Southco, Inc., has recently expanded its captive hardware line with the addition of a captive screw that offers tool-free access. The new 4C Wing Knob Captive Screw enables quick-access fastening, and features an over-molded, distinctively contoured wing-style head design that can be used to designate access through an array of standard and custom color options.…
MW Industries, Inc. acquires Servometer & BellowsTech
MW Industries announced the acquisition of Servometer and BellowsTech, world leading manufacturers of precision engineered bellows and electroformed components. Both companies have developed innovative technologies to service mission critical applications across a variety of markets. Located in Cedar Grove, NJ, Servometer designs and manufactures a high quality line of miniature bellows, flexible shaft couplings, contact…
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies announces leadership changes
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has announced key changes in its leadership – including an appointment to its board of management and the naming a new President of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK). Dr. Theodore G. Duclos will become a member of FST’s Board of Management on January 1, 2016, and is relocating from the United States…
Urethane Sealant and Encapsulant from EpoxySet
EpoxySet announces the release of the SetWorx U-SEAL 15FL. This state-of-the-art urethane has a 2:1 mix ratio that yields a durable, abrasion resistant sealant for plastics, metals and glass or can be used as an encapsulant where low stress is required. It offers excellent protection from moisture at temperatures up to 100° C. The U-SEAL…
Retaining magnet assemblies with tapped hole from J.W. Winco
J.W. Winco, Inc. now offers GN 50.5 Retaining Magnet Assemblies, Disk-Shaped, with Tapped Hole, in metric sizes. These RoHS-compliant magnets are a shielded magnetic assembly. To ensure that the magnetic forces are not impaired, the mounting screws must be made of non-magnetic material. For magnets with d1 diameter /= 50 mm, the magnetic surface of…
Fast cure adhesives now available for cartridge dispensing
Epoxies Etc. has added three new fast-cure epoxies to the range of adhesive products suitable for use with TriggerBond® dispensing guns. The TriggerBond system packages an adhesive’s two components into their own cartridges, which fit in a dual-barrel dispensing gun. Because the cartridges contain precise quantities of hardener and resin, TriggerBond produces the correct mix…
Extremely Compact and Powerful Servo Gripper
The EGL from SCHUNK is an extremely compact and powerful servo gripper. It has flexible control of gripping force, speed, and position, which makes it well suited for pharmaceutical, testing, laboratory, and assembly applications. The EGL has on-board power and control electronics so there are no other external devices needed to operate the gripper. It…
Steel and Stainless Steel Hinges from J.W. Winco
J.W. Winco, Inc. announced it now offers GN 129.2 Steel and Stainless Steel Hinges in metric sizes. These RoHS-compliant hinges are used for doors that are flush with the frame on the outside. Once assembled, they cannot be unhinged. Being mounted from the inside, they are especially suitable for doors and trap doors that must…
Smalley Launches New Website
What do the Mars Lander and high-performance athletic shoes have in common? You could stare at them all day and never come up with the right answer. That’s because what they share isn’t visible to the naked eye. Each contains an internal component from the Smalley Steel Ring Company. While invisibility is a huge advantage…
Pre-loaded Ultrasonic Unit Saves Time in Automation
Compact ultrasonic actuators with low weight can be easily mounted on robot arms and are thus well suited for fast and low-energy joining of plastic parts. Pre-loading the pneumatic cylinder of the actuator saves time – up to 1 second per weld spot. This is particularly noticeable in applications with many weld spots. Pre-loading means…