ARaymond Agriculture is tackling virgin plastics by developing biodegradable solutions and prime quality recycled plastics for farmers and growers worldwide, including biodegradable fastening solutions. In order to meet the growing demand from clients for efficient and recyclable products, the company says, this range of biodegradable fastening solutions meets the same high standards of quality...

Bostik has launched Born2Bond™, a new range of innovative engineering adhesives designed for ‘by the dot’ bonding for a range of different manufacturing sectors – from electronics through to high-end luxury goods. The range includes new low odour formulations, which enable a more comfortable manufacturing environment, and low blooming solutions that are a critical feature for applications where...

It may come as a surprise to hear that top music artists have performed on stage and in the studio with wave springs. When examining potential uses for wave springs, aerospace, automotive and medical applications are usually the first that come to mind – not live music. Here Justin Lawrence, applications engineer at fastening and fixing supplier TFC Ltd, explores the more unusual applications f...

Bantam Tools® has announced its newest machine, the Bantam Tools desktop CNC milling machine, designed to make the manufacture of aluminium parts faster and easier. Bantam Tools® explains that the desktop CNC milling machine is fast, easy to set-up and comes with software that allows for predictable outcomes, including automatic material location, and bringing aluminium prototyping to a more ac...

Challenge Europe says design engineers often overlook the sophistication of threaded fasteners and fall into the trap of internet specification or specification by CAD system. This practice seems to derive from pressure of time coupled with the perception that fasteners are low end products. With all the benefits of the internet also comes a range of challenges. Challenge Europe Ltd has found t...

Essentra Components has supplied fastener products including 60,000 nylon washers for the VentilatorChallengeUK consortium in the race to produce 10,000 ventilators for the NHS. As a result, the company has also dedicated production lines to support customers in the medical and critical industries. In order to respond to the Coivd-19 crisis and the needs of the NHS, Penlon Ltd, a member of the...

Laser Tools, a UK-based producer of specialist tools, has introduced a toothed socket for Scania transmissions, suitable for loosening and tightening of the retaining nut on the transmission main shaft. The 4-tooth castellated socket is a ¾ inch drive, with an outer diameter of 92mm, inner diameter 72mm, skirt inner diameter 81mm and height 76mm. The socket is black phosphate coated for corros...

Advanced Engineering is on the hunt for groundbreaking start-ups to showcase their latest products and inventions as part of its Enabling Innovation Zone. The show will take place on 4th and 5th November at the NEC, Birmingham, and will allow smaller enterprises to make connections in the world of advanced manufacturing and technology. The Enabling Innovation Zone is the event’s area dedicated...

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe reports a successful third year of its distribution partnership with RAMPF Composites and Tooling Solutions. The partnership began under the John Burn Ltd branding, however, the brand and its product range were absorbed by parent company Ellsworth Adhesives Ltd in 2018. The RAMPF portfolio is now available to buy under the Ellsworth Tooling Solutions brand and has sho...

Henkel launched a thermal interface material (TIM) innovation, Bergquist gap filler TGF 7000. The silicone-based, two part liquid gap filling TIM effectively marries high thermal conductivity of 7W/mK and a maximum possible speed tested of 18g/s, a combination that, Henkel says, is one of a kind. Bergquist gap filler TGF 7000 cures in place at room temperature and is soft upon cure to minimise...