Fastening & Assembly Solutions And Technology Features Home / Features In-depth technology reports, case studies and feature articles on fastening, bonding and assembly within manufacturing. «« « 1 2 3 4 5 »»» In pursuit of savings: but not at any cost How can you reduce the costs of production & materials used without cutting corners or ‘doing things on the cheap’? With value added engineering, ... Read More Keeping tight connections ?What do a loose bike guard, a lost train door and recall in automotive industry have in common? Read on... Read More Breaking bonding boundaries A combination of diverse adhesive technologies is being hailed for its ability to provide much increased performance. But how does it work? Read More Spring clean When it comes to industrial springs, there is much more to them than initially meets the eye. Read More From the ‘which’ to the ‘how’ By understanding how dispensing valves work and interact with the material they dispense, it is easier to select the right one for your needs. Read More norelem – the inside view ?Paul Mulvey – business development manager, norelem UK – has recently allowed FAST Magazine some intriguing insights into the company's operations ... Read More Offspring of the space race The American-Russian race to ‘conquer’ space back in the 1960s thrust conductive adhesive technology into the limelight – and now its applications ... Read More Automation-ready Plasma Surface Treatment from Intertronics New from Intertronics is the automation-ready ‘I’ version of the Relyon Piezobrush plasma treatment unit. Read More Natural selection The industrial spring appears a simple enough component, but it is so much more than that Read More The wheel deal When Pete Tomkins decided to design a new bike mudguard, his inspiration was a fastener called Duotec, featured in an article in FAST magazine Read More Getting a tighter grip on things Many applications require a dismountable, yet durable, screw joint but often this freedom to dismantle comes at a price, because the chosen securing ... Read More Breaking good A top-of -the-range installation clamp must be highly resistant to the powerful forces to which it is subjected. Here’s what happened when ... Read More On the scent with BLOODHOUND Böllhoff RIVNUT is helping to boost the upcoming assault on the world land speed record attempt, which also aims to smash through the 1,000kph barrier Read More BREAKING BAD – OR GOOD? FAST recently talked to Forward Industrial’s managing director Martyn Cleaver about his take on the recent developments in the fastener industry, ... Read More Developing market: mechanical thread locking With increasing pressures from factors such as time-saving, foreign object debris and reusability, effective mechanical thread locking is a challenge ... Read More The buddy that’s on your side! Inspired by motorbike sidecars, Sidebuddy is being hailed as a new eco-solution for city transportation Read More Henkel’s dedicated YouTube channel now live A dedicated YouTube channel for Henkel is now live. Read More BREAKING BAD – OR GOOD? FAST has been talking recently to Forward Industrial’s managing director Martyn Cleaver about his take on the recent developments in the fastener ... Read More Bolt from the Blue Greenkote-treated bolts were recently used to repair the celebrated ‘Cheesegrater’ building. Clearly, this was cutting edge stuff. Read More Tough nut to crack! Böllhoff’s RIVNUT SFC range promises to overcome issues of cracking and delamination when joining composite materials. Read More Heads up on key funding bigHead Bonding Fasteners has been awarded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funding with Cranfield University. Read More tesa powers ahead into electric mobility Supporting the development of electric mobility solutions is something to which tesa is fully committed, with the introduction of adhesive tapes for ... Read More Robnor ResinLab launches new epoxy resin Robnor ResinLab has launched PX901C: a new epoxy resin that is said to have exceptional heat resistance and dimensional stability. Read More Sika to headline lightweighting events Sika Global Automotive has renewed its sponsorship agreement with London Business Conferences Group for the popular Global Automotive Lightweighting ... Read More Fond farewell to bighead founder Ken Stanley Ken Stanley, inventor of the bigHead Bonding Fastener and founder of the company bigHead, has died aged 94. Read More Page 3 of 10 «« « 1 2 3 4 5 »»»