Industrial Technology

Top tips for compression spring specification

We asked the experts at Lee Spring for their top tips and some useful guidance for anyone designing a compression spring into their application.

1st March 2011

Gluing metal and plastic

Sally Sinai of ITW Devcon puts forward a convincing argument for confidently choosing methacrylate adhesives to perform a wide range of bonding applications in place of the traditional use of thermal joining (welding, brazing and soldering) processes or mechanical fastening.

1st March 2011

Debut for hand held screw driving system

An innovative hand held or fixed, blow-fed, screw driving system that can take out cost and optimise manufacturing processes has been developed by international fastening and assembly technology specialist Bollhoff.

1st March 2011

Renewable energy supplier turns to ANSYS solutions

Renewable energy equipment developer/manufacturer IMPSA is expanding its investment in ANSYS software to create innovative wind and hydro turbines, which will make the systems more efficient and, consequently, deliver improved customer satisfaction.

28th January 2011

Optimise panel space with EPLAN

Panel systems are usually designed for 2D, but EPLAN is once more a trendsetter with the 3D module, EPLAN Pro Panel, for efficient layout planning in electrical engineering and fluid power. With EPLAN Pro Panel you can define a virtual 3D prototype of the mounting layout independently of the electrical or fluid schematic. Users benefit from associative views in the mounting layout and optimal utilisation of the space available in the enclosure.

28th January 2011

Manufacturing gets a productivity boost

Geomagic and New River Kinematics (NRK) today released Power3 Suite; integrated software that enables industrial companies to analyse, inspect and validate manufacturing processes for greater accuracy and productivity. Power3 Suite combines NRK's SpatialAnalyzer Ultimate 3D traceable metrology software, plus native CAD data import, with Geomagic Studio 12 reverse engineering software and Geomagic Qualify 12 3D inspection software. Users can quickly identify problems in the digital environment.

28th January 2011

LED UV curing system is an ecological option

The Aicure UK30/35 is an LED technology based curing system that quickly hardens UV-sensitive resin such as adhesives, ink, and coatings. It is especially suited for precise and high-intensity curing of punctiform or small areas. The system consists of the impressively compact UJ30/35 controller, which can be equipped with up to 4 independently controlled LED heads. An assortment of LED-head lenses allow you to adapt the curing spot size to the requirements of your individual application.

28th January 2011

Spot curing is greener, cheaper and controllable

The new BlueWave LED adhesive cure system from Intertronics is seen as a major advance toward the \'holy grail\' of an invariable and long-life process in UV curing. Managing Director Peter Swanson explains: "The new DYMAX LED Prime UVA spot cure system gives some ten times the life of a conventional arc type light source with much improved output consistency. In addition the ability to simply switch it on and off makes control easier and cheaper." This new \'green\' system is said to be excellent for adhesive bonding of polycarbonate, PVC, PET, metal, glass, and many other substrates, as well as the spot curing of various coatings.

28th January 2011

Adhesive preforms are halogen-free

Multi-Seals has introduced a flexible preform adhesive that meets the International Electrochemical Commission's halogen-free requirements (IEC 61249-2-21). The F08 Poly-form supports electronics manufacturing efforts to reduce chlorine and bromine levels in component assemblies to address environmental concerns about potentially hazardous halogens.

28th January 2011

High-tech adhesives for the photovoltaic industry

Extremely productive manufacturing processes and new concepts for saving materials and energy are vital to the future viability of the solar industry. To meet the challenges facing the market, Henkel develops innovative adhesives and sealants. At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Valencia, the company will be presenting powerful solutions spanning the entire value chain.

28th January 2011