Expanite, the surface hardening specialist, has consulted and advised the students at the RennTeam Uni Stuttgart in identifying and solving some of their challenges with wear on the titanium parts in their racing car. The Rennteam Uni Stuttgart takes part in the Formula Student racing series, a competition for young engineers across Europe, as well as being involved in other international compe...

Ever stricter product safety laws and regulations are being implemented in almost all markets in order to set new benchmarks to protect consumers all around the world. This is placing a huge burden on the whole value chain in its efforts to fulfill these regulations. As an adhesive supplier in the field of packaging, Henkel is committed to delivering products such as the Technomelt Supra Pro Ra...

Anaerobic adhesives are the most popular type in industry, used as threadlockers and retaining compounds. Applications for anaerobic adhesives that require more accuracy and precision in dispensing can be challenging because of the unique cure mechanism. Here Peter Swanson, managing director at Intertronics, discusses the use of preeflow dispensers for anaerobic adhesives. Due to its easy handl...

KM Tools Ltd has selected WDS Component Parts Ltd to supply components for the jigs and fixtures in KM Tools’ car body manufacturing facility, which is used for its prestigious Bombardier Transportation project. Bombardier’s site in Derby is the UK’s only train manufacturing facility, designing and building AVENTRA electric multiple unit trains for UK operators. Its carbody facility manufacture...

Disc springs have recently been added to SPIROL’s eCommerce platform. While all of SPIROL’s engineered components will eventually be available for purchase through its webshop, disc springs are the second product to launch on the site. SPIROL offers the full range of DIN EN 16983, formerly DIN 2093, group 1 and 2 disc springs in series A, B, and C. In addition to the DIN specified sizes, SPIROL...

JET PRESS Ltd has recently delivered a rivet T-nut machine using collated T-nuts to a specialist healthcare and riser recliner chair maker Repose Furniture, capable of up to 1,000 rivet T-nut insertions per hour and powered by compressed air.James Hewlett, industrial designer at Repose Furniture commented: “Each chair has 20 - 30 T-nuts. We were using tap in T-nuts but they could easily fall ou...

The 34-piece tool case, Basic Set L Electric, from hand tool manufacturer Wiha is designed both for prospective electricians and professional craftsmen, in various fields with a basic need for electrotechnical applications.The case set consists of ergonomic SoftFinish slimFix electric screwdrivers, various VDE pliers solutions, a folding ruler and other electric hand tool solutions. These lay t...

The new torque testers, including the ReadStar TT tool torque tester and the CapStar cap closure torque tester, are ideal for the concise measurement and collection of critical torque and quality audit data for manufacturing and production environments.Available from UK-based tool manufacturer Crane Electronics Ltd, tThe ReadStar TT is an easy to use assembly tool torque audit readout that incl...

Specialist threaded fasteners often need help in forming the best attachment to soft core materials such as aluminium or magnesium alloys. Challenge Europe offers stock, advice and production service operations for a comprehensive range of wire thread inserts. Available in both tanged and tangless variants, or screw thread inserts which provide high performance internal threads in castings wher...

New to the Laser Tools range of specialist tools is a pentagon socket and bit set, which is designed for the pentagon fasteners found on Bendix and Girling braking systems. These braking systems feature on cars from leading manufacturers including Citroën, Peugeot, Renault, Vauxhall, and others. The set includes four ½ inch drive sockets, 38mm deep, in the following sizes: 10mm, 12.5mm, 14mm, a...