SATINOX ASSEMBLAGE

Satinox Assemblage is a French supplier of fasteners for the aerospace, defence and space sectors. It is based in Houdan, near Paris, and acts as a single point of contact for companies that want a secure fastener supply.

The company has served customers since 1977, which is more than 40 years in fasteners, technical support and inspection. A team of 9 technical sales staff gives each customer a named contact who listens to their needs and checks them closely. The company works with more than 350 suppliers around the world.

For aircraft work, Satinox supplies screws and fasteners to standards such as NFL, ASNA, EN, LN, NAS and MS, or to a customer drawing. Its supplier network offers many materials, including 35NC6, 30NCD16, stainless steel grades and the titanium alloy TA6V. It also qualifies industrial fasteners to NFE, DIN, ISO, ANSI and ASME standards. These are used mainly in defence, space and medical work.

Satinox manages the making of fasteners to customer drawings through subcontractors. The methods include cold forming, hot forming, bar turning and thread rolling. It looks for the best makers to balance quality, price and lead time. It also manages surface treatments and special processes, and it helps customers choose substitute treatments to meet REACH and RoHS rules.

Inspection is a key service. A 120 square metre laboratory with three full-time staff checks about 9,500 lots a year. Checks come before and after surface treatment or grinding. Equipment includes an X-ray fluorescence analyser, a 3D measuring machine, a torque test line up to 10 Nm, a profile projector, a tensile test machine up to 50 kN and a Vickers hardness tester. Sampling follows ISO 2859-1, and 100 percent checks are available on request.

The company also offers dedicated stock that follows each customer's production rate, plus kitting and packing to order. Satinox is certified to EN 9100:2018 and EN 9120:2018, and its site also lists ISO 9001.

Services

• Aerospace fasteners
• Industrial fasteners to aerospace quality
• Fastener manufacturing to drawing
• Surface treatment management
• Inspection laboratory
• Dedicated stock
• Kitting and packing
• Sourcing