Swedish specialist fastener manufacturer BUMAX has been selected to supply premium fasteners to ETpathfinder, an R&D facility at Maastricht University for testing and prototyping innovative concepts and enabling new technologies for the Einstein Telescope (ET).

The Einstein Telescope is a next generation underground gravitational wave observatory. The ET is being developed to be 100 times more sensitive than current instruments and is scheduled for completion in 2035. The telescope will enable scientists to study the precise structure of neutron stars, the birth of black holes and the structur...

EFC International is pleased to announce its expanded focus on the world-wide distribution of genuine parts made by Research Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. (REMINC) Authorized Licensees. EFC’s team of application engineers support customers with advanced engineering assistance, direct factory relationships and rapid prototype solutions, as well as extensive value analysis and value engineering services. Matt Dudenhoeffer, President and CEO of EFC, states, “EFC, REMINC and REMINC’s Licensees look forward to this partnership knowing that end-users will benefit from our combined strengths.”

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Quality control of safety-critical parts

Heat treatment is very important for automotive safety fasteners. It’s a delicate process which could be monitored by the modern Industry 4.0 technologies but still requires a final 100% analysis of each part before the shipment, in order to fulfill the automotive supply chain requirements.

Heat Treatment Control is surely a kind of NDT (Non Destructive Testing) inspection on which Dimac invested important R&D energies during the past 3 years, reaching nowadays outstanding performances in terms of sorting rate and inspection accuracy.

Partnering with t...

Bulten, via its subsidiary PSM International Holdings Limited (PSM), has signed a strategically important agreement in China regarding the supply of fasteners to a leading provider of consumer electronics. The agreement has an estimated annual value of approximately SEK 50 million. Deliveries are planned to begin in August this year.

“This is a strategically important contract for us, as it further diversifies our customer base and strengthens our position on the Asian market. It is an effect of our earlier acquisition of PSM, which provides good opportunities to grow in Asia and in va...

As previously announced, Bulten will invest in a new manufacturing facility in Radziechowy-Wieprz in Poland. Due to the pandemic situation in April 2020, this investment was halted. Bulten’s Board of directors has now made the decision to restart the project with immediate effect. The construction of the new factory begins with a groundbreaking ceremony in May 2021 and production is expected to start in the first half of 2023. The main operation in the new plant will be surface treatment.

“I am very pleased that we finally can start the construction of our new facility in Poland. With this new...

Leading Swedish manufacturer of premium stainless steel fasteners BUMAX, and its sister company Bufab Denmark, partnered the Danish CeJacket project to develop...

SPIROL is pleased to introduce the new CL220 Split Seam – Extra Clearance Compression Limiter to their expansive product offering...

Blind rivet nuts are perfectly suited for placing a thread within thin or thick materials. Two or more materials can be fixed firmly together, and an additional material fixed with...

At the two trade fairs that have just come to an end in Shanghai, buyers confirm their appreciation of the Lecco-based company...

SPIROL is pleased to introduce a new, high-performance series of Molded-In Inserts for plastics assemblies...