Updates

New Primerless Silicone Encapsulant Provides LEDs with Outstanding Optical Clarity

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe are now taking orders for Dow’s new Dowsil™ Ei-2888 Primerless Silicone Encapsulant. Designed for professional LED lighting applications, Dowsil™ EI-2888 Primerless Silicone...

Practical fastenings make light work of solar industry applications

In solar array applications, four types of fastener are proving particularly useful for both design teams and installation engineers. RIVCLINCH®, RIVTAC®, RIVSET® and RIVNUT® are mature, well proven...

NEW SOUTHCO THREAD-IN 56 SPRING-LOADED PLUNGER OFFERS QUICK INSTALLATION FOR THINNER & LIGHTER PANELS – AVAILABLE NOW AT ZYGOLOGY

Southco have expanded recently their range of spring-loaded plungers. Following the growing industrial trend towards thinner and lighter panels, the new 56 Spring-Loaded Plunger series is a thread-in...

Application Spotlight: Self-Locking Rings in Automotive Applications

TFC offers an array of standard retaining rings for different automotive applications. Selecting the appropriate ring requires an understanding of the application requirements, which includes thrust...

Permabond 2K Primer – for maximum adhesive performance and long term durability of bonded components

Permabond 2K Primer is a multi-purpose primer which helps to prepare substrates for optimum bonding with adhesives, indicates if the surface is wetting out properly or if additional surface...

NEW CB COUNTERBALANCE HINGE FROM SOUTHCO INCREASES HEAVY PANEL & LID OPERATION EASE, SAFETY & RELIABILITY – AVAILABLE NOW AT ZYGOLOGY

New CB Counterbalance Hinges from Southco provide precise control when opening & closing heavy panels, increasing operation ease, reducing concerns over safety & liability, whilst improving...

Greater Design Flexibility with Acrylic Adhesives

Acrylic adhesives are a highly versatile and multi-purpose bonding choice which are used industry wide. Part of the structural adhesive family, they can be used to bond a wide range of different...

Time to take the plunge

The new indexing plunger from FDB is spring-loaded for ease of set/reset.

Threaded and helical inserts ex-stock

Challenge Europe is carrying an ex-stock standard range of metric and imperial threaded inserts for use in the manufacturing and installation industries.

Bond polypropylene & polyethylene successfully with Permabond Polyolefin bonding adhesives

Permabond is expanding its ever-popular range of polyolefin bonding structural acrylic adhesives with its new TA4611 product. These user-friendly, room temperature curing adhesives are ideal for...

Techsil Achieves A1 Distributor Accolade from Momentive

UK-based adhesives distributor Techsil has been rated A1 on performance by silicone manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials. Techsil was assessed by Momentive regarding the value given by their...

New tesa® ACXplus range of double-sided tapes adds low surface energy material bonding capability to manufacturing processes

tesa’s ACXplus range, which introduced the concept of viscoelasticity to constructive bonding applications, has extended the capability of its highest performing product group with the introduction of...