Features

A guide to PU adhesives

Polyurethane adhesives’ unique characteristics have made them popular in many industries, as they can be formulated to provide a range of properties, explains Chemique Adhesives

Sustainability benefits of LED UV curing

LED UV curing lamps are gaining popularity as a replacement for mercury arc lamps when curing light curable materials.

Silicone extrusions: key factor in fire safety

In industry there are always potential dangers, including the risk of a fire breaking out. Silicone rubber, with its heat and flame resistant properties, plays a huge role in fire safety within a...

Cable overmoulding adhesion issue solved by plasma treatment

Wavecon Ltd was looking for a way to optimise the adhesion of an overmoulding material to a cable sheath.

Stormproof

With its seals for foundation structures, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies helps ensure that new wind turbines reach a service life of at least 30 years or more despite the rough conditions at sea.

bigHead Fasteners goes back to school

A new office adjacent to Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, as well as a new hire, is the spearhead of a new strategic programme for Bournemouth-based fastener manufacturer bigHead.

Engineering Design Show preview: 12-13 October

Celebrating 10 years as the UK’s leading engineering design event, EDS is UK’s only event entirely dedicated to engineering, electronics and embedded design.

Bonding low energy plastics

Bob Goss of Loctite discuss a range of engineering adhesives and primers which are used for bonding these materials

Kitting services from distributors

Kits contain a gathered-together variety of items – not even necessarily parts – to perform a job.

Fluid thinking

Cure-in-place and form-in-place gasketing start with a sealant that is dispensed as a liquid and cures hard.

Drawn right

Eamonn Redmond, sales director of Inseto, discusses the advantages of cure in place liquid seals

Silicon rubber, in summary

Viking Extrusions specialises in silicone rubber extrusions. Director Matthew Bishop explains the advantages and disadvantages of this versatile material