Making sure that the parts used meet all of the appropriate standards can be complicated. Military contractors must be able to manufacture products within very stringent standards to ensure they will operate effectively in harsh or hostile environments. Now there is one less part to worry about - APM Hexseal now offers operating pressure tests as required by NASM82496 paragraphs 4.5.1., 4.5.2.,...

Hague Fasteners now has a certificate following the Audit and Approval of its allied ISO9001:2015 QMS and in accordance with the additional requirements and material controls endorsed by the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU Annex I, Section 3.1 and 4.3 for the supply of critical PED fasteners. Hague Fasteners manufactures extensively for many critical industries, such as pressure vessels...

Techsil currently supplies a wide range of tapes into the automotive market to satisfy the ever changing requirements of this market. Designers are looking to remove mechanical fasteners such as rivets and screws and replace them with lighter, dependable engineered bonding solutions. To help automotive customers deliver brand consistency and enhance the value of their products, Techsil has deve...

PennEngineering has announced its new microPEM® ClampDisk™ Press-on Fastener, designed as a unique alternative in assemblies for the automotive electronics and consumer electronics markets. Penn says its ClampDisk™ micro fastener delivers a fast, simple way to achieve sheet to sheet clamped attachment while replacing the use of standard screws, nuts, and adhesives. Penn explains how this innova...

The aerospace industry is renowned for its focus on excellence. As such its suppliers must meet exacting quality standards and strict cost targets, while also ensuring adherence to strict delivery schedules. Here, Darren Gilligan, an aerospace product specialist at engineering component manufacturer and supplier WDS Component Parts Ltd looks at some of the special requirements of the industry....

Bringing together a wide range of industrial sectors, Advanced Engineering took place at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, from 30th - 31st October. The two day event combined Aero Engineering, Composite Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Performance Metals Engineering, Connected Manufacturing, and new for 2019 Medical Device Engineering. There were a number of fastener exhibitors showcasing product...

HEICO has been able to significantly expand its capabilities regarding heat treatment of cold forged parts by setting up its own induction hardening facilities. ‘Inductive hardening’ or ‘surface hardening’ is a very precise process in which only individual areas of the component are hardened without the property of the part as a whole being changed. The process can be controlled very precisely,...

Eurobond Adhesives Ltd has launched Vitralit® UC1535, a new transparent adhesive specifically designed for use in electronics. It hardens with UV light within a few seconds and can also be used for semiconductor production due to its low ion content. Vitralit® UC1535 is an epoxy-based UV curing adhesive that hardens very fast. It is easy to dispense with non-shear thinning. In just a few second...

SKF has developed a power train for the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, capable of generating 2MW, being developed by Scotland-based Orbital Marine Power. SKF has been supplying bearings and components to Orbital since 2011 but has now taken a further holistic step in its technical capacity, by developing the full power train system. “We have almost a decade’s worth of experience of being...

Seat assemblies that don’t squeak, car doors that don’t creak, the reduction and removal of rattle and buzz sounds in automotive parts – these are the kinds of improvements that Saint-Gobain, producer of NORGLIDE® bearings and RENCOL® tolerance rings, wants to help achieve with its new, state of the art anechoic chamber in Bristol, UK. This facility – known as a hemi-anechoic chamber since it i...