The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, recently toured the new headquarters of engineering component distributor Accu in Brockholes, Huddersfield, as the company revealed how the move is already fuelling its growth.

To help manufacturers address the rising demand for bonding low surface energy (LSE) materials, such as polypropylene and polyethylene, adhesive specialist Intertronics presents SCIGRIP SG400LSE Methyl Methacrylate Adhesive (MMA).

To illustrate how equipment such as the CleanoSpector conducts contaminant and cleanliness inspection within the production process, Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, has released a new white paper, Detection of Organic Contamination on Surfaces by Fluorescence Measurement.

Intertronics has supplied Apacor, an in vitro medical diagnostics manufacturer, with preeflow eco-PEN300, a precision volumetric dispensing system that provides accuracy and repeatability.

Advanced Adhesives has been awarded for Excellence in Supply and Service at the British Adhesive and Sealants Association (BASA) Awards 2024. The company also received a nomination for a second award for a member of its team, Hayley Martin, for Young Achiever of the Year.

In thousands of applications, structural adhesives are being used as a viable alternative to mechanical connections: screws, rivets, or spot welds. Here Peter Swanson, founder and executive chair of adhesives specialist Intertronics, weighs up mechanical bonding versus adhesive bonding, and gives some advice for designing in an adhesive.

Static mixing nozzles are vital for dispensing and are used for mixing or blending of two-part adhesives, potting compounds and other protective materials, where products are packaged in cartridges or used in metering and mixing equipment. But how do you identify which one you have so you can order more? Kevin Brownsill, head of learning and development for adhesives and dispensing specialist Intertronics, explains.

Chemique Adhesives has introduced a new low-hazard, moisture-curing, one-component pedestal adhesive to its Polyped access flooring range.

Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, presents Attension Theta Flex from Biolin Scientific, a contact angle meter designed for reliable and repeatable analysis of wettability and adhesion in research, development, quality and industrial applications.

As part of a commissioned study by Kistler, researchers at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences investigated the energy efficiency of three joining processes with different drive technologies - electromechanical joining systems as well as hydraulic and pneumatic ones. The results show that the electromechanical variant is the most efficient in terms of joining work alone, ie the joining stroke.