When it comes to mounting rear ventilated façades quickly and easily on concrete and masonry, REISSER Schraubentechnik offers its newly approved REISSER spacer screw RDS, suitable for use in both new buildings and for the renovation of existing buildings. Currently, REISSER offers three versions of its RDS mounting screw, available in lengths of 190mm – 270mm. The RDS-CA, designed for fixing s...

Designed to create a secure bond with higher performance, Lohmann has manufactured what it states is the world’s first UV light-activated adhesive tape technology – UV-LUX®, specially designed for various applications within the automotive industry. Lohmann insists that bonding with UV-LUX® enables introducing a zero-gap strategy, as relative movements of glass modules are entirely ruled out....

Bostik has extended its Born2Bond™ engineering adhesive HMPUR and UV-CIPG ranges to support the manufacture of smaller, more lightweight and increasingly complex consumer electronic devices that are also required to be recyclable and meet all relevant sustainability and safety regulations. Five new products have been added to Born2Bond™'s high-performance HMPUR range, the HHD 5510, HHD 5518BK,...

Adding to its standard range of tube clamp connectors, Ganter has recently released new high-performance clamp connectors made from glass fibre-reinforced polyamide, available in diverse configurations. These new connectors can withstand temperatures up to 212°F (100°C) and are used in applications where corrosion resistance is important, where weight must be reduced or where the visual appeara...

The Hobotec screw from Eurotec, which can be used to create wood-to-wood connections easily and safely, is now available in black for special kinds of façade designs. Eurotec explains that the Hobotec screw is particularly useful where there is an increased risk of cracking or splitting – because the milled ribs facilitate countersinking in different types of wood. A new type of thread and inno...

WEVO-CHEMIE GmbH has developed a portfolio of silicone-based materials for battery modules and packs that serve as strong thermal, mechanical and electrical barriers, specially designed for electric vehicle industry. One of the most important requirements for batteries in electric vehicles is the ability to mitigate thermal runaway and protect against overheating. In addition to high heat and...

Spectre, the advanced multipurpose woodscrew range from ForgeFix, has launched two new sizes of screw to help the trade sector comply with UK building regulations.  Designed to bring performance and value to merchant customers, the Spectre range has now been expanded to include 6mm x 200mm and 6mm x 240mm woodscrews and will shortly also include 8mm x 180mm, 200mm, 240mm and 280mm versions too....

DELO, manufacturer of industrial adhesives for the automotive, consumer electronics and semiconductor industries, has expanded its product ranges and now offers adhesives for solar cells. These new light-curing products, made from epoxy resins or acrylates, are well suited for bonding the protective films of thin-film solar cells and can also act as effective barriers against humidity. Thin-fi...

A.S.F. Fischer has introduced the new Blackline brand, which includes black coated articles from its Woodies® Ultimate, QlinQ® fasteners, QlinQ® door fittings and GB (Gebroeders Bodegraven) range of products.  A.S.F. Fisher B.V has been an international partner in fasteners for more than 77 years and has various own brands that it can supply to customers. The Blackline range of screws are made...

Here Dr Bill Eccles, from Bolt Science, looks at why, when some bolts are deliberately tightened past their yield point, they don’t come loose when an external load is subsequently applied. When a bolt is tightened into its plastic region, yielding is the result of the combined effects of both tensile/axial stress and the torsional stress exceeding the yield point of the bolt material. The tens...