Fastening & Bonding

Q&A – How Huck fasteners work

This month it’s less of a Question and Answer session and more about understanding how something works. Huck experts Star Fasteners has published a couple of useful papers explaining how Huck Lockbolts and Structural Blind Fasteners work

16th December 2020

New solvent-free adhesive tapes announced

A video from Lohmann Technologies provides a taste of the future. It highlights the company's recently unveiled new range of solvent free environmentally-friendly bonding tapes, TwinMelt.

15th December 2020

New light is shed on sealing capability

Ceracon sealing solutions have been specified for an increasing number of applications in the lighting market

14th December 2020

Getting a handle on the spread of infection

EMKA’s new 1095-36-WI bow handle (with optional cover) is designed to meet increasing hygiene regulations requiring anti-microbial characteristics for use in highly frequented environments

11th December 2020

Retaining ring has a bearing on robotics success

When a manufacturer of miniature robotic systems was faced with a problem trying to introduce pre-loading of some miniature bearings in an exoskeleton application, TFC had the answer

11th December 2020

Video highlights hose clamp comparisons

In this video a JCS Hi-Torque hose clamp is tested against a standard nut and bolt hose clamp, using three tests to determine the strength and durability of each

11th December 2020

XPLORE: the new e-learning platform from Loctite

LOCTITE® has just launched XPLORE, a new e-learning platform that allows engineers access to the company’s expertise in engineering adhesive technology, any time and anywhere

10th December 2020

Light curable adhesive for bonding laminates

Intertronics highlights an LED UV and broad-spectrum light-curable adhesive for bonding COC/COP film laminates. It is also said to be suitable for other difficult-to-bond-to plastics such as those used in the assembly of in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), Lab-on-a-chip (LOC), and other point-of-care medical devices

10th December 2020