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From Components to Complete Systems

From Components to Complete Systems

Industry players from industrial manufacturing will meet at the traditional trade fair highlight in Stuttgart, namely Motek/Bondexpo, from the 10th through the 13th of October, 2023. Together with the 16th Bondexpo international trade fair for bonding technology, the 41st Motek international trade fair for automation in production and assembly looks at production as an overall concept – from components to complete systems. Motek/Bondexpo provides manufacturing companies with practical, implementable solutions for current and future challenges.

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Managing directors, investment decision-makers, p...



The ideal cast for a supporting role in timber construction

The ideal cast for a supporting role in timber construction

fischer’s Power-Full II full-thread screw

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The fischer Group of Companies is launching the latest generation of Power-Full II full-thread screws. These wood screws are ideal for permanently and securely connecting or reinforcing supporting wood constructions. They also offer the advantage of easy and efficient installation as an economical pro solution for challenging fastening requirements in timber construction. Main and secondary beam connections, false beam edges, shear tension bracings or shear connections - PowerFull II always proves to be the ideal choice whenever timber connections or ...



General Inspection exhibited their newest single piece inspection machine at Fastener Fair USA in Nashville, TN.

General Inspection exhibited their newest single piece inspection machine at Fastener Fair USA in Nashville, TN.

VisionLab is so versatile it can be used for first piece inspection, SPC sampling, final audits or it can be used for 100% inspection using pick and place automation. VisionLab measures all profile characteristics, it is the only true 3-Dimensional gauging system that provides complete part measurements in less than 7 seconds.

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The system can measure all profile features including pertinent GD&T characteristics, as well as all thread features using patented optics and software algorithms that use virtual system-22 thread wireframes. An integrated thread database provides point and click progra...



SUCCESS BEYOND ANY EXPECTATION FOR THE DEBUT OF INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE FAIR ITALY

SUCCESS BEYOND ANY EXPECTATION FOR THE DEBUT OF INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE FAIR ITALY

More than 5,300 visitors from 30 countries. The new trade fair, powered by EISENWARENMESSE, achieves its goals and meets the expectations of visitors and exhibitors.

INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE FAIR ITALY

The first edition of International Hardware Fair Italy took place from 5-6 May 2023 at Fiera di Bergamo. International Hardware Fair Italy 2023, organised by Koelnmesse Italy on the model of EISENWARENMESSE, was sold out with 302 exhibitors in its two halls. The trade fair experienced a strong participation from international companies from 20 countries, including group and individual participant...



BUMAX continues to deliver fasteners that are out of this world

BUMAX continues to deliver fasteners that are out of this world

[Åshammar, Sweden, May 12, 2023.] Specialist fastener manufacturer BUMAX has been selected to provide crucial fasteners to be used on the International Space Station (ISS). BUMAX 88 fasteners will be used to secure a new payload going to the ISS to measure the speed of sound.

BUMAX premium fasteners include some of the strongest in the world and are being used in a variety of extremely demanding and cutting-edge scientific applications, such as at the scientific research institute CERN in Switzerland and for the world’s largest optical telescope in northern Chile.

The space sector continues to...