Optimas has signed a new long-term agreement with Dura Automotive Systems to further streamline the automotive systems manufacturer’s component supply chain. Dura Automotive Systems offers an extensive range, incorporating vehicle control systems, exterior trim, structural vehicle systems, interior products and windows. The business focusses on continuous improvement, centring on reducing weigh...

Böllhoff GmbH & Co KG recently worked with Bürstner, a leading German manufacturer of motor homes and caravans, to ensure the quick and easy replacement of rear lights on a motor home - using an ‘invisible fixing’ strategy. Rear lights characterise significantly the appearance of a motor home and are considered an important design feature – as in the case of the Ixeo I 736. The new lamps,...

The Spiralock® brand of key inserts offered by STANLEY Engineered Fastening incorporates the unique design of Spiralock internal thread into the conventional key insert for use in challenging applications requiring lightweight materials and thread locking capabilities, such as aircraft engines, avionics, radar instrumentation panels and communications. The ongoing effort to increase fuel effic...

Optimas Solutions has been presented with the Jaguar Land Rover Quality (JLRQ) award at its facility at Spitfire Park, Birmingham. The prestigious award was presented to the global distributor of fasteners and c-class products in recognition of the consistently high quality of service and product delivered to the luxury car marque. The award, which is only presented to suppliers who have consi...

Thermal Management is the hottest topic in electronics at the moment - effective control of heat is an increasing concern among today's electronic device manufacturers and, as products become more compact and powerful, the need to dissipate damaging heat effectively is greater than ever. Chris Dilley, director from UK based adhesive specialist, Techsil Ltd, is taken aback at the pace of change....

China has been investing intensively in its infrastructure for years. This includes the expansion of the rail network in many cities and in the countryside. The fischer group of companies is providing support to many of these large-scale projects with its fixing systems and on-site service solutions. For example, more than 750,000 fischer fixings were used during the construction of the new met...

The Wiha magazine bit holder LiftUp 26one® has now garnered four design awards. In October 2017, both the German Brand Award 2018 and the Focus Open Silver 2017 went to the Black Forest hand tool manufacturer for this product innovation. Combining 26 different screw fastening types in a single tool, it conveniently provides the user with thirteen easy to remove double bits in its handle and bit...

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has sharpened the market fit of its Bonderite L-FM FL portfolio of polymeric coatings for the surface conversion of metals used in cold forming operations. The optimised Bonderite L-FM FL process reduces the number of treatment steps from as much as ten to one or two and is fast emerging as an attractive alternative in the production of high-performance automotive b...

Robnor ResinLab has announced the launch of PX628D, a two-part toughened epoxy adhesive for structural bonding. PX628D offers high-strength and adhesion to many substrates including aluminium, copper, brass, stainless steel and even certain plastics such as ABS. It is a non-slump epoxy paste adhesive capable of gap filling, with an MPa of 26 on stainless steel and a handling time of about 6-8 h...

This year’s season has got off to a great start, with Olympic Champion Lizzy Yarnold kicking things off with bronze in the opening World Cup race in Lake Placid. tesa, a global market leader in the manufacturer and supply of adhesive tapes, has been providing its tesa® 4651 tape for many years to optimise the performance of the sleds used by the British Skeleton team. Athletes competing in the...