For some people, challenges are merely opportunities to solve problems. This was particularly true for Herman Koehl, an engineer who moved to the United States shortly after World War II and worked for the U.S. Air Force. For Koehl, engineering served as an opportunity to solve problems and invent new solutions. And he was good…
SPIROL receives GM Supplier Excellence Award
SPIROL International Corporation announced that two of its world-class manufacturing locations have received the prestigious 2018 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for achieving operational excellence and quality control. Here’s what the letter stated from General Motors about the awards: “The award is given to specific manufacturing locations and only our top performing supplier manufacturing…
SPIROL completes major expansion at Connecticut world HQ
SPIROL employees, company executives, board members, state representatives, and other honored guests gathered to celebrate the completion of the major expansion to SPIROL’s world headquarters and largest global manufacturing facility located in Northeastern Connecticut. The expansion that began in early 2016 includes significant additional manufacturing space, new state of the art warehouses for raw material…
SPIROL introduces molded-in aluminum threaded inserts for plastics
SPIROL is pleased to introduce a high performance line of Molded-in Inserts for Plastics manufactured from aluminum. The robust design of the Series 60 Blind-End and Series 61 Through-Hole Inserts consists of axial grooves to maximize torque resistance, balanced with radial undercuts to achieve high-pull out force. These Molded-in Inserts are designed to be placed…
ArmorGalv®, a 1,000+ Hour Corrosion Resistant Coating, for Tubular Products
SPIROL is pleased to introduce ArmorGalv®, a Thermal Zinc Diffusion coating, as a standard finish option for their engineered fasteners. This uniform deposition coating is poised to revolutionize the industrial fastener market with 1,000+ hours of corrosion resistance, no risk of hydrogen embrittlement, and no insignificant surfaces! SPIROL is initially rolling out ArmorGalv® for their…
SPIROL Europe achieves ISO 9001 recertifications
SPIROL Europe is pleased to announce that both SPIROL United Kingdom and SPIROL France have had their ISO 9001:2008 certifications reissued for three years by the British Standards Institution applicable to the manufacture and distribution of precision engineered fasteners, tubular products, shims, stampings and machined components. ISO 9001:2008 is based on a number of quality…
SPIROL Releases New Coiled Pin Design Guide
SPIROL is pleased to announce the release of their brand new Coiled Pin Design Guide. Truly an “engineered-fastener”, the Coiled Pin is available in three “duties” enabling the designer to choose the optimum combination of strength, flexibility and diameter to accommodate different host materials and application requirements. Their shock absorbing design dampens forces and vibration…
SPIROL Introduces New Lightweight Aluminum Compression Limiters
SPIROL International Corporation is pleased to introduce the new Series CL600 and CL610 Aluminum Compression Limiters. Metal Compression Limiters provide “spot” reinforcement of the plastic assembly in high stress joints usually where two components are joined together with a bolt. The Compression Limiter absorbs the load when the bolt is tightened to its recommended value…
SPIROL Receives 2013 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award
For the second year in a row, SPIROL Industries Ltd. is pleased to announce the receipt of General Motors 2013 Supplier Quality Excellence Award. According to an article published by General Motors on their news media web site, GM recognized their “suppliers who have demonstrated the highest levels of quality performance over the past 12…
SPIROL’s Next Generation Model DP Drilling and Pinning Machine
SPIROL International is pleased to announce the release of the next generation Model DP Drilling and Pinning Machine. The Model DP is a self-contained vertical drilling and pinning machine that eliminates the requirement for manufacturers to maintain tight tolerances and precision drill individual components to ensure that the holes are to the correct size and…