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To ensure its customers continue to receive the quality and delivery times they are accustomed to, Eurotec has recently doubled its production facility to 6,000m² at its Hagen site.

With an investment in new machinery to meet the current market demand, Eurotec currently produces timber construction screws with a diameter from 6mm – 13mm and a length from 160mm – 3,000mm. “Our primary target is to be self-sustaining in the supply and production of the whole range of fasteners we offer,” comments Markus Rensburg, managing director at Eurotec GmbH. “Using our own machinery, we want to be able to integrate more production processes and technologies in-house so we can control the quality of our products.” 

Markus continues: “This is one of the multiple benefits we have as a German fastener manufacturer. Our lead times will also be improved as more is produced in-house. Another added benefit is that we have no import bureaucracy and documentation – which is so important right now with the current challenges of the global supply chains and freight.”

Eurotec is able to supply a wide range of wood construction screws that can be used for a number of different applications – including mass timber constructions, load-bearing timber frame joints, timber engineering, multiple hall constructions or the renovation of ceilings. The company points out its range of wood construction screws feature high corrosion resistance; applicability in service classes 1 to 3; as well as an excellent resistance to mechanical loading. The screws can also be utilised for carpentry work.

Eurotec’s range of wood construction screws includes the Paneltwistec range, which the company points out is known for being an ‘all rounder’ among screws. It is available in different steel grades, head shapes, and screw tips, and each screw has special properties that are suitable and necessary according to the application.

“Climate-friendly construction continues to be a big focus for Eurotec. Wood as a building material holds a clear advantage over cement and concrete in terms of CO₂ reduction. Timber construction is becoming more relevant and this investment in our facilities enables us to continue to be a reliable specialist for fastening technology in this field,” comments Markus.

As well as a high-quality product, ensuring a consistent service to customers is also key. Eurotec is offering training sessions (on-site supervision on turnkey projects if required), consultancy services, as well as estimation services. The company also offers a number of calculation software programs for its customers. This includes deck software, developed to make it easier to plan the materials users need for deck construction. Once a few key parameters are entered, the application offers you a choice of suitable products for the substructure, the substructure support and the materials for fastening the deck boards in place. As well as the deck calculation software, Eurotec’s ECS software calculates structural timber connections, node connectors, roof, as well as façade construction and is the company’s core software, which gets constant updates and additions. To add to this, all relevant Eurotec products are integrated in the catalogues of the widespread timber engineering software solutions SEMA and CADworks.

“Construction goes on and on and the challenges we face mean we have to be able to offer our customers a full package. As Asian manufacturers become more uneconomic, and global freight costs increase, this may lead to a trend of production returning to Europe, which again confirms our commitment to constantly develop our manufacturing capabilities. The main driver will be the highest possible degree of process controlled automation. By getting rid of as many manual processes as possible, we can achieve constant quality, ideal machine utilisation, as well as a cost-efficient production.”