UV curable adhesives give significant manufacturing productivity benefits, curing in seconds when exposed to UV light. With grades certified to ISO 10993 and USP Class VI standards, they are well-matched to the manufacture of medical devices. Taking a holistic view across the entire bonding process will allow you to fully realise their potential, as the experts at Intertronics explain.

Rail security today means defending against vandalism, tampering, maintenance lapses and cyber threats simultaneously. Access hardware sits at the heart of that challenge. James Stroud, Director of Product Management at Southco, explains how a tiered approach to physical and digital threats is shaping the company's rail security product portfolio.

For drone lightshow manufacturer, Starbound Labs, a bonding problem at the prototyping stage threatened to block progress towards CAA approval in the UK. Drawing on adhesives specialist Intertronics' expertise, the manufacturer selected a suitable bonding solution and identified wider design improvements that took months off development and testing time, and accelerated its progress to certification.

On 23 October Berger Tools is moving to a new, upgraded headquarters in Sevenoaks, Kent. This improved facility will boost the company's operational efficiency and significantly increase product capacity.

Accu, one of the UK's leading precision engineering component distributors, has established its first distribution centre in the US and appointed its first Managing Director for Accu Inc.

Erichsen, manufacturer of precision materials testing equipment, has strengthened its sales presence and local customer support in the UK by selecting leading adhesives, dispensing automation, and materials testing supplier Intertronics as a new distribution partner for its sheet metal testing, surface testing, corrosion testing, and materials testing products.

SPIROL will exhibit at Medical Technology Ireland, taking place on 23-24 September 2026 at Galway Racecourse in Ireland. SPIROL will demonstrate its Fastener Installation Equipment and Press-N-Lok Pin technology, giving visitors the opportunity to see how engineered fastening and assembly solutions can improve quality, consistency and efficiency in medical device and other healthcare-related assemblies.

Accu has expanded its threading tools and accessories range with the addition of 4,550 thread-cutting components, giving customers access to a comprehensive selection of machine taps, hand taps, hand tap wrenches, dies and die stocks, for both machine and manual applications.

Fabory is launching a new series of free online training webinars this autumn, giving industry professionals expert product knowledge and technical guidance from their own desk.

More than 3,000 peer-reviewed papers indexed on Google Scholar now reference THINKY Mixers. More important than the number itself is what it represents. Twenty years after Intertronics introduced THINKY Mixers to the UK and Ireland, thousands of independent researchers continue to select and trust this planetary centrifugal mixing technology to solve challenging materials problems and support tomorrow's manufacturing innovations.