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Fiminox
Mecavit continues investing
on the
Mecavit is currently expanding its production factory by almost 50%, with the work scheduled to be finished
move
in August 2008.
Mecavit’s current production factory has a capacity of 4,000 square metres, but after the expansion is finished
the capacity will be increased to 7,500 square metres.
Fiminox, an Italian
The expansion of the production facility will allow Mecavit to introduce its own heat treatment line, which will be
distributor of stainless
steel fasteners, is moving
integrated into its production process, and is scheduled to be ready towards the end of 2008.
to new premises in Milan
“We are investing in new technologies, second operation machinery, cold forging machinery, rolling machines
after 35 years at its old
and selection machines to allow us to continue producing top quality standard and special screws.”
premises.
“Due to the strong
growth of sales in the last
three years” says chairman
Indian company
Norm Civata wins
Mr. Bettinelli, “we are now
in need of a bigger space
certified
best supplier award
with a state of the art
stock management system Micron Precision The company also
TOFAS ( Turkey companies, such as FIAT,
that allows us to speed up Screws Ltd, a fastener has an annual turnover
manufacturer of FIAT ) Ford, Toyota, Renault,
deliveries”. manufacturer in the of US$13 million and
gave the prestigious Honda and Hyundai. To
The new facility will be north of India, has employs approximately
award “Best Supplier capitalise on this new
equipped with modern announced that it is three hundred workers.
Quality 2007” to Norm business Norm Fasteners
automatic systems to stock now a 'TS 16949:2000' “We have attained a
Cıvata A.S. has completed the process
and move goods, as well certified company. remarkable place in
Norm, which has over of necessary investments
as a new and efficient Established since the Indian automobile
34 years of experience in and certifications, to meet
shipping platform, which 1979, Micron Precision market, as currently
fastener production, was the needs of this growing
will allow more trucks to screws manufacturers we are supplying our
presented with the award market.
be loaded at one time. high tensile industrial product to almost all
due to its excellent quality “Due to this
“We are expanding fasteners, mainly socket the multi-national
management, shipping investment we are now
worldwide thanks to our head cap screws, socket companies in India. Our
management, research the biggest fastener
reliability and the quality of button head cap screws, company also exports
and development as well supplier in terms of
our wide range of standard socket shoulder bolts, to a variety of
as the full support it capacity, turnover and
fasteners in A2 and A4.” socket countersunk, low countries including
offered to Tofas – FIAT. employment within 3
Fiminox will also be heads, fit bolts, dowel Germany, Holland,
exhibiting at the BIG 5 pins and hex United Kingdom,
The Turkish automotive production plants in
SHOW in Dubai and at bolt/screws for the Austria, Switzerland,
industry has recently been Turkey, and have an
MIDEST in Paris this automotive industry as Italy, France, United
quite attractive to the annual production
autumn. well as other industries. States and Canada.”
leading automotive capacity of 35,000 tons.”
Henrob invest
B.I.G keeps getting bigger
in the future
B.I.G, specialists in fixings, fabrication and steel stockholding, has
extended its warehouse for the second time in the last 4 years.
The company began trading in 2000 and in 2004 it was necessary for it to
Henrob, the UK based rivet manufacturer, is purchase the adjoining industrial unit, effectively doubling its capacity.
demonstrating its confidence in the future by Due to the success of the company it has once again needed to extend its
investing heavily in its Deeside, UK production capacity by purchasing another industrial unit and increasing its capacity by a
facility. further 50%.
This investment involves building a 24,000sq ft
extension to its premises and substantial investment
in Carlo Salvi heading equipment and Helpro UP
Correction to antidumping
process monitors. Helpro has been involved with
Henrob ever since it produced its first rivets back in
1990 resulting in all of Henrob’s machines being
opinions – March Issue
equipped with Helpro monitoring equipment.
“Up to 43% of our total rivet output is produced
Giuseppe Verdoliva, of Mecavit, has asked us to correct information that he
unmanned utilising Helpro to manage the “ghost
provided for the opinions article in the last issue.
shift” and control quality. In an increasingly cost
He says, “I was incorrect in writing that UPIVEB asked us to support the
conscious market it’s reassuring to know that Helpro
complaint. The request actually came on behalf of the EIFI, which presented the
can provide the competitive edge to us.”
complaint to the European Commission.”
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