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Alcoa top of the
pyramid
"Because of the extreme
Alcoa Fastening weather conditions during
Systems (AFS), who
construction and operation; where
manufactures in the UK, has
the mirrors invert to protect the
won a contract to supply one of its
glass during winter sand storms;
specialised fastening systems to the
as well as radical variations in
Kuraymat integrated solar combined cycle
temperature threatening thermal loosening of the
power station, located 90km south of Cairo,
fastener, our aim was to assure the joint's integrity.”
Egypt.
Explains Dean Bradley, AFS sales manager for
The power generation process at the Kuryamat plant, due
the UK, Ireland and South Africa, and
for completion in 2009, starts by solar panels (U-shaped
parabolic glass mirrors) tracking the sun from east to west. Once at
responsible for customer liaison with
393°C, fluid in an absorber pipe on the panel is pumped into a heat
NREA.
exchange system to create steam. This steam is then super-heated to power
“Consequently, the
turbines and generate electricity. The solar input will account for 20 megawatts of
solution we are providing
the plant's 150 megawatt output per year.
through a combined
Subject to harsh desert conditions (+45°C during the day and -30°C in the evening),
European team effort will be
the fastening solution used in the construction of the platform to support the mirror
quick and easy to install, require
structures could not be compromised. In response, and drawing on previous experience
no maintenance and meet the 30
from work carried out in the Mojave Desert, the European design team at AFS developed year warranty as specified in the
the C50L30 Huck fastener. original design.”
Piercing nuts used in
truck manufacturer
Northern Precision, exclusive UK the front-end of a driver’s cab. high-grade dies and seats to provide users
supplier for Arnold & Shinjo, says that In this case, the nuts are fed via a pair with any - and every - possible pressing
an increasing number of automotive of feeding units, each of which has two permutation for successful fastener
companies are adopting piercing nuts feed hoses. This means that four feed insertion.
and fastening systems, from Arnold & hoses are required for the insertion of the
With four PIAS styles of piercing nuts,
Shinjo, for the production of a variety 30 nuts, made possible by an innovative
Arnold & Shinjo covers a wide range of
of parts. multi-feeder system that distributes the
applications/torque requirements for
Truck manufacturer MAN is just one of nuts to the individual punching heads.
sheet from 0.6mm to 2.5mm thick.
the blue chip OEMs that benefits from the Arnold & Shinjo fastener system
Installation systems can feature multi
use of fasteners from Arnold & Shinjo’s components are effectively developed as
PIAS PN, HN, KP and RXM series. bespoke press solutions for mid- and
fastener distributors for up to eight
One instance is MAN using piercing high-volume fastener insertion
punching heads, quick-action couplings or
nuts and a special-purpose tool from applications.
simple torque testing instruments, while a
Arnold & Shinjo to insert, in a single They utilise punching heads capable of
variety of feeding units offer the continual
stroke, the 30 piercing nuts needed for up to 100 strokes/min coupled with supply of up to 20,000 fasteners.
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