Regulars
UPDATES
07 DuPont introduces Pyralux
and Riston
07 Button-Fix wins Queen’s
Award for Innovation
08 Connector system cuts assembly time
08 New packaging underpins brand
security
08 Epoxy offers chemical and heat resistance
09 EMKA latches offer higher compression
09 Conductive die attach Epoxy
10 norelem secures factory technology
10 First-in-class cordless dispensers
09
10 Fast and resilient rubber repair
11 Elesa announces production industry
service focus
11 TR Fastenings invests in sheet metal portfolio
Features
14 Overcoming oygen inhibition
With an understanding of the curing process, tack free cures are achievable.
17 Overcoming barriers to lightweighting
WMG works with consortium to develop innovative lightweight structures.
18 Bespoke fastening
Faltec Europe employed TR Fastenings to deliver a competitive solution.
20 Adhesive solutions for automotive
Lightweighting is seeing adhesives used rather than metal-based solutions.
22 In the fast lane
Alloy Wire International supplies fastener manufacturers across the world.
24 Screws: A user’s guide
The sheer range of screw designs is such that it can be difficult to navigate.
28 Welding cleanroom yields results
A pump manufacturer that set up its own cleanroom for sensitive welding
processes has had 98.82% of 339 welding joints pass strict inspection.
30 3D printing brings major savings
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3D-printing is helping a spring ring manufacturer to shave weeks off lead times.
32 Dispensing innovation
Sulzer’s comprehensive range of adhesive dispensing solutions.
33 Tapes simplify masking process
High-performance tapes from tesa are being used in the transportation sector.
34 Cut from a different cloth
How high-performing components are supporting the UK’s textile industry.
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FASTENING & ASSEMBLY SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
14 OVERCOMING
INHIBITION
3D PRINTING 30 SIMPLIFIED
FAST LANE 22 SAVINGS FROM
LIGHTWEIGHTING
BARRIERS 17 LIFE IN THE
MASKING 33
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Advanced
Adhesives –
Liquid Products,
Solid Solutions
Advanced Adhesives was
founded in 1996. From
a humble start up, it has
grown into a thriving
company which has
grown 20% year on year
for the last 8 years. This
has allowed the business
to make the necessary
investments in buildings,
staff and equipment to
“right size” the business
for the business which it
will become over the next
fi ve years and beyond.
We are a medium size
company with very large
aspirations. We have
expert adhesives, advice
and testing facilities to
rival the big boys.
We have achieved
this rapid growth by
signifi cant reinvestment
in automation, which
has helped us to reduce
costs for end users. The
in-house testing facilities
ensure stronger and safer
products, and we recently
moved to a 1000Sqm
facility.
Advanced Adhesives
0808 123 1221
www.advancedadhesives.co.uk
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