Materials and Fastening

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Scott Brothers Ltd announces the launch of its latest and further improved range of Pack-Mate vacuum storage bags. Pack-Mate bags now feature eye-catching new designs, re-designed cap-less valves for ease and speed of use and improved user instructions. The new design has been applied to three ranges: Flat Storage, Volume Storage and Travel Storage. The three core families are also being re-launched in high-impact, high-quality, full colour gravure printed film packs, reducing space whilst increasing the impact of hanging retail displays.

MacDermid Autotype has launched an innovative new hardcoated polyester film for producing stainless steel effects for membrane keyboards, keypads and fascia panels. Called Autotex Steel, the new film is easy to handle and print, combining high levels of colour reproduction and definition with a tough outer surface that offers excellent resistance to abrasions and a wide range of chemicals and solvents.

HaydonKerk Motion Solutions offers superior performance lead screw assemblies with its Kerkote and Black Ice coatings. Designed exclusively for Kerk® components and assemblies and Haydon™ actuator products, these coatings provide permanent lubrication eliminating the need for external lubrication. There are many applications where traditional greases are not appropriate, such as areas where periodic maintenance is difficult or impossible, applications where contamination can’t be tolerated, and clean room environments.

When PoroGen Corporation, a leader in the development of high temperature porous polymeric materials, was developing its proprietary PEEK-SEP membrane technology for the separation of liquids and gases, it chose VICTREX® PEEK™ high performance polymer because of its outstanding combination of high temperature and chemical resistance. The innovative PEEK-SEP line of hollow fiber membranes and devices are designed for use in the most demanding separation applications.

An underlying principle in high technology industries seems to be that progress, real progress, is about doing more with less, keeping things simple, working smarter. The ingenious people at Intertronics certainly seem to understand the concept, which is brilliantly demonstrated in the Thinky ARE and ARV series mixers.

Thinky ARV-310 and ARV-5000 planetary mixers really are the answer so far as Intertronics are concerned. Explained M.D. Peter Swanson: “This equipment is a proven solution to some of the most difficult mixing problems ever found in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. They will non-invasively mix 310g or 5000g or material from low viscosity to semi-solid or dry particle with in-situ vacuum degassing.”

When Western Falcon of Houston, Texas, USA, a major manufacturer of tubular linings for downhole applications, wanted to design a new high-performance seamless thermoplastic liner, it chose VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer because of its unique combination of tensile strength, chemical resistance, ductility, temperature capabilities and resilience. The new liner, called Extremetube*, offers optimal resistance to damage from artificial lift rod wear, wireline and slickline, coiled tubing, and other common downhole tools.