Nadia Billen, global R&D special projects & plating academy manager What is the MacDermid Enthone Academy?“The MacDermid Enthone Academy, formerly known as the ‘Plating Academy’, was initiated in 2003 as a comprehensive technical training course for its employees, customers and OEMs – covering both theory and practical skills in key processes and technologies. The aim of the Academy is...

Available from Star Fasteners, the Huck® Range ForceTM Battery Installation Tool is designed to combine industry leading performance with superior reliability. This new advancement in battery powered installation tooling is the only battery tool on the market with electronically adjustable pull force for installation of pintail-less lockbolts. It can install the complete Huck® range of structur...

Structural bonding as an alternative to mechanical fixing or welding has become increasingly popular amongst sheet metal fabricators, construction, and specialist architectural metalworking companies in recent years. Particularly as businesses are seeking to reduce costs and improve finished product design – without reducing integrity. Technical advances, and the development of new bonding solu...

Harrison Silverdale, supplier of specialised fasteners to all industry sectors, has a wide range of parts predominantly used in plastic mouldings and sheet metal fabrications. These consist of threaded inserts, spring steel fasteners, self-clinching and turned parts. As well as its standard range Harrison Silverdale has an in-house design team who work closely with clients in the development st...

EFC International has announced the approval of Sherex Fastening Solutions’ large size rivet nuts for use in steel utility poles by a leading energy company. The approval is in accordance with the specification for tubular steel pole transmission line structures – SES-PD-027 – and covers the minimum requirements for the design, drawings, material, fabrication, welding, coating, inspection, and...

Published: 14th March 2019 By Morten Schiff, chief executive officer, Vibrationmaster Ref: FFT191402 Validating and optimising bolted joint design delivers safety and performance improvements, alongside streamlining costs. There is now a powerful new vibration test methodology using controlled shear force loading. It is significantly more advanced than traditional – and flawed – displacement am...

Nord-Lock Group has officially raised the corrosion resistance on all its steel wedge-locking washers and promises at least 1,000 hours in salt spray testing, ensuring optimum performance over time, even in the most extreme environments. Corrosion is a growing concern across industries and the requirements are increasing in environments where accelerating factors such as humidity, heat and air...

Italian-based Dimac Srl has been working with ATF Inc – a US manufacturer from Lincolnwood, Illinois – on controlling the complete range of high-quality double ended collar studs and brake booster bolts, up to 250mm long, for the automotive industry. To meet the challenge, Dimac restyled its MCV3 machine, with the bending inspection done in sequence together with crack detection and heat treatm...

Engineering expertise from Queen’s University Belfast is playing an important role in the development of the next generation of aircraft engines for Rolls-Royce and creating high value research jobs in Northern Ireland. Over the last year the University’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty has launched more than GB£2 million worth of research and development projects for one of the world...

Panacol has developed a variety of new adhesive products with low ion content which cure with UV light and moisture. These products were specially formulated for applications in the electronics and consumer electronics industry, where heat sensitive parts must be assembled. Vitralit® UD 8050 is a one component acrylic adhesive, which can be used as an encapsulant to protect electronic component...