Product Design & Assembly Features

Balloon goes up on UK made threaded inserts

Sales at Bridgnorth-based threaded insert manufacturer Fitsco have been high this year but have now – quite literally – gone stratospheric.

Rivet nut leads to climb in population

Böllhoff’s RIVKLE blind rivet nuts have been helping climbers to take big steps forward when it comes to maintaining their skills and fitness levels.

More than meets the eye - metal to plastic replacement filter

When Company Director of Chainings, John Reeves, considered a metal to plastic conversion of a consumable filter part, his idea was driven by cost savings and improved performance. The process led to replacing the entire filtration unit resulting in greater savings than envisaged and a highly advantageous point of product differentiation from competing filtration systems.

All aspects of plastics design covered at PDM

PDM, a true showcase of the UK’s dynamic plastics sector, is returning to its traditional home of Telford this June. The free-to-attend event which offers an all-encompassing exhibition and conference for plastics design, moulding, packaging and recycling will take place at the Telford International Centre on 19 and 20 June 2018.

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The benefits of an intelligent prototyping strategy(01/06/2018)

In an effort to meet growing demand for the rapid delivery of high-quality products and services that meet customers’ specific needs, manufacturers have been required to accelerate the development process and improve time to market. Key to this is the importance of validating a product’s design.
First air-worthy metal 3D printed RF filter ready for take-off(01/06/2018)

Airbus Defence and Space achieves 50 percent weight reduction and faster production times using 3D Systems’ Direct Metal Printing.
Optimas sets the component supply standard for Tier 1 automotive assembly supplier(18/05/2018)

Simplifying the fastener requirements of a multi-billion-dollar automotive assembly supplier demands a consistency of approach - a methodology that Optimas refers to as a global component standard.
Die-cut structural tape proves attractive for magnet mounting(18/05/2018)

Two interesting structural bonding applications have recently emerged from Milton Keynes based adhesive tape manufacturer Lohmann Technologies.
Rivet nut leads to climb in population(18/04/2018)

Böllhoff’s RIVKLE blind rivet nuts have been helping climbers to take big steps forward when it comes to maintaining their skills and fitness levels.