Product Design & Assembly Features

Caps and plugs - shock absorption and preventing damage in transit

A key component in countless engineering applications, caps and plugs offer protection during the manufacturing process.

Collaborative remote working through VR

COVID-19 has forced companies to explore how their multi-national teams can work remotely and still maintain high levels of collaboration. With this in mind, industrial design and innovation company Seymourpowell are utilising VR to work collaboratively from remote locations, by allowing its teams to ‘dial in’ and participate in the design process in real-time via tablets, phones and VR headsets.

The University of Minnesota and Digi-Key quickly designed ventilators for COVID-19 use

The University of Minnesota and Digi-Key Electronics collaborated rapidly to make available a basic ventilator that can be manufactured quickly and inexpensively to help novel coronavirus sufferers.

UV curing and tack free cures

Sometimes, cured UV adhesives have a tacky or sticky surface, even after being exposed to the correct amount of UV light – due to a phenomenon called oxygen inhibition. However, with a full understanding of the process, manufacturers can achieve tack free cures.

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TR Fastenings provides bespoke fastening solution to Tier 1 automotive company(30/03/2020)

Faltec Europe employed TR Fastenings to deliver a competitive fastener supply and tooling solution. The company required a bespoke fastening for a new programme it had recently secured with a key global OEM.
A specifier’s guide to fasteners and fixings(30/03/2020)

Fasteners and fixings are very often forgotten about in the build chain and are either a last-minute consideration or left to the contractor’s discretion. However, when fasteners are correctly specified from the outset, there are huge benefits down the line.
Hybrid chemistry: Light fixation revolutionises 2C adhesives(30/03/2020)

Two-component (2C) epoxy resins are suitable for structural bonding and protective potting. For many industrial applications, the time-lapse before reaching initial strength has been deemed a major disadvantage – until now.
MSC Software helps Formula Students optimise race cars(02/03/2020)

More than 380 teams from 36 countries compete in Formula Student, Europe’s most established educational engineering competition which uses motorsport to inspire students.
Saving development costs with digital twins: Motor sizing for a new filling machine(02/03/2020)

Many engineering organisations face major challenges when designing and delivering new products. When design issues are discovered during physical prototyping, the time and money required to fix these issues can be a major investment. Modern tools are helping companies perform more of this prototyping in a virtual space, where design issues can be discovered and fixed before a physical prototype is required.