Product Design & Assembly Features

UV curing tips and tricks

Manufacturers often choose light curing materials for assembly applications because of their bonding effectiveness, rapid cure time and process efficiencies. With so many adhesives and so much equipment on the market, where should manufacturers start? Here Peter Swanson, Managing Director at Intertronics, shares three tips for manufacturers operating UV curing processes.

Putting the finishing touches on intelligent valve technology

As governments and organisations seek to improve performance and efficiencies across all industries, an engineering and product development company has tackled an issue in the automotive industry that others have deemed to be impossible by bringing the last key element of engine combustion under digital control.

A 3D printer on every desktop: the key to faster and more efficient iterative design

Anyone working in engineering will know that it takes time to perfect a design. The iterative process strives to develop the initial idea through design and prototyping until it reaches the desired result.

Snug sealing solutions for the construction and plumbing sector

PipeSnug is the evolution of an idea that professionally-qualified bricklayer and builder Chris Burdett, had to help solve a recurrent problem he encountered with his construction business. Making good around pipework can be a messy and time-consuming job, where you need to consider how much mortar to mix or silicone to use; especially if you are lugging it all up a ladder to make good at height.

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