Beardow Adams’ latest production facility has been awarded its first ISO certification for the manufacture of hot melt adhesives. Beardow Adams Hot Melt Werk GmbH is a multimillion Euro production facility that opened in 2019 as an extension to the adhesive company’s UK production site. It was designed to help Beardow Adams better serve mainland Europe. This world scale manufacturing site has n...

Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd has recently been awarded a contract to design and manufacture two 50,000 lb/hr car bottom furnaces for one of the largest metals and mining companies in the world. These custom engineered furnaces will support the manufacturing critical metal hot rolling machine components used in the production rolling of high value-added automotive steel sheet and plate. D...

3M has joined the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), taking one more step forward in the company's ongoing commitment to help the nearly two billion people worldwide living in water stressed and water scarce communities. "3M is proactively applying our science and innovation to improve the water supply used in our operations and the communities we serve," said Mike Roman, 3M CEO. "We are committ...

Thanks to the innovative characteristics of the new ergo.® 7440 from Kisling, a swiss-based manufacturer of adhesives, Ferrari has been able to solve a current adhesive issue for a new automobile development. The issue to be solved was to remove the bond line read through (BLRT). Due to the low shrinkage capabilities of the ergo 7440 this primary requirement has been met to full satisfaction....

The long-term stability and sustainability of 21 Hitachi turbines relies on Densit® Ducorit® S5R grout from ITW Performance Polymers. The offshore wind farm in Changhua County is a 109.2 MW project that encounters the highest wind power in all of Taiwan. Ducorit S5R grout was used because of its high strength in an area known for experiencing frequent typhoons. Ducorit S5R grout is a pumpable,...

The new Permabond MT3836 is a flexible, thermally conductive, fire retardant adhesive, which cures fully at room temperature and complies with the fire retardancy requirements of UL94-V0. It contains a thermally conductive filler, which conducts heat away from bonded components, making it ideal for use in electronics applications such as bonding heat sinks, and in electric vehicle battery appli...

Eurobond Adhesives Ltd is sponsoring 19 year old Zara Rutherford in her attempt to become the youngest female pilot to fly solo around the world. Zara’s adventure will begin when she takes off from Kortrijk airfield in Belgium in her two seat Shark microlight aircraft. Her stated aim and motivation for the trip is: “To inspire young people, in particular girls, to engage in science, technology...

Quality is critical to the success of a manufacturing business. Even the most loyal customer will look for alternatives if their expectations aren’t met. Dedication to quality starts with the smallest components, often the most overlooked and inexpensive – fasteners. Here, global fastener manufacturer Optimas OE Solutions gives a list of things to look for in manufacturing engineered fasteners....

Following intensive outdoor and accelerated corrosion tests, GEOMET® waterborne zinc flake coatings have been approved by TOTAL (GS EP COR 356) on fasteners for the most extreme corrosive categories C5/CX and Im4 (ISO12944-2). Offshore is one of the most severe environment where corrosion can lead to huge maintenance cost to insure safety, functionality and durability of steel structures. It is...

In jig and fixture design it would be hard to conceive building jigs and fixtures without side thrust pins to hold parts – which is precisely why JW Winco has developed the standard parts series GN 415. Side thrust pins are practically indispensable elements of jig construction and are available in a wide range of variants. Nevertheless, there are applications that demand particularly compact...