OKW is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its award-winning FLAT-PACK CASE – the standard plastic enclosure for electronic and electrical installations.

Springs and wire components specialist William Hughes has enhanced the capabilities of its 80 m² Class 7 cleanroom with its investment in a digitally controlled Ultrawave Neon 60 ultrasonic cleaning system.

The use of Dymax SpeedMask, available in the UK from adhesives specialist Intertronics, has enabled German aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines to reduce its masking process time from four hours down to just 14 minutes.

Machine change-over-time in production is a key issue affecting the profitable operation of packaging lines and can often present a critical bottleneck. Elesa provided a solution to this problem and has been awarded the German Design Award.

LyondellBasell and Henkel have developed new reopen/reclose properties which make re-closable packaging even more convenient for consumers.

As one of Britain's favourite gardening product suppliers, Hozelock continually invests in updating its comprehensive portfolio. The latest addition is an in-line adjustment sleeve, welded using ultrasonic welding technology from Telsonic to complete the final assembly operations.

By switching to LOCTITE 55 pipe sealing cord from Henkel, plumbing professionals Euan Ross and Scott Enfield have confirmed it now takes them a fraction of the time to create a secure and clean seal on joints compared to using traditional taps or hemp and paste combinations.

As design engineers look to improve the recyclability of their products or reduce weight, they are looking to make increased use of plastics, composites, lightweight metals. Adhesives can be a key enabler in the transition to these new materials, says Graham Crozier, managing director of Advanced Adhesives.

Essentra Components is expanding the ranges of security seals that it will manufacture using a minimum of 45% recycled material, after a successful 100 million piece initial phase.

When Condoor, a major producer of insulated overhead doors for industrial and residential buildings needed tension springs for its products, it turned to Alcomex, part of the Lesjöfors Group.