Not a claim to be made lightly but one that NORMA UK Ltd is justifiably proud to make, being the UK arm of the NORMA Group – one of the biggest manufacturers and suppliers of connecting products worldwide. NORMA UK Ltd has been established in the UK for over 30 years now and since 2006 has been providing its market leading range of engineered joining technology solutions from its Greenham Busin...

Hall C2.2 Stand 178  Located in the south of Germany are the production floors and construction facilities of Ernst Reinhardt GmbH. Once more, one of the biggest innovations in the coating sector comes from this area. The tasks set for the construction and the R&D departments were clearly defined – develop a coating unit that can easily, efficiently, and at low cost, coat small batches. Of...

Fastener Fair Stuttgart: Hall 4 Stand A10 Carlo Salvi SpA has recently launched onto the market the header model 616 WS – a 6-die progressive header capable of handling wire with diameter from 10mm to 17.5mm. Just by touching an icon on the control panel the operator can recall, in a few seconds, jobs that have been previously produced. In fact it is possible to set up electronically the positi...

Fastener Fair Stuttgart: Hall C2.2 Stand 430 Imanpack, with 40 years of experience and more than 45 agencies worldwide, offers complete lines of automatic packaging equipment to meet the needs of any industry such as hardware, food, non-food, plastic, medical and technical products. New to its product range is the Microvert PRO – a vertical packaging machine equipped with motorised film unwindi...

The Advanced Engineering UK group of events held on the 11th – 12th November 2014 – at the NEC Birmingham – saw a record 13,000 visitors from all parts of the advanced engineering supply chain. More than 700 exhibitors (650 in 2013) showcased the latest technologies and a diverse range of technology, capability and engineering services – many within the fastener industry including: 3M, Anochrom...

One of the many attractions of Fastener Fair Stuttgart, from 10th – 12th March 2015, is the first-hand opportunity to assess new products and services that exhibitors have brought to the market since the last show. Fastener + Fixing Magazines are once again pleased to sponsor the Fastener Technology Innovator Competition. During the show the editorial team will review the products and services...

Fastener Fair Stuttgart: Hall C2.2 Stand 450 Flaig + Hommel GmbH, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institut and the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, has developed the FH FiberLock, especially for use in lightweight applications. Based in Aldingen, Germany, the company says the FH FiberLock is a modern, resuable, state of the art connection for fibre plates. For installation...

Binder Fastener Systems has introduced a new fire retardant self-adhesive version of its Duotec® fastener system, which it says is capable of passing the very stringent requirements of mass transport flammability certification. Following the success that Binder enjoyed with its original Duotec® – a very strong, interlocking mushroom, single component fastener system – it was challenged by compa...

Bonding fastener manufacturer and supplier, Veck Composite Fasteners Ltd, is widening the potential applications for its range of fasteners by offering more bespoke designs to its customers. Veck explains that features that may not be available in the existing standard range of bonding fasteners can now be included in custom versions, designed and produced specifically to customer requirements....

General Motors Company has presented NORMA GROUP in Germany with its 2013/2014 Supplier Quality Excellence Award for outstanding performance. Following the recent recognition of the manufacturing plants in Monterrey, Mexico, and Qingdao, China, the US vehicle manufacturer now also recognises NORMA Group in Germany for its efficient processes, strong product quality and superior services. The Su...