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The new wave: all about wave springs

Displacing coiled round wire springs for many specialised applications are those formed from flat wire, which offer benefits in size and weight. Here is an introductory guide

Thread locking ensures plant safety in aggressive environments

An Australian mining operation faced a risk to worker safety when M36 anchor bolts threatened the collapse of the jaw crusher equipment frame.

Adhesive bonding solutions for wearables applications on skin

Over the last few years and during the pandemic, the demand for wearables and long-wear applications in medicine has significantly increased, according to supplier Lohmann.

Flexible enclosures provide safety and ease of use for laser interlock systems

Laser Support Services, which designs interlock systems, works with Spelsberg UK as its enclosure partner.

How to use dyne inks

Surface treatment company Tantec UK offers advice about why and how to use dyne inks.

Elesa develops clamps for display designer


Portal Devices is a design display company based in the UK offering specialist products and structures for theme parks, planetariums and attractions and even in simulation technology.

Future fastening: mixed-material bonding in body-in-white structures

Gestamp's Miguel Angel Ferrandez, material joining manager, Bilbao, explains two particular mixed-material joining technologies in more detail.

Guide to thread repair and bolt removal

Sooner or later, it’s inevitable that technicians working with threaded fasteners will overtighten them, cross-threading a bolt or stripping the threads from an internal bore.

Understanding right-to-repair legislation

The environmental ‘Right to Repair’ legislation has put the consumer back in charge of their electrical goods and helps to address the throwaway tech culture head-on.

Enhancing security in high RPM applications

Rotational capacity requirements in modern applications are higher than ever — shafts in electric vehicle applications can now reach 15,000 rpm (revolutions per minute) or more.

ABC’s of ABS - an introduction to the ultimate thermoplastic

The familiar thermoplastic offers a range of properties to suit many applications in industrial and consumer applications for both extruded and injection-moulded parts (like LEGO).

Loctite products shine at jewellery maker

Technical and applications support from Henkel has helped jewellery manufacturer Bailey of Sheffield to overcome a number of bonding challenges in the manufacture of its products.