Materials and Fastening

Scott Bader products, including gelcoats and their Crystic® 703PA polyester resin have proved to be the materials of choice specified by Sörkomp of Norway for the production of GRP subsea structures.

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a new high precision line of aerospace grade ball screws. Available in several diameters ranging from an incredibly tiny 3 mm to a much larger 100 mm, these aerospace screws are all manufactured from certified materials. Used in aerospace actuators around the globe, our ball screws offer internal ball return for smooth motion, higher speeds and very compact nut bodies. And they are all capable of back driving. Custom configurations are available as well.

Unicoil™, from Precision Brand Products, is a simple, effective tool designed to extend the life of a hose assembly.

Autoflex hardcoated polyester film, developed and manufactured by MacDermid Autotype, is being used in an innovative range of products designed to protect touch screens in hand held point of sale devices, mobile phones and PDAs. Produced by Bristol based Clue Trader Ltd, part of the BOM Group, and a specialist software and hardware developer of IT systems for airlines, retailers and government bodies, the new TuffScreen screen protectors use the Autoflex film to offer high impact resistance combined with excellent optical clarity.

The TPE Division of specialty compounder RTP Company has introduced a new series of bondable thermoplastic elastomer compounds -- RTP 6042 Series. Standard grades in the series have been formulated to bond to a variety of rigid substrates including PC, ABS, PC/ABS, PC/PBT, PC/PMMA and RTPU resins. The new RTP 6042 Series products offer a wider processing window than the RTP 6002 Series, which they replace. Additional benefits include superior bonding performance and more consistent mechanical properties across a hardness spectrum from 50 to 75 Shore A.

When Too Kool Recreation of Fort Mohave, AZ wanted to develop a portable shade system that would allow a canopy umbrella to stand anywhere, even in a swimming pool, they chose a high-impact compound and a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) from custom compounder RTP Company to make their Kool Klamp design successful.

When Digmesa AG, a global leader in engineering and electronic control systems for aqueous media, was designing the latest version of its EPI precision flowmeter for demanding food applications, it chose VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer for various components because of the material’s high performance characteristics.

Blue Diamond announces that it is now using the latest high performance PolySpek spectrometer from Arun Technology in its analysis of metals and alloys. The new machine enables Blue Diamond to apply stringent checks to materials being used in manufacture.

When S&T Daewoo, a major Korean auto parts supplier, wanted a plastic film to replace the steel in its seat motor thrust washers for the company’s flagship automobiles, it chose Victrex APTIV™ film because of the product’s superb durability, wear-resistance and inherent lubricity.

Visitors to the UK and Ireland’s pre-eminent event for fastener and fixing professionals – Fastener Fair Coventry – can save themselves time and get advance information by registering online at fastenerfair.com. “It takes less than three minutes,” says Organiser Jerry Ramsdale, and as well as receiving updates before the show, you’ll enjoy fast-track entrance when you arrive.”