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08.05.2012	New installation tools for HELICOIL® thread inserts! News of the HELICOIL® product group – the electrical installation tools E-PSG and ES-410 are now available.
18.04.2012	Hexalobular / TORX® – new range for efficient assembly We have enhanced our range in the group of hexalobular / Torx® drive.
12.04.2012	Cooperation with Daniel Schrey Racing will be continued It is our pleasure to continue the cooperation with Daniel Schrey Racing in 2012. We wish Daniel Schrey and his team an exciting season 2012.
02.04.2012	NEW – RIPP LOCK® lock screws and nuts The RIPP LOCK® lock washer belongs to the group of mechanical unscrewing prevention elements. It combines many individual advantages of existing locking screws and washers.
27.03.2012	RIVKLE® M2007 Manual setting tool is ready for use The new RIVKLE® M2007 expands our product range of setting tools for blind rivet nuts. It is suitable for setting or repairing of small quantities.
16.01.2012	Böllhoff Group with 15% growth in 2011 Last year the Boellhoff Group has generated a sales volume of 453 Mio. € in their 135th year of business. Sales increased by 15% compared to last year. This is an increase of 8% compared to previous record year 2008.
15.01.2012	Innovative technology for innovative companies The Bielefeld-based Böllhoff Group has developed a solution which optimises the value-added chain of industrial companies: ECOSIT® RFID Bin. The product focuses on the logistics of "C-parts", which have traditionally been relatively expensive to procure. The new system offers considerable cost benefits whilst improving the security of supply.
09.01.2012	Automatic assembly of RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts and screws The new product overview: up-to-date, compact, informative! Get an overview of our fully and semi-automatic setting tools for RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts and screws! Download now our new catalogue (only available in German) in order to receive all required information.
05.12.2011	SEAL LOCK® Sealing nuts: one-piece element, high-strength, temperature resistant SEAL LOCK® sealing nuts provide a reliable seal against gaseous and liquid media.
28.10.2011	Safe navigation... This was the slogan of the Böllhoff fair presentation on the MOTEK, the international trade fair for handling, assembly and automation technology.

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08.05.2012	New installation tools for HELICOIL® thread inserts! News of the HELICOIL® product group – the electrical installation tools E-PSG and ES-410 are now available.
18.04.2012	Hexalobular / TORX® – new range for efficient assembly We have enhanced our range in the group of hexalobular / Torx® drive.
12.04.2012	Cooperation with Daniel Schrey Racing will be continued It is our pleasure to continue the cooperation with Daniel Schrey Racing in 2012. We wish Daniel Schrey and his team an exciting season 2012.
02.04.2012	NEW – RIPP LOCK® lock screws and nuts The RIPP LOCK® lock washer belongs to the group of mechanical unscrewing prevention elements. It combines many individual advantages of existing locking screws and washers.
27.03.2012	RIVKLE® M2007 Manual setting tool is ready for use The new RIVKLE® M2007 expands our product range of setting tools for blind rivet nuts. It is suitable for setting or repairing of small quantities.
16.01.2012	Böllhoff Group with 15% growth in 2011 Last year the Boellhoff Group has generated a sales volume of 453 Mio. € in their 135th year of business. Sales increased by 15% compared to last year. This is an increase of 8% compared to previous record year 2008.
15.01.2012	Innovative technology for innovative companies The Bielefeld-based Böllhoff Group has developed a solution which optimises the value-added chain of industrial companies: ECOSIT® RFID Bin. The product focuses on the logistics of "C-parts", which have traditionally been relatively expensive to procure. The new system offers considerable cost benefits whilst improving the security of supply.
09.01.2012	Automatic assembly of RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts and screws The new product overview: up-to-date, compact, informative! Get an overview of our fully and semi-automatic setting tools for RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts and screws! Download now our new catalogue (only available in German) in order to receive all required information.
05.12.2011	SEAL LOCK® Sealing nuts: one-piece element, high-strength, temperature resistant SEAL LOCK® sealing nuts provide a reliable seal against gaseous and liquid media.
28.10.2011	Safe navigation... This was the slogan of the Böllhoff fair presentation on the MOTEK, the international trade fair for handling, assembly and automation technology.
12.10.2011	IMTEC® Moulded inserts – highly wear-resistant thread inserts for in-moulding! IMTEC® Moulded inserts – the new fastening talents from Böllhoff. Your expert in fastening technology has developed a fastening solution for in-moulding.
04.10.2011	The new regulation and control module RSM for the UNIQUICK® Feeder! The Feeder from the UNIQUICK® product group are now equipped with the new regulation and control module RSM.
27.09.2011	ONSERT® catalogue: new version Facts and figures relating to quick and process-reliable bonding of fastening elements with light-curing adhesives are presented as a comprehensive summary.
09.09.2011	HELICOIL® repair pack M 9 x 10 now available! Wheel bearing housings are constantly exposed to a variety of different loads, with wear as the the logical consequence. For example, the internal thread, cut in the wheel bearing housing and used to screw in the brake guide bolts, is often damaged during the disassembly of those guide bolts. A damaged thread usually requires replacement of the complete wheel bearing housing. Böllhoff offers an alternative solution with the new HELICOIL® repair pack for wheel bearing housings.
10.06.2011	Full house at Blechexpo 2011 in Stuttgart Böllhoff exhibited from 6 to 9 June fasteners and assembly systems for profiles and sheet metals. This years's focus for the company based in Ostwestfalen was the field lightweight design.
12.05.2011	Böllhoff granted AEO certificate Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification gives a company a special status: it is regarded as being particularly reliable and trustworthy and as such can claim certain benefits in connection with customs clearance.
09.05.2011	Böllhoff reduces CO2 emissions through sustainable waste management Böllhoff's strategy of sustainable waste management has resulted in annual savings of 734 t of CO2, the equivalent of driving 2,356,446 miles in a car.
20.04.2011	Daniel Schrey starts together with Böllhoff into the new racing season 2011, because... ...motor racing creates connections!
18.04.2011	EDAG InnoTech-Day EDAG invited selected technology partners to attend its inhouse exhibition at the headquarter of EDAG in Fulda as part of a management workshop. We felt glad to accept the invitation to the EDAG InnoTech-Day on 23 March 2011.
07.04.2011	Böllhoff opened the current fair season 2011 with the participation in the fair ISH For the first time, the Böllhoff Group was there represented with a large booth.
31.03.2011	TOP – Innovative companies extend invitation to business leaders The TOP best practice event series is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and the F.A.Z Institute for Management, Marketing and Media Information.
21.02.2011	RIVCLINCH® certified for air duct construction As the first and only German manufacturer, Böllhoff received the TÜV-certificate for absolutly tight rectangular clinching points in the air duct construction.
21.12.2010	Efficient combination of driving features – FLEXIDRIVE® The Torx- or hexalobular internal driving feature has long taken as an efficient driving standard in the production. But there are also applications, where it is not used so far. This is especially the case if the connection has to be released again because of maintenance or repairs reasons.
30.09.2010	Successful participation in InnoTrans 2010 trade fair For the third time in a row, Böllhoff has presented most up-to-date services and technologies of fastening technology at the world's largest trade fair of railway technology, the InnoTrans in Berlin, with great success.
23.09.2010	MOTEK 2010 – a roaring success! The international Trade Fair for Assembly, Handling Technology and Automation in Stuttgart, Germany, is considered as the world's No 1 event for production and assembly automation, feed technology and material flow, rationalisation through handling technology and industrial handling.
31.05.2010	New: Böllhoff Repair Solutions – RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts The setting of RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts is often the only fastener solution for hollow sections, housings or where access is limited to one side of a component for adding a thread to thin-walled workpiece.
22.04.2010	HELICOIL® tangfree – What is new? HELICOIL® tangfree is the up-to-date HELICOIL® coil thread insert technology for tangfree coil thread inserts.
17.03.2010	RIVKLE® P 1007 – It's all about the perfect combination! Innovative fasteners combined with intelligent assembly solutions. That is what we offer as the specialist in the world of fastening technology.
16.03.2010	Light Car was joined with 400 RIVTAC® elements Already at the IAA 2009 in Frankfurt, the EDAG group, a global development service provider and also customer of Böllhoff, presented as a world premiere the project “Light Car” with its innovative exterior design and unique design concept for the future electric vehicle.
08.03.2010	Böllhoff customer fair at Miele Böllhoff employees of the Sales, Application Engineering and Marketing departments presented products and services of the company in the Miele forum.
08.03.2010	Böllhoff has acquired Armstrong Precision Components Ltd. We are delighted to announce that on the 26th February 2010, Böllhoff Group acquired the entire shareholding of Armstrong Precision Components Ltd., (APC), from Caparo Engineering.
04.02.2010	New RIVCLINCH® catalogue Upon clinching, double- or multi-layer joints of sheets and/or profiles are joined form-fittingly and non-positively in a push-button-like cold-forming process.
18.01.2010	Böllhoff opened Technical Center in USA Bollhoff Rivnut® Inc. placed in Kendallville, Indiana opened the Detroit Technical Center (DTC) in November 2009. The center includes a "house of the customer" with a product exhibition and a sales office.
15.01.2010	Inaugration of the new Mexican office building On 3rd December 2009 Bollhoff Mexico (BME) has officially opened its new building in the city of Querétaro which is located 200 km north of Mexico City.
26.11.2009	Profit from the well-established FLEXITOL® systems You already know these systems. They feature stepless tolerance compensation and thus save you real money.
18.11.2009	TOP – Innovative companies extend invitation to business leaders The TOP best practice event series is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and the F.A.Z Institute for Management, Marketing and Media Information.
04.11.2009	RIVTAC® is "Product of the Month" RIVTAC® Portable was awarded the title "Product of the Month October 2009" by the editorial department of German specialist journal ke KONSTRUKTION & ENGINEERING.
29.10.2009	Indian production starts operation The new Böllhoff production facility, located in Gurgaon near Delhi, was inaugurated on 5th October, 2009 by the Managing Director of Böllhoff India, Jagdish Keswani and our Managing Partner, Willhelm A. Böllhoff. So Böllhoff is a manufacturer for its own products also in India.
27.10.2009	Extension of our plastic injection molding manufacturing By the extension of our injection molding and assembly production area we have doubled the place from approximately 1,200 sqm to 2,600 sqm.
07.10.2009	Stretching the lead with RIVTAC® As the result of a successful public private partnership, for the first time, RIVTAC® was realised in gerneral industry at our customer Clage, a solar collector manufacturer.
28.09.2009	New product configurator for QUICKLOC® quick releases Looking for your specific quick release? Adapted to your individual requirements and wishes? Nothing easier than that with QUICKMatch — the new product configurator for the series 60 QUICKLOC®.
31.07.2009	RIVKLE® stainless steel – For the extra bit of corrosion resistance Apart from steel and aluminium, our assortment comprises RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts of stainless steel which provide high corrosion and temperature resistance and are available in many different designs.
27.07.2009	CAD database - download 3D models for fasteners We have added to our Blue Pages online - the manual of fastening technology - a new service. 3-D models for more than 45,000 fasteners are now available for free.
02.07.2009	The new HELICOIL® locknuts catalogue is now available! It provides good overview and comprehensive information! - See for yourself!
01.07.2009	Hexalobular / TORX® – new range for efficient assembly We have enhanced our range in the group of hexalobular / Torx® drive.
30.06.2009	RIVKLE® sealcote – An innovation from the world of blind rivet technology With RIVKLE® sealcote, Böllhoff now also produces blind rivet nuts and studs with sealing function.
25.06.2009	Satisfied customers at the first in-house exhibition in the logistics centre Nearly 90 people from 6 nations followed on 18 June 2009 the invitation to the first in-house show to the logistics center of South-East Europe (Slovakia) in Senec near Bratislava.
09.03.2009	New to the Böllhoff Test Laboratory: Fatigue testing The technical test laboratory has invested in a state of the art dynamic test machine enabling it to conduct fatigue tests internally.
12.11.2008	Böllhoff continues to be EN 9100 certified The audit carried out by TÜV Rheinland ended with a very positive outcome. In succession, we have reached a total score of over 90 points on a maximum scale of 100.
12.11.2008	Inauguration "World of Joining Together" The “World of Joining Together” passes its first big test with flying colors. The “World of Joining Together” opened its doors for its first big event on the 4th and 5th of November 2008. There were 80 invited guests who took part in the 4th Professional Congress. We are happy to report that all went well and the premiere was a success!
27.10.2008	The entire world of fastening technology At the beginning of November, we will inaugurate our new building in Bielefeld.
22.08.2008	Böllhoff is honoured On 22/08/2008, Böllhoff was awarded the Marketing Award OWL (Marketingpreis OWL) in a ceremony in the "World of Joints" (Welt der Verbindungen).
21.08.2008	Enhancement of production plants in China Construction work for the production and office enlargement of Böllhoff in Wuxi, China, is proceeding according to plan. The inauguration ceremony and the start of the enlarged production plants is scheduled for 02 December 2008.
21.08.2008	Böllhoff Group secures major order from Audi Bielefeld. Böllhoff, a specialist in joining and screwdriving technology, has secured a major order from automotive manufacturer AUDI AG of a total volume of approx. 4 million euros.
01.08.2008	Education at Böllhoff At the Böllhoff Group, 25 young people have started their training. Apart from 17 trainees in the technical and commercial field in Bielefeld, 3 commercial trainees have been hired in the branches in Dormagen, Munich and Nuremberg. In the Sonnewalde plant, we also greeted four technical trainess. In the Logistics Centre South (Logistikzentrum Süd) in Jettingen-Scheppach, one young person is trained.