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Recognising the importance of supply chain resilienceI have heard this week from a number of different sources that they find themselves incredibly busy post-Covid, not so much with customers having a correspondingly higher number of projects, but more from customers’ fears over the resilience of their supply chains and so stocking up on critical products. It means that after decades of building businesses around just-in-time operations, many companies are deliberately moving over to ‘just-in-case’ stocking. Will this be a further driver, I wonder, in the debate on the merits of re-shoring or near-shoring operations. Interesting times. With best regards Mark Simms, Editor
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The Staytite nutStaytite was founded and owes its name to this simple and effective all-metal lock nut that resists loosening, and outperforms many rival locking nuts on reliability and reusability. |
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What are the design considerations when specifying lead screws?The first in the new ‘Design • Engineer • Build’ series of video podcasts focuses on lead screws – components that are at the heart of countless engineering systems. We talk to Phil Jones at Abssac about the enduring popularity of these essential design products, and the design considerations in their specification. |
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Industry leaders embrace new machine building eventAlmost 80 of the top suppliers to the UK’s machine building and systems integration community have already signed up to appear at MachineBuilding.Live on 4 October this year. The event takes place at the famed National Motorcycle Museum, adjacent to the NEC in Birmingham, and is open from 0830 to 1430. |
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CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS & NEWS
Electrically conductive adhesives and tapesElectrically conductive adhesives and conductive adhesive tapes are now commonplace in manufacturing and have contributed immensely to the micro design of everyday consumer electronic devices. |
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Dymax SpeedMask resins cut process time from 4 hours to 14 minutesThe use of Dymax SpeedMask, available in the UK from adhesives specialist Intertronics, has enabled German aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines AG to reduce its masking process time from four hours down to just 14 minutes. |
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Elesa is revolutionising the packaging industryMachine change-over-time in production is a key issue affecting the profitable operation of packaging lines and can often present a critical bottleneck. Elesa provided a solution to this problem and has been awarded the German Design Award. |
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Busbar solutions for the automotive industryPenn Engineering is the industry leader when it comes to providing solutions for automotive and busbar fasteners. Its self-clinching, heavy-duty studs and moulded inserts for plastics, available from Zygology, are some of their most popular products. |
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