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.

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.

When looking at your end product, it’s not likely your customers will think “I wonder what it’s held together with.” But since the dawn of manufacturing, what designers and manufacturers use to keep the parts of their product together has made a huge difference to cost, quality, and longevity, as the experts at Zygology explain.

Depending on an application’s needs, there are numerous potting compounds available, with formulations offering properties including being low density/lightweight, flame retardant, flexible, optically clear, and thermally conductive. It can be challenging to know which material to specify, given the different chemistries, properties, and processing requirements. Kevin Brownsill, head of technical: learning and development at Intertronics, shares insight on potting compound selection for an LED assembly.

You may have heard or read something about particular types of fastenings being required for securing machine guards in position. Derek Coulson, machinery safety consultant at Safe Machine, looks at the requirement for fixed guards to be attached with retained fastenings, and unravel what exactly that means, and lists some of the suppliers that offer various different types of retained fastening.

Engineers may overlook fastener choice when designing their products, but fasteners are a key product design consideration, as the experts at Southco explain.

As the world embraces electric mobility as a sustainable transportation solution, the reliability and performance of electric vehicles (EVs) and electric bicycles (e-bikes) are of paramount importance. The experts at Tappex explore the significance of quality threaded inserts in EV and e-bike applications, as well as the implications of threaded joint failures.

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain in popularity, the demand for efficient and reliable electric motors continues to increase. Electric motor design plays a crucial role in determining the overall performance and efficiency of the vehicle. An often-overlooked component with a significant impact on performance is the retaining ring, as the experts at Rotor Clip explain.

Managing access to the data centre is becoming more complicated as data housing facilities continue to expand their hosting capabilities. Given that it is at rack level where data security and access control have the potential to fall short, Mike Fahy, commercial product manager at Southco, discusses the importance of electronic access solutions.

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