Here John O’Brien, global technologist at PennEngineering®, talks about the changing requirements of the EV sector and how the newly launched ECCB™ PEM eConnect® Contact Bushing is able to provide superior electrical connections, especially for busbars in electric vehicles.  At PennEngineering® we look to be ahead of the industry when it comes to trends and designs, so we can make sure we have...

Used in assembly processes all over the world for more than 20 years, SBM technology can feed, insert, and fasten blind rivet nuts and blind rivet bolts reliably in very short cycle times. With new standards of automation, speed, flexibility and stability, WEBER Schraubautomaten GmbH is introducing the next generation insertion system - the SBM25. SBM technology produces a reusable thread and i...

In June this year, the climbing garden on the Mägdeberg, which rises to a height of 654.2m, was renovated using fischer’s heavy-duty chemical fastenings, FIS V Plus, to anchor the safety hooks in the rock faces. The first hooks here were drilled around 1980 and were glued into the rock with a quick-setting cement. However, this cement is not weatherproof. As a result, after around 45 years, in...

Spatial Composite Solutions provide airlines and training centres with the most reliable, high fidelity cabin crew training simulators on the market. To manufacture these simulators, Spatial requires a full range of fire retardant resins and partnered with Scott Bader for suitable solutions. Spatial builds its simulators at a state of the art manufacturing facility in the UAE. The 50,000 square...

Weicon, a manufacturer of special chemical products, has developed an adhesive and sealant, Weicon Flex 310 M HT 220+., that is suitable for high-temperature areas and applications, including metal construction, tank and apparatus engineering, ventilation and air conditioning systems, car body, container, wagon and vehicle construction. This newly developed adhesive closes a gap in the field of...

The M18 FUEL™ Duplex Nailer, manufactured by Milwaukee®, provides users with an increase in productivity and a reduction in user effort compared to driving nails with a hammer. This nailer, designed with the user in mind, includes tool-free quick and easy depth adjustment to assure nails are driven perfectly every time, Dry-Fire lockout that stops the tool being fired when there are no nails l...

New from Laser Tools is this Multi-Head Ratchet Spanner Set, a versatile and innovative spanner set designed to tackle jobs in confined spaces with ease. This set includes a flexible-headed spanner handle and 12 interchangeable ratchet ring spanner heads ranging from 8mm to 19mm. Equipped with a spanner handle manufactured from durable chrome vanadium for longevity, the new spanner is fitted w...

For enclosures, boxes and doors, Ganter Norm offers a design family of hinges, latches and panel support clamps that, when combined, can create a modern and uniform appearance for various applications. This range of standard parts is made of die cast zinc with black or silver matt textured powder coating. These standard parts are fastened to frames or panels using screws and rubber inserts and...

When it comes to the safety of the vehicles we drive, it’s important to recognise that improvements can come from even the smallest components of a vehicle. Here, Davide Meola, product development project manager at ARaymond Germany, outlines one such example – airbag fastener clips, which continue to evolve as suppliers seek innovative approaches that will increase end user safety while also i...

A number of key improvements to the online engineering tools provided by NSK, a global leader in motion control solutions, serve to boost the work efficiency of its customers. Easy to use tools such as the NSK Online Catalogue, Technical Calculations and 2D/3D CAD Data are now linked. Design engineers can therefore select bearings, confirm specifications and download CAD data as part of a one-...