Less historic uck products include this
year s new uck 12. mm diameter
Magna Lok® which has been designed as
a versatile, hole filling blind fastener. s
well as having a wide grip range that can
handle wide variations in joint thickness,
the Magna Lok has 60 internal locking
technology that mechanically locks the
pin to the sleeve. The structural blind
rivet expands during installation, filling
the hole and providing resistance to liquid
penetration.
Then there is BobTail®, one of uck s
latest fasteners. With no pintail to break
off there is no wastage, therefore less
opportunity for corrosion and no pin
tails rolling around the production line.
Installation is fast and crucially for the
factory floor it s much quieter to install.
The BobTail is a permanent, mechanically
locked fastener. It is used widely in the
rail sector, however the standard flanged,
carbon steel 10.9 grade pin and collar
enables its use in commercial chassis
applications. The BobTail is quick, easy
and consistent to install out-performing
traditionally used nuts and bolts, we re
told.
Other key developments for tar
Fasteners include a coloured encapsulated
Hucktainer®. This again is controlled in
house and is produced in a UV stable
polymer in a huge variety of colours
specified by customers.
The firm can also supply a myriad of other
fastener brands such as Recoil®, Marson®,
Avdel® and cell it® among others,
and works with a variety of customers,
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from distributors to manufacturers
– particularly in the rail sector and
commercial bodybuilding market. tar s
product range is always evolving to meet
the changing needs of the market.
tar Fasteners itself has wasted no time
in embracing the latest I O 001 201
uality Management tandard. eeping
up with and sometimes ahead of the
international standards and expectations
is now part and parcel of the distribution
sector.
mith explains Distribution has changed
over the years. The business is constantly
evolving and it s not really showing any
signs of slowing.”
tarbuck adds It s hard to imagine, but
we started with hand written delivery
notes on carbon paper But we couldn t
cope without our system now.
“Traceability is a very big deal, some
customers require in-depth information
about materials right through to the
plating process. Customers are looking to
hold less stock and so require next day
delivery; we hold the stocks for them. You
need to look after your customers.”
mith says Customers, particularly
the large ones, ask that we deliver
their orders in an environmentally
responsible way – so more bulk orders
and fewer small ones to help reduce the
environmental impact.
“Our customers still like to be able
to speak to a person if they need to.
upport, assurance and solutions are part
of the tar Fasteners brand we have
many years fasteners experience.
Aside from the changing distribution
game, tar Fasteners clearly thrives on
the challenges thrown its way.
ou never switch off and we re not
too big or too busy to work on smaller
pro ects. We ve had all kinds turn up in
our car park: Fairground rides, classic
cars…we even had an old double decker
bus where a customer had pulled the
handrail off and they wanted us to supply
a fastener to fix it. mall pro ects are ust
as exciting to us as the big ones.
We re not a one stop shop we are a
specialist fastener distributor. We don t do
standard nuts and bolts, we don t get into
that. But never say never if it s good for
our customers and we can make it work
for us then you never know what the
future holds.”
There are fresh challenges ahead
for fastener firms to get to grips
with, whether it s working with those
increasingly popular lightweight panels or
working with the burgeoning renewables
sector, in solar panels and wind turbines.
There are new fixing solutions to be
designed it s all moving forward,
tarbuck concludes. It s a good business
to be in and every day is different.
www.starfasteners.co.uk
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.....as first seen in Torque Magazine