Specialinsert Srl, a leading Italian manufacturer since 1974, has announced the completion of the relocation of its headquarters in Turin, Italy. The new facility hosts 250 square metres of executive, administrative, export and R&D offices, an 80 square metre testing laboratory, and a full automated 900 square metre warehouse that Specialinsert says will enable it to improve its ability to...

Baker & Finnemore has a history and reputation of producing high quality precision pressings for all industries including the automotive sector. An example of this was the development of an extremely complicated pressing for use in Jaguar Land Rover cars. Baker & Finnemore (Bakfin) explains that this part has proven to be so innovative and well-engineered that it has been carried forwar...

UGIVIS, the stainless steel fastener manufacturer based in Belley, France, has announced that it has become an ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified automotive fastener producer. UGIVIS states that the certification is a result of all the efforts and daily involvement of its teams to satisfy the demands of its customers. “We are confident that the levels of quality and service available at UGIVIS will en...

Lohmann GmbH & Co KG states that it has the capability to not only provide tailor-made adhesive systems, but also to support customers right through to the application stage, with its engineers often facing the challenge of integrating the adhesive application directly into the customers’ existing processes. The ‘bonding’ engineers at Lohmann not only provide support for customers while dev...

EFC International, headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA, is a premier distributor of engineered components, from world class manufacturers, that supplies a variety of industries including automotive, heavy truck, transportation and agriculture, appliance and HVACR, marine RV and small engine, as well as the furniture industry. In addition to its large range of clamps, panel fasteners, screw...

GBK UK Limited, formerly known as Tech-Fast.com Ltd, designs and supplies technical plastic fasteners, closures and components for customers active in all major market sectors, including building and construction, electrical and electronic, furniture, shop-fitting and point of sale, and transportation. GBK’s customers include small regional businesses, major global businesses, original equipmen...

Volt Industrial Plastics Inc says that it has consistently met and exceeded the challenges of the plastic fastener manufacturing industry – which have evolved considerably since the company was established in 1992 – to become a reliable source for precision plastic fasteners that enable customers to reduce the weight, cost and assembling complexities of their products. Volt Industrial Plastics...

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, TR Fastenings is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of mechanical fasteners. It supplies over 150 million components every day, majoring on the design, manufacture and distribution of mechanical fasteners on a global basis to OEMs, their subcontractors and other fastener distributors. This competitive combination has fuelled sal...

Celebrating 50 years of manufacturing excellence in Ireland, E.I. Electronics is an acknowledged market leader in residential fire safety products. One of Ireland’s largest indigenous electronic companies, E.I. Electronics employs over 400 people and produces over 5 million smoke alarms and 600,000 carbon monoxide detectors a year, which are sold throughout Ireland, Europe and Australia. Long-t...

HEROSLAM SAL has recently received the worldwide license for the TRILOBULAR™ family of thread rolling tools for the production of TAPTITE® line of fasteners. This license, granted by CONTI Fasteners AG, enables HEROSLAM to manufacture and market the whole family of TRILOBULAR™ thread rolling dies including TAPTITE®, DUO-TAPTITE®, TAPTITE II®, TAPTITE 2000®, PLASTITE®, POWERLOK®, and FASTITE 200...