Welding is a remarkably versatile joining technique, with various types of specialist equipment available to join different types of metal, different thicknesses and with weld characteristics to suit the application requirements. Micro Plastics’ is offering an adhesive-based releasable plastic clip. Spiralock Corporation has re-engineered the standard internal (female) thread form and added a 30° wedge ramp at the root of the thread. Are you an engineering designer constrained to use one supplier of threaded inserts? Dirak has a new line of Snap-Line swinghandles with D-Snap Technology. Because no screws, nuts or tools are needed, you save up to 90percent of hardware installation time. The development of new lightweight construction concepts is posing ever more stringent challenges for connection technology. This applies not just in the field of functional elements such as nuts or bolts, but also in the field of solid punch rivetting. Georg Donhauser reports. Anders Keife examines aspects of fastener technology, including a bolt securing system that does not use any traditional technique to secure the fastener. Epoxy adhesives are set to play a vital role in Europe’s biggest-ever scientific experiment at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, thereby helping scientists gain a better understanding of the origins of the universe. Epoxy adhesives are now available with a wide range of material properties. As such, grades can be specified for use on almost any material type in most industries. Minitec is introducing a new frame fastener for its modular profile building system that extends the flexible building-block principle of the range. Multi-Seals Inc is offering an innovative alternative to liquid epoxy for high-volume, high-quality epoxy sealing applications. The Crypta reuseable electronic seals are suitable for coping with the severe winter conditions being predicted for the UK and Europe. With its self-tapping insert ENSAT, Kerb-Konus provides a solution for highly stressed and wear-resistant screw couplings in materials featuring a low shearing strength, such as aluminium or plastic structures. New to its its range of structural acrylic adhesives, 3M has added a version for applications requiring maximum versatility and productivity. Lead screws and nuts are commonly used to convert a rotary movement into a linear movement. prev    next