April/May
Fastener Fair USA 2023 Preview
Fastener Fair USA is back and better than ever! The highly anticipated trade show event is taking place at Music City Center in Nashville, TN, USA, from May 16 to 17, 2023, and it’s not one to be missed. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with new exhibitors, industry leading products.
Read moreHigh-End Inspection & Sorting System
One of GEFRA’s most recently built
systems has been equipped with a large number of different test stations, with which dimensional tests, SFS surface tests, contour tests and hardness tests can be carried out in one single system.
Ground-Breaking Partnership in Space Industry Advancements
FlexArm, a part of Flex Machine Tools, a prominent tapping arms manufacturer since 1984, has collaborated with Launcher, a startup based in New York City, NY, USA, to help Launcher develop the world’s most efficient rocket for delivering small satellites to orbit
Read moreSealing Fasteners Optimize & Protect Wind Turbines in Any Weather
USA-based wind-turbine manufacturer
uses American-made sealing screw
manufacturer in its supply chain.
Advantages of Rolled Tubular Spacers Over Cut Tubing
Tubular Spacers are generally used to separate / space two components from each other by a distance equal to the length of the Spacer.
Read moreCome to Chicago in June for NDFA’s 2023 Annual Meeting
There are great educational programs lined up for the NFDA 2023 Annual Meeting, from June 13 to 14, 2023, at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in downtown Chicago, IL, USA. The event will include educational and networking sessions for all guests.
Read morePatents for April/May 2023
Patents as compiled by the editors for Fastener Technology International from USPTO in April
Read moreTop Five Robot Trends
The stock of operational robots around the globe hit a new record of about 3.5 million units, and the value of installations reached an estimated US$15.7 billion. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) analyzes the top five trends shaping robotics and automation in 2023. “Robots play a fundamental role in securing the changing demands of manufacturers around the world,” says Marina Bill, President of the International Federation of Robotics. “New trends in robotics attract users from small enterprises to global OEMs.”
Read moreServo-Hydraulic Ejector Module
The Hatebur innovation engine runs at full speed. The Swiss technology leader for hot and cold forming unveils the SAM technology (servo-hydraulic ejector module) on the ultra-fast hot former HOTmatic HM 35.
Read moreFastener Testing: High-Energy Falling Weight Testing Machine
A ZwickRoell drop weight tester for impact testing with an installation height of approximately 9 m, a weight of significantly more than 10 tons, and a drop energy of 120,000 joules is employed by the Gövert sub-contract testing laboratory in Germany. Tests are performed on various pipe wall specimens on behalf of customers, using one of the largest drop weight testers in the world
Read moreCoatings for the Electric Vehicle Evolution
by Don George – Michigan Metal Coatings Company The automotive marketplace is exploding with new electric vehicle (EV) designs for
Read moreHot and Exposed Fasteners – Is Exotic the Answer?
by Andrew du Plessis – Alloy Wire International Fasteners, manufactured using steel wire, provide a product with strength and deliver
Read moreHelping Hold the World Together
by Joe Hachadoorian – Central Wire Industries When we look around our world, almost without exception everything we see is
Read moreAfter Four Long Years, A Return to Düsseldorf: Preview of wire 2022
by Messe Düsseldorf North America At last! After being postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, wire, the International
Read moreSee You in Detroit – Fastener Fair USA 2022 Preview
by MJ McGrath, Marketing Director Fastener Fair USA After the great success of the 2021 event in Cleveland, OH, USA,
Read moreNeed the Best Pre-Assembled Screw Sets [screws + washers]?
In Japan, the main way to prevent thread loosening is to use pre-assembled screw sets, where the screw is purchased
Read moreNew Compression Limiters for the Electric Vehicle Industry
by Aneela Rose for TR Fastenings As the speed of technology and the trends in consumer behavior accelerate, manufacturing companies
Read moreWooden Nails with Heads for Facade Applications
by Cornelia Schmid, Raimund Beck KG Fastening expert RAIMUND BECK KG of Mauerkirchen, Austria, is heading towards the next milestone
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