BRAZILIAN NEWS
By Sérgio Milatias editor, Revista do Parafuso
www.revistadoparafuso.com
fischer marks
50 years in Brazil fischer is celebrating 50 years in Brazil – the first country outside of Germany to host a subsidiary of the international fixings group, which now has 35 subsidiaries in 31 countries.
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he company’s history has been characterised by innovation from the beginning when its founder, Artur Fischer, invented flashcubes for cameras and the now famous plugs for fixing screws into walls. Set up originally in Rio de Janeiro in 1961 fischer
operates now from the city of São Paulo, where it has inaugurated a new operation in Avenida Paulista, the most important economic and cultural centre of the country. The 400 square metre facility houses the engineering department, telemarketing and customer services, and sales operations. Technical manager Edson Mascimento commented:
“All sections of the business have experienced an increase of 100% in space, and the number of professionals has also risen by 50%, providing greater capacity to serve our customers.” Several new product launches are scheduled, focused
on celebrating half a century, involving innovations in mechanical and chemical fixings and other fasteners, aimed at positioning the company in new market segments.
Group Parafusagem Brazil
meeting shows positive trend Meeting for the third time since it first came together in 2009, this group of engineers demonstrated that exchanging experiences and shares information to improve the effectiveness of fastening technologies for the automotive industry offers benefits to all its participants.
to expose, discuss and share information and experiences. The Parafusagem Brazil Group, first met in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, in 2009 organised by PSA Peugeot Citroen of Brazil. The second meeting was held in June 2010, in São José dos Campos, PR, organised by Renault of Brazil. According to Dirley Ottoni, founder of the group: “After the creation
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and implementation of the first two meetings, we have developed knowledge of the technologies used in members’ businesses. In addition, the network from the supply chain and media is evolving, offering new applications and technologies among the participants.” In November the group met at the premises of Mercedes-Benz
Brazil, in São Bernardo do Campo. The occasion demonstrated a clearly positive trend; marked by the presence of dozens of experts from the major automakers, as well as the participation of fastener suppliers, fastening machinery manufacturers, and surface treatment specialists. All were working together to seek preventive, corrective and evolutionary solutions in the recognition that doing so was to the ultimate benefit of all participants. The next meeting is expected in April in São Paulo, to coincide with
the Automec automotive parts trade fair and Ebrats 2012, the triennial exhibition and conference on surface treatment.
Brazilian show back for 2012
Clearly delighted with the inaugural Fastener Fair Brasil last November, exhibition manager Candyce Costa has confirmed that the next edition of the São Paulo show will be staged in November 2012.
O
fficial statistics confirm that 170 exhibitors welcomed more than 2,500 visitors to the first edition of Fastener Fair Brasil, held from 8th
– 9th
both exhibitors and visitors” Mack Brooks Exhibitions has announced that the next event will be held from 20th November 2012 at the same venue.
November 2011 in São Paulo’s Expo Centre Norte. Based on “highly positive feedback from – 21st
“We want to thank our participants at the first Fastener Fair Brasil for this great success. The commitment from our exhibitors
as well as the support from industry organisations and media partners was extraordinary. I am particularly delighted to be able to report that the quality and quantity of the visitors have not just exceeded our expectations, but those of many of the exhibitors,” said Candyce Costa. In the exhibitor survey the event received excellent marks for the quality and quantity of its trade visitors. These were mainly
from Brazil (95%) and the neighbouring South American countries; however, some 2% of visitors came to Fastener Fair Brasil from other parts of the world, in particular from the USA. Visitors at Fastener Fair Brasil 2011 were mainly fastener and fixings manufacturers (45%) followed by distributors/suppliers
(24%), end users (23%) and wholesalers/retailers suppliers (8%). Key industry sectors to which the visitors belonged included the automotive industry, the distribution sector, construction, hardware/retail, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical products and furniture manufacturing. The exhibition attracted fastener and fixings specialists at all levels, with the majority being either company owners, having managerial or purchasing responsibility or being technical engineers. “The launch of Fastener Fair Brasil came exactly at the right time, and it successfully met the demand of the Brazilian
fasteners and fixings industry for a targeted industry event in São Paulo. We look forward to sustainably developing this show into Brazil’s key platform for the fastener and fixings industry,” says Candyce Costa. Information on Fastener Fair Brasil 2012 will soon be available on the show website:
www.fastenerfair.br.com
38 Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 73 January 2012
ecognising the complex and varied issues involved in fastening technologies a group of engineers grew up in Brazil, initially with professionals from automotive manufacturing directly involved in fastening technologies, which now meets regularly
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