Meridian Adhesives Group, a manufacturer and custom formulator of high-value adhesives technologies, will now be serving the electric vehicle (EV) market with custom solutions by way of the company’s Electronics Division. Meridian’s Electronics Division currently encompasses three companies: Epoxy Technology, Inc., located in Billerica, Massachusetts Epoxies, Etc., located in Cranston, Rhode Island Epoxy Technology Europe,…
Mill-Max introduces high-current, small-scale spring-loaded pins
Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp., Inc. has announced the development of new spring-loaded pins delivering high-current carrying capacity in a small form factor. They are ideal for charging applications and directly delivering power via cable or board-to-board interconnects. The reduced size makes them attractive for use in dense, low-profile packaging designs. This new product offering is available…
Advance Components adds Caillau hose clamps to lineup
Advance Components has announced a new partnership with Caillau, a top manufacturer of hose clamps. Advance will now stock Caillau’s extensive CLIC series of hose clamps and pliers. Caillau’s CLIC series includes the CLIC, CLIC R and CLIC E hose clamps, which are engineered to create a secure connection on hoses and spigots in extreme…
Henkel develops new magnet bonding tape for electric motors
Strong magnets are essential components to optimize the performance of electric motors. Manufacturers are looking for efficient and safe solutions that can fix these magnets into their position in the rotor, while compensating manufacturing tolerances. To this end, Henkel has developed a novel solution that’s tailor-made for the use in electric motors: Loctite EA 9536.…
Polypropylene-backed tapes lead the PSA market globally
Demand for packaging pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes used in essential goods has increased in some markets. These include include for the food & beverage, hygiene, and home products packaging industries. PSA tapes demand in e-commerce packaging is also expected to increase significantly in 2020. However, for others, Covid-19 was particularly harmful. For example, PSA packaging…
Western Wire offers online visual index of wire fasteners
Western Wire, which provides a diverse product line of industrial wire products and fasteners, offers an online visual index of its components. From cotter pins to hitch pin clips, spring pins, s-hooks, d-rings, key rings, and clips, the company has various sizes, shapes, materials, and finishes, depending on your application. Products are shipped from a 132,000+ square-foot facility in Fenton,…
Can you use military-grade adhesives in non-military applications?
Typically, military standards are more demanding than standards intended for civilian applications. The same can be said for adhesives that meet these standard. To this end, MIL-STD adhesives offer higher performance, particularly in demanding environments such as in extreme temperatures or corrosive environments. However, it’s first important to ensure a product meets the requirements of…
Kennametal launches academy for aerospace machining & manufacturing
Kennametal Inc. announced a partnership with TITANS of CNC for its Aerospace Academy, an online education platform designed to teach programmers and machinists next-generation aerospace machining and manufacturing. Powered by Kennametal’s high-performance tooling solutions, the TITANS of CNC Aerospace Academy offers free courses to machinists to teach them about the materials, tooling, and techniques used in advanced…
Fastenal named official MRO partner of the NHL
Fastenal Company recently announced a multi-year, global partership with the National Hockey League (NHL). Fastenal, the largest fastener distributor in North America, will be the official Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) partner of the NHL through the 2023-24 season. This partnership is focused on creating an efficient and reliable MRO supply chain for ice rinks…
Going digital with Perlane Sales
Months before the pandemic hit, Ken DeCrane felt it was time to digitalize a few of the services offered at Perlane Sales Inc., a distributor and engineered partner of fasteners and tools. “The challenge in business is to continually be forward-thinking and to avoid complacency,” he says. DeCrane is the company president and he’s been…