Fastening & Bonding

Enclosure requirements for indoor use with OEM specifications

Chris Lloyd, managing director at Spelsberg UK, offer advice for OEM designers looking to specify an enclosure for indoor applications.

18th August 2022

General-purpose lidded enclosures are versatile and adaptable

The BM Series of enclosures from British manufacturer BCL Enclosures are a versatile and attractive series of general-purpose enclosures that suit domestic and commercial electrical and electronic installations.

16th August 2022

Mould making at Emka for injection moulding of plastics and metals

Emka reports that it is now one of the top three mould makers in Europe – producing 900 moulds a year for plastic injection, including polyamide/glass and Grivery, as well as zinc and aluminium die casting.

10th August 2022

Multiple mounting options for modular enclosures

Multiple mounting options are now available for OKW’s ART-CASE modular plastic enclosures for modern desktop, mobile, wall and ceiling electronics.

3rd August 2022

Southco locks out package theft with secure parcel boxes

When MB Sentinel needed a high quality locking solution for its mailbox and package delivery boxes for residential and commercial buildings, it turned to Southco.

26th July 2022

Spirol UK achieves IATF 16949 certification

Spirol International Corporation, a global manufacturer of engineered fasteners, shims and installation equipment, has announced that a fifth manufacturing facility, Spirol Industries in the UK, has been certified to IATF 16949.

22nd July 2022

Is your DIN rail technology future proof?

CamdenBoss has breathed new life into an old-time customer favourite – the CMEB extendable DIN rail terminal enclosure. Designed and improved with the engineer in mind, new features have been built into the enclosure.

11th July 2022

Adhesive considerations at the design stage

Adhesives are often treated as the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle. But Simon Gibbs, technical sales executive at Intertronics, explains the benefits of considering adhesives early in a project.

28th June 2022

Corner and edge bonding and strain relief

When a PCB manufacturer was experiencing some inconsistency in manufacturing, specifically with corner and edge bonding, due to variability of the underfill process, it turned to Permabond.

22nd June 2022

Electrically conductive epoxy meets cytotoxicity standards

Master Bond EP4G-80Med is a one part epoxy designed for use in the assembly of medical devices. This system is formulated with a non-metallic, graphite filler, which leads to good thermal and electrical conductivity.

21st June 2022

Design Engineering