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RECOVAS: Influencing the design of products for reuse and recycling

RECOVAS is a ground-breaking project which is part funded by the government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre, looks to create a new circular end-of-life supply chain for the electric vehicle industry....

Enclosure sealing advice

Hints and tips for specialist enclosure manufacturers and vehicle builders by Andy Billingham, managing director of EMKA (UK)

Distribution: better safe than sorry

A few fixing and fastener distributors have branched out into non-production items such as personal protective equipment, PPE. It’s a sign of the times, for more than one reason, reports Will...

Value engineering for motion applications in vehicles by igus

igus says it is using value analysis and value engineering – or VAVE – principles to offer automotive suppliers high performing parts at low prices at a time of fierce cost pressures on the industry.

Safer adhesives: Better for all?

Out of concern for the health and safety of workers and the environment, adhesives suppliers are switching formulations and offering lower-risk alternatives including moving away from solvents. These...

PU’s achilles heel

Time may soon be called on PU structural adhesives for many rail interior applications. However, Henkel is ready with an alternative, reports Ruairi O’Hare, head global strategy aviation, space & rail

What's new in welding

Geoff Melton, TWI technology manager, arc processes and welding engineering, offers a background to the developments and trends in arc welding technology that have been seen recently, with some...

Designing wave springs: your questions answered

The Juno space probe uses over 60 different springs to perform three major functions; to open the doors to the solar panels, to guarantee the doors remain latched during flight and to position the...

Sixth sense - honeycomb as a structural material

Honeycombs, as everyone knows, consist of rows of hexagonal cells made of wax where bees store honey and grow their young. By mimicking the insects’ collective wisdom (and construction methods),...

Extending component performance – the hard way

Simon Mercer of Signo-Nanocare looks at how nano-coatings can extend product performance and help us in our efforts to be more sustainable.

Navigating the future of manufacturing with standard components

As manufacturers look to bounce back from the challenges and hardship caused by the global pandemic, successful businesses will need to adapt to produce products to a high standard and volume. Marcus...

Flame off

In a construction market still reeling from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, Speedpanel has developed a range of insulated composite spandrel panels that provide both extremely quick building...