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News Release from: SEAC
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 March 2002
Quality control is key to fastener
performance
Seac puts all its products through a stringent series of tests to make sure they can cope with the rigorous uses they are designed for.
There is growing concern in the UK about inferior pins and nails coming onto the market It is therefore very important that builders and architects can differentiate between genuine products and cheap imitations
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 7 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Many poor-quality fasteners and fixings do not perform well, resulting in jobs sometimes having to be redone - a costly and time-consuming exercise.
Some of the problems that have been identified include the polymer heads snapping off or cracking; poor ring shank quality; poor quality polymer resulting in colour fading and powdery appearance; and poor quality pins and nails which are liable to rusting.
To prevent these kinds of problems occurring it is essential that all fasteners are rigorously tested before they go on the market.
Seac puts all its products through a stringent series of tests to make sure they can cope with the rigorous uses they are designed for.
These tests typically comprise two parts: first, each product batch is assessed for overall appearance, with products not passing the grade being removed and recycled; secondly, the batches are drop-tested for shatter resistance, simulating the product in use.
By doing this the company ensures that its fasteners meet or exceed the ISO9002 standard of accreditation.
SEAC has a document which outlines these testing procedures in more detail.
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