Maximum productivity and consistent quality are critical in automated welding processes. This requires robust, high precision sensors that perform path planning, distance control and quality inspections, says Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK.

EMKA has made life a little bit easier for specialist enclosure and cabinet builders by now offering standard two-colour pad printing onto swinghandles, drawing pockets, air conditioning handles, drawer handles, L handles, T handles and even hinges as required.

JET PRESS distributes a comprehensive range of hook and loop tapes that serve a wide variety of industries. From clothing and textiles to marine, military and automotive applications, hook and loop fasteners offer a versatile, reliable fastening solution.

Whether your project prioritises low-profile design, heavy displays or easy folding, Southco has a mount to suit your needs. Southco monitor mounts from Zygology allow for the intuitive and ergonomic positioning of displays.

JAKOB Antriebstechnik says the clamping nuts of the MCA-S and MCA-T series are an advancement of the proven MCA series. To enhance user-friendliness, the traditional hexagon design has been supplemented with a star or T-handle, allowing for easy operation by hand without additional tools. Significant clamping force can be effortlessly applied thanks to the integrated planetary gear system.

Southco has expanded its successful line of friction hinges with a low profile version that enables reliable position control in limited space applications. The ST-20L constant torque embedded hinge offers a new solution for mounting small lids and display screens that need to be lifted and held securely in place, at any angle.

Spiralock from Zygology is an Optia anti-vibration technology. By adding a 30 degree wedge ramp at the root of the internal thread, Spiralock has designed a simple yet effective way to transform a traditional threaded joint into a safer and more reliable element.

FDB Panel Fittings now offers these small lift-off enclosure hinges ex-stock at its Online store with sales partner Enclosure Solutions. They have been designed particularly to suit small enclosures as used in electrical/electronic controls and distribution systems located in industrial facilities.

In thousands of applications, structural adhesives are being used as a viable alternative to mechanical connections: screws, rivets, or spot welds. Here Peter Swanson, founder and executive chair of adhesives specialist Intertronics, weighs up mechanical bonding versus adhesive bonding, and gives some advice for designing in an adhesive.

It is a truism of hardware design that often a standard offering is not suitable, and where the application warrants then a custom design is needed. To meet these needs EMKA offers modifications to its standard portfolio or indeed completely original designs.