The global adhesives and sealants market size is expected to be worth about U.S.$ 80 billion by 2027 — with registered CAGR of around 5.1%. This is according to Acumen Research and Consulting, a global provider of market research studies. In a recent report, “Adhesives & Sealants Market — Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities…

  Written by Derek Dandy Strategic Market Manager – Fasteners – S3P Bodycote Although the majority of threaded fasteners are used to create clamp load in a bolted joint, others — such as set screws — are used to create a compressive force to perform their function. This difference in functionality can bring a new…

Several businesses are gradually reopening and returning to their offices following the threat and fight against COVID-19. For Brighton-Best International (BBI), an essential global supplier of fasteners, tools, and personal protective equipment (PPE), their facilities never closed down. The company had too many customers that distribute to critical industries to even consider shutting down. However,…

Symmco offers innovative solutions, including technical expertise and manufacturing capabilities, for some of today’s toughest design challenges. The company is a one-stop source for high-performance parts in both high and low-volume runs. Additionally, Symmco offers a quality-management system that includes accurate and thorough documentation and records management, an effective planning and implementation structure, good resource…

  Buckeye Fasteners manufactures and supplies a wide array of fasteners and custom components. The company’s self-clinching fasteners and rivet nuts are durable and made to last. How they work: When pressed into a hosting metal, displace the material around the mounting hole. This causes a “cold flow” into a specially designed recess that accepts…

Atotech recently introduced Tridur ZnNi H5.2 to the electroplating market: a black passivate, which is applicable to alkaline and to acidic zinc-nickel surfaces. Tridur ZnNi H5.2-plated parts can be easily combined with aluminum alloys and used in the automotive industry to minimize contact corrosion. Like all of Atotech’s other passivates, this new passivate exceeds the requirements of…

Investment company, Torqx Capital Partners announced that it has reached an agreement with W.W. Grainger Inc. in relation to the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Fabory and its subsidiaries. Fabory is a specialist supplier of fastener solutions and fastener related products, offering a broad, high-quality assortment to customers. The transaction is still subject…

Written by Jody Muelaner The correct storage of adhesives is essential. However, storage requirements vary considerably between the different types of adhesives. Some can be stored indefinitely without any special requirements, while others require refrigeration and will only last a few weeks. For some adhesives, proper storage is critical. For example, the product may dry…

JW Winco, a standard parts specialist, offers new serrated locking plates with accessories. The GN 187.5 serrated locking plates can be installed in combination with GN 187.6 locking joint sets to create locking joints. This allows gear lever handles and retaining tubes or trays and mounts to be adjusted relative to each other at defined…

A family-made business, Bodycote plc, was initially founded in a small, England market town in the early 1920s. Chances are the original owner, Arthur Bodycote, never expected the company to grow from a simple textile business to a global provider of subcontract thermal processing services. Today, Bodycote employs more than 5,000 employees worldwide. “In fact,…