The experts at Staytite explore the lessons learned from Bretigny-sur-Orge (one of France's most significant railway accidents), and discuss how technologies such as Staytite's Hardlock Nuts are helping engineers address the challenge of maintaining secure bolted connections in demanding rail environments.

The UK lags behind the rest of the world on automation. In sectors where adhesive dispensing is a routine part of assembly, that gap represents a real competitive disadvantage. Here, Matt Baseley, Head of Sales at adhesives and dispensing systems supplier Intertronics, examines ten reasons for investing in automation.

Access hardware success is built around customer commitment, agility and product innovation. In this conversation with Alex Picarelli, Commercial Director at Southco Manufacturing, he reveals all.

Howard Green, Senior Account Manager at industrial tools manufacturer Desoutter, explains why execution control is becoming critical to defence electronics manufacturing.

Personal protective equipment plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and security of defence personnel. Gear such as armour, helmets, and eye protection is critical for mission success, and must therefore be designed and manufactured to the highest standards. Adhesive technology plays a key role in this process and is constantly evolving to meet modern requirements, as the experts at Permabond explain.

Structural adhesives provide strong, load-bearing joints for industrial and engineering applications. Specifying one involves weighing up technical and process requirements. Here, Kevin Brownsill, Head of Technical: Learning and Development at adhesives specialist Intertronics, shares advice on what to consider when specifying a structural adhesive for a high-performance application.

The best available option. That's not the same as perfect. The best available option is always available. Perfect almost never is. Here, Peter Swanson, Executive Chair and Founder of adhesives specialist Intertronics, explains why perfect should never be the enemy of good when selecting an adhesive for your application.

When aerospace production ramps up, the biggest risks don't show up in strategy decks - they show up on the line. Think missed torque values, manual checks under time pressure and data captured later because output comes first. Here, Howard Green, senior account manager at Desoutter Tools examines how digital process control can reduce uncertainty when reliability matters most.

The mobility of the future requires new drive concepts - from electric vehicles with powerful high-voltage batteries to hydrogen storage systems and hybrid lightweight structures. These innovations increase the demands on the tightness of joints, argue the experts at ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK.