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New Fastener, Drive System & Insert Join a Proven Product Line Martin Schnurr, VP & GM Acument™ North America Acument™ Global Technologies, Inc. www.acument.com/northamerica The producer of Camcar®, Ring Screw and Elco® brand threaded fastening systems, Acument™ North America, Sterling Heights, MI, USA, the independent North America business unit of Acument™ Global Technologies, Inc., has announced major additions to its product lines. The Acument North America business unit has developed an aggressive strategic plan meant to transform its well-known brands through focused sales and marketing programs, close collaborations and partnerships with customers, and by building upon the foundation of success and respect that the Camcar, Ring Screw and Elco brands have achieved during the past six decades. Acument North America will design and manufacture advanced fastening systems, serving its traditional automotive, industrial, electronic and construction markets as a reliable provider of fast, cost-effective, value-added assembly solutions. New products will join such well-known and respected fastening sysRevolution Rivet tems as DeltaPT® Self-Tapping Screws for Plastics, Machine from Valley Mag-Form® Thread Forming Screws for Magnesium, Fastener Group features Taptite 2000® Thread Rolling Screws and Bolts, Strux® less moving parts, Clinch Nuts and Clinch Studs, and Torx® and Torx unlimited throat depth Plus® and theSystems. Drive mechanical Fastener Products Offered by Acument North America: Torx Plus® Drive System is recognized worldwide as the leading high-performance drive in automotive, industrial, electronic, construction and related markets. Introduced in 1993 as a design improvement over the original Torx® Drive System, its elliptically based geometry broadens contact surfaces while maximizing driver engagement and torque transfer. Straight sidewalls prevent camout, tool slippage and Torx Plus® Drive System. potential damage to trim and finished surfaces, and a zero degree drive angle virtually eliminates radial stresses and increases tool bit life. Mag-Form® Thread Forming Fasteners are specially designed to form mating threads in magnesium. Wide spaced threads with a broad 105° flank angle compress rather than roll form threads into lowductility magnesium, minimizing debris generation and producing a strong, reliable joint. These fasteners are easily removed and reinserted for service and usable with all drive systems includ® ing the Acument Global Technologies Mag-Form Thread Forming Fasteners. Torx®-Plus Drive System. Strux® Clinch Nuts are used with steel and aluminum sheets as thin as 1.5 mm. A cost-effective alternative to welding, they provide a cleaner appearance devoid of heat zone distortions. Featuring displacement lobes, retaining rings and grooves, they resist push-out and rotation during service while facilitating assembly of hard-toreach components. These nuts can be used with coated sheet metals Strux® Clinch Nuts. eliminating the need for secondary surface treatments. New Products to Added to the Line-Up ner old rts, and ook ling luing the arts maon New fastener products to be added by Acument North America include the Z-Form™ Zero Clearance Bolt and Sleeve Assembly, the Torx Plus Maxx High Strength Drive System and the MaggCert™ Thread Forming Insert for Magnesium. eter on up to 1/4" (6.4 mm) steel semi-tubular rivets as Along with the company’s existing brands, these new well as alines will form an array of threaded assembly product variety of sizes of solid rivets. solutions have unmatched Revolution Rivet Machine, After youthat islooked at theby any fastener company in North America and will help drive flywheel machines you will realize that the old-style Acument’s strategic penetration into new markets. are a thing of the past. 78Expansions Fuel Growth at Fastener Focus advantages of CAM technology. More About Acument™ North America Acument North America operates 16 production facilities and three distribution centers in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Further information on Acument North America as well as catalogs and spec sheets are available for downloading at the company’s website: www.acument.com/northamerica/index.asp More About Acument™ Global Technologies Headquartered in Troy, MI, USA, Acument™ Global Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of value-based fastening solutions, engineered fastening systems, state-of-the-art fastening installation technology and inventory management and application engineering services. With about 8500 employees in 16 countries, Acument supplies mechanical fastening products, systems and services to customers in more than 150 countries. www.acument.com December 2007 Valley Fastener Group http://www.acument.com/northamerica http://www.acument.com/northamerica/index.asp http://www.acument.com

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Fastener Technology International - December 2007/January 2008 Contents Editorial Calendar Industry News 5S – Turbocharged Lean House Cleaning: Principles and Practices for Creating an Efficient Workspace Corporate News Mechanical Properties – Part 7: Strength & Ductility in Bending FTI Technical Achievement Awards — Class of 2007 The Heat Treatment of Fasteners — Practice Melt Shop Provides More Efficient Titanium Wire & Rod Production Spotlight On Simulation Comparing Preparation and Calibration Techniques for Ultrasonic Bolt Tension Measurement – Part 2 Future-Oriented Testing Equipment Wire Handling Roundup What’s Happening at the IFI? Product Showcases Machinery Product Showcases Quality Education & Training in 2008 Fastener Focus Quality Checks on Retaining Rings: Your Recipe for Success Straight From The Show: NIFS/WEST Spotlight on Plastic Fasteners Competence in Stainless Steel Pick More Orders in Less Time With Slotting New Fastener, Drive Systems & Insert Join a Proven Product Line ASTM Update on Fastener Test Methods – The Bolt Doctor Column Advertisers’ Index Classified Advertisements Editorial Index

Fastener Technology International - December 2007/January 2008

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