EDITORIAL Will Lowry, editor, Fastener + Fixing Magazine New face, same magazine
After working for the magazine for six years it is an honour to be given responsibility for writing this editorial, especially starting with an issue concentrating on such key topics in the fastener industry.
the privilege of visiting Pühl’s Plettenberg facility, which is truly an impressive operation and showcases Pühl’s vast capability. A significant change on the horizon is the Construction
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Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (CPR), which is scheduled to come into effect on 1st
July 2013. We therefore
asked Barbara Sorgato, secretary of European Consortium of Anchor Producers, to give her perspective on the impending regulation and to clear up some areas of confusion. There is also an article from the European Organisation for Technical Approvals and how it plans to adapt to the CPR. Further features include a thought-provoking article
focusing on ‘the unintended consequences of trade defence’ – written by Geoff Hopwood, chairman of the Hexstone Group
CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS Europe and World..............................................................10-20 Perspective............................................................................. 22 North America...................................................................24-28 Russia + CIS ......................................................................30-32 Asia......................................................................................... 34 South America........................................................................ 36
COVER STORY Pühl - Pressing ahead.......................................................38-39
EXHIBITIONS Events Calendar .....................................................................40 Fastener Fair India report .................................................42-44 International Fastener Show Tainan report ........................... 46 Fastener Fair Russia report ...................................................48 News..................................................................................50-52
INSIGHT Unifix returns with new catalogue and website ..................... 54 Supplying something special.................................................. 56
CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS EOTA: Adapting to the CPR................................................58-60 Barbara Sorgato - Understanding the CPR.......................62-64 News..................................................................................66-72
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MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Engineering the transition to wire.....................................76-78 News..................................................................................80-92 Spotlight on WAFIOS Umformtechnik .................................... 94 Carlo Salvi World – Carlo Salvi people ................................... 96
CATALOGUE RACK European manufacturers ................................................ 98-101
MANAGEMENT + SYSTEMS Sales intelligence ..........................................................102-103 The unintended consequences of trade defence ...........104-106 News..............................................................................108-110 WASI simplifies customer process chain ......................112-113
FOCUS ON Socket + hexagon bolts .................................................123-125
PRODUCT NEWS Application Technology news ........................................114-122 Tools news ..................................................................... 126-131 Products news...............................................................132-148
INDEX...................................................................................150 Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 81 May 2013
he May Cover Story focuses on Adolf Pühl, the leading manufacturer of standard and non-standard flat washers and pressings, and how the company plans to stay at the forefront of the industry. For the article I had
of companies, and previously serving EFDA president. There is also an insight into Tata Steel’s wire rod mill and ‘engineering the transition to wire’ a fascinating look at the process of producing cold heading wire. To add to this there are also reports from Fastener Fair
Russia, International Fastener Show Tainan and Fastener Fair India; recent developments in threading, machining and secondary operations; plus the latest fastener industry news – all combining to produce one very full magazine.
I hope you enjoy it.
For those who were expecting to see Executive Editor Phil Matten’
s photo - Phil will still be providing his unique
perspective on key fastener related matters for each issue. For his thoughts on recent developments in the fastener industry read page 22.
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