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Adhesive bonding versus welding: an age-old choice

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Both welding and adhesives have their uses, their pros and cons, and areas where one is preferable to the other. Here the experts at Permabond try to compare the two approaches fairly to give you a better understanding of when to use either method.

Adhesive bonding versus welding: an age-old choice

Greater reach and flexibility for industrial automation

Today

With Thomson's Movotrak Cobot Transfer Unit (CTU), Rodriguez is offering a collaborative reach extension for cobots for the first time. The solution extends the workspace by a movable 7th axis and enables a cobot to be deployed at multiple stations within a production line. This allows production processes to be structured more flexibly and robot systems to be utilised more effectively.

Greater reach and flexibility for industrial automation

Raising rail passenger experience through refurbishment

1 day ago

Mid-life rail carriage upgrades present a powerful opportunity for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) teams to introduce higher-performance, industry-compliant and passenger-focused improvements that deliver operational and experiential gains, writes Stewart Beck, Global Product Manager, Southco.

Raising rail passenger experience through refurbishment

Not just closed - sealed: compression latches for tough applications

6 days ago

Standard latches are not up to the job when high IP protection classes, vibrations and tight manufacturing tolerances matter. Compression latches are used when a defined sealing compression is required in addition to the closing function. EMKA has evaluated the recent market demand and identified three typical requirement profiles.

Not just closed - sealed: compression latches for tough applications

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