Fastener News Archive

Dow launches MobilityScience™ Studios for automotive industry

1st September 2021

Dow has announced the launch of MobilityScience™ Studios to support the development of innovative transportation technologies. The first two studios, located in the USA, offer a collaborative workspace that features a world-class suite of testing capabilities focused on acoustic and powertrain solutions for fast moving automotive applications. These enable Dow to create tailor-made noise, vibr...

Automotive

Fire protection in railway vehicles

31st August 2021

Passenger safety plays a central role in rail transport - this naturally includes fire protection. The fire behaviour of materials used must be intensively tested and classified. This, of course, also applies to the adhesives and sealants used, which is why Kisling AG’s ergo range of structural adhesives are tested according to DIN EN 45545-2. Toxic gases and smoke, which needs to be examined i...

Rail

Scott Bader adhesives used in marine drones

31st August 2021

Scott Bader and SWL Robotics Inc are working in partnership to manufacture marine drones from Crestapol® 1260PA and bond them together using Crestabond® M7-15 structural adhesive. The marine drones, produced in Miami, Florida, provide surveillance, research and data in all marine environments to help protect and maintain precious marine habitats. SWL Robotics are a marine drone start up founded...

Offshore

Beardow Adams receives ISO certification

27th August 2021

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...

Other Industries

Two new contracts awarded to Can-Eng

27th August 2021

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...

Automotive

3M joins water resilience coalition

26th August 2021

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...

Other Industries

Almost invisible bonding of carbon parts

26th August 2021

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....

Automotive

Offshore wind farm relies on ITW

25th August 2021

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,...

Offshore

Flexible, thermally conductive, fire retardant adhesive

25th August 2021

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...

Electrical + Electronics

World record attempt sponsored by Eurobond Adhesives

24th August 2021

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...

Other Industries