
Locking doors and flaps
With the GN 5630 twist and tension lock, standard element manufacturer Ganter has added a new component for locking doors, flaps and hatches to its range of locking devices.

With the GN 5630 twist and tension lock, standard element manufacturer Ganter has added a new component for locking doors, flaps and hatches to its range of locking devices.

To match its aluminum profiles, Norelem offers a wide range of transport inserts for different areas of application.

Pöppelmann Kapsto has also recently started producing thermoformed articles. This process can be used to produce large-format and very thin-walled protective elements.

Axial angular contact ball bearing
The axial angular contact ball bearings of type DRF/DRN from Rodriguez are suitable for the bearing support of ball screws and trapezoidal screws. The double-row components are available in diameters from 12 to 40 mm.

Strack Norma offers a complete range of standardized sliding elements. In the event of failure, the standard parts can be interchanged.

SMC was represented at the FMB Zuliefermesse Maschinenbau with its compact technologies, for example the mini valves of the JSY series and the modular valve terminals of the SY series.

The trapezoidal screw drives from Dr. Tretter are used in machine tools, in CNC technology or in feed, automation or handling units.

Continental was honored with the Supply Chain Management Award 2019. The jury of the award, which was presented for the 14th time, recognized the automotive supplier's "Fast Forward 2030" supply chain vision.

Machine feet, articulated feet, leveling feet, corrosion-resistant stainless steel and elegant shapes: The range of levelling feet in the Ganter portfolio continues to grow, because hardly any construction can do without levelling feet on which the entire load rests.
Dietmar Heinrich leaves in 2020
Dietmar Heinrich, Chief Financial Officer of Schaeffler AG since August 2017, has decided not to extend his current contract, which runs until July 31, 2020, for personal reasons.

Dr. Ulrich Nass was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NSK Europe and Vice President of NSK Ltd. with effect from October 1.


Solutions for limited space: Ganter, the standard parts specialist, equips mechanical components with electrical functions and has added the GN 422 bow handle with electrical switching function and integrated LED ring illumination to its portfolio as the latest component in this series.

Hot runner and control technology
The Austrian company Meusburger will fully integrate the hot runner and control technology specialist PSG, acquired in 2016, into the company in the course of 2020 and will operate jointly under the Meusburger corporate brand in future.

Gate valves and standard components
Standard parts supplier Strack Norma will be showcasing its range of solutions for large toolmaking at Blechexpo from November 5 to 8 in Nuremberg.
Thermoformed protective elements
Plastics specialist Pöppelmann will be showcasing the company's focus on greater sustainability and innovative solutions for sealing and protecting technical components at the K plastics trade fair in October.

CRP Technology has launched a new material for selective laser sintering. Windform FR1 is both flame-retardant and carbon fiber-reinforced.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has achieved a Guinness World Record: at 364 meters, the sealing specialist has produced the largest O-ring in the world. It was produced using the Fleximold process in Tewkesbury, England.
Corrosion-protected locknuts are indispensable in many areas of application. Spieth-Maschinenelemente has tested the various versions of its locknuts - made of stainless steel, zinc-nickel or with blue chromate coating - in an extensive series of salt spray tests. This makes it easier to assess which product in which version is suitable for the installation situation.