Structural adhesives provide strong, load-bearing joints for industrial and engineering applications. Specifying one involves weighing up technical and process requirements. Here, Kevin Brownsill, Head of Technical: Learning and Development at adhesives specialist Intertronics, shares advice on what to consider when specifying a structural adhesive for a high-performance application.

The best available option. That's not the same as perfect. The best available option is always available. Perfect almost never is. Here, Peter Swanson, Executive Chair and Founder of adhesives specialist Intertronics, explains why perfect should never be the enemy of good when selecting an adhesive for your application.

When aerospace production ramps up, the biggest risks don't show up in strategy decks - they show up on the line. Think missed torque values, manual checks under time pressure and data captured later because output comes first. Here, Howard Green, senior account manager at Desoutter Tools examines how digital process control can reduce uncertainty when reliability matters most.

The mobility of the future requires new drive concepts - from electric vehicles with powerful high-voltage batteries to hydrogen storage systems and hybrid lightweight structures. These innovations increase the demands on the tightness of joints, argue the experts at ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK.

Adhesives and sealants are playing a growing role in enabling hydrogen-ready infrastructure, as the experts at Henkel explain.

Jos Lavrijsen, Segment Leader at Fabory, discusses the challenges of machine downtime caused by cold welding (galling) and preventive lubrication. He explains how pre-lubricated bolts help reduce total cost of ownership and minimise the risk of machine downtime for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end users.

While primers can create a stronger, longer-lasting bond, they are an additional process step and carry H&S considerations. Here Kevin Brownsill, Head of Technical: Learning and Development at adhesives specialist Intertronics, discusses the options available to manufacturers and design engineers.

A customer project by ECOROLL shows that with the right tool and process parameters, titanium expansion bolts can be processed in just 28 seconds to reliably achieve the required service life - while reducing costs by 25% and cutting processing time by 30%.

Engineering has shaped society for centuries, from the earliest tools to today's advanced systems. While technologies have evolved dramatically the core responsibility of engineers has remained the same; to deliver safe, reliable and efficient solutions that perform under real-world conditions, says Sven Brehler, Director of Engineering at TR Fastenings.