Friday, October 19, 2012
Adhesives V Traditional Methods – Metals
Adhesives are an alternative method of joining metals. Traditional methods include welding, soldering, riveting, nut & bolts.
What do adhesives offer over the more traditional methods?
1. Ease of use – no specialised training
2. Cosmetic appearance – smooth surface contour
3. Speed – can reduce labour time
4. Bond dissimilar materials - such as metals to composite or plastic
5. Stresses distributed over a wider area – low stress concentrations
6. Lighter weight – reducing the weight of the final assembly
7. Seal against corrosion and adhesive will not corrode
8. Excellent fatigue properties
The advantages listed are based on Plexus adhesives and will vary between the different adhesive technologies available.
ITW Plexus offer a wide range of adhesive bonding solutions for a number of industry applications.
Posted by Gurpreet Pawar, Marketing Executive, Rushden, UK
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Monday, October 08, 2012
ITW World Environment Week
This year saw the first ITW World Environment Week take place between 4th— 8th June in Shannon, Ireland. The focus of the week was based on energy and the slogan issued was ‘Preservation for Conservation’. As part of commitment to this week, the Environment and ISO14001, ITW Performance Polymers Europe took the opportunity to raise and promote energy awareness amongst the staff by carrying out a few simple actions;
Energy Awareness Campaign
a) Switch off everyday email campaign. The focus of the email campaign was to draw attention to equipment that may be left on and draw energy unnecessarily overnight.
b) Posting interesting energy facts on the notice board and making them available on tables in the canteen. Information that was posted was designed to be informative and raise people’s interest in the area of energy and energy awareness. Information was updated during the week to keep it fresh so that it would become a ‘talking’ point over the week.
• Poster Competition
c) A poster competition was held where active participation from family members was strongly encouraged.

Poster competition entries received above.
Congratulations to the winners
1st Place: Fergal Ginnane (Fintan Ginnane)
2nd Place:Brian McNulty (c/o Noreen O’Neill)
3rd Place: Eimear Ryan (c/o Kay O’Gorman)
Posted by Gurpreet Pawar, Marketing Executive, Rushden, UK
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