Intertronics has introduced Born2Bond™ Repair, a gap filling two part ‘instant’ adhesive and repair product, which offers excellent adhesion to a very broad range of materials and surfaces. The material combines the strength of an epoxy adhesive with the speed of an instant cyanoacrylate (CA). Born2Bond Repair has high bond strength, offers gap fill, cures hard, sandable and is significantly fa...

With the ongoing demand for PPE, manufacturers are being pushed to develop and rapidly produce vast amounts of customised materials to support its diverse performance needs. Manufacturer of adhesive tapes and foams, Duraco, has been supplying manufacturers of PPE with high performing tapes, fasteners, and barrier materials converted into unique shapes and formats. Unlike traditional fasteners a...

LISI AEROSPACE, a division of the LISI Group, has entered into an agreement with the Boeing Company to extend its current contract as the aerospace market prepares itself for a return to growth following the 2020 market downturn. Under the contract, LISI AEROSPACE will continue to provide close to 6,000 different part numbers in support of all Boeing commercial programmes (737, 747, 767, 777, a...

The King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is currently being extensively renovated. Heavy-duty fastenings, FireStop solutions and installation systems from the fischer group of companies, are helping to guarantee the highest level of safety, both in daily travel operations and under extreme conditions, such as when a fire breaks out. Completed in 1983, the airport is...

A main field of application for adhesives in medical systems is needle bonding and syringe assembly in high volume production. Optimally matched processes are essential for reliable bonding. Panacol, Hönle and bdtronic work together to ensure that precise adhesive dosing, capillary flow and curing in seconds with UV light work hand in hand. As the needles are produced in large quantities rapid...

Master Bond EP51CC is a two component, fast setting epoxy with a colour-coding system where Part A is white and Part B is black. The two parts combine into a uniform grey colour paste, which indicates proper mixing. This fast curing, non-drip compound is ideal for bonding and sealing applications with a forgiving mix ratio of one to one by weight or volume. This high performance epoxy has a rap...

Here, in the next of his series of informative articles, Bill Eccles from Bolt Science answers a common question regarding how much a bolt thread should protrude past a nut. There are some building codes that stipulate that there must be at least one thread protruding through the nut. However it is common practice to specify that at least one thread pitch must protrude across a range of industr...

On production machines and mechanisms, it is often necessary to carry out repeated positioning operations as simply and reliably as possible. For precisely such secure and simple adjustments as well as for quick changing of mechanisms or tools, J W Winco now offers three new parts that complement each other perfectly - stainless steel adjusting screws with an adjustment scale plus matching bear...

Manufacturer of cable management products HellermannTyton has introduced the EvoCut to its range of cable cutting tools, designed for improved efficiency when removing cable ties. The newest tool in the Evo range, the EvoCut supports manufacturers in streamlining production lines and reducing errors. The design of the hidden blade and easy manoeuvrability ensures greater precision. It allows th...

Toyochem Co Ltd, the polymers and coatings arm of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, has launched a new healthcare use line of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) under its Oribain™ brand of acrylic adhesive solutions. The new PSA system addresses the demand for medical tapes and surgical dressing materials that offer high moisture absorbency and breathability, thus minimising skin maceration and infectio...