Gesipa to double German blind rivet production with $14.1 million expansion
Gesipa’s Thal, Thuringia site in Germany is in line for a CHF 14 million (approx US$14.1 million) investment. A new facility on the site will double Gesipa’s blind rivet manufacturing capacity in Germany by the end of 2018. It will also centralise the firm’s blind rivet manufacturing operations in Thal. The firm said it has […]
Hilti’s brand new Academy opens for trainees and customers in Kaufering
The Hilti Academy in Kaufering, Germany is now officially open after construction completed in the summer. The Academy, which took 16 months to complete, is part of a programme of modernisation and expansion of Hilti’s existing facilities, which will take place in the coming years and is expected to create new jobs. The new open and […]
PROFILE: German fastener expertise from Eurotec
Eurotec started with just two employees and operated out of a garage. Now it has 120 staff in an expanding industrial facility, has brought production to Germany and is targeting growth in global markets, including the United States. Torque Magazine speaks to Managing Director and Co-Founder Markus Rensburg ahead of Eurotec’s International Fastener Expo (formerly NIFMSE) debut… How’s […]
TR Kuhlmann passes Kongsberg Automotive VDA 6.3 audit with 96% score
TR Kuhlmann has successfully completed an audit by leading vehicle parts provider Kongsberg Automotive (KA), achieving an ‘A’ ranking. TR Kuhlmannn, one of TR Fastening’s German businesses, scored 96% in the audit, which is the first automotive appraisal in TR Kuhlmann’s history. The firm was assessed against the German VDA 6.3 standard which looks at the quality […]
HUSUM Wind show goes on despite Cyclone Sebastian evacuation
Cyclone Sebastian brought turmoil to Germany’s HUSUM Wind show this week by causing an evacuation of the lightweight exhibition halls, but the show resumed and will conclude today (15 Sept) as planned. According to the German Meteorological Service (DWD), wind speeds reached up to 140km/h (87mph) as Cyclone Sebastian developed differently to the forecast, bringing […]
DISTRIBUTION FOCUS: WASI – ‘We want to be market leader’
Just days after WASI moved into its brand new offices, Torque Magazine came calling for a tour and chat with Managing Director Karlheinz Schreiber… You would naturally expect a significant fastener distributor to be a bustling hive of activity, but in recent months WASI (Wagener & Simon WASI GmbH & Co. KG) has been particularly busy, shifting not only […]
Will German elections bring wind of change at HUSUM show?
This year’s edition of wind power industry show HUSUM Wind is likely to be politically charged, taking place in election season. HUSUM Wind runs 12-15 September and follows the elections in North Rhine-Westphalia and also the Schleswig-Holstein election. Most significant of all is the federal election in the weeks after HUSUM Wind, on 24 September. The Schleswig-Holstein result […]
Ferdinand Gross wins Top 100 quality award for 7th time
Fastener firm Ferdinand Gross has received the Top 100 award for the seventh consecutive year. The award ceremony, which took place in Essen, ranks innovative mid-sized companies and Ferdinand Gross was among the 100 awardees that will bear the Top 100 seal of quality for a year. The Vienna University of Economics and Business audited the […]
DISTRIBUTION: Reyher on the latest developments in Kanban
With its vast experience in the sector, REYHER is ideally placed to design a Kanban container. Here, the super distributor runs through the benefits of ROM | LTB with Torque Magazine… Years of practical experience have been put into the design of the new ROM | LTB container – a concept developed by REYHER in cooperation with […]
DISTRIBUTION FOCUS: 10 minutes with Timo Scholle, Achilles Seibert
Anti-dumping, raw materials and changing standards – Torque quizzes Timo Scholle, General Manager at Achilles Seibert GmbH, on all those and more… How’s business and what have been your recent highlights? It’s pretty good, we can’t complain. All over, business is good. Turnover has been strong for us, and so has our business with the end user. We have […]