By Kathryn Tomiello, Staff Editor Here, top adhesives manufacturers give some insights into how to move past some of the most common pitfalls and get the most out of your adhesive. Keep the manufacturing facility’s needs in mind when specifying an adhesive into your design. If the plant engineer has little room for downtime, consider…
Leveling Mounts
J. W. Winco, Inc., offers an expanded line of inch size Threaded Stud Type “Level It” Leveling Mounts. Made from carbon steel with a gold iridite plated or black oxide finish, the leveling mount has a stud ball end machined from solid bar. This leveling mount swivels 7 1/28 to all sides of the centerline…
Bud Introduces VisionCab Steel Cabinet Rack
CLEVELAND, OH – Bud Industries, Inc., announced the availability of its VisionCab, a highly styled and versatile steel cabinet rack featuring a See-Thru removable front door. The VisionCab enclosure is an all-in-one unit with the advantage of having many built-in components, such as an exhaust fan, that typically must be ordered separately. Bud’s VisionCab also…
NEMA 6P and IP 68 rated dome cap cable glands
Remke Industries introduces an expanded line of NEMA 6P and IP 68 rated Dome Cap Cable Glands that are designed to withstand the rigors of continuous flexing and bending with ease and can be used with a wide range of cables both indoors and outdoors. The Dome Cap family includes: • Standard nylon connectors…
Fasteners hold a firm fix in thin sheet metal
By Leon M. Attarian Leon M. Attarian is Director of Marketing at Penn Engineering A closer look at self-clinching fastener product families: • Nuts. Standard types have load-bearing thread strengths greater than mild steel screws. Variations focus on nut size, locking-thread properties, and special alloy materials for manufacture. All clinching during installation occurs on…
Winco introduces line of knurled nuts & knobs.
J.W. Winco, Inc. now offers size inch as well as metric size Hollow Knurled Nuts. The new knurled nuts are made of black nylon plastic with a smooth, glossy finish, and have tapped through inserts of zinc plated steel, molded in. On clamping applications, the partially protruding insert prevents chipping of the plastic. www.jwwinco.com
Miniature Washers For Intricate Applications
(Minneapolis, MN) – Boker’s, Inc. has announced the production of miniature washers to its availability of custom-specified products. Boker’s miniature washers may be specified smaller than 0.080″ in outside diameter and 0.030″ in inside diameter, with material thickness of 0.005″ and less. Choose from over 2,000 commonly specified and hard-to-find materials such as low carbon…
Elma Electronic Releases Brochure For Systems Integration
(FREMONT, California) – Elma Electronic Inc. has released a new brochure for its Integration Services. The brochure includes information on Elma’s Integration services, capabilities, Test/Validation Lab, applications, brief case studies, and more. Elma has offered “level 3” enclosure design and assembly services for over 25 years. Level 3 includes the manufacturing of the core components…
Cylindrical Revolving Handles
NEW BERLIN, WI — J. W. Winco, Inc. offers plastic and steel Cylindrical Revolving Handles in inch and metric sizes. The revolving handles are constructed from either phenolic or nylon plastic and are available in inch and metric sizes. The phenolic plastic version has a black hand piece with a smooth glossy finish, while the…
“Machined” Springs Can Combine Desired Features
(SANTA MARIA, CA.)-In Helical machined springs, desired features or functions such as special attachments, precise spring rates, multiple integral coils, and other special characteristics can be made part of the spring. Machined springs also support multiple design objectives such as reliability, repeatability, and integration of multiple parts, which result in a reduction of assembly complexity.…