Henkel Corporation was recently honored as the recipient of the BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 2013 Sustainability Award. This award recognizes a BD supplier who has best supported the company’s efforts toward carbon footprint reduction. Henkel was recognized both for the work it has done with BD to reduce costs and streamline manufacturing production, and…
J.W. WINCO STAINLESS STEEL AND ALUMINUM HINGES
J.W. Winco, Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers GN 128.2 Stainless Steel or Aluminum Weldable Hinges. These RoHS-compliant hinges are produced from drawn weldable profiled stainless steel or aluminum extrusions. The hinge pin is retained in the lower half. Offered materials include European Standard No. 1.4308 cast stainless…
Thermally Conductive Epoxy Resists High Temperatures
Formulated for bonding and sealing applications, Master Bond EP46HT-1AO is widely used in the aerospace, electronic and specialty OEM industries. Unlike most conventional two component epoxies, EP46HT-1AO cures with the addition of heat, which allows it to have a working life exceeding 24 hours. It has a forgiving 100 to 30 mix ratio by weight…
Freudenberg-NOK Levitex® Gas-Lubricated Mechanical Face Seal Presented
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is presenting its revolutionary Levitex® crankshaft seal – capable of reducing crankshaft friction up to 90 percent – at the 35th International Vienna Motor Symposium today. Freudenberg-NOK will present the innovation in response to the European Union’s goals of reducing total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer…
Weidmuller Expands Engineered Enclosures Production
Weidmuller Expands Engineered Enclosures Production with New U.S. Facility Weidmuller is pleased to announce the opening of their new enclosure assembly facility in Houston, Texas. This new facility will enable the company to provide an expanded scope of engineered enclosures capabilities and services to customers in the petroleum processing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food processing and utilities…
Epoxies: The “Go To” Materials for Oil and Gas Instrumentation
By Robert Michaels, Vice President Technical Sales, Master Bond Oil and gas are a primary source of energy. In the exploration and extraction of oil and gas, epoxies can be found in most of the equipment used to search, assess, and extract these sources of energy. In the last 200 years or so, oil and…
Custom Designed Bi-Directional Seals For Medical Applications
Custom designed bi-directional seals from Minnesota Rubber and Plastics are ideal for a broad range of fluid delivery applications including medical and dental devices. Bi-Directional seals greatly improve fluid delivery systems by handling opposing pressures while preventing leakage. Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MR&P) unique double-lip seal solution ensures proper seal function in two directions. The…
Roxtec safety seals chosen for London Underground upgrade
Greater Manchester based cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has been commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) to supply the upgrade of the London Underground (LU) system, providing seals for trackside modernisation. Roxtec UK managing director Graham O’Hare said the company’s seals are being used because of their proven track record in protecting against multiple hazards. “We…
PEM® Type TSO4™ Self-Clinching Standoffs
New PEM® Type TSO4™ self-clinching stainless steel standoffs introduced by PennEngineering® provide ideal fastener solutions for stacking or spacing components to (or from) ultra-thin stainless steel panels. These specially hardened stainless fasteners install reliably and permanently into stainless steel sheets as thin as .025”/0.63mm with only a single mating screw required for final component attachment.…
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…