Methyl Methacrylate Adhesives (MMAs) offer strength, toughness, and ease of use when bonding metals, plastics and composites. Their properties and processing benefits mean they are suitable to trial for many applications. Compared with alternatives such as epoxies and polyurethanes (PUs), the benefits and properties of MMAs are perhaps less well known. Here Ben Swanson, joint managing director...

Makita, manufacturer of high-quality professional tools, power equipment and accessories, has released the 18V LXT® Brushless 4-Speed Impact Driver – a new impact driver offering multiple speed sections for precise fastening control with a wide range of applications. The impact driver combines power, speed and precision with a four speed power selector button positioned on the rear of the impac...

Fabory, a leading supplier of industrial fasteners and solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its free technical webinars, designed to help professionals work more efficiently and safely. These expert-led sessions offer practical, actionable insights into materials, applications and assembly techniques that can be applied directly in day-to-day projects. Whether in the fastener trade in...

ZEEKR is a new luxury Electric Vehicle (EV) brand from Geely, a Chinese automotive company. ZEEKR 009, the company’s first Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) EV required a fastening solution for an integrated foldable table solution for the interior and the company turned to Southco’s fastening expertise for a customised solution. ZEEKR’s flip-out table is designed to be lightweight, durable and comp...

With the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) being one of the most established methods for determining the climate impact of a product, Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, and IVK, the German Adhesives Association have developed a web-based tool for PCF calculation of both adhesives and adhesive tapes using an aligned, straightforward, affordable method.   Unveiled in Thessaloniki at Afer...

By Geoff Heath, marketing manager at EJOT UK The design, testing and quality control processes adopted in the manufacture of EJOT’s building envelope fasteners and its mechanical anchors, which include its well-known LIEBIG range, are inherently linked to those that its industrial engineering fastener teams work to. The aim of perfection is in the company’s DNA. As the UK construction industry...

Master Bond’s latest epoxy, EP3HT-LO, is a single component heat cured epoxy, with an unlimited working life at room temperature. This system passes ASTM E595 tests for NASA low outgassing, making it well suited for use in the aerospace, electronic, microelectronic and optical industries.  EP3HT-LO features a good strength profile, with a lap shear strength of 1,600 psi – 1,800 psi, a tensile s...

Designed specifically for stubborn and high torque crankshaft pulley fixings, Laser Tools has introduced a set of three counter-weighted ½ inch drive sockets. These are engineered for removing extremely tight fixings – the added weight reduces impact loss, allowing more effective torque delivery from impact guns. The high strength and mass make the socket very rigid; therefore less torque from...

Preventing and adapting to the consequences of climate change in the face of extreme weather events is a task for society as a whole. That’s why BAU 2025 is focusing on climate friendly construction, with companies presenting possible solutions in Munich, Germany, from 13th – 17th January 2025. Climate friendly construction is an approach to planning, constructing and operating the built enviro...

In many industrial sectors, the use of composite materials and thin sheet metal represents a challenge when it comes to fastening. This is due to the thickness of these materials, a thickness which is often not suitable for threading and can’t easily support traditional fasteners or inserts. This challenge has prompted J. LANFRANCO & Cie to design a range of fasteners specially designed for...