OPUS Aerospace has selected BUMAX 88 screws in the development of its new suborbital rocket and future vehicles designed to send satellites into space. OPUS was formed in 2019 to provide cost-effective launch solutions for nano-satellites, micro-satellites, and mini-satellites. It aims to offer sub-orbital commercial launch services by 2026 and ultimately orbital services. BUMAX manufactures…
Bumax fasteners selected for the Einstein telescope project
BUMAX, a specialist in fastener manufacturing, 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…
BUMAX to provide critical fasteners for the International Space Station
BUMAX, a specialist in fastener manufacturing, has been selected to provide crucial fasteners to be used on the International Space Station (ISS). BUMAX 88 fasteners will be used to secure a new payload going to the ISS to measure the speed of sound. These premium fasteners include some of the strongest in the world, commonly…
BUMAX supplies Flintec with fasteners for precision weighing
Flintec, a global manufacturer of high-quality, precision, weight measurement technologies, has chosen BUMAX as its supplier of premium fasteners for its latest load cells. The load cells are electro-mechanical sensors used to measure force or weight. They provide accurate and robust performance across a diverse range of applications – from automating car manufacturing to weighing…
10 notable finds from the International Fastener Expo
That’s a wrap! The International Fastener Expo (IFE), the largest fastener event in North America, successfully hosted attendees and exhibitors at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas this week, from October 17th to 19th. As one of the most comprehensive B2B trade shows for the entire fastener supply chain, IFE 2022 included show-floor presentations from industry…
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…
BUMAX offers strongest fastener on the market
Global manufacturer, BUMAX, offers premium stainless steel fasteners in a variety of steel grades that provide optimal safety and reliability in the most demanding customer applications. In fact, the BUMAX Ultra has proven itself as the “world’s strongest bolt” – in various highly-demanding critical fastener applications around the world where standard fasteners are simply inadequate.…
BUMAX to provide at-cost fasteners to companies producing ventilators
BUMAX has offered to provide companies that are producing much-needed ventilators with at-cost premium fasteners for their devices – as well as doing its best to maintain supply for all customers. All around the globe, healthcare providers are using ventilators to treat the growing number of Covid-19 patients. Ventilators are essential in keeping people alive…
Fastener manufacturer cuts energy use in half in attempt to reduce emissions
Here’s an accomplishment worth striving for — a Swedish manufacturer of high-strength stainless steel fasteners, BUMAX, has reduced the energy it uses for heating and electricity at its Åshammar facility by over 50 percent since 2011. The aim is to significantly reduce its carbon emissions and further streamline the production of BUMAX products. “This is an…