FASTENER INDUSTRY NEWS
TR Fastenings goes for the double with second ‘Supplier of the Year’ award
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(L to R): Eric Schwarz - vice president purchasing (seating), The Lear Corporation; Jennifer Moceri - vice president purchasing (electrical power management systems), The Lear Corporation; Glenda Roberts - group sales director, TR Fastenings; Jim Barker - chief executive, TR Fastenings and Matt Simoncini - president and chief executive officer, The Lear Corporation
TR Fastenings is stacking up the silverware having won yet another award for supplier excellence. The global fastenings supplier, which has its headquarters in Uckfield, UK, was awarded the Lear Corporation’s ‘Supplier of the Year Award’ which was presented to 10 companies for outstanding performance during 2011.
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R Fastenings was presented with the award at seating and electrical power management systems manufacturer Lear’s headquarters in Southfield, Michigan in the United States. The award comes hot on the heels of another accolade for TR. Last month, the fastenings firm was awarded the Philips Hamilton Supplier of the Year award for outstanding service. The 10 winning firms honoured by the Lear awards were selected from more than 2,000 companies worldwide. TR Fastenings was recognised for consistently meeting the Lear Corporation’s demands in customer service, quality and
delivery and increasingly participating in Lear’s standardisation process for fasteners. TR Fastenings has been named as the preferred global supplier of fasteners to the Lear Corporation, securing new programmes to be supplied by the TR Group with new business opportunities from the US manufacturer over the next five years. Matt Simoncini, Lear’s president and chief executive officer said: “Lear is proud to recognise our best suppliers. While we value
the contributions of all of our suppliers, inclusion on this select list signifies truly superior overall performance. Our ‘Supplier of the Year’ winners have shown an unwavering commitment to excellence in quality, innovation, cost efficiency and a willingness to go above and beyond in assisting Lear in serving our customers in today’s highly competitive global market.”
www.trfastenings.com TaTrim enhances wheel nut security
Ferodom s.r.o and security of bolted joints have long been synonymous and a symbol of progress in fastener technology.
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wards at Fastener Fair Stuttgart and in Fastener Technology International, as well as in professional journals in Europe, USA, Turkey, Russia and in Taiwan confirm it. Ferodom has now brought to market the new
FEM optimalised locking system TaTrim. This is not only a clear indicator of nut location but also an effective, simple and inexpensive resister of spontaneous self-loosening of bolted joints. It is inserted manually, without special tools, on the tightened nut or bolt head, then pushed to the support or face to face to finish. TaTrim minimises the risk of dangerous self- loosening of bolted joints. TaTrim’s locking effect was tested on the axial pulsator EDYZ
(M20, frequency 4.6Hz, amplitude 0.4mm, variable axial force 1.5kN – 11kN) and compared with DIN 934 nuts. Ferodom highlights that while the bolted joints with the normal nut had
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already relaxed with 2 million cycles, the nuts fitted with TaTrim showed no evidence of loosening even after 10 million cycles. Testing for radial vibration using Junkers equipment also gave excellent results. Typical applications for TaTrim are Renault or Iveco trucks
with M22 x 1.5 wheel nuts but the system is applicable to other trucks and trailers. The product can also be used in in a wide range of other applications, including buses, tractors, rail transportation, machinery, and cranes. “TaTrim’s contrasting colour is highly visible making for easy
control and is, therefore, appreciated by truck drivers. It is recognised that the first 100Km after reinstallation of a wheel are critical and statistics demonstrate there have been many cases of wheels loosening during driving, often with tragic results. Fitting TaTrim ensures greater attention is paid to wheel security.”
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