Henkel has announced the development and commercial availability of LOCTITE® HHD 3544F, a bio-based polyurethane reactive (PUR) hot melt designed for consumer electronics assembly.  This adhesive is the company’s inaugural consumer electronics specific, bio-based PUR hot melt adhesive; approximately two-thirds of its content is sourced from renewable, plant-based feedstocks. “LOCTITE HHD 3544F...

Atotech, global supplier of speciality surface finishing solutions, has introduced UniCoat® CTR, a next generation single step cleaner coater process for multi-metal paint applications. Based on the same technology as modern zirconium pretreatments, UniCoat® CTR incorporates a robust cleaning package, complementing the zirconium component to achieve efficient cleaning and coating in one process...

Norms and stan­dards make tech­nol­ogy safe, en­vi­ron­men­tally sound and ef­fi­cient. The US standard API STD 692 is used around the world for com­pres­sor op­er­a­tion and recom­mends con­duct­ing vent studies to identify tech­ni­cal risks. The robust, patented CobaSeal from EagleBurgmann sets the standard for sep­a­ra­tion seals, offering outstand­ing cost-ef­fi­ciency and maximum safety. T...

The C-Class may be the most significant model Mercedes-Benz has to offer. When the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz’s C-Class celebrates its premiere this summer, its interior will have been been equipped with fischer Automotive components. These cockpit components are produced at two of the company’s sites, in Horb, Germany and Ivanovice na Hané, Czech Republic. Three different versions of t...

A first generation FLEX-5 rivet nut tool, used to install Sherex rivet nut studs was recently found to still be in use in a construction, military and heavy-duty truck fabricator assembly line, twelve years later. Here, Sherex Fastening Solutions outlines a few easy steps to ensure a long-lasting tool. Bought from Sherex Fastening Solutions in 2009, the FLEX-5 tool is still installing rivet nut...

Historically, solvent-based adhesives have been a popular choice for many production facilities, however in recent years there has been an increase in the number of manufacturers who have switched to solvent-free bonding. Chemique Adhesives pioneers solvent-free bonding to utilise a safer adhesive solution. Hot melts are a type of thermoplastic adhesive that are generally 100% solid and are bro...

By Dr Bill Eccles, technical specialist, Bolt Science Ltd It is well known that it is good design practice to ensure that the joint faces, which the nut or the bolt head seat on, are at right angles to the bolt axis. Angle errors on the joint face do have an influence on the static strength of bolted joints, however for small angles, this is usually not significant. What is less well known is t...

Whilst the majority of fastener applications can be met by fasteners produced to recognised standards, there are other applications for which standard products do not meet the needs of the application. They need something more specialised – a special. At Owlett-Jaton, the bulk of the business is providing standard products to distributors, but it also offers a comprehensive specials service to...

UK-based TensionPro has supplied a range of special bolting tools for constructing the world's longest mid-span suspension bridge, Çanakkale Bridge, in north-west Turkey. The 4,608m bridge, which spans the Dardanelles Strait, has a mid-span length of 2,023m and tower heights of 318m. TensionPro has supplied 160 hydraulic bolt tensioners complete with 16 electric pumps, hoses and manifolds. The...

Accu Limited has invested over GB£13,000 (€15,000) on specialist equipment to improve the speed andquality of its in-house threadlocking solution – AccuLock. The solution has already been applied to more than GB£1 million worth of screws during 2020. To assist in maintaining its high-quality stance, the UK-based component supplier decided to invest in a semi-automated patching rig to move away...