British engineering is world renowned for its inventions and innovations throughout the industrial and modern ages. Despite this heritage, it can still be a long and difficult journey for an engineer trying to navigate its idea from initial concept, through prototyping and into production. Darren Gilligan of engineering components supplier WDS Component Parts Ltd explains how the company has su...

TR Fastenings (TR) has renewed its support of a Formula Student motorsport team from Sweden for the third consecutive year. The team will be driving and competing in electric cars they have designed and built themselves at the Italian Riccardo Paletti circuit and the iconic Hockenheim ring track in Germany. The team consists of mechanical design and engineering students from Stockholm’s highly...

Rawlplug screws DIN 7984 were used to build the NASA Mars Curiosity rover, which as part of the Mars Science Laboratory programme performs research on the former and current environment of the planet. It is the largest and most technologically advanced vehicle that NASA sent to Mars so far. No element of the rover entered its structure due to chance. Due to the extreme conditions that Curiosity...

Value Engineered Products (VEP), is represented in the UK by Variohm EuroSensor. As a manufacturer of high-precision pressure, vacuum and differential switches for the aerospace industry VEP recently announced its supply partnership with the Boom XB-1 Mach-2.2 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. VEP supplies its 490 series pressure switches for safety monitoring on various hydraulic systems on th...

For engineers and manufacturing professionals, drilling is a basic skill that many will know. However, mastering this basic, and using the right components for efficiency, safety and accuracy, is something that requires deeper consideration, explains Marcus Schneck, CEO of norelem. Drilling is a skill that most people pick up from a very early age. Quite often, it’s through DIY at home, or at s...

German discount supermarket chain, Lidl, has built a brand new headquarters on a 4.6ha area with a gross floor area of 130,000m2 in Heilbronn, Germany. The project involved the construction of an office building, meeting rooms, a reception facility, cafeteria, underground parking facilities, fitness centre, logistics facilities and outdoor parking facilities. Part of the development included a...

DELO, manufacturer of industrial adhesives for automotive, consumer and industrial electronics applications, has broken the world record for having the heaviest lift using adhesive. The company lifted a 17.5 tonne truck, compared to the previous record of 16.3 tonnes, and has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records. For the world record attempt, a 17.5 tonne truck was lifted by cra...

To better support the growth requirements of global customers, and present a more unified product offering, French company Eleco Produits – EFD, specialising in industrial adhesives, dispensing and UV curing equipment, is changing its name to Eleco Panacol – EFD effective 1st August 2019. Eleco Produits – EFD and German-based adhesives manufacturer Panacol-Elosol GmbH, are both members of the a...

“Another of our dreams has come true, another step to becoming the customer’s brand of choice.” That’s how Radoslaw Koelner, group managing director, described the Rawlplug Academy as he welcomed more than 60 customers and guests to its formal opening. He went on to say the Academy was one of the key components of an innovative development programme, with education and training one of the core...

Nord-Lock Group is a pioneer in innovative bolting solutions, with advanced technologies spanning bolt securing, bolt tensioning, expansion bolts and expanding pivot pins. With decades of experience solving engineering challenges all over the world, the company continues to put its customers first, offering products and services to help each of them complete their projects on time. Founded in 1...