Industrial Technology

The 2012 challenge to help disabled and older people

The Olympic Games in London in 2012 will provide a supreme challenge for more than just the athletes competing in them. They will also push to the limits the capacities of the logistical and communications infrastructures of the UK's capital city, for the athletes and for the hundreds of thousands of visitors, including disabled and older people.

25th November 2008

Adhesives prescribed for medical devices

In the November 2008 issue of Industrial Technology, Bob Goss of Henkel, maker of Loctite brand products, discusses where adhesives have presented a medical device solution.

19th November 2008

The quarter turn revival

The quick acting fastener is making a comeback, according to the experts at Unifast. Market forces are seeing OEMs rethink their fastening strategies, and reviving a system that for years has been thought of as too expensive for general commercial use. We report in full in the November 2008 issue of Industrial Technology.

19th November 2008

Speeding up the fastening process

New from Spirol Industries is the PH Platen Heat Insert Driver, the PH Platen-Style model. This machine provides an accurate and consistent means of installing multiple inserts into a plastic moulded component. This is loaded into a fixture nest on a manual linear slide and the inserts are manually loaded into their corresponding bosses.

19th November 2008

New knob in kit form for clamping

A new knob in kit form is now available from Bulte. Plastimont CO258 is perfect for meeting clamping needs. The plastic wing knob is a popular choice for applications requiring finger tip control and lower torque tightening requirements.

19th November 2008

Clear indication of the cure

Intertronics' sales partner Dymax has created 'See-Cure technology as a visual indicator for its UV cure adhesives by colour changing from original blue to clear during the curing process. This greatly aids industrial assembly processes where it is essential to know that sufficient adhesive has been dispensed and that a full cure is effected. See-Cure colour change technology lets you determine this at a glance.

19th November 2008

Custom converted 3M reclosable fasteners

Fabrico offers custom converted Scotchmate reclosable fasteners for assembly and fastening applications. The hook-and-loop reclosable fastener features stiff hooks that mesh with pliable loops to create a quick and easy closure for a variety of surfaces and applications.

19th November 2008

BMW Sauber F1 team's use of Ansys commended in IT awards

A strategy of the BMW Sauber F1 Team to increase the reliance on engineering simulation software from Ansys for its demanding racing car design and development program has been recognised by judges of the MITcon Manufacturing IT Awards. An independent panel of judges "highly commended" the BMW Sauber F1 Team for its use of the software in the Engineering Design and Development category.

6th October 2008

Edit and convert scanned drawings

Softelec has just released a new Version 10 of its VPHybridCAD software for editing and converting scanned technical drawings. VPHybridCAD V10 now supports all AutoCAD versions from 2004 to 2009 and complies with the new AutoCAD 2009 'ribbon style' user interface. It includes a collection of new and re-designed functions and features for operation inside AutoCAD and in stand-alone.

6th October 2008

Software drives faster innovation

Siemens PLM Software has announced Solid Edge software with synchronous technology is shipping to customers worldwide. Solid Edge with synchronous technology is the core CAD component of the Velocity Series portfolio and incorporates Siemens PLM Software's new breakthrough history-free, feature-based design technology.

6th October 2008