Industrial Technology

To gall or not to gall

One of the most common problems that occur when tightening fasteners is ‘galling’. While galled fasteners will certainly not be loose, the related joint won’t be properly tensioned and can fail from fatigue when put under service loads. As a result, the equipment may be affected, with mating components being seized, stripped, twisted off or sheared. Chris Herling of Optimas looks at thread galling and how to reduce its occurrence.

23rd November 2018

Gesipa goes Industry 4.0 with iBird Pro tool

Gesipa has extended its Bird Pro series with a networked battery-powered setting tool, the iBird Pro. This device has been particularly designed for integration into IoT/Industry 4.0 and lean production environments. The iBird Pro tool can be connected to the iBird Pro App on up to three devices simultaneously that keeps the operator informed about setting processes as well as the operating status of the setting tool at any time.

23rd November 2018

Sub-miniature shotbolt is just 7mm in diameter

Magnet Schultz has announced a new tiny electromagnetically-actuated shotbolt lock with enclosure dimensions of 7mm in diameter and less than 21mm in length. This is the company’s smallest solenoid-based electric locking component to date.

23rd November 2018

DesignSpark Mechanical gets an upgrade

RS Components has unveiled a new version of DesignSpark Mechanical, the leading free-for-download 3D CAD modelling tool. Version 4.0, the first update of the tool for three years, offers new functionality and a more intelligent design engine, as well as delivering faster overall performance. This latest version offers a range of enhancements to the user interface and introduces a blend (or loft) tool that enables creation of rotational, periodic or sheet metal blends. As well as these improvements, RS is introducing a new auto-save function and various enhancements to existing tools within the software, plus the ability to analyse solid body geometry for errors, including tips to fix them.

23rd November 2018

Metal treatment and coatings

For almost 60 years, Wallwork Group has been helping advanced and precision engineers with their thermal processing and hard coating requirements.

29th October 2018

Intelligent, cost-effective custom manufacture

At Rencol Manufacturing we offer expert custom manufacturing at superb prices. Our teams in the UK, US and China provide intelligent support throughout your project, from optimising design concepts to prototyping, tooling, mass production and logistics.

29th October 2018

How can ISO certification benefit your business?

CQS (Certified Quality Systems) Ltd specialises in ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 27001:2013 certification along with other management system standards.

29th October 2018

Mechanical components and assemblies

As founder member of the Rolwey Group, at Blue Diamond we pride ourselves on working with our customers to achieve the results they need. In principle, we’re problem solvers. We get involved when standard products and solutions just won’t do. In short, we’re all about making things better.

29th October 2018

Product testing capabilities

TÜV SÜD is one of the world’s leading technical service providers of testing, product certification, auditing, systems certification, training and knowledge services. Powered by over 150 years of experience, we have grown to over 850 locations worldwide and sales revenue of €2.2bn. Our 24,000 employees act as process partners to our customers wherever their business is located.

29th October 2018

Festo launches secure cloud interface module

Festo’s CPX-IIOT Gateway is a secure, low-cost and easy-to-implement digital solution, enabling users to enter into the world of digitalisation and data analytics in an easy-to-manage and entirely safe way. It provides the first step for companies wanting to develop Industry 4.0 proof of concept or pilot projects with simple, programming free, on-boarding.

29th October 2018