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Joining mixes of different materials

Joining mixes of different materials

As the automotive industry focuses its design on light weight hybrid materials including carbon fibre, it challenges the joining technologies with these advancements. To meet these industry challenges, Gesipa has strengthened its capabilities with its latest innovation; flow drilling rivet (FDR) technology and SoftGrip blind rivet nut for sensitive and lightweight applications.

21st November 2017
Ensuring technical cleanliness in screw assembly processes

Ensuring technical cleanliness in screw assembly processes

How do you prevent particle contamination in sensitive assembly processes? Robert Bachmeier of Deprag offers some advice.

21st November 2017
New wire forms and constant force springs

New wire forms and constant force springs

Constant Force Springs from Lee Spring offer an excellent mechanism for applications where a constant load is required. Some of the many applications of constant force springs are in counterbalances, door closers, cable retractors, hose retrievers, tool head returns, cabinet and furniture components, gym equipment, hair dryers, toys, electric motors, appliances, space vehicles, and other long-motion functions.

21st November 2017
High performance spring meets aerospace challenge

High performance spring meets aerospace challenge

A spring for a safety critical aerospace non-return valve presented new challenges to the design and production team at William Hughes. The application required a large spring which had to be manufactured in a specialist aerospace certified material – which has a high spring index making it difficult to form. In addition, the unusual specification called for one end of the spring to be fusion welded using stainless steel filler rod.

21st November 2017
Interlocking spiral retaining rings

Interlocking spiral retaining rings

Rotor Clip engineers have showcased their abilities to create custom parts and tools by introducing an interlocking spiral retaining ring. Utilising a standard DCR non-interlocking spiral ring, Rotor Clip was able to engineer a custom tooling process to produce a new DCR-LS interlocking spiral retaining ring.

21st November 2017
Combating condensation in enclosure installations

Combating condensation in enclosure installations

The recipe for condensation is simple: water vapour and fluctuating temperatures. In all but the most controlled of environments this means that electrical installations are at risk of water damage caused by condensation forming inside an enclosure. Of course, with proper planning and design it’s possible to protect your connections, as Chris Lloyd of Spelsberg explains.

21st November 2017
Considerations for specifying an enclosure latching system

Considerations for specifying an enclosure latching system

James Stroud of Southco examines the importance of integration between the key elements of a rotary latching system commonly found on enclosures, and talks through some key considerations for specifying complete latching systems.

21st November 2017
User-customisable photoelectric sensors

User-customisable photoelectric sensors

Sick has developed the SureSense family of user-customisable photo-electric sensors – a concept that enables machine builders and plant engineers to specify from a wide-range of sensing options all within a standard technology, set-up, mounting and housing.

21st November 2017
Safe position monitoring: concepts for machine safety

Safe position monitoring: concepts for machine safety

Safety sensors and monitoring units should provide effective protection for personnel in accordance with international standards, but without hindering the production process. And they should also be easy to integrate into machine designs, as Rolf Brunner of Leuze explains.

21st November 2017
Vibration analysis helps crisp producer reduce downtime

Vibration analysis helps crisp producer reduce downtime

Crisp production is a round the clock effort, with incoming raw potatoes washed, peeled, sliced and fried. Flavour is added and the crisps are then bagged and packaged ready for delivery to customers. For one UK producer, the reliability and availability of assets has been boosted thanks to regular visit from a field service engineer to collect vibration data, which he then analyses and then compiles a report for the customer.

21st November 2017
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