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The UK APPLITEC Centre

EJOT UK’s Applitec Centre is the UK’s foremost fastening technology laboratory, equipped to support the development and testing of products that span all our market sectors from building envelope and safety-critical anchoring to advanced industrial engineering. It’s a solutions-based hub where design and testing, work hand in hand with quality processes and application-based learning.

For customers with conundrums to solve, the lab is an agile resource that supports quick response. In a similar way, our team has a first-class reputation and impressive backstory when supporting OEMs, especially at the conceptual stage of system design.

Working in tandem with the highly impressive TEC Center in Germany, the UK laboratory goes beyond R&D to bring genuine value to partnerships, maintain quality systems, and deliver responsible training aligned to industry best practice.

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APPLITEC at a glance...

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Training Rig

Our purpose-built training rig is ideal for running internal training sessions, ensuring the wider team knows how to install our fasteners and reiterates the importance of best practice. It is also used for hosting external clients and for continuing to work closely with OEMS. A versatile piece of equipment, that can be used for the full installation of various roofing systems and for the complete build-up of façade & rainscreen systems.

Application Testing

Fastening products and systems need to be assessed holistically. That means the fastening product, and the materials joined are tested to recognised standards through a variety of processes. Several machines contribute to pull-out, pull-over and pull-through tests in addition to typical stress/strain tensile and shear testing.

Hardness Testing

The ‘hardness’ of a material is a measure of a its resistance to localised ‘plastic’ deformation. As the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) is also a measure of plastic deformation, hardness testing relates directly to the UTS of a material. These are key tests that answer quality and technical requirements.

Tensile Testing

Elastic deformation is defined as a reversible deformation. The yield strength of metal is the value where the deformation changes; from what engineers refer to as ‘elastic to plastic’. Beyond this point, deformation is non-recoverable. The UTS (see hardness testing) is the stress at the maximum point on the curve - when fracture will occur.

Torque Analysis

Put simply, torque is the force x distance, from one end of an object to the other; torsional forces that produce a rotational motion about the longitudinal axis. We use a variety of ways to test torque relating directly to drilling, tapping and tightening. Thread stripping is also a vital assessment, calculated at point of over-driving.

XDLM Analysis

The XDLM equipment uses XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analysis to determine the elemental compositions of materials. Data in this elemental form helps determine the different grades of steels and other alloys, relating to components within an application. This supports quality control, providing analytical data and certainty in products.

Salt Spray Testing

Whilst salt spray testing has long been the standardised method to study the resistance of coatings and materials, our equipment exemplifies our policy of continued reinvestment and is state-of-the-art. It provides a technical support role for quality control or for testing the effectiveness of a particular production process.

Light Fast Testing

Light fastness testing uses intense artificial light to assess the impact on a given material. This process provides evidence on which to monitor and assess how well colours are retained over time and is a benchmark for future modifications designed to maintain the reliability of a product’s ‘light-fastness’ strength.

Rapid Prototyping

Where CAD software such as SolidWorks® and 3D printing are brought together either through the pursuit of perfecting product prototypes or modifications, or the practicalities and demands to create tooling for our own manufacturing centre. Either way, this is an important cog in our role as market innovators.

Profile Projection

Profile projection intricacy is used to measure critical features of a fastening element. For EJOT that includes fasteners, washers, through-bolts and threaded rods, to name a few. Intricate features such as thread pitch can be highlighted allowing measurements to be recorded with pin-point accuracy, using integral measuring systems.

Shared Knowledge, International Support

We work closely with colleagues based in Germany and beyond. The EJOT TEC CENTER in Bad Laasphe is a hub for technical advancement and knowledge exchange. It’s a resource for academic research, development, application technology and product development; a campus of innovation with sustainability anchored in its strategy.

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Meet the Technical Team

These are the people behind the success of the APPLITEC. Get to know the people running the tests, analysing the information, answering the phones, and replying to your emails. Our dedicated team have a range of specialisms, technical and practical knowledge, meaning they are always well placed to answer your questions and offer the best advice for your specific application.