Getting a grip in the automotive industry

Growing adhesives firm opens new facility

Intertronics has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Kidlington. The building provides increased warehouse space to enable next day delivery, an enhanced office area to house its growing team and a new Technology Centre to give customers greater access to Intertronics’ equipment and expertise.

Choosing a structural adhesive

There is no such thing as a perfect adhesive, but it’s important to select the most appropriate for your application. Here Peter Swanson of Intertronics shares some tips for choosing an adhesive.

Plastic versus metal fasteners

Here the experts from Essentra Components compare plastic and metal fasteners, and explain why the plastic option can often be a better choice.

Smart air spring provides status info for predictive maintenance

Technology company Continental has developed a new air spring system with integral sensor technology that provides continuous operational status information in real time. Everyday operations in the construction and mining sectors will gain in efficiency as a result of the smart air spring: continuous condition monitoring offers operators of construction machinery valuable assistance in ensuring trouble-free and efficient operations.

Disc springs now available pre-stacked

Spirol has announced that it is now able to offer pre-stacked disc springs. While some applications only require a single Disc, others require a number of Disc Springs to be stacked in a particular configuration to achieve specific force/deflection performance requirements.

Smart controller for Industry 4.0

Brainboxes has launched a smarter way to know what’s happening on your production line. Sense, sort and send your machine data to minimise downtime, speed up response time and maximise profits.

Introducing the "digital toolbox" approach to digitalisation

The rate at which manufacturers move forward with their digitalisation strategies will depend on many factors, principally the investment involved and the predisposition of staff to change their working practices. Victoria Van Camp of SKF suggests that a more selective approach, as opposed to embracing an all-encompassing digital enterprise model, is a tactic worth considering.

Predictive maintenance with Industry 4.0 technologies

Jan-Hendrik Bruns of Shell looks at how implementing Industry 4.0 technologies can be an enabler for predictive maintenance.

Increased capability in automated dispensing

To give manufacturers access to the latest in automated liquid dispensing technology, Intertronics is introducing the next generation of modular Fisnar F4000 Advance series robots. The new series comprises the most extensive range of robots in the industry. This enables manufacturers to specify a dispensing automation system that meets their own specific requirements. A modular connectivity design, which allows simple and easy interface to a range of new robot accessories, including a tip alignment module and a vision system.