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HBM and Kyowa join forces for sensor and measuring instrument sales deal

Kyowa Electronic Instruments and HBM (Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH) have agreed on a strategic sales cooperation. Both companies will offer selected products from their respective partner to extend their own portfolio of precise, high-quality transducers and amplifiers. HBM customers particularly will benefit from a greater choice of measurement applications with higher temperature ranges or strong […]

fischer’s DUOPOWER secures German Design Award Gold

fischer’s DUOPOWER has won a gold German Design Award 2018 in the Workshop and Tools category, putting it in first place in the segment. It is the latest in a number of awards for the multi-functional plug which first came to market in 2015. DUOPOWER picked up the Eisen Innovation Award and the pro-K Award […]

Bufab finds new Global Sourcing Director

 Carina Lööf has been recruited as Global Sourcing Director at Bufab. The new appointment has been made as part of Bufab’s leadership plans, to reach its new growth target and as part of its ambition to develop “the industry’s strongest supplier base by 2020”. Lööf trained as a chemical engineer at Växjö University in Sweden. […]

Hilti rolls out store revamps

Tool, fixing and fastener brand Hilti is renovating and refreshing its stores, with new layouts and features to reflect Hilti’s new brand style. The firm is completely renovating the look and feel of the old stores with new furniture and lighting, grab-and-go product displays and a dedicated product demo area so customers can try before […]

Hafren is turning the screws on crime

Tapping into the growing need to safeguard against theft, vandalism and tampering, Hafren has a comprehensive range of vandal and tamper-resistant fixings and fasteners which have a varied range of uses. Hafren’s range of security fasteners also includes a wide range of time and labour-saving self-tapping, self-drilling and thread forming screws. The manufacturer offers an […]

Bufab buys Singapore’s Kian Soon Mechanical Components

Bufab has signed an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares in Kian Soon Mechanical Components Pte Ltd in Singapore, with annual sales of approximately SGD 17 million. Kian Soon was founded in 1977 and is one of the leading distributors of C parts in South-East Asia. Besides the head office in Singapore, the company has […]

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December is here, our last edition of Torque Magazine for this year has been sent to subscribers and it’s now officially OK to start on the mince pies that have been sat in your cupboard since October. But as 2017 winds down, there’s sadly no chance for the hardworking PR departments of the industry to […]

Sariv clears the air with plants in its rivet production halls

Blind rivet and fastening solution provider Sariv has brought in two environmentally-friendly initiatives to its workplace, including a greener washing system and the installation of plants on the production line. Previously, Sariv used water to degrease products. As of a few months ago, Sariv installed a vacuum cleaning machine which separates the mechanical oil from the washing […]

Bufab opens Industrias Bufab De Mexico

A new Bufab company has been established in Mexico, Industrias Bufab De Mexico. Referenced in its Q3 financial report, the creation of the new Mexico facility will be used to locally serve existing and new customers. Bufab said it can increase its offer and services to become a preferred supplier within C-Parts in the North of South America. […]

Fastener Poland debuts in Krakow next week

The first-ever FASTENER POLAND International Trade Fair for Fastener and Fixing Technology is coming to Krakow in November. Poland is the fifth largest producer of fastening elements in Europe, but until now representatives of the industry had no trade show of their own. Trade Fairs in Krakow Ltd, along with ELAMED, publisher of FASTENER magazine, […]