Device manufacturers bonding medical plastics can benefit from the process speed and control offered by UV curing adhesives. To build an accurate and repeatable new process, all process variables need to be understood, so they can be eliminated or kept within acceptable tolerances. Here Peter Swanson, Managing Director of Intertronics, explains how manufacturers can achieve a reliable and repeatable UV curing adhesive process.

Enclosure hardware specialist FDB Panel Fittings has been working hard to ensure its range of quarter turn latches, locks, wing knobs, spanner locks, stainless steel and long body latches are available ex-stock to accommodate office furniture doors and panels which may be thicker than those on steel enclosures, being often of compound laminate construction.

WDS Components has launched a new range of bow handles manufactured using a renewable biopolymer. The new handles are available in three styles and join the WDS range of hand knobs also produced from renewable sources.

Choosing what fastener to use in your pleasure craft manufacturing can seem intimidating or pointless, but how your end product is held together can be the difference between a successful project or not, as the experts at Zygology explain.

Stationary jaw chucks are an essential tool in manufacturing, particularly in drilling and milling environments. Enabling workpieces to be stably fastened, norelem’s range includes 3-jaw and 4-jaw chucks made of steel for optimum performance.

Staytite’s Stayplas 30° screws for plastic are high-performance fasteners that have been engineered with precision and innovation. These screws offer a number of advantages that make them the ideal choice in plastic applications.

Southco has expanded its successful line of E6 Constant Torque Hinges with a compact, nylon version designed for small applications. The newest addition to the E6 50 Constant Torque Position Control Hinge series measures 45mm with a torque range of 4-16 in/lbs and is 65% lighter in weight compared to the standard E6 50 Hinge.

FDB Panel Fittings reports that its Online store now offers ex-stock mid and high-range enclosure lock programs which include quarter turn latches, locks, wing-knobs, spanner locks, all with excellent IP ratings, typically to IP65 degrees of sealing.

norelem has announced the launch of a new flexible clamping bolt. Made from aluminium the clamping bolts offer a flexible clamping system to provide secure and powerful clamping for workpieces with regular and irregular outer contours.

Fast and easy to turn, a new rectangle front quarter turn lock design has been introduced by WDS Components.