Materials and Fastening

E-Components & Chains Limited of Pocklington UK are pleased to announce the launch of their new range of Detectamet Metal Detectable Plastic Cable Ties.

A new styrene acrylic copolymer designed for use in high performance anti-corrosion applications has been introduced by Scott Bader Company Ltd. Called Texicryl 13-600, the product is alkyl phenol ethoxylate free, and is possibly the first water-based primer of this type to achieve a 500 hours salt spray resistance standard, based on a 50 microns single coat dry film thickness on steel when applied to clean, well prepared surfaces.

Rencol Tolerance Rings is highlighting the key benefits of its spring metal fasteners to India’s automotive industry at Auto Expo 2008.

Ceresana Research has just completed a comprehensive analysis of the global pigments market, which is the most extensive of its kind, analyzing the newest facts and trends, presented on over 1,000 pages. The study offers a view of the current market, leading up to the year 2016, and contains more than 250 manufacturer profiles within the pigments branch.

The Crystic matched-performance marine products from Scott Bader Company Ltd have been exclusively specified by Alen Yachting of Istanbul for the production of their new Metaphor 68 luxury yacht.

Blue Diamond Technologies is continually finding new markets for its high quality, low cost engineering components, moulded parts and pressed metal assemblies. Britannia Wardrobes Ltd is just one of many companies that are using the design and manufacturing resources at Blue Diamond to translate their ideas and concepts into actual products.

Harris Springs Limited, the UK-based precision spring manufacturer, is a recent addition to the Lesjöfors Group.

Blue Diamond Technologies has now extended its scope to cover a wide range of fabricated metal items. This includes many of the custom parts that are used by manufacturers of office furniture and partitioning systems, examples of which may be feet for screens and partitions, shelf holders and screw clamps.

The new Series 31 lock from Camlock Systems is designed to provide OEMs with excellent value and a good level of security protection for lockers, cabinets, storage boxes, mail boxes, drugs cabinets, deed boxes, chemical storage cabinets, tool cabinets and many other applications.

Focus on R&D to achieve product improvements has enabled Glassflake to successfully reduce the thickness of its flake glass products, bringing these within a range referred to as nano particulate (less than 100 nanometres).