Industrial Technology

Structural bonding â€“ the next generation

Why does a new brochure on Loctite universal structural bonders have an image of a freight train on its front cover? Because it depicts an application that sums up what makes this new technology such an important development. The coupler that connects the engine with the freight wagons, allowing it to pull a load of 208 tons, is an assembly bonded with just 3g of Henkel’s new Loctite hybrid adhesive that cured in one hour.

18th October 2017

Siemens partners with University of Sheffield to drive Industry 4.0 commercialisation

A new partnership between Siemens and the University of Sheffield is being launched to accelerate digitalisation, boost digital skills, and promote technology and knowledge exchange to meet the needs of increasingly-digitalised industry.

29th September 2017

PennEngineering invests in 80,000 sq ft facility expansion in Ireland

PennEngineering has increased its presence in Ireland with the development of a new, 80,000 sq ft facility located in Galway on the west coast. The development highlights PennEngineering’s commitment to its European customers and expanding its production capabilities.

29th September 2017

A track record of safety and success

The use of bonding systems is gaining increasing popularity among machine builders as more and more come to recognise the potential advantages on offer. For instance, bonding systems enable manufacturers to incorporate new materials into their designs, combining their properties to best effect. Indeed, taking a design approach that embraces adhesives and sealants means that imagination becomes the only restriction in creating a new generation of class-leading machines.

17th September 2017

Moving up a gear to solve a classic problem

The origins of British Motor Sport began in the final year of the 19th century with a number of events described as ‘hill-climbs’, but a key event was to be a dash along a public road and up a gentle hill at Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex in 1902. This event neatly combined the essence of what was to become sprinting and speed hill-climbing, and in 1905 the world’s first permanent hill-climb took place at what has now become the iconic Shelsley Walsh in Worcestershire.

17th September 2017

Blind rivets for body in white applications

Advances in materials and the "Industry 4.0" are challenging the joining technology of the automotive industry. Requirements are the control of the setting processes and the fully automation and integration of the technology in the OEM operations. The purpose is to ensure high quality of all joints as well as fast and economic processes.

17th September 2017

Blind rivets for body in white applications

Advances in materials and the "Industry 4.0" are challenging the joining technology of the automotive industry. Requirements are the control of the setting processes and the fully automation and integration of the technology in the OEM operations. The purpose is to ensure high quality of all joints as well as fast and economic processes.

17th September 2017

Where and when will we actually see Industry 4.0?

There are a great many people now invested in working towards achieving the goals set out by Industry 4.0. For a concept that started life as a German government strategy project it is fair to say that it has captured the imaginations of many engineers and futurists from around the globe. With so much effort being put into talking about the concept, it is interesting to look at the aspects of it that are close to being realised and, with so much momentum, consider who it benefits and if everyone is on-board with it.

17th September 2017

Subcontractor makes perfect Formula 1 parts with hypermill

Previously working as an engineer in the F1 industry, it was the unsociable and unpredictable working routines that led Allan Carabine to set up his own machine shop in 2011, MK Precision. Working in the F1 sector taught the new business owner two valuable lessons; the first was to start with a 5-axis machining centre and the second was to implement leading CAM software to drive the machine.

17th September 2017

High quality engineering adhesives

Permabond manufactures high quality engineering adhesives for potting and encapsulation of electrical components, bonding heat sinks, magnets/ferrites to rotors and housings for electric motors, electrical transformers components, sealing transformer laminates, coating coils, wire tacking and attaching electronic dies.

12th September 2017