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2 weeks ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
Crack inspection and sorting with ELOTEST PL650
Rohmann GmbH offers various solutions for the non-destructive testing of materials for fastener and fixing technology, including the digital inline test instrument ELOTEST PL650, which can be applied for the automated structure inspection of screws and bolts, nuts, rivets and punched parts.
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2 weeks ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
Innovation for installation of rivets and threaded inserts
Tectesse Tecnologie Meccaniche has introduced the new RS01 Terminator, a prototype of a battery powered device for applying rivets and threaded inserts, made predominately from aluminium alloy. The RS01 Terminator can pull inserts from M3 to M10, round and hexagonal steel, as well as rivets – with breaking loads of up to 1,000kg with a 25mm stroke and up to 1,400kg with a 16mm stroke (indicative data).
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1 month ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
Indian Right Tight Fasteners joins Fontana Gruppo
Fontana Gruppo has completed the acquisition of a majority ownership stake in Right Tight Fasteners Pvt Ltd, a leading player in the Indian fasteners market specialising in the production of high-strength special bolts, including special nuts and bolts.
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2 months ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
What’s new with chemical versus mechanical anchors
In February 2017 the Construction Fixings Association (CFA) explored the differences between chemical and mechanical post-installed anchors in a popular white paper. Since then, advancements in technology and best practices have transformed how these fasteners are designed, installed and tested. Here Peter Reynolds, technical manager at the CFA, and Mirka Valovicova of fischer UK, share insights on how these changes are shaping the industry.
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2 months ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
Bontempi Vibo to double production by 2027
With bold vision and significant investments, Bontempi Vibo, a front runner in the fastener industry, is set to double its production capacity by 2027 – using strategic investments for a stronger growth whilst maintaining the correct balance between quality, service and price.
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2 months ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
Lederer plans for 2025 and beyond
At the start of the year Sebastian Ovenhausen became the new managing director of sales at Lederer GmbH, taking over from Peter Henke who retired at the end of 2024. Here we speak to Sebastian about the current market situation and the plans Lederer has for 2025 and beyond. Tell us about your career within the fastener industry and your new role at Lederer. What plans do you have for the business over the next twelve months?
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2 months ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Nick Carter |Co KG |Will Lowry
Exploring the wonderful world of SERFs
By Nick Carter, head of innovation, Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co KGSelf Engaging Reclosable Fasteners (SERFs) represent a highly adaptable technology in fastening systems offering flexibility, durability, and reusability, with the fasteners designed to provide secure attachment and ready detachment of surfaces – making them ideal for a wide range of applications, from manufacturing to everyday use.
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2 months ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
Walter joins the Cyber Valley community
Walter AG, a leading provider of tooling solutions for the machining industry, is joining Cyber Valley – Europe’s leading centre for excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and modern robotics that is based in Stuttgart and Tübingen, Germany. Digital and AI-based solutions already form a strategically important element of the Walter portfolio, with the company using its own AI-based applications for development and business processes.
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2 months ago | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
EcoCcompact now available in L and XL versions
Ecoclean has expanded the cost efficient EcoCcompact to include the L and XL model variants to meet the diverse requirements of general industry. The new product family, with three working chamber sizes and batch weights of up to 150kg, enables the capacity and cleaning performance to be adapted precisely to company specific requirements.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
fastenerandfixing.com | Will Lowry
‘Deep learning’ for easy defect detection
GEFRA believes it is leading the newest development for visual inspection with the introduction of ‘deep learning’ technology into its OPTISORT testing system, which offers users completely new perspectives – especially with complex and varying imaging conditions. With ‘deep learning’ GEFRA reports that defective parts and good parts can be learned and classified accordingly – with these datasets trained using multi-layer neural network architecture.
