Automation Parts

Lee Springs has added beryllium copper battery springs, Redux wave springs, constant force springs and more sizes of Lite Pressure compression springs to its latest catalogue. The 172-page catalogue is due to be released in May 2009 and contains more than 16,500 different types of spring, including compression, extension, torsion and Belleville spring washers, plus engineers spring-selection kits. Battery springs provide fast, efficient and reliable contacts. Beryllium copper, one of the hardest, strongest and most hard wearing copper alloys, improves the physical properties of the springs while a silver coating enhances electrical and thermal conductivity performance and makes soldering easier. These high-performance battery springs will appeal to engineers who are developing devices where high endurance and ruggedness are key requirements. The springs supplement an existing range manufactured from nickel-coated music wire to match the nickel-plated containers used for most alkal...

Araldite 2000 Plus Adhesives Get New Additions Huntsman Advanced Materials has announced additions to the Araldite 2000 Plus range, including polyurethane adhesives and a methacrylate adhesive that requires minimal surface treatment. Araldite 2028 polyurethane adhesive is transparent and UV stable, as well as flexible and fast curing. The adhesive bonds a wide variety of plastics including polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC) and is tailor-made for sign bonding and seismic cables as well as general industrial applications. Araldite 2029 polyurethane adhesive has good gap-filling properties and high flexibility. The adhesive bonds copper and brass to composite and metals. Suitable for larger components where there is a need for longer open time, it is designed for the transport market as well as for multipurpose systems for thermoplastic and composite bonding and the general industrial market. Araldite 2045 polyurethane adhesive is ideal for making smaller sub-assem...