To help grow understanding of the selection and processing of adhesives for UK manufacturing, Intertronics has appointed Kevin Brownsill as head of technical: learning and development.

When Nordex Group needed a new compression latch to secure vital access points on wind turbines, to withstand forces of up to 331 Newtons, it turned to Emka. These locks are fitted to special floor plates which are required to prevent serious accidents.

A major mine hoist OEM contacted Svendborg Brakes when it required reliable low-speed and high-speed braking systems for a double-drum, 20-ton system designed for a copper mine hoist.

See WDS at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 11

See Advanced Adhesives at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 30

Fastener Fair Global is the meeting place for leading international organisations in the fastener and fixing sector and an opportunity for exchanging competencies and views on current technological developments.

The first in the new ‘Design • Engineer • Build’ series of video podcasts focuses on lead screws – components that are at the heart of countless engineering systems. We talk to Phil Jones at Abssac about the enduring popularity of these essential design products, and the design considerations in their specification.

Fastener Fair Global, the international flagship event of the Fastener Fair series dedicated to fastener and fixing technology, will take place at Messe Stuttgart in Germany in 2023 from 21-23 March.

Almost 80 of the top suppliers to the UK’s machine building and systems integration community have already signed up to appear at MachineBuilding.Live on 4 October this year. The event takes place at the famed National Motorcycle Museum, adjacent to the NEC in Birmingham, and is open from 0830 to 1430.

Georgina Turner has joined The Engineering Network Ltd (TEN) as sales manager. She assumes responsibility for new business sales across a portfolio which now includes the industry leading online platforms MachineBuilding.net and FasteningandBonding.net, as well as the all-new MachineBuilding.Live event in October 2023 and the quality quarterly design engineering magazine Industrial Technology.