It was polio that set Ron Anderson up for a career as a draftsman. Eventually, this path led him to start his own business, UC Components, Inc. — a manufacturer of vented screws and components — from his home garage in Union City, California. He bought a drill press, a spray-mist cooler, and a small…
ATC updates its CRACKBOND product line
Adhesives Technology Corp. (ATC), a manufacturer of construction and industry-related adhesives, recently announced an update to the company’s CRACKBOND concrete repair and restoration product line. Bonding agents for concrete repairs, coating, and sealing interior and exterior slabs, and crack-injection applications, CRACKBOND products were engineered with high-quality formulations that provide fast and simple solutions to end-users.…
Solvay extends partnership with Lockheed Martin for structural adhesives
Solvay has been awarded a new five-year material supply contract by Lockheed Martin to supply structural adhesives for its F-35 defense aircraft. The new contract extends Solvay’s long-standing partnership on the F-35 program and underlines the company’s leadership in composite and adhesive technologies for defense platforms. “It is a privilege to be the principal supplier of structural…
What is the difference between the casting of metals and fusion welding?
Written by Jody Muelaner Casting is used to form complete parts and fusion welding creates bonded joints between parts. Nevertheless, these processes have a great deal in common. Their material properties and the physics of the processes are quite similar. For example, both applications involve heating metals beyond their melting point and allowing them to…
Digitalization of global adhesives & sealants market key to future growth
Frost & Sullivan‘s recent analysis, “Digital Transformation in the Global Adhesives and Sealants Industry,” reports that the digitalization of domains — such as sourcing, production, and retailing — by adhesives and sealants manufacturers will give rise to new growth opportunities in the industry. Frost & Sullivan is a research and consulting firm. Although 90% of…
Industrial fasteners market expected to reach $117 billion by 2025
The global industrial fasteners market is expected to grow at a CAGR of about five percent from 2019 to 2025, according to a new report from Arizton. The company provides comprehensive market research reports, advisory, and consulting services. The report includes analysis and data-driven insights that include the impact of COVID-19. The global industrial fasteners market…
Emerson offers staking technology for complex plastic parts
Emerson has introduced new heat-staking technology intended to give manufacturers greater design freedom by enabling them to join delicate and complex components to plastic moldings. Using a unique pulse-staking technology that optimizes the heat staking process, the Branson GPX platform produces high-quality joins, superior product aesthetics, and energy savings in increasingly challenging applications. Electronics, automotive,…
FTI’s Jo Morris talks fastener training
The Fastener Training Institute’s (FTI) Jo Morris joins us in this interview. She is the director of marketing with FTI, a non-profit organization dedicated to high-quality education and training opportunities in the fastener industry. Jo and John Watchman, the managing director of FTI, spoke with us earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit…
BBI/Proferred names new sales director
Brighton-Best International (BBI) / Proferred, a distributor of fasteners and hardware, recently announced the appointment of Scott Gibson to the position of Proferred Global Sales and Product Director. The Proferred line offers professional-quality hand tools, consumable, and personal protective equipment. Gibson will direct Proferred’s sales efforts, with a focus on building and drywall customers. He…
H.B. Fuller launches range of MRO industrial adhesives & sealants
H.B. Fuller has launched a new range of Professional Grade MRO — maintenance, repair, and operations — industrial adhesives, sealants, and lubricants. The products will be available under the Gorilla Professional Grade line, also known as GorillaPro, in the United States and Canada. The Gorilla Professional Grade portfolio consists of 19 products, which include threadlockers, epoxies, metal…