The LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This dynamic competition honors the most innovative engineered products/components across several of our flagship brands: Design World, Fastener Engineering, Fluid Power World, and EE World. Submissions for the 2023 LEAP Awards program are now being accepted at this site.…
A screwdriving robot that delivers speed and streamlined integration
Visumatic, an expert in automated fastening technology, offers the Viper MBC — an engineered screwdriving robot package for seamless integration. This Visumatic feed and install system incorporates a four-axis SCARA robot that delivers lightning-fast screwdriving and flawless fastener delivery. The Viper MBC is preconfigured and modular, so it can be quickly deployed. The Viper MBC…
Howmet Fastening Systems announces new president
Howmet Aerospace, a global provider of advanced engineered solutions, has appointed a new leader for its Howmet Fastening Systems (HFS) team. Effective May 1st, 2023, Vagner Finelli will join the company, serving as the president of HFS. In this role, Finelli will have responsibility for all HFS employees and locations globally. He will be based…
New Master Bond die-attach epoxy meets NASA low-outgassing requirements
Master Bond‘s new EP17HTDA-2 is a one-component epoxy that can be used for bonding, sealing, and die attachment. It’s not premixed and frozen and cures with heat. This dimensionally stable system features excellent mechanical properties with a high modulus and die shear strength. It transfers heat and resists thermo-mechanical stresses effectively. EP17HTDA-2 has exceptional…
NUBURU receives patents for its blue laser welding technology
NUBURU, Inc., an innovator in high-power and high-brightness industrial blue laser technology, announced that it has received additional patents that expand its intellectual property portfolio, covering blue lasers for use in welding and other applications. “These new patents expand our broad patent estate around blue lasers, particularly for welding copper and other metals,” said Dr.…
Milwaukee Tool drives innovation with new drilling and driving solutions
Milwaukee Tool is dedicated to revolutionizing the job site with the introduction of their new M18 FUEL Drill and Impact Driver with ONE-KEY. This expansion of their next-generation drilling and driving solutions delivers users with the fastest driving speeds, enhanced safety, and advanced customization technology. It includes the new: M18 FUEL 1/2″ Hammer Drill with…
How to keep fasteners from loosening?
~ Article courtesy of JW Winco Ensuring fasteners remain tightly sealed in applications prone to vibration is a question engineers frequently attempt to solve. Eventually, vibration loosens fasteners by creating relative motion between the threads. This occurs to all nuts and bolts subject to movement, no matter how well you tighten them. Loose fasteners are…
Pivotree to host panel discussion with Grainger and ABC Supply
Pivotree Inc., a provider of digital, frictionless commerce solutions and services, announced it will be attending B2B Online 2023, from May 1st to 3rd, 2023 in Chicago, showcasing the latest technology in commerce, supply chain, and data management. The company will be hosting a panel discussion titled “Data Should Serve You, Not Your Technology,”…
JW Winco introduces new self-securing threaded lifting pins
JW Winco has added self-securing threaded lifting pins to its product range for lifting, securing, and transporting equipment. Anywhere workpieces, fixtures, or system components have a threaded hole, the new threaded lifting pins can be inserted quickly for use as a lifting mechanism — and removed just as easily with a push of a button.…
Nucor to recycle nearly 100% of scrap steel at major Johnson Controls facilities
Johnson Controls, a global provider of smart and sustainable buildings, announced the launch of a program for recycling steel, through a collaboration with Nucor Corporation, the largest steel producer and recycler in North America. Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products — including steel fasteners, racking, castings, conduits, and more —…