Epoxy potting and encapsulation compounds protect electronic assemblies from many environmental factors such as water, harsh chemicals, physical damage, shock and vibration. Techsil supply potting epoxies from manufacturers MG Chemicals who understand the requirements of the electronics industry and offer a range of high spec solutions. The most recently launched products from MG Chemicals are...

Lesjöfors has for many years sponsored various student projects with products and know-how. Besides a good exposure of the product range it also presents Lesjöfors as a highly qualified employer.Lesjöfors is often a generous sponsor for Formula Student racecars. Formula Student is an annual international competition for student teams at technical universities from all over Europe. The teams des...

As a long-standing exhibitor at Fastener Fair Stuttgart, there is little need to introduce Berdan Civata’s expertise in fasteners for large-scale, not to say in some cases massive, construction and infrastructure projects. It takes, however, a trip to the historic Turkish city of Tarsus to really take measure of Berdan’s commitment to excellence in its field. A city with a 6,000 year history, o...

By John Muir, technical manager, Construction Fixings Association In the construction industry today, it is a very common and increasing practice to carry out on-site tension testing of anchors. However, there is often confusion regarding what type of testing is required, and under what conditions. This confusion can lead to the wrong type of tests being requested and test bodies carrying out u...

The engineers at Jedi Racing Cars Ltd in Wellingborough,UK had a recurring problem when servicing their customer F1000 single seater racing cars – the half shaft CV pot joint they were using, derived from the original Mini, just wasn’t intended for quick removal and often resulted in breakage of the adjacent casting mounted on the differential. “It was John Corbyn MD at Jedi who came up with th...

In the railway industry, many different key types are required for various applications, FDB Panel Fittings, has therefore created a convenient and flexible product to better serve this industry. This universal key for 4 different inserts enables engineers to conveniently open multiple applications with one key – eliminated the need to carry multiple keys.The universal railway saves on carry we...

Lightweight, ergonomic and fast, the new POP Avdel ProSet® battery tools from STANLEY® Engineered Fastening have the ability to pull the same rivets as comparable pneumatic tools but without the cord. The new ProSet PB2500 18V cordless blind rivet tool is designed to place standard blind rivets 2.4mm – 4.8mm diameter (3/32 inch to 3/16 inch) while the new ProSet PB3400 is designed to place stru...

WDS Component Parts Ltd offers a wide selection of heavy-duty detent pins as part of its catalogue of standard parts. The stainless steel components provide quick locating and positioning and reliable retention once in place. Detent pins are an easy way to locate and secure parts and sub-systems in place. They are simply pushed into place and use a pair of spring loaded ball bearings at the lea...

Techsil has introduced the Hönle LED Spot 40 IC (Integrated Controller), developed for adhesive curing applications where the emitted light of a LED point source is just not enough for a completely uniform cure but a standard flood unit would be oversized. The compact LED Spot 40 IC is perfectly designed for smaller areas where the high intensity LED emitter provides reliable, consistent and ho...

Optimas Solutions has signed a long-term agreement with LEVC (London EV Company), with the two businesses now collaborating to deliver optimised fasteners to enable the production of the new TX - the advanced electric taxi. The agreement was signed at the new £325 million LEVC production plant in Coventry on the 6th September. Optimas has already been heavily involved in the project, providing...