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    <title>Mechanical fasteners, fixing  and joining, and equipment latest news on Manufacturingtalk</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Doncasters adds on fastener systems capability</title>
      <description>For aerospace applications, Doncasters has introduced a wide range of fasteners, such as nut plates, anchor plates, gang channels, washers, bolts, pins, rivets, brackets, nuts and so on.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Doncasters Group</category>
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      <title>Orbital spin riveter flares and flanges too</title>
      <description>Orbital Spin Riveter operates virtually noiselessly and the machine can perform a wide variety of tasks and with suitable tools can flare, flange, join or swage.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Bifurcated and Tubular Rivet Company</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dbk/dbk100.html</link>
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      <title>Piercing nuts aid furniture production efficiency</title>
      <description>Instead of using welding nuts, an office furniture manufacturer has changed over to piercing nuts and reported it is saving money, gaining process reliability and shortening production cycles.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Northern Precision</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nwo/nwo150.html</link>
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      <title>Orbital spin riveters are almost noiseless</title>
      <description>Orbital spin riveters offer virtually noiseless operation and have a stepless and precise adjustment of time and stroke length for a wide variety of applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Aylesbury Automation</category>
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      <title>Compression limiters made for moulding in</title>
      <description>Compression limiters for moulded in applications are used to preserve a threaded joint's integrity when fastening plastics-to-plastics assemblies, or plastics-to-metal assemblies.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Spirol Industries</category>
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      <title>Pneumatic torque wrenches are faster, lighter</title>
      <description>Norbar Torque Tools has updated its pneumatic torque tools' gearboxes to offer units that are faster, lighter, smaller and much more easier for operators to handle.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Norbar Torque Tools</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nor/nor129.html</link>
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      <title>Self-piercing nuts reduce assembly times by 30%</title>
      <description>German automotive manufacturers reported reductions of up to 30% in bodyshell and assembly times through using self-piercing nuts and fastening systems.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Northern Precision</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nwo/nwo149.html</link>
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      <title>Fastener insertion automated in the die</title>
      <description>PEM will be showing its Pemserter in-die fastener feeding system and an automatic press for placing self-clinching fasteners at the UK's MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PEM UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aco/aco105.html</link>
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      <title>Plastics threaded joint integrity maintained</title>
      <description>Solid knurled compression limiters preserve the integrity of a plastics threaded joint when a metal bolt is inserted, preventing creep, loosening and eventual failure of the joint.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Spirol Industries</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sus/sus128.html</link>
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      <title>Pierce fastening beats riveting and welding</title>
      <description>Pierce fastening technology is being used to install four studs in both the left and right hand rear light bowls of the BMW Mini car at a faster rate than possible with riveting or welded fasteners.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Profil UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/prd/prd138.html</link>
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      <title>Fasteners are adaptable for pressing problems</title>
      <description>Bespoke fastener press solutions for mid- and high-volume fastener insertion applications, provide  users with any - and every - possible pressing permutation for successful fastener insertion.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Northern Precision</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nwo/nwo148.html</link>
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      <title>Fastener units insert at up to 100 strokes/min</title>
      <description>Using punching heads operating at up to 100 strokes/min coupled with high-grade dies and seats for optimal functioning, fastener insertion systems have multi fastener distributors.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Northern Precision</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nwo/nwo147.html</link>
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      <title>High strength threads installed in sheet metal</title>
      <description>A UK exhibition demonstration of advanced mechanical fastening systems for sheet metal applications will show the installation of high strength male or female threads in components up to 4.0mm thick.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Profil UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/prd/prd137.html</link>
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      <title>Fastener applications engineering expertise shown</title>
      <description>How an in-stock range of 5,000 different fasteners is complemented by an unmatched level of applications engineering expertise will be shown at the UK's MACH 2008 exhibition.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Northern Precision</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nwo/nwo146.html</link>
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      <title>Wooden pallet machine builder secures nailing</title>
      <description>Wooden pallet machinery maker found a reliable supplier for the nailing tools and associated nailing products to manufacture two-way pallets.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>BeA Fastening Systems</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bfs/bfs100.html</link>
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      <title>Fastener ensures electrical connection on Al frame</title>
      <description>A fastener, when tightened, causes its screw to destroy and displace aluminium anodising immediately around it, giving a guaranteed electrical connection to one piece of profile.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Machine Building Systems</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mhi/mhi118.html</link>
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      <title>Self-clinch sheet metal fastener press installed</title>
      <description>Precision UK sheet metal profile cutting company has installed a self-clinch sheet metal fastener installation press to meet production demands.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Northern Precision</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nwo/nwo145.html</link>
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      <title>Pierce-nut fastener offers consistent earthing</title>
      <description>A self-piercing nut offers high strength location and consistent electrical earthing of components in sheet metal assemblies, in panels up to 2mm thick.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Profil UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/prd/prd136.html</link>
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      <title>Nut runners illuminate tightening area</title>
      <description>Pistol-grip nutrunners feature lightweight yet robust construction, and have an integrated LED spotlight that brightly illuminates the tightening area.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Bosch Rexroth</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bos/bos173.html</link>
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      <title>Feeder speeds automated pierce fastening</title>
      <description>Mechanical fastening specialist has introduced a drum feeder unit that enables users to maximise the cost-effectiveness of its pierce nut and stud technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Profil UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/prd/prd135.html</link>
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      <title>Fasteners supply is dependable, cost-effective</title>
      <description>A sheet metal working fabricator's business is all about producing assemblies to customer specification - and that includes an efficient supply of dependable, cost-effective fasteners.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Northern Precision</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nwo/nwo144.html</link>
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