10,000 specially created anchors from the fischer Group of Companies have been used to install the heavy stone elements of a commercial building in Zurich, Switzerland. The façade consists of approximately 100 various steel tube grid constructions which are fitted with tapered pieces of marble of varying sizes and between 6cm to 18cm in thickness. These components were prefabricated by the manu...

By Dr Bill Eccles, Bolt Science A question that is sometimes asked is what tolerance should be placed on a torque value. I remember in my early days in engineering that the quality department requested that a tolerance be placed on a torque value that I had specified. I was told that without a tolerance, how were they expected to know what was acceptable to the design department? Many organisat...

Master Bond EP4EN-80 is a NASA low outgassing approved epoxy, which can cure at temperatures as low as 80°C, unlike conventional one component heat curing systems. It also features a quick cure profile at 65°C for 90 minutes plus 30 minutes at 80°C  - 85°C. The epoxy system requires no mixing prior to use, has a very low viscosity of 600 cps - 1,800 cps and contains no solvents. Free flowing EP...

Lightweighting is at the heart of the current challenges of the automotive industry, with electrified vehicles needing to reduce their weight. To meet this goal many solutions now replace metal components with plastic. However, for certain applications, which require clamping forces to remain fixed, the effects of creeping needs to be avoided. Indeed, during a traditional assembly of plastic co...

Global engineering company, Pandrol, has been central to the completion of a major 103km rail project in the Australian territory of New South Wales, supplying 365,000 rail clips to secure the tracks to 200,000 concrete sleepers. The first section of the Inland Rail, which saw 98km of existing line between Parkes and Narromine upgraded and 5.3km of new track laid and took nine months to complet...

Nasmyth TMF Inc, known for its metal coating processes in the aviation and defense sector, has recently seen interest from a diverse range of other sectors including medical, motorsport and electronics. A certified FAA repair station, Nasmyth TMF offers both protective and cosmetic coatings. Capabilities include complex masking, painting, grit blasting, chem film testing, tartaric acid anodisin...

3d-prototyp GmbH, a Bossard company, has received the official aviation certification EN 9100:2018 in Switzerland. The seal of approval is a prerequisite for supplying the aerospace industry with 3D printed components. Although a forward-looking technology, additive manufacturing is still used very little in Switzerland. Since October 2020, 3d-prototyp GmbH has been the only 3D printing service...

With the newly developed Vitralit® UD 1405 adhesive, Panacol has created an innovative adhesive system for fibre and filament winding. For high efficiency, Vitralit® UD 1405 can be applied during the winding process and immediately cured with high intensity LED curing systems from Dr. Hönle AG. This adhesive and curing system is ideal for Carbon or Glass Fibre filament winding associated with C...

The Hydratight Academy has become the first Approved Training Provider licensed by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) to offer a blended learning programme in Mechanical Joint Integrity (MJI). The announcement follows the recent launch of Hydratight Academy’s approved eLearning modules and practical training course options. The Hydratight Academy eLearning platform com...

DELO has introduced a new LED lamp for curing UV adhesives. The spot light source DELOLUX 504 features the latest generation of UV LEDs, achieving three times the intensity of the previous model. The new lamp was developed for high-speed production in the electronics and automotive industries that require small areas to be irradiated and equipment to be easily integrated into existing systems....