Mechanical fasteners to the fore at the Fastening Solutions Exhibition - October
Mechanical Fasteners are probably the oldest definable engineering system – but we have come a long way from using strips of bark or animal intestines to rope together our huts and boats however appropriate that might be!
Human ingenuity continues to thrive and create brilliant new solutions to problems of locating and holding components/assemblies or structures. This varies from the continually re-invented screw or rivet through sophisticated removable fastening systems. The October Fastening Solutions Exhibition hosted at the National Motorcycle Museum is expected to see the very best of recent developments in this area, while enabling visitors to soak up the atmosphere of enthusiasm and dedicated engineering expertise exemplified by the Motorcycle Museum exhibits.
Mark Newby, M.D. of organisers Newbycom, opined "mechanical fasteners are fundamental to the very core of manufacturing industry and we are delighted to be in a position to enable our exhibitors to demonstrate so many cost saving product solutions and hopefully play a major part in revitalising our British manufacturing industry."
Exhibitors are expected to include Avdel Global: www.avdel-global.com with breakstem rivets, lock bolts, speed fasteners, threaded inserts, sealing plugs and self-piercing rivets; as well as Henrob Ltd www.henrob.co.uk focusing on their self-piercing riveting systems.
Elsewhere Gesipa Blind Riveting Systems: www.gesipa.co.uk are expected to demonstrate advanced standard blind rivets while being available to discuss bespoke designs.
Tox Pressotechnik Ltd www.tox-uk.com specialise in Pneumo Hydraulic Power packages and TOX joining systems, providing an excellent opportunity for visitors to explore suitability and cost savings in their own production environment.
The people at Bollhoff Fastenings www.bollhoff.com will again be delighted to explain their HeliCoil® inserts, taps and tools, as well as threaded and non-threaded cold joining systems.
EJOT Ltd: www.ejot.co.uk have really caught the essence of our times with a dedication to cost-reduction through intelligent purchase across a vast range of fastening solutions. This cost saving theme is upheld by Profil GmbH & Co: www.profil-verbindungstechnik.de whose pierce nut and stud systems are said to demonstrate savings of at least 30% over equivalent welded processes.
At Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition cost saving is never more than a conversation away and this is ever true with the "in-press" technology demonstrated by BAS Components: www.bas-components.com of high performance threaded and non-threaded nuts and studs.
The Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition takes place at the National Motorcycle Museum on October 29th 2009. The venue is adjacent to the NEC and offers plenty of free parking right outside the main entrance. VIP Visitors to the show (i.e. currently employed manufacturing professionals) who pre-register in advance have the added advantage of a free Luncheon Voucher, and all visitors also receive a free museum pass (otherwise costing £6.95). Pre-registration may be done at www.fastening-solutions-exhibition.co.uk.
