Kennametal has introduced the HiPACS drilling and countersinking system for aerospace fastener holes. Designed to drill and chamfer holes in one operation, the high-precision tool meets the aerospace industry’s stringent accuracy requirements, while delivering increased tool life in machining composite, titanium, and aluminum aircraft skins. “Most fastener hole tools used today are complex made-to-order tools…
Solution Industries to host Open House & AIM Testing HE workshop this July
Solution Industries, a specialist in distributor partnerships, is inviting the fastener industry to its Open House on July 8, 2021. Visitors are welcome to tour Solution Industries’ new facility, and enjoy lunch, while visiting with “Team Solution” at the Home of Solution (21555 Drake Road | Strongsville, OH). Solution Industries combines more than 100 years…
Global demand grows for pressure-sensitive adhesives
A new Freedonia Group analysis projects global demand for pressure-sensitive (PSA) tapes to increase 3.8% per year to 58.4 million square meters in 2025, following declines in 2020 due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. PSAs adhere simply with the application of pressure, requiring no additional solvent or heat for activation. The tapes…
Mactac launches anti-microbial adhesive overlaminates
Mactac, a supplier of pressure-sensitive adhesives, has launched three new PERMACOLOR PermaGard Shield anti-microbial protection overlaminates. The new overlaminates, which are available in textured polypropylene and vinyl film constructions, feature a specially formulated and innovative built-in protection that eliminates microbial contaminants and resists microbe growth. In addition to anti-microbial properties, the products feature abrasion and moisture-resistance,…
BUMAX supplies more than 80,000 fasteners to RINGFEDER
BUMAX recently announced that it received orders for more than 80,000 screws this past year from drive and damping technology provider, RINGFEDER POWER TRANSMISSION. The fasteners have been installed in more than 7,000 new RINGFEDER shaft-hub connections around the world. “BUMAX was the only company that could provide the high-strength fasteners with the corrosion resistance…
Bron relaunches its highly adhesive, double-sided tape
Bron Tapes, Inc. is relaunching its Killer Red, with the tagline: “The World’s Greatest Double-sided Tape.” First debuted in 2016 as a competitive solution in the double-sided tape market, Killer Red features a unique adhesive system that bonds to critical substrates and offers an extremely high adhesion — even on low-surface energy (LSE) areas. The…
Nucor acquires IMP business from Cornerstone Building Brands
Nucor Corporation has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Cornerstone Building Brands‘ insulated metal panels (IMP) business for a cash purchase price of $1 billion, or about 10x pre-pandemic EBITDA inclusive of expected synergies. Adjusting for the net present value of associated tax benefits, the realized effective purchase price for Nucor is approximately $900…
Packer Fastener opens its 7th Wisconsin location
Threaded fasteners specialist, Packer Fastener, officially opened a new facility this month in the Eau Claire, WI area. The company began in 1998 and has continued to grow ever since. The newest locations represents Packer’s seventh Wisconsin branch and it recently celebrated its 100th employee. An ISO 9001 certified fastener supplier, Packer Fastener is “driven…
Prevent loose hardware with PEM captive panel screws
PennEngineering‘s popular line of PEM PF11 captive panel screws are designed to keep parts to a minimum, preventing hardware loss by staying securely attached to metal panels or other thin material components. These captive panel screws are an ideal choice for use in datacom or telecom applications, where installation footprints are limited and where fastening…
UPM now offers custom-engineered, thin-gauge stainless steel options
United Performance Metals (UPM), a specialty metal provider, recently purchased a precision rerolling mill, with supporting processing equipment in Portland, Connecticut. The acquisition includes a Sendzimir cold-reversing mill, strip-cleaning line, bright annealing furnace, and slitting line. “UPM is excited to build on our extensive capacity to process high-performance metals with the opening of our new,…