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New expanded Rivit Catalogues

18th August 2017

The importance of bolting joints in automobiles

17th August 2017

An insight into DIN 7500 standard

16th August 2017

Preventing nut and bolt self-loosening

15th August 2017

Providing the highest standards of bolt security

14th August 2017

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Lightweighting and fastener development

An in-depth conversation on lightweighting and fastener development with Mike Mowins, is never to be missed. Executive Editor Phil Matten caught up with him at Barton Coldform (UK)… An in-depth conversation on lightweighting and fastener development with Mike Mowins, is never to be missed. Executive Editor Phil… An in-depth conversation on lightweighting and fastener development wi…

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How to design assemblies that use coiled pins for locating and alignment

Ref: FFT170804

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Adhesives win Airbus Industrial Qualification

As an authorised UK distributor, Techsil has announced that five of Momentive’s 1-part RTV…

Epoxy Meets Airbus Standards

Formulated to meet rigorous Airbus specifications, Master Bond EP93FRHT passes the twelve …

Henkel to further drive growth within global aerospace industry

The Adhesive Technologies business unit of Henkel has started the construction of a new pr…

New TORX® Paralobe™ drive system

In the long history of Acument Global Technologies developing new fastener drive systems s…

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Co-developing innovations with customers

One of the defining trends in the automotive industry currently is the development of more…

BRALO parts in the automotive sector

BRALO S.A is a Spanish manufacturer of rivets and fastening systems that works hand in han…

Preparing for a new era in automotive history

Chris Black, director of Global Automotive Business Development at TR Fastenings Detail…

Optimas Supplier Network: A symbiotic partnership for customer satisfaction

As a leading global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions and engineering suppo…

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Fasteners for electronics

First published: 1st October 2012 By Alan Gardner, global marketing manager, MacDerm…

How to design assemblies that use coiled pins for locating and alignment

Published: 4th August 2017 Ref: FFT170804 By Christie Jones, Market development manager,…

Dephosphating of high strength components before heat treatment

First published: 13th July 2016 By Stefan Lenzer, global product manager metallurgy,…

New Silicone conformal coatings

In tests, Techsil found its new silicone conformal coating formulations manufactured by Mo…

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Offshore More articles…

What is corrosion?

First published: 18th May 2016 By Doug Jones, expert team, Bossard Group Ref: FFT16…

Galling of stainless steel fasteners

First Published: 24th August 2015 By Deepak Garg, Bossard expert team Ref: FFT150824 …

Features and benefits of ArmorGalv® thermal zinc diffusion

Published: 19th April 2017 By Michael J. Pasko Ref: Ref: FFT170419 Thermal diffused z…

Corrosion resistant fasteners from PennEngineering®

PennEngineering® says its new PEM® self-clinching stainless steel standoff fasteners with …

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What is a locking nut and in what circumstances would you require one?

Typically when using fasteners they would not be expected to come loose, explains Staytite…

Huck® – Fastening made easy

The Huck Magna-Grip® is a high-quality fastening system that accommodates varying material…

The benefit of lockbolts

By Dr.-Ing. Hans- Albert Staedler Seventy years ago Louis C. Huck - the founder of Huck F…

New universal structural bonders

Henkel has developed a range of universal structural bonders using new patented hybrid tec…

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Testing bolt resistance to vibration

First published: 29th September 2015 By Jozef Dominik, owner, FERODOM s.r.o Ref: FFT15…

Lifetime Warranty from Nord-Lock Group

Nord-Lock Group has recently launched the Lifetime Warranty concept – a full lifecycle war…

Preventing ring failures due to rotational movement in wind turbine gearboxes

1st October 2014 By Dipl-Ing (FH) Elmar Kampmann, technical sales manager, Rotor Cli…

Versatility in tightening large nuts

Mechanical tensioning and hydraulic tensioning are common methods to tighten large size bo…

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Lindapter helps to secure a subsea platform

Atlantis Resources Limited is pioneering the development of tidal current power as the mos…

Seeing the dangers of dust

First published: 8th April 2016 By Dr Tom Gunston, special projects manager, VJ Technol…

SINARD develop two new quick attachment devices.

SINARD’s latest catalogue for Quick Attachment Devices includes 500 references, to which i…

Expander System eliminates lug wear and extends machinery lifetime

Heavy machinery used for construction has a built-in flaw, despite the best efforts of the…

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Why friction in screw connections is crucial for process capability

First published: 11th October 2016 By Martin Rüedy, Bossard expert team Ref: FFT161…

High strength adhesive tape used in sub-zero environments

Tackling issues associated with using pressure sensitive adhesive tapes in cold environmen…

Can screws be reused?

10th August 2016 By Martin Rüedy, fastener expert team, Bossard Group Ref: FFT16081…

New manual-feed fastener installation press system

With a manual-feed system offering the same powerful ram force and ideal throat depth as t…

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