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Ten year flight
Alcoa Fastening Systems Ltd (AFS) is celebrating a ten year business relationship with Miloco, one of
France’s leading air cargo container producers.
Located at Roissy-Orly near Paris, Miloco employ 40 people to construct and repair air cargo
containers for Continental Airlines, Air France, Corse Air and the French air force. It is also the only
manufacturer of cargo container trailers in France through its factory in Britanny.
Using Huck Magna-Grip® fasteners, Miloco repair between 25,000 and 30,000 containers per
year. It also constructs approximately 7,000 new ones which arrive at the factory in a kit format.
Jean Aubin Kandissounon, production manager at Miloco explains the process and why, after ten
years, they are still very happy to use AFS products and tooling. He said: “Containers can be
expensive to repair and the fact we only require one type of fastener, easily installed by one
operative instead of two, means we can carry out the necessary work or production quickly and
efficiently, thus providing a faster response and better value for money. In addition, our customers
always comment that Magna-Grip provides the completed product with a better aesthetic finish
compared to standard non structural rivets, which we had previously used.”
Latching on the moggie
IGS springs into action
Simmonds of Malvern has selected an over-centre
HighWater Designs, a meet specific criteria. in this way,” explains
latch solution from Protex Fasteners to secure cases
pre-press business in
The correct design of the product manager Tony
to luggage racks on Morgan sports cars.
the commercial print
gas strut is critical as it is Lambert. “Weighing
market, is using a
required to provide a push around 18kg, it needs to
Simmonds of Malvern has over 30 years’ experience in
bespoke gas strut
and pull effect, so that stay put when fully raised
designing accessories and conversions for Morgan sports
solution from Industrial
the lid on the Cobra 8 and not slam down when
cars, and when owner Steve Simmonds required a
customised solution to secure cases to the vehicle
manual load/unload closing. The correct
Gas Springs (IGS) for
luggage racks, he turned to Protex, who designed and
engine will remain secure damping effect of the
safe operation of its
manufactured the 320-1260 anti-tamper catch, featuring
in the open position with springs is therefore vital
latest computer to plate
a patented automatic snap-lock mechanism.
the spring at full to ensure operator safety
(CtP) imaging system.
extension. The – so this was a major
“From our experience, Protex always listens to its
application demands factor in our going back
customers and we work with them to get the result we
HighWater has been a
minimal operator closing to IGS for a solution we
want,” explains Steve. “It was very important to get this
regular customer of IGS
force, relying on the were confident would
lock mechanism right. The clamp holding the luggage in
for more than a decade
weight of the lid to give us the quality and
place has to be absolutely reliable if the drivers are to and uses gas springs in
ensure that it shuts firmly. reliability that our
avoid losing their belongings on the road. It just snaps the design of its digital
equipment is known for.”
shut and locks automatically, guaranteeing that
integration and creative
“It is very
everything is safe and secure – a relatively simple but
imaging products for the
important
brilliant solution.”
pre-press and related
that the
graphic arts industries. For
“The catchplates that come with the catches have to be
lid closes
its new Cobra 8 manual
welded onto the tubing, so it made sense to follow the
load/unload engine, it
supplier’s recommendation to use Protex products. That
was 10 years ago and they have never let us down.”
once again turned to IGS
who assessed the
requirements, based on
the specification provided,
and supplied samples for
HighWater to trial.
After various trials the
final design which was
agreed upon was a
150mm stroke size 6 gas
spring, which features
metal eye end-fittings
and is pressurised to
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