fastening & assembly solutions and technology - Approved Business
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FAST OCTOBER 2011<br />
FASTCONTENTS<br />
REGULARS<br />
06 FASTUPDATES<br />
News <strong>and</strong> comment from the <strong>fastening</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>assembly</strong> industry<br />
17 FASTQ&A<br />
Colin Bennett of Viking Industrial Products assumes the role<br />
of Adhesives Doctor, answering typical questions about tapes<br />
<strong>and</strong> adhesives. Michael McCarthy, general manager of 3M<br />
United Kingdom’s Industrial Adhesives <strong>and</strong> Tapes Division<br />
answers questions from the manufacturer's point of view<br />
22 FASTPROFILE<br />
The new managing director of Moss Express is a man on a<br />
mission <strong>and</strong> has big ambitions for the company that is<br />
already the UK’s largest manufacturer <strong>and</strong> distributor of<br />
small industrial components<br />
43 FASTBUYERS GUIDE<br />
This issue we look at where to source industrial hardware<br />
57 FASTCASESTUDY<br />
Ultrasonic instrument shows new real time measurement<br />
capabilities in torque control application<br />
58 FASTPRODUCTS<br />
FAST reviews the latest product releases in the <strong>fastening</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>assembly</strong> systems business<br />
70 FASTQUIZ<br />
£100 cash to be won for the correct answers of the FAST<br />
quiz. Sort out some tricky engineering <strong>and</strong> trivia questions<br />
<strong>and</strong> win a cash prize<br />
4<br />
FASTCOVERSTORY<br />
FEATURES<br />
20 Product Review:<br />
Quick acting fasteners<br />
Market forces are causing OEMs to rethink<br />
<strong>fastening</strong> strategy by reviving a system that had<br />
for years been thought of as too expensive for<br />
general commercial use<br />
27 How to:<br />
Fasten securely<br />
24 Special<br />
fasteners<br />
Using some lateral<br />
thinking, the humble<br />
rivet used in an<br />
innovative way came<br />
to the rescue of a<br />
concrete floor laying<br />
company with a<br />
jointing problem<br />
Engineering adhesives ensure fastener security<br />
in even the most dem<strong>and</strong>ing of circumstances<br />
30 How to:<br />
Specify special fasteners<br />
A shear pin latch gives performance cars an<br />
aerodynamic edge<br />
Innovative thread form stays tight under vibration<br />
Spiralock has re-engineered the st<strong>and</strong>ard female internal thread form<br />
<strong>and</strong> added a 30° wedge ramp at the root of the thread. Through this<br />
innovation, the thread form is exceptionally resistant to loosening<br />
<strong>and</strong> stripping, caused by transverse vibration. It is also free-spinning<br />
<strong>and</strong> reusable. Spiralock products include flange <strong>and</strong> self-clinching<br />
nuts, wire thread inserts, threaded inserts, taps <strong>and</strong> gages, threading<br />
inserts <strong>and</strong> thread milling cutters. Eliminating the need for secondary<br />
locking methods, Spiralock provides reliable threaded <strong>fastening</strong><br />
<strong>solutions</strong> for critical applications in aerospace, military, truck,<br />
automotive, diesel engine, medical, farm, construction, oil<br />
exploration <strong>and</strong> other industries.<br />
SPIRALOCK 01604 546236
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