The market for adhesives for product assembly is growing rapidly, with design engineers and product manufacturers finding alternative or improved methods of putting their products together. But the right adhesive can also drive important improvements in the product design itself, or provide the enabler to explore new materials or add new features. Visitors to MachineBuilding.Live on 15 October at the NAEC Stonleigh Park will be able to explore these themes for themselves.

The UK's manufacturing sector has improved one place to 11th in the latest world rankings according to the latest official figures available published by Make UK today. This comes after the sector dropped out of the top ten for the first time in the previous data.

As part of its long-term global growth strategy, TR, part of the Trifast plc Group is strengthening its commitment to the Central European region following sustained investment in infrastructure, people and innovation.

For many manufacturers, assembly processes on the shop floor represent one of the biggest overheads in a plant. Efficiencies here can bring benefits far in excess of an initial investment, and in short order. The challenge is finding new assembly processes with technologies to match - at an affordable and justifiable cost. That's where a visit to MachineBuilding.Live pays dividends.

Lohmann has again been named among Germany's 100 most innovative medium-sized companies. This year, the company again impressed with its sustainable adhesive solutions and new approaches in the field of health patches.

To develop a series production system with fast cycle times for a cell contacting system with around 50 weld points, ElringKlinger turned to Trumpf.

When a medical equipment company was looking for an adhesive that could bond multiple substrates for consumable eye surgery blades, it turned to Permabond.

When it comes to critical components for its products, Rubber Box Co doesn't take chances. For over 16 years, it has trusted CTA's adhesives exclusively to bond handles and sections of its rugged boxes, and has never been let down.