Materials and Fastening

Electrolube has added a new epoxy resin to their long established encapsulation resin range. This innovative epoxy, ER2218, will be on display at Productronica Exhibition 2009.

Laser Design, Inc. announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has installed a Laser Design SURVEYOR WS Series 3D laser scanning system in the Materials Reliability Division located in Boulder, CO. The fully automated, CNC programmable system was purchased by NIST primarily for its industry-best high accuracy (0.011mm) and high resolution (0.005mm). It is equipped with the industry’s highest accuracy laser line scanning probe, the Laser Design SLP-250 laser-line scanning probe with 9 micron accuracy.

As a user of Trike for Degreasing you are now faced with meeting obligations in 2010. If the choices you made earlier are now cost prohibitive, consider the alternative.

Technical adhesives specialists Intertronics recently launched their Opti-tec 4200 encapsulant/potting compound and adhesive. This optically clear polyurethane is ideal for use in electronics or electrical equipment which incorporates LEDs or other items where high transparency and aesthetics are important. Its clear, non-yellowing, hard setting properties will be appreciated in outdoor signage, illumination projects, e.g. pathways, swimming pools or fountains and in large public installations. It can be used for protecting photovoltaic and solar panel projects.

FDB Panel Fittings recently introduced the extensive SNAP-LINE range of panel hardware components. This range of locks/handles, hinges, compression latches, quarter-turns, swinghandles, joining elements, pull handles and slam latches is likely to interest specialist enclosure or cabinet builders who are looking for a simple labour saving way to rationalise panel punching and subsequent assembly.

The introduction of Electrolube’s NVOC conformal coating has generated widespread interest leading to repeated demands for the product in numerous different formats.

Hexis has launched a new cast vinyl with a carbon fibre look destined for wrapping applications. The company is promoting the new line with a dedicated mini-site: ilovehx.com.

All sectors of industry are being forced to review and re-shape their strategies and operations in order to meet the challenges thrown up by tough market conditions resulting from the economic downturn. In the global off-highway industry, many of the issues facing OEMs and end-users impact on OH vehicles and equipment and necessitate a change in focus in their design, functionality, technology and manufacture.

Ever stringent cleaning and sterilisation requirements, combined with the increasingly high standard of food and pharmaceutical products has prompted one agitator manufacturer to give its customers the opportunity to become actively involved in the detail design of their machine.

Market leaders EMKA, long known for their slogan Everything but the Enclosure, have been steadily adding to their offering of locks and hinges in stainless steel. Now they offer one of the most popular cabinet accessories in stainless steel – the humble door stay. This time the 1097 telescopic stay with push button release offers the benefits of stainless steel in rugged corrosion prone environments.