Standard component specialist norelem has launched a range of plastic spur gears, for a cost-effective and highly efficient addition to the toolkits of design engineers. The most commonly used gear type, spur gears are an essential component for non-slip transmission of forces from one shaft to another. This is crucial for machines that require a change in the direction of rotation – for exampl...

As market leaders in ex-stock industrial springs, Lee Spring offers guidance to engineers who are either designing assemblies, developing for production or concerned with installation/maintenance. Compression springs are for push applications which compress when a force is applied, and have either closed ends (where the two end coils of the spring are closed and touching) or open ends (where th...

Progressive Technology is a market leader in CNC multi axis machining, using advanced modern machinery and additive manufacturing (AM) expertise to manufacture complex metallic components, primarily for the Formula One market. Laser powder bed fusion technology has been chosen by Progressive Technology and provides significant benefits when producing F1 components such as increasing strength an...

Vestel is a global manufacturer of household and B2B appliances and devices so when responding to a national tender from the Ministry of Education to install Smartboards in schools in Turkey, Essentra Components was delighted to provide a custom locking solution to ensure the safety and security of the product and its users. Vestel was awarded the contract by the Ministry of Education to supply...

When assembling individual bearing components, the outer race, inner race, balls, and retainer all work together so that there is a controlled amount of internal clearance between the rings and balls. This radial play is necessary for proper operation, however, in most applications, it is also necessary to help reduce or eliminate the internal clearance to maintain correct functionality. To rem...

On pneumatic pipe systems the quick fit push-in fittings can be fiddly things to disconnect. But not with this little gadget, the Quick Fit Coupling Removal Tool (part number 7413), new to the Laser Tools range. On these pneumatic systems, when fitting, the pipes are designed to simply push in but then hold tight and cannot be pulled apart. You can attempt to compress the release collars with a...

Dow, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, has launched the DOWSIL™ EA-4700 CV adhesive, a next generation silicone solution for transportation assembly that is capable of room temperature curing at faster speeds while maintaining the performance advantages expected from silicone adhesives. This advanced new assembly solution bonds at room temperature to traditi...

Greenkote PLC global provider of high-performance anti-corrosion metal coatings, has announced that its Chinese licensee has won a major contract to supply 1,200 tonnes of coated hex bolts for construction of the new Amur Gas Processing Plant (AGPP) in the Amur region of Siberia. When completed, AGPP will be the second largest facility of its type in the world, designed to process 42 billion cu...

The Elesa series of hygienic knobs and handles in stainless steel with FDA compliant sealing compliment its established adjustable levelling feet to complete a series ideally suited to medical, pharmaceutical, food processing and related industrial applications. In fact, all those messy situations where frequent aggressive cleaning is required to prevent the build-up of bacteria and dirt in gen...

Hilti Group and IDEA StatiCa s.r.o. have entered into a software development agreement focusing on a component-based, finite element method (CBFEM) for anchoring/footing topologies to help improve workflow efficiency. Hilti and IDEA StatiCa have entered into an agreement to further improve the speed and accuracy of steel-to-concrete connection analysis for structural engineers. With this develo...