The TORX® family started life back in 1967 with the original TORX® patent. From this humble beginning, this revolutionary drive system has continually expanded its offerings with ongoing improvements and many new design variants to accommodate a wide range of industry needs.  Today, the main family members include TORX®, TORX Plus®, and TORX Paralobe™.  In the aerospace market, TORX® and TORX...

The CONU counter nut is a new and innovative patent-pending ‘fastener locking device’. Compared to conventional hex nuts this counter nut offers a wide variety of advantages depending on the application, such as reduced space requirements and flow resistance as well as a lower risk of injury. Thanks to its self-locking effect, CONU does not require any additional safety and prevents ‘self-loose...

Wevo is offering tailor-made potting and encapsulation materials for the growing global market of intelligent monitoring solutions to reliably protect sensitive electric and electronic components. Smart technologies for monitoring livestock enable the early detection of diseases, increase animal wellbeing and also help to reduce costs and labour. This is achieved through greater use of sensors,...

Dymax, a global manufacturer of rapid curing materials and equipment, has introduced 9501-F, its newest adhesive for electric vehicle battery assembly. This low shrinkage product has excellent bond strength to common substrates such as PC, PC/ABS, nickel plated steel, and aluminium and is especially designed for fixturing cylindrical battery cells to plastic bases and holders. 9501-F cures tac...

The popular new generation industrial torque wrench from Sykes-Pickavant can be split into two parts for easy and economic storage and transportation. This recent addition to the Torque range is proving popular amongst end users from all sectors thanks to the innovative space saving design, the separate parts are easy to assemble as one piece with a press-in button feature.  The unmistakeable t...

Bostik adhesives, including solutions from its Born2Bond™ Engineering Adhesives range, comprise an integral part of a vital Repair Kit or ‘Kit à partir’ that was offered by Arkema, Lalou Multi and Bostik to all 79 teams in the Transat Jacques Vabre (TJV) multi-day yacht race. The adhesives have been chosen for their fast curing, high strength, and optimum moisture, humidity and chemical resista...

Norbar has developed a unique torque tool for London Underground to solve a specific engineering challenge, namely the removal and refit of the inter-car coupler mounting bolts on the fleet of 47 Bombardier 09 Stock trains used on the Victoria Line in London and maintained at the Northumberland Park depot. The inter-car coupler mounting bolts are accessed from the underside of the train, either...

UK-based bolt tensioning experts TensionPro has teamed up with Sedwell Ltd to promote and develop new applications for the InterBolt™ remote bolt load monitoring technology and software systems. Sedwell Ltd, based in Bury St Edmunds, UK, has developed an integrated bolt load monitoring system. The technology provides real-time bolt load measurements for proof of bolt loads during installation a...

After the launch of the WKP45G PVD grade for the Walter Xtra·tec® XT, Walter BLAXX and M4000 milling cutter families, Walter AG has introduced new Tiger·tec® Gold indexable inserts for milling. This successful grade is now also available for Xtra·tec® shoulder milling cutters and helical milling cutters, slotting cutters, high feed F2330 milling cutters and F2239 copy milling cutters. Just like...

Two Henkel adhesives from the Loctite Liofol RE range for use in flexible packaging have been recognized by RecyClass as fully compatible with existing recycling processes for polyethylene (PE). The development of these adhesives ensures that flexible packaging can be recycled into higher quality plastics, and it enables better second life options in various applications. RecyClass is a compre...