’s newly designed user-friendly website, which features better navigation tools, and a new visual design to find the right security screw. The website is available in Dutch, English and German and provides an extensive overview of the different kinds of security heads, recess systems and tools of the SecuFast range. Each screw is shown with an illustration, particular specifications and its application.

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Smalley goes… smaller TFC Ltd has announced Smalley’s newly expanded manufacturing capabilities now enable it to design and manufacture The Engineer’s Choice™ for wave springs and Spirolox® retaining rings, as small as 4mm/0.165 inch in diameter.

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or over 50 years TFC’s engineers have pushed the limits on coiling technology. Smalley’s Crest-to-Crest® wave springs originated nearly 35 years ago with the promise of space saving and continue to provide spring height reductions of nearly 50% compared to standard coil springs.

“We are now able to offer engineers space saving capabilities in applications and industries that have long sought the use of our technology,” states Simon Ward, product manager at TFC. “When customers ask how small can we go, our answer is how small do you need? Our engineering team continues to push the coiling limits, so why not challenge us to see if we can design a ring or spring for your application?”

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Self-clinching nuts for stainless assemblies PennEngineering® says its PEM® Type SMPP™ self-clinching nuts install permanently in ultra thin stainless steel sheets and provide dimensionally ideal solutions for stainless assemblies where space for attachment hardware may be limited.

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EM® Type SMPP ™ nuts are made from age hardened A286 stainless steel and recommended for use in stainless sheets with hardness of HRB 90/HB 192 or less. Thread sizes for mating hardware range from M2.5 through to M3.5.

Upon installation, a serrated clinching ring prevents the nut from rotating in service and, ultimately, the fasteners will not loosen, fall out, or otherwise adversely impact the end product integrity or performance.

A minimal footprint, resulting from an overall low profile design, combines low height (0.065 inches/1.4mm) and small diameter (0.220 inches/5.6mm) with close to edge mounting capabilities for installation in stainless steel sheets as thin as 0.025inches/0.64mm. Their corrosion resistance will be similar to 300 Series stainless steel.

Fast curing without heat DELO Industrial Adhesives LLC has developed a new range of dual-curing adhesives that it says reaches full strength in only half an hour – at 60°C.

Vibration resistant fastening from Southco® Southco® has expanded its E3 VISE ACTION® compression latch series with an adjustable grip style. It features lightweight, aluminium construction, making it ideal for rugged outdoor applications that require higher strength, without adding additional weight.

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ELO’s new dual-curing adhesives are also able to maintain their good adhesion to plastics such as LCP, PA, and PPS, as well as their flexibility on the component. The adhesives can also be prefixed after only half a second of exposure to light. Prefixing is particularly advantageous in the case of production lines, since after dispensing and fixation the component will be directly transferred to the next step of the process chain. This guarantees reproducibility and fast production, avoiding incidents like the slipping of individual components.

The low curing temperature of these adhesives reduces the thermal stress between the materials, which limits the stress on the component. In addition they also enable processing of temperature sensitive substrates without difficulty, as higher temperatures would only damage the sensitive components.

imilar to the standard E3 line, the adjustable grip version delivers robust, vibration resistant fastening. It features a variety of grip lengths and is available in numerous head style options for added security. Additionally, the adjustable grip E3 features the same panel hole preparation as the standard series and is available with pre-installed pawl options to minimise installation time.

The adjustable latch is tested to EN 45545, the European fire resistance standard, as well as EN 61373, the shock and vibration standard for railway applications, and is suitable for a wide variety of industries.

Loc Tieu, global product manager at Southco, said: “With its adjustable grip style and lightweight, aluminium construction, our newest E3 compression latch is a cost-effective alternative for a wide variety of applications where aggressive vibration is a factor. Its highly configurable design and proven fire resistance make the adjustable grip E3 an ideal solution for challenging operator environments.”

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Merlin Business Software.................. 115

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Abbey Clamps....................................... 15

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Mubea Tellerfedern GmbH................... 35

SG Fastening Systems........................ 137

Achilles Seibert GmbH............................ 1

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Mustad.................................................. 55

Shanghai Fast-Fix Rivet Corporation... 125

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Fixi Srl................................................... 97

Nakashimada Engineering Works Ltd... 37

Shin Chun Enterprise Co Ltd.............. 127

Adolf Pühl GmbH & Co KG.................... 17

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Smith & Bullough................................. 81

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Specialinsert Srl................................... 51

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