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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
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
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
Moulded-in aluminium threaded inserts

Moulded-in aluminium threaded inserts

Spirol is pleased to introduce a high performance line of moulded-in inserts for plastics manufactured from aluminium. The robust design of the Series 60 blind-end and Series 61 through-hole Inserts consists of axial grooves to maximise torque resistance, balanced with radial undercuts to achieve high-pull out force. These moulded-in inserts are designed to be placed in the mould cavity prior to plastic injection, and offer exceptional performance due to unrestricted plastic flow into the retention features on the outside diameter of the inserts. These lightweight inserts for plastics are manufactured from 2024 grade aluminium which provides the best combination of strength, corrosion resistance, machineability and cost.

21st November 2017
Hybrid adhesive technology webinar

Hybrid adhesive technology webinar

All common structural adhesive technologies have their strengths and weaknesses. Instant adhesives, for example, provide fast fixture but limited durability. If strength is important then epoxies and acrylics are great but the compromise is generally slow fixture speed and potential flammability. And polyurethanes, excellent for strength and fatigue resistance but many don’t adhere to metals without a primer.

26th October 2017
Get ready for Industry 4.0 with the Rexroth IoT Gateway

Get ready for Industry 4.0 with the Rexroth IoT Gateway

The IoT Gateway is a system of coordinated hardware and software components which networks new and existing machines cost-efficiently, optimising production processes and product quality. It also provides a fast and flexible connection of machines to Industry 4.0.

18th October 2017
Industrial IoT for brownfields

Industrial IoT for brownfields

As a comprehensive performance indicator, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) can play an important role in making manufacturing assets more productive. Difficulties gathering the data needed to calculate OEE, however, have often prevented it from being used to improve older brownfield systems. Now, there is a solution that lets you easily tap into the operating data of digitally isolated equipment and benefit from automated acquisition, harmonisation and analysis – including real-time OEE monitoring.

18th October 2017
Structural bonding – the next generation

Structural bonding – the next generation

Why does a new brochure on Loctite universal structural bonders have an image of a freight train on its front cover? Because it depicts an application that sums up what makes this new technology such an important development. The coupler that connects the engine with the freight wagons, allowing it to pull a load of 208 tons, is an assembly bonded with just 3g of Henkel’s new Loctite hybrid adhesive that cured in one hour.

18th October 2017
Siemens partners with University of Sheffield to drive Industry 4.0 commercialisation

Siemens partners with University of Sheffield to drive Industry 4.0 commercialisation

A new partnership between Siemens and the University of Sheffield is being launched to accelerate digitalisation, boost digital skills, and promote technology and knowledge exchange to meet the needs of increasingly-digitalised industry.

29th September 2017
PennEngineering invests in 80,000 sq ft facility expansion in Ireland

PennEngineering invests in 80,000 sq ft facility expansion in Ireland

PennEngineering has increased its presence in Ireland with the development of a new, 80,000 sq ft facility located in Galway on the west coast. The development highlights PennEngineering’s commitment to its European customers and expanding its production capabilities.

29th September 2017
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