Easyfairs has announced that its Advanced Engineering 2020 event, which was due to take place on 4th – 5th November 2020 at the NEC, Birmingham, has been postponed to take place on 3rd – 4th November 2021. This decision has been made following consultation with the engineering and manufacturing industry and due to the ongoing unforeseeable and unprecedented global scope of the Coronavirus pand...

The versatile range of EMC shield clamps from icotek, for the safe dissipation of high-frequency interference, is extended by the SKZ shield clamp. The new SKZ offers an additional integrated strain relief. The strain relief is generally carried out via the cable outer sheath and thus protects the cable shield, as it is not mechanically designed for tensile forces. Strain relief via the cable...

Click Bond Inc has earned recognition for superior supplier performance, receiving the ‘Boeing Silver Performance’ excellence award (BPEA) for the ninth year in a row. BPEA winners are selected based on a set of performance and quality ratings for each month of the award year, including product quality and on time delivery. Over the 12 month period, Click Bond achieved a 100% quality score and...

Master Bond EP21ARLV is a two part epoxy that may be used as an adhesive, sealant, coating or encapsulant. The product is capable of withstanding prolonged exposure to a wide range of chemicals, such as 70% sulfuric acid, 10% hydrochloric acid, 10% nitric acid and butyl acetate to name a few. Both parts A and B have a low viscosity of 3,000 cps - 6,000 cps and 4,000 cps - 6,000 cps, respectivel...

HellermannTyton recently expanded its offering of detectable products for food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturers and processors, to help mitigate the risk of foreign materials ending up in the products individuals consume daily. The plastic material used to make these new detectable products is impregnated with metal particles for X-ray and metal detection – making them a critical asse...

Elastomers are synthetic polymers that can bend and stretch in numerous ways and then return to their original shape. Because elastomeric products are so ubiquitous, it is tempting to believe that all elastomers serve the same purpose - but think again. Here, APM Hexseal offers a handy guide of the different types of elastomers that it uses, as well as some of their most common applications. Co...

Star Fasteners has developed a clever colour changing indicator that visually verifies if its lockbolts have been installed correctly. The new red coating helps to improve final product quality checks, crucially making pre-assembled, uninstalled fasteners much easier to identify. Dan Starbuck, director at Star Fasteners, explains: “We were asked by a customer to remove welding from their produc...

By Dr Bill Eccles, Bolt Science Some bolts are deliberately tightened past their yield point. Why don't they further yield when an external load is subsequently applied to the joint and come loose? When a bolt is tightened into its plastic region, yielding is the result of the combined effects of both tensile/axial stress and the torsional stress exceeding the yield point of bolt material. The...

Trespassing and vandalism on railways is reckless, causes delays as well as causing lost profits. When someone is caught trespassing, all trains must be stopped in the vicinity to make sure everyone is kept safe. This not only delays nearby trains, but also has a knock-on effect on trains across the network. In the modern world there is an ever increasing need to review the safety and security...

Fan safety in football stadiums has come a long way in recent decades, yet collapses and accidents still occur. When Bernhard Baumhus GmbH & Co KG was tasked with building a stand for a newly promoted Bundesliga club, it was integral to the design to find an optimal bolting solution. In 2019, the football club SC Paderborn 07 secured its second successive promotion, to go from the third tie...