DELO Industrial Adhesives LLC has introduced new one component epoxy resins based on anhydrides – with an operating temperature range of -65°C to +250°C – which are particularly suitable for bonding or encapsulating sensors and semiconductors. DELO points out that its anhydride-based adhesives offer superb chemical resistance and have proved their worth in high reliability. Users have also been...

Torque wrenches are common place across a variety of industrial processes – wherever there is a precision assembly process utilising threaded fasteners. Here, Philip Brodey, Norbar Torque Tools Ltd, explains how to correctly store, use and maintain a torque wrench. Storing your torque wrenchWhen a torque wrench is in regular use it does not need to be wound back. However, when storing a torque...

Here, Chris Black, director of global automotive business development at TR Fastenings, explains how automotive OEMs need to strategically react to challenges, such as reducing costs and adhering to regulatory requirements, in order to build market share and profitability. According to a recent report* OEMs in the automotive sector are facing some serious challenges despite a period of relative...

In public infrastructure projects, there can be no compromise on the safety front. For more than 30 years, unsurpassed safety has been synonymous with the Nord-Lock Group. Bridges and railways are much more than parts of a transportation network. They are vital components of public infrastructure, where community investment includes trust in the ongoing safety and performance of the application...

UK-based Laser Tools says its new insulated tool kit, part number 6150, provides the user with the confidence to work on high voltage systems in the knowledge that the tools are extremely safe and of high quality. Part of Laser’s ever-increasing range of tools for hybrid and electric vehicles, this newly introduced insulated tool kit is both GS and VDE certificated. The comprehensive set includ...

A brand new Robnor Resins silicone-free paste, TCP091, developed to provide efficient and reliable heat transfer across the interface between electronic components, is now available from Ellsworth Adhesives Europe. Developed to optimise performance, Ellsworth says the TCP091 is highly viscous which helps to prevent slumping. As the Robnor Resins TCP091 is silicone-free, it also dissipates witho...

tesa ACXplus, the brand of adhesive tapes designed to deliver a powerful bond on materials with different surface characteristics, has extended its application range with the introduction of tesa® ACXplus 7044, available in both grey and white. The product employs the innovative tesa® ACXplus acrylic adhesive system which achieves its performance levels through optimal wetting and adapting ch...

New patented microPEM® TackPin® Type T4™ self-clinching fasteners have been introduced by PennEngineering® as ideal hardware solutions for installation into stainless steel or higher strength aluminium alloy sheets. Manufactured from 400 Series stainless steel, microPEM Type T4 fasteners include an interference fit to minimise hole tolerance issues; a tapered tip to assist in location; and a lo...

NORMA Group, a global market leader for engineered joining technology, has opened its first cleanroom to manufacture joining solutions for use in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. The first cleanroom is in operation at NORMA’s production site in Hustopeče, Czech Republic. From now on, single-use systems from CONNECTORS Verbindungstechnik AG (CONNECTORS), a subsidiary of NORMA Group SE,...

A brand new manufacturing-dedicated conference focusing on revealing the latest joining, forming and production innovations will take place in Birmingham, UK, on 18th – 19th November 2015. The Inaugural Lightweight Vehicle Manufacturing: Joining, Forming & Assembly Summit 2015 is part of the GALM series of conferences running across three continents, which has seen over 1,500 global delegat...