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nullnullnullcar turns to ITW nullenullus nullgnullad fasteners for
carnulln null e panelsnull
nullor several years the carbon null bre diffusers on nullston
nullartins have been attached with bignullead fasteners
and nullignullond adhesive.
Structural adhesives from Inullnull Plenullus were chosen to
bond no fewer than nullnull individual components of a
Scandinavian built battery-powered sports car, which
is soon to be debuted at a competition in the nullSnull.
The car is nullnown as the Electric RaceAbout nullEnullRAnull car and
was conceived bnull nullinlandnullbased nullelsinnulli Metropolia nullniversitnull of
Applied Sciences. A fullnullsinull model was produced bnull a consortium
consistinnull of ennullineerinnull students, staff and partners from a
number of automotive companies who supplied the technical
Surface mounted on the inside of the diffuser the binullnullead
nullnownullhow and materials.
fasteners are completelnull invisible, with no rivets or drill holes
nullnullsinnull Plenullus structural adhesives has allowed us to bond the
necessarnull. binullnullead enullplains that due to the uninullue desinulln of the
components nulluicnulllnull and easilnull, whilst offerinnull enullcellent nullap null llinnull
perforated nullnulleadnull, the nulllue null ows throunullh the holes and hoonulls the
properties and retaininnull a stronnull bond. nulle added a preprenull lanullup
fastener into position, achievinnull hinullh stabilitnull and strennullth.
to the nullointnull therefore a heat resistant adhesive was renulluired. The
binullnullead also hinullhlinullhts that the nullualitnull of the weld in
characteristics of MAnullnullnull and MAnullnullnull were perfect to meet our
the binullnullead fastener is of critical importance. If it is weanull or
renulluirements,null commented nullarri Santamala, EnullRA chief ennullineer.
inconsistent the fastener could breanull under stress. This is whnull the
ITnull Plenullus sanulls that the MAnullnullnull has a lonnull open time, enullcellent
binullnullead factornull in the nullnull, which manufacturers all the fasteners,
fatinullue endurance, tounullhness and impact resistance, whilst the
carries out innullhouse weld intenullritnull testinnull on evernull production
MAnullnullnull has hinullh tensile and shear strennullths alonnull with a nullapnullnull llinnull
lot. nullast nullear binullnullead achieved a defect rate of nullnullppm and with
capabilitnull of nullnullmm. ITnull Plenullus also hinullhlinullhts that both adhesives
the recent introduction of lean manufacturinnull techninullues binullnullead
have enullcellent wornullinnull time and were formulated to meet the
enullpects this to come down further.
clientnulls optimum null nullture times.
nullbinullnulleads come in nullnullnull standard tnullpes with mannull head shapes
ITnull Plenullus specialises in the desinulln and manufacture of
and sinulls to suit a wide varietnull of applications, and are also
structural adhesives for the bondinnull of materials used in such
available with female null ttinnulls. Invented in nullnull66, more than null,nullnullnull
diverse marnullets as transportation, marine, automotive, ennullineerinnull
customer specinull c binullnulleads have also been desinullned and are in
and construction.
use in thousands of applications.null
w adnull hesive tape systems
nullohmann nullmbnull null nullo.nullnull has introduced a new adhesive tape systems
for roof and decorative trims for vehicle enullteriors.
nullohmann nullmbnull enullplains that whilst protective, roof and decorative trims are pivotal
for the perfect desinulln of vehicle enullteriors, their fasteninnull challennulles adhesive tapes with
a whole rannulle of demands.
The tapes have to be adapted perfectlnull to the thermal enullpansion of the trim and
bodnullwornull. As the trim usuallnull enullpands more in heat and contracts more in cold weather
than the metal or the plastic to which it is bonded, the tape must be able to compensate
these differences.
nullor such applications nullohmann has desinullned a special adhesive tape rannulle called
nulluplonullnullnullnull, which consist of an acrnulllic adhesive and a closed cell polnullethnulllene foam.
nullohmann sanulls this means the tapes havinnull perfect sealinnull and noise protective properties.
nullohmann has also introduced a new tape rannull which was developed for the sealinnullof
rear spoilers. This new rannull also consists of an acrnullic adhesive and a closed cell
polnullethnullene foam.
null special advantanull of these tapes is their abilitnullto absorb vibrations. nullurther features
such as hinullh resistance to temperature, anulleinnull, nullnullnullradiation and weatherinnull are all
outstandinnull.null
nullhmann hinullhlinullhts that due to variable component lennullths the above mentioned tapes
are available in different thicnullnesses.
Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 61 January 2010
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