Component Management

S.S. White Technologies has highlighted its flexible shafts for aerospace manual valve control override systems. Manual override systems are critical to airlines’ increased expectation for on time departures. 

Thermaltronics has announced that it has added a new product to its solder robot range: the TMT-R8000S. The system simplifies and automates hand soldering processes with precision ballscrews, servo motors and software.

Dow has introduced new DOWSIL EA-3838 Fast Adhesive, an advanced primerless silicone adhesive that cures rapidly without oven heat for improved productivity and reduced energy usage in the manufacture of appliances, automotive electronics, lighting and avionics.

norelem has introduced a new range of ceramic locating pins and rest pads to its portfolio, offering long lasting, robust performance to engineers and manufacturers.

MakerBot has continued to expand its METHOD materials portfolio with PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR. The addition of these two new materials brings the number of MakerBot materials for METHOD to 10, underscoring the company’s efforts to deliver a wider range of industrial-grade solutions to open more additive manufacturing applications for engineers.

Advanced Engineering Valves (AEV) has selected a Victrex high-performance cryogenic PEEK polymer to help its customers operate applications more efficiently and safely. 

DroneShield has announced the release of the next generation version of its body-worn drone detection device, RfPatrol MKII. The original RfPatrol was released in May 2019, having proven to be a well-regarded product, with purchases by a number of high profile customers around the world.  

AutoGuide Mobile Robots has announced CE marking for its Max-N Pallet Stacker (NPS), a counterbalanced autonomous mobile robot (AMR) lift truck that can automatically pick and place pallets or racks from the floor level, trailer decks, conveyors, or racks up to 1.52 meters high.

Adhesives specialist Intertronics has launched the preeflow eco-DUOMIX, a precision dispensing system that mixes and dispenses two-part materials. The eco-DUOMIX is advantageous in applications where two-part adhesive are required to be dispensed with volumetric accuracy down to 0.008ml, such as in medical device manufacturing and electronics applications.

Earlier this year Massimo Fiorani, Managing Director of WISE, and Christian Buske, Managing Director of Plasmatreat, signed an international cooperation agreement for the use of Openair-Plasma in PCB-FPC and chemical milling market; Plasmatreat's technology was applied on the new Wonderwise 220 machine from Wise.