Boker’s, Inc., announces its complimentary 2012 Scheduling Calendar and Metric Conversion Chart is now available. This two-sided tool offers users a scheduling calendar and metric conversion chart in one convenient format. Boker’s calendar provides a simple, 15-month scheduling tool, with Sundays and holidays marked in a bold red for quick reference. The alternative side…
Welding Simulator Slashes Training Costs and Materials
By Kristin Lewotsky, Technical Writer, MICROMO, Clearwater, FL Arc welding processes require good workmanship to produce sound welds. Poor technique such as an overly long distance between the electrode and the work piece (arc length) can make the difference between a smooth, strong weld and a defective one that is prone to failure. Learning the…
Adhesives Hold Plane Together
Adhesives continue to play a strong role in the fastening and joining of aerospace components for fabrication, assembly, and repair. Huntsman recently introduced three REACH-compliant epoxy adhesives. Araldite® EP 1000 A/B epoxy adhesive is a nano-toughened structural adhesive paste with high lap shear strength and good peel strength at temperatures up to 250º F (121º…
Reid Supply’s New Website Offers Powerful Features
Reid Supply Company launched their new e-commerce website for industrial products today with better search tools and online account management. “The new ReidSupply.com is a culmination of best practices in web design and creative collaboration between the web team and our customers,” said John Carrier, President of Reid Supply Company. “Customers are going to get…
Ultrasonic Sealing In The Packaging Industry
The use of Herrmann Ultrasonics sealing solutions provides for high quality hermetically sealed bags and pouches that focuses on high throughput and support of sustainability initiatives. Ultrasonic Sealing Through Product Contamination Herrmann Ultrasonics package sealing systems provides the capability to offer, when integrated into automated packaging machines, 100% ultrasonically sealed bags. This includes our latest…
LDPE Finishing Plugs from MOCAP
MOCAP’s LDPE Finishing Plugs are designed to fit multiple tube gauges and feature heavy end walls for durability and abrasion resistance. These tubing plugs are ideal for office and patio furniture, tubular racks, appliances, display fixtures, exercise equipment or anywhere a finished look is needed. The plugs include multiple horizontal ribs designed with built-in flexibility…
Stainless Steel Indexing Plungers with Plate Mount from J.W. Winco
J.W. Winco, Inc. announced it now offers series GN 608.5 Stainless Steel Indexing Plungers with Plate Mount, non lock-out type, in metric sizes. The type of indexing plunger is used in applications that require surface mounting. Types with tapped hole or with threaded stud are offered. This series has been expanded with additional plunger pin…
Robotic Designs Look to Nature for Inspiration
Reprint Info >> If there are no new ideas, why not look to the oldest idea generator around — evolution. The concept of using nature as inspiration for mechanical design has been around for a long time. What young engineer hasn’t heard the story of George de Mestral, the Swiss electrical engineer who invented Velcro?…
SPIROL Publishes New Corporate Brochure
SPIROL is a technical resource that provides high quality components that improve the quality of your assembly, extend the life of your products and reduce your manufacturing costs. SPIROL possesses unparalleled Application Engineering knowledge and a vast product offering. Through partnering with companies in the design stage, they help design not only the engineered component…
J.W. Winco Offers Conical Vibration Isolation Mounts
J.W. Winco, Inc. announced it now offers series GN 353 Vibration/Shock Absorption Mounts in metric sizes. Also known as shock absorbing mounts, vibration mounts, anti-vibration mounts, vibration bobbins or rubber bumpers, these RoHS compliant components are frequently used as end-stop bumpers, e.g., for conveyor trolleys. Vibration absorption mounts absorb most of the accumulated kinetic energy…