Designed for a wide range of bonding applications that require fast fixture, coating or surface cure, adhesives supplier Intertronics has introduced Born2Bond™ Light Lock, available in high viscosity and gel formulations for bonding, repair, coating or infilling applications. Light Lock offers typical instant cyanoacrylate adhesive (CA) bonding - typically by exposure to surface moisture - for...

Panduit, a manufacturer of electrical infrastructure solutions, has expanded its cable fastening series. Panduit's new edge clips are versatile, quick and securely attach directly to panel and frame edges. No drilling into the structure is required, maintaining the panel’s integrity. This allows cables or wires to be routed along or perpendicular to the edge, as required by the application. Att...

Developed to meet the growing demand for unique and efficient solutions made from biodegradable materials, ARaymond’s collection of biodegradable clips and twine have undergone extensive testing over this past year with the Comité Départemental de Développement Maraîcher (CDDM). The CDDM tests were carried out with 2 growers, Mr Louis VINET and Mr Jean-René BRIAND on properties in the west of F...

Spanish-based Smartfix Tecnologia e Innovacion S.L is able to work with customers to help choose the best rivet solution for their applications. Thanks to over 30 years of experience in the sector, Smartfix can offer a technical service to develop special rivet nuts with specific requirements according to customer specifications. The company also has a large stock of products, produced in its o...

Meridian Adhesives Group, a manufacturer and custom formulator of high-value adhesives technologies, will now be serving the electric vehicle market with custom solutions by way of the company’s Electronics Division.     Meridian’s Electronics Division currently encompasses three companies – Epoxy Technology Inc, Epoxies and Epoxy Technology Europe, with offices in the United Kingdom, Germany a...

Choosing dual fuel direct fixing tools, which combine both battery and gas power can offer returns on time and cost compared to battery only tools. Here, Anthony Coulson, technical sales manager for SPIT – a brand of ITW Construction Products, explores how choosing tools that use both battery and gas power will increase productivity, save money and improve health and safety on-site. Direct fixi...

REC Fastening GmbH, known as an international fastener analysis and testing laboratory, has developed a new innovative measuring system for bolted electrical contacts – together with its sister company REC Engineering GmbH. Bolted electrical contacts in the high voltage range, and recently the battery technology in electronic vehicles, are coming into focus more and more often due to impending...

Through its RED ROOSTER brand, Rami Yokota B.V has introduced three new cordless tool ranges – the RRI-BS, RRI-BA and the RRI-BIM – for tightening threaded fasteners. The new RRI-BS screwdrivers have low rpm, as well as a low torque level. The tools are ideal for use with screw sizes M3 through M6; torque levels up to 12Nm; and speeds between 250rpm – 1,550rpm. Also new are the RRI-BA angle wre...

Henkel has developed the patent-pending LOCTITE® ABLESTIK® ABP 8068T portfolio, which includes high thermal, semi-sintering die attach pastes that offer simplified processing, as well as ‘best in class’ thermal and electrical performance – with robust reliability for today’s high power density devices. The expanded functionality and shrinking dimensions of devices within mobile, datacom/telecom...

During the 1950s, a very difficult moment in Europe – and in Spain in particular – Industrial Recense S.L was established in a rural area in the north of the country with the aim of producing cutting tools for agriculture, which were in demand at that time. Over the next decades the company moved to the building sector, developing different solutions for roofing and gutters, but it was in 1999...