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29 November 2022
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Every adhesive application is complex and unique; one seemingly minor change can impact the overall assembly’s success. Establishing a detailed understanding of your process is essential to minimise variation, meet rigorous testing standards, and ensure repeatability, says Matthew Baseley
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22 March 2022
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From light duty equipment to heavy machinery, threaded fasteners set and hold tolerances on a wide range of assemblies. But fastener loosening is one of the major causes of industrial equipment failure, writes Bob Orme
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21 September 2021
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A major consideration when specifying an adhesive is how quickly it will deliver return on investment (ROI), a metric that is affected by a variety of tangible and intangible factors. Here, Matthew Baseley explains the considerations that determine ROI in an adhesives process
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19 November 2020
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Threadlocking adhesives have a long and successful history in many industry segments, and there is now growing evidence to suggest the renewable energy sector is increasing its uptake of these advanced products. Colin Chapman takes up the story
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11 June 2019
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Bonded shrink fit assemblies not only enhance the service life of an assembly but pave the way for new design concepts and cost savings explains Bob Orme, Senior Technology Specialist at Henkel (Industrial Adhesives Division).
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09 April 2018
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In highly competitive global industries, all aspects of developing and engineering are constantly in the spotlight with continuous improvement always near the top of the agenda. Hadleigh Enterprises believes that component masking considerations merit close attention across the manufacturing and engineering sector.
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17 November 2017
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A lot of development work has gone into creating epoxies that can withstand 250°C for long periods and which also have a good bond strength at temperature, as Eamonn Redmond, sales manager with Inseto (UK), explains
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31 May 2017
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Technology has a tendency of changing and evolving every few years, even every few months. Businesses must make sure that they keep up with industry trends, or risk falling behind the competition. Simon Taylor, sales manager at European Springs, explains how the company has employed the latest technology in order to provide a solution for canopies at the London Stadium, home of West Ham United
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30 November 2016
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Most people are aware of superglue, or cyanoacrylate to give its technical name, but how many know that a whole host of industrial applications can benefit from these advanced adhesives? Bob Goss, senior technology specialist with Henkel, considers the question
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03 March 2016
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In any mechanical system, the best components only perform optimally if designed to work together and properly connected. Nowhere is this better exemplified than in rotary latching systems, as James Stroud of Southco explains
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27 October 2015
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Trials are underway that could see the introduction of significant production efficiencies for a major supplier to the aerospace industry. Working with 3M, Zodiac Seats UK is exploring new approaches to working with adhesives to speed throughput in its lay-up, cure and assembly line areas
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12 February 2015
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The new all-in-one Henkel Loctite Composite Pipe Repair System has recently completed a rigorous two-year test programme by DNV GL, a certification body serving the oil, gas and marine engineering sectors, to ensure the products’ conformity with ISO/TS 24817. Here, Henkel explains more about the system
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13 November 2014
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Superbolt Expansion Bolts offer a simple and quick bolting solution for large machine couplings and can help save both time and money, as Nord-Lock UK explains
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17 February 2014
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Engineering adhesives specialist, Henkel, says that its structural bonding technology is increasingly helping robot manufacturers to reap the benefits of new materials by providing a means of joining dissimilar substrates while improving the strength and performance of the overall system.
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21 November 2013
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When engineering adhesives are employed in cylindrical assemblies, to bond one part that is inserted into another, they are known as retaining compounds or retainers. Here, Bob Orme, senior technology specialist for retaining products at Henkel explains a bit more about the products and, using a couple of case studies, describes their benefits
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26 April 2013
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Last year caravan manufacturer, Elddis, radically changed its methods of manufacture, favouring a fully bonded structure over one whose elements were mechanically fixed. The outcome, says Henkel, is a shell that is stronger, lighter and drier than ever before
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17 April 2013
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For structures and equipment operating in harsh
environments, springs and spring fasteners must be able to
withstand different types of extreme conditions including
underwater, outdoors and very high or low temperatures, as
global spring company Lee Spring explains
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