Free dispensing download

Our range of dispensing equipment includes automatic, semi-automatic and robotic systems, hand held guns and all the consumables users are ever likely to need for their adhesives or other liquids like inks, coatings, greases or oils. So in order to help production engineers, we are offering a free download of 25 Top Dispensing Tips – an indispensable guide to the ins-and-outs of fluid dispensing, including equipment selection and techniques. We are offering a free sample kit including a selection of tips, barrels and other consumables – all featuring industry-standard fittings and total backward compatibility.

Our free download of 25 Top Dispensing Tips cover subjects such as the best type of dispensing tips to use for solder paste or conductive epoxies, dispensing of light sensitive materials, how to prevent dripping or backflow, how to increase accuracy and how to minimize clogging in the dispensing tip. There are also tips on low viscosity materials and micro-dispensing, right down to correct tip angles. Further information, along with a free download and kit may be accessed by visiting www.intertronics.co.uk/25toptips.

Article published: The Cure

We have an article published in FAST magazine, out today.

Entitled Getting Stuck on Adhesives, we answer frequently asked questions about the curing of adhesives used in structural bonding.

Ask us for a copy; or ask for a subscription to the magazine!

A new electronics assembly network

A mention for an old friend, Jeff Ferry, and his colleagues at Circuitmart.

Circuitmart features industry experts, consultants and entrepreneurs discussing the latest in technology and innovations in electronics manufacturing, and other associated areas. Many of the programs are video-based.

Have a look at their website, and try a subscription to the newsletter.

A free wipe

How to make a good adhesive bond? There are many factors to take into account beyond selecting the optimal adhesive, including joint design and application process. We have a Users Guide to Adhesives which tackles some of these key topics, which you are welcome to download.

Surface preparation is one of those key topics. We have just introduced a convenient pre-saturated wipe, the ADH1610 Isopropyl Alcohol Cleaning Wipe to help you make better bonds. Isopropyl alcohol is the solvent of choice for the final preparation, cleaning and degreasing of all substrates prior to adhesive bonding. In addition, it is useful for the cleaning up of many uncured adhesives, sealants and resins.

There is a form to request a free of charge sample, too!

The genuine article

A bumper issue of FAST magazine arrived this week, its content bolstered by an article from us.

Improving Industrial Dispensing with Pneumatic Dispensing Valves discussed what improvements you can get by moving from simple pressure dispensing to a valve. You can download the article from our Technical Bulletins & Articles page.

Users Guide to Adhesives

We have just updated our Technical Bulletins & Articles page to include a downloadable copy of a very useful overview guide to adhesives.

The guide sets out to remove the reservations that engineers sometimes have about adhesives. It includes a survey of modern adhesives and shows how joints should be designed and pre-treated in order to make best use of adhesive bonding.

The guide comes from the inventors of adhesives capable of bonding metals! The Araldite® trade name is known world wide in industry and in the home. We are UK sales partners for Araldite 2000 General Bonding Adhesives.

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