Patrick Faulkner, Lead Engineer at Accu, looks at the different types of screw tips and how their design influences installation.

For decades, threaded fasteners have been treated as necessary but forgettable components to be hidden, covered, or sealed. Now, a revolutionary new product is challenging that notion and redefining what a fastener can be. Enter the F-head screw, from Flush Fasteners - a bold evolution in fastening technology for industries where performance and aesthetics matter.

FDB Panel Fittings is offering low-cost Universal Budget latches from sales partner Weston Body Hardware. These latches to a deadbolt design are available ex-stock from the FDB Online store in a traditional industry standard format manufactured in mild steel or stainless steel, for office and industrial workplace applications.

After three years as an AFC Industries Company, TFC Europe is renaming its European businesses to AFC Europe. All of the operations of TFC throughout the UK, Germany and Czech Republic will transition from their current brand identity to the new AFC Europe look.

TR, part of the Trifast Group, is proud to renew its silver sponsorship of the KTH Formula Student Stockholm team for the 2025 competition, providing a range of high-specification fasteners that quite literally hold together the self-driving car engineered by the students.

Accu is celebrating the success of two of the student teams it sponsors at the FIRST Tech Challenge UK national championships held recently, as part of its commitment to STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics).

After investing in the Fisnar F4403N ADVANCE Benchtop Dispensing robot from adhesives and dispensing specialist Intertronics, J-TEQ EMS Solutions achieved a full return on investment within a year, streamlining PCB masking, cutting waste and freeing up staff for higher-value tasks.

LOCTITE is proud to continue its longstanding sponsorship of Formula Student - the UK's most established educational engineering competition, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. With more than two decades of involvement, Henkel brand LOCTITE continues to help university teams bring their innovative race car designs to life with its trusted adhesives and technical know-how.

Precision engineering component distributor Accu has secured official stadium naming rights for the next five seasons with Huddersfield Town (AFC) Football Club, with immediate effect.

An enquiry to bigHead from an automotive customer on saving weight opened a wider conversation about material compatibility, assembly practices, and how fastening works as a system.