Containing many new products, as well as its extensive product range, plastic fastener manufacturer BÄCKER has launched its new PlacoGrip® catalogue. With over 400 pages, 16 product groups and more than 5,000 different articles, the new catalogue now offers even more choice. 1,600 new products have also been added including quick release, stainless index bolts and blocking handles, completely n...

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has launched Loctite Pulse, a novel portfolio of Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) solutions designed to minimise downtime, save maintenance costs and underpin safety as well as sustainability. First to market is the Loctite Pulse Smart Leak Detection System, primarily aimed at the oil and gas industries and pipeline operators. Based on novel sensor technology em...

Manufacturing electrification is having a moment right now, and it goes way beyond vehicles. Many manufacturers are beginning to embrace electrification as a practice. Here, Optimas OE Solutions looks at the reason for this shift. According to sources renewable energy is likely to produce more than half of the world’s electricity by 2035 and because renewables cost less in the long run, electri...

With the MCA power clamping nut from JAKOB Antriebstechnik, the user has at his disposal a long proven, widely used and economical clamping element which can ensure the highest clamping forces and maximum operational reliability - and is easy to operate manually. For this only a wrench SW 17 is required. Nevertheless, it is recommended to use a torque wrench to set exact, reproducible tightenin...

Audi is relying on cooperation with KUKA for the body-in-white production of two important volume models, using 200 KUKA robots to handle process technologies such as resistance spot welding and adhesive bonding. In the second quarter of 2021, KUKA was commissioned with the planning, delivery and integration into several body assembly lines for the underbody of two new vehicle models in the mid...

The drives of surgical robots, blood pumps, and MRI and CT equipment must offer a design that ensures they perform their tasks precisely and smoothly without emitting any contamination. Specifically for facilitating movement in medical technology, NSK provides a continuously expanding range of linear guides and ball screws to suit the smallest installation spaces. It is not surprising that min...

CNP Myszkow has developed a new coating, ZMspin, based on an alloy of magnesium, aluminium, and zinc, applied in the process of hot dip galvanising with centrifugation. The coating is ideal for fasteners such as screws, nuts, washers, pins, and others. CNP says its ZMspin coating gives spectacular results in salt chamber testing, where the tested items do not show traces of corrosion even after...

Cable cleats designed, developed and manufactured in North Yorkshire by Ellis Patents have been installed in a major power transmission project in Rio de Janeiro. The 2F+ flame retardant polymeric cleats were specified through Ellis’ Brazilian distributor, Poleoduto and were used to secure power cables to 30 metre high transmission towers in the suburb of Itamarati. Kelly Brown, Ellis Patents h...

When gas sensor manufacturer DD-Scientific wanted to improve the accuracy, repeatability, and productivity of an epoxy sealing process, it turned to adhesives specialist Intertronics. The company now benefits from robot mounted preeflow® eco-DUO precision metering, mixing and dispensing systems. DD-Scientific’s sensors are used in many different applications, from industrial gas safety to carb...

NORMA Group has been recognised by Daimler and PACCAR for excellent supplier services in the commercial vehicle sector. The company received the ‘Master of Quality Award’ from Daimler Buses Mexico and the ‘PACCAR Quality Award’ from PACCAR. “We are very happy to receive these awards,” said Dr Michael Schneider, CEO of NORMA Group. “These awards are a testament to the high-quality standards we...