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NORMA acquires supplier, Statek

NORMA Group is to acquire Statek Stanzereitechnik GmbH (“Statek”). NORMA Group is Statek’s largest customer, accounting for around 70% of sales, buying housings and spring inserts for worm-drive hose clamps (pictured) from the company. Statek’s experience and production expertise is in stamping, bending and forming technology for almost all commonly used metals. Formed in 1980 by Dieter Anton […]

The hose clamp for all occasions…including when tracking walruses

British manufacturer JCS gives Torque its expert view on the potential of the humble worm drive hose clip… As an engineer in the field, there is nothing more infuriating than having the wrong size or type of fitting to complete the job. It is impossible to carry every component for every eventuality, not least in the fluid handling industry […]