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![Management news](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/teresa-ben-joint-mds-1024x768.jpg)
Management news
I left university and started a company. That was almost 45 years ago, and I have been running and been in sole charge of Intertronics ever since. It has been wonderfully rewarding responsibility. Some of you have already done the maths, and realise that not only is 45 years a long time, but that I […]
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![Intertronics acquires Dyne Testing Ltd](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dyne-Testing-Acquisition-1024x683.jpg)
Intertronics acquires Dyne Testing Ltd
We have completed on the purchase of Dyne Testing Ltd, a leading UK manufacturer and supplier of surface measurement technology. Dyne Testing offers a range of measurement equipment for testing surface energy and tension, surface cleanliness, adhesion, and coating thickness, to improve quality and process control in various industrial applications. This aligns with Intertronics’ existing […]
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Order online at intertronics.shop
For those who find it easier or preferable to order online, we have launched an online shop. Developed in response to customer feedback, intertronics.shop enables you to purchase a select range of our adhesives and consumables online. The online shop sits alongside our traditional consultative sales process — the full Intertronics range remains available by […]
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![Bringing Oxfordshire’s finest together](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/B4-logo-B4.png)
Bringing Oxfordshire’s finest together
We have joined Oxfordshire-based business network, B4 as a PLATINUM Member. The move allows us to interface with senior business leaders in Oxfordshire, share expertise, advise on best practice, and discuss how to tackle the business challenges of the future. B4 actively connects the leading people from Oxfordshire-based business who value being part of a […]
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![Intertronics becomes UK distributor of Scigrip MMA adhesives](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Scigrip-Intertronics-agreement-20230901.jpg)
Intertronics becomes UK distributor of Scigrip MMA adhesives
We’ve partnered with SCIGRIP to distribute its methyl methacrylate adhesives (MMAs) in the UK. MMAs are fast curing, two-part structural adhesives that cure on mix at room temperature to form resilient bonds. They are ideal for structural bonding of metals, plastics, and composites in industries like marine, transportation, rail, automotive, and many others. MMA technology […]
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![New legislation on the use of polyurethane adhesives and potting compounds](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IRS-3078-Potting-Compound-in-side-by-side-cartridges.jpg)
New legislation on the use of polyurethane adhesives and potting compounds
As of 24 August 2023, training is required for all professional and industrial users of polyurethane adhesives & sealant products with a total monomeric diisocyanate concentration of > 0.1%. New legislation on the use of polyurethane adhesives and potting compounds Following a review by the European Parliament, the REACH Restriction on aliphatic and aromatic diisocyanates (HDI, MDI, […]
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![Seminar: Improving Adhesion and Bond Quality with Plasma Surface Treatment](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Improving-Adhesion-and-Bond-Quality-with-Plasma-Surface-Treatment-Seminar-1024x576.png)
Seminar: Improving Adhesion and Bond Quality with Plasma Surface Treatment
We’re delivering a free seminar at the upcoming Engineering Solutions Live show, held on the 23rd of March, entitled Improving Adhesion and Bond Quality with Plasma Surface Treatment. Cold plasma treatment can quickly activate and functionalise the surfaces of many difficult-to-bond substrates, including metals and plastics, whilst removing organic contaminants. This process improves the wetting […]
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![Kevin Brownsill promotes knowledge of adhesives technology to UK manufacturers](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kevin-Brownsill-Training-Robotics-1024x683.jpg)
Kevin Brownsill promotes knowledge of adhesives technology to UK manufacturers
Kevin’s been at Intertronics for 15 years, having started in Sales and progressed into Sales and Technical management. Over this time, he’s developed a deep understanding of this specialised area, as well as built strong relationships with customers, and has taken responsibility for our Technology Centre. To help grow understanding of the selection and processing […]
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![Christmas greetings, holidays and our community](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_3623_2_display.jpg)
Christmas greetings, holidays and our community
We wish you a Delightful Christmas, and a Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year. Thank you for working with us during 2022. We are closed at 5pm on Thursday December 22 2022, and reopen again at 9am Tuesday January 3 2023 Each year we try and support some charity, especially ones which have some resonances […]
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![We’re JOSCAR accredited](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/joscar-registered.png)
We’re JOSCAR accredited
We are pleased to be accredited and on the JOSCAR supplier register, offering our customers in the aerospace, defence and security industries the confidence of knowing that we meet their high standards of supplier conformance. Using JOSCAR can determine if a supplier is “fit for business”. JOSCAR (Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Registrar) is a collaborative […]
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![Electronics Industry Awards – we are finalists](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EIA-social-posts.png)
Electronics Industry Awards – we are finalists
A bit of excitement around here as we have been listed as finalists in the Medical Product of the Year category at the 2022 Electronics Industry Awards. We have been recognised for releasing Dymax’ 2000-MW series of medical device materials – a range of medical wearable adhesives and encapsulants which help adapt wearables devices to […]
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![Article: New applications for light curable adhesives in medtech](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/light-curable-adhesives-in-medtech.jpg)
Article: New applications for light curable adhesives in medtech
The latest issue of Med-Tech Innovation News is out, and we are delighted to have an article published in it. Seeing the light: New applications for light curable adhesives in medtech discusses some of the latest formulations of UV curing adhesives used for assembling wearable medical devices, as well as some ideas on adhesives which […]
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![Getting charged up about our electric cars, and yours!](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/intertronics-car-chargers.jpg)
Getting charged up about our electric cars, and yours!
We’re always finding new ways to minimise our environmental impact as a company, from biodegradable packaging, to paperless transactions, to eliminating single-use cups from our water coolers. Our company fleet has been steadily modernising to electric vehicles. To support this, and to encourage employees who may be considering the purchase of their own electric car, […]
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![Atlantic Escapade](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/atlantic-escapade-1.jpg)
Atlantic Escapade
We are very clear in our belief that contributing to our community helps to provide meaning and significance to our business, and we are always looking for and happy to hear about opportunities to do just this. As we are pretty far from the ocean, what we didn’t expect to be able to help with […]
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![Get hands-on with trials and demos for adhesives and equipment](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Light-Curing-21.jpeg)
Get hands-on with trials and demos for adhesives and equipment
For years, we have helped our customers develop their production through evaluation and specification of new assembly materials and equipment at our Technology Centre, located in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. Filled to the brim with mixing, surface treatment, dispensing, robots and curing equipment, along with a warehouse full of materials, our Centre allows us to help you […]
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![Supporting our local food bank, Christmas 2021](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Jimmys-food-bank-collection-2021-1024x535.png)
Supporting our local food bank, Christmas 2021
2.5 million. That’s the staggering number of food parcels handed out in the 12 months to April 2021 by the UK’s largest food bank charity. With a record number of households set to utilise these vital services over the festive break, the team at Intertronics are keen to play our part in supporting our local […]
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![Christmas Greetings, Holidays, and Charities](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HMLogo_BLACK_2020.jpg)
Christmas Greetings, Holidays, and Charities
We wish you a Delightful Christmas, and a Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year. Thank you for working with us during the continuing challenge that was 2021. We are closed at 5pm on Thursday December 23 2021, and reopen again at 9am Monday January 4 2022 Each year at Christmas, we support charities which have […]
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![Designing-In Light Curing Adhesives for Medical Device Assembly](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Exhibiting-and-Speaking-Banner-for-Website.jpg)
Designing-In Light Curing Adhesives for Medical Device Assembly
Will you be at the Med-Tech Innovation Expo this year? The show, which runs from 28-29 September 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham, will feature a short seminar from our Managing Director, Peter Swanson. Designing-in Light Curing Adhesives for Medical Device Assembly will present an overview of UV and visible light curing adhesives and what […]
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![North Oxfordshire Community Foodbank and our elf](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1608216761410-1024x682.jpeg)
North Oxfordshire Community Foodbank and our elf
This year, we again asked all our colleagues to collect food and other vital supplies to be distributed by the North Oxfordshire Community Foodbank. Our elf, D Spencer, helped our team sort, pack and ship the haul over to the Foodbank. James manages this operation each year, and he does a great job. This year […]
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![Holidays and Charities](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Crisis_TTG_Logo_2019.jpg)
Holidays and Charities
We wish you a Delightful Christmas, and a Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year. Thank you for working with us during the challenge that was 2020. We are closed at 5pm on Wednesday December 23 2020, and reopen again at 9am Monday January 4 2021. Each year at Christmas, we support charities which are either […]
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![How do I glue back these toes?](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/methode_times_prod_web_bin_91d67cf8-d59c-11ea-a099-b011877a86c1-1024x576-1.jpg)
How do I glue back these toes?
You may have heard this story in the last day or so: a tourist snapped off the toes of a 200-year-old Italian sculpture while sitting on it for a photograph. The museum is in Possagno, Italy, and specialises in the work of the 18th-century sculptor Antonio Canova. Ouch! The conservation and repair specialists could consider […]
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![New options for preeflow eco-PEN precision dispensers increase usability and robustness](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/rotor-preeflow-diamond-coated-web.jpg)
New options for preeflow eco-PEN precision dispensers increase usability and robustness
Precise, process-safe applications in the field of microdispensing are the focus of preeflow dispensing systems. They employ the endless piston principle to provide accurate, repeatable volumetric dispensing of almost all materials, be they low or high viscosity. Some materials and environments have more rigourous demands for dispensing equipment, so preeflow has developed two new options […]
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![Getting your trials done with a live video meeting](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Live-remote-product-trials-and-demonstration-1024x576.png)
Getting your trials done with a live video meeting
In our determination not to let the pandemic keep us down, we have been pursuing further methods to help our customers push their businesses forward. We have always provided a service for helping you evaluate materials and equipment by providing testing in our Technology Centre. Often the results are provided to you in a written […]
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![World’s smallest, highly effective handheld plasma treatment device](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/piezobrush-PZ3-handheld-plasma-treatment-scaled.jpg)
World’s smallest, highly effective handheld plasma treatment device
The PiezoBrush PZ3 Handheld Plasma Surface Treatment Device from Relyon Plasma is suitable for use in manual or semi-automated production, new product development, and in research and development settings such as a laboratories. It is simple, safe and intuitive. With a maximum power consumption of 18W, its unique Piezoelectric Direct Discharge (PDD®) technology is used […]
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![Thank you for what you do](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Thank-you-1024x576.png)
Thank you for what you do
In the past few weeks, we have seen many of our customers retool and/or increase production to meet the current needs of the NHS, the health industry and its users in the face of a global pandemic. In several cases, this has involved teaming up with other organisations to pool expertise and share resources. Even […]
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![New product: preeflow® eco-DUOMIX450 precision metering, dynamic mixing and dispensing system](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/eco-DUOMIX450.gif)
New product: preeflow® eco-DUOMIX450 precision metering, dynamic mixing and dispensing system
The metering, mixing and application of two-part materials is always a tricky business, more so when the required amounts are relatively small – in the sub-millilitre range. If the two parts are of quite different viscosities, or the mix ratio is much greater than 1:1, or there are fillers involved, then it is even more […]
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![One of the many reasons we are open for business – we are essential](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/open.png)
One of the many reasons we are open for business – we are essential
Many of our customers are Essential Businesses and must continue to operate and manufacture in support of infrastructure and other critical enterprises during these challenging times. The obvious sector is the manufacture of medical devices; for example, we supply adhesives to customers who are assembling and bonding needles for injections and products like diabetic testing […]
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![Seminar: Achieve Your Productivity Potential with UV Light Curing Adhesives](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/EREAxetWoAAHJMR.jpg)
Seminar: Achieve Your Productivity Potential with UV Light Curing Adhesives
We will be giving a seminar at Engineering Solutions Live, Thursday 12th March, entitled Achieve Your Productivity Potential with UV Light Curing Adhesives, and we’d like to invite you to come along. Manufacturing in the UK is strong, but productivity remains a concern. Adhesives, coatings and protective materials which cure with light can offer significant […]
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![Case study: LED potting with clear silicone gel](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Case-Study-LED-potting-for-signage-with-Wacker-SilGel-612.jpg)
Case study: LED potting with clear silicone gel
Our latest case study describes the story of a UK manufacturer of outdoor signage and lighting products, who was seeking to encapsulate their LED strips to protect them from environmental damage, whilst maintaining a desirable aesthetic in the finished product. Wacker SilGel 612 Transparent Silicone Potting Gel fit the bill. Read more about it and […]
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![New product: compact LED UV curing flood lamp](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dymax-AX-550-LED-UV-curing-Flood-lamp-01.jpg)
New product: compact LED UV curing flood lamp
To give manufacturers all the benefits of curing using UV LED technology in a compact, all-in-one design, we now offer the Dymax® BlueWave AX-550™ LED UV curing flood lamp. The lamp offers rapid curing and consistency across a 125 mm x 125 mm curing area and can sit on a benchtop or be integrated into […]
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![New thermally conductive adhesives in practical packaging](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Polytec-PT-Thermally-Conductive-Adhesives.jpg)
New thermally conductive adhesives in practical packaging
We have added three products to our range of thermally conductive adhesives from our partner Polytec PT. You will benefit from convenient side-by-side cartridge packaging, which simplifies application. The adhesives have added functionality, including high thermal conductivity (2.2 W/mK), very good adhesion, flexibility and high temperature resistance. When used as a bonding technique, thermally conductive […]
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![Upgraded fluid dispensing controller offers increased repeatability](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DC100-Digital-Dispensing-Controller-web.jpg)
Upgraded fluid dispensing controller offers increased repeatability
Our popular Fisnar DC100 digital dispensing controller has been upgraded to feature a high precision pressure regulator. As a result, the levels of dispense accuracy and repeatability the controller offers are now even higher. As a versatile dispenser for adhesives, sealants, coatings, inks, greases, and other fluids, the DC100 digital dispenser is designed to suit […]
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![Adhesion ’19 Conference to feature paper from Relyon Plasma](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/adhesion19.jpg)
Adhesion ’19 Conference to feature paper from Relyon Plasma
Corinna Little, from our partner Relyon Plasma GmbH, will be presenting her paper on “Enhancing the bonding properties of pressure-sensitive adhesives on white goods by means of atmospheric plasma treatment” at the Adhesion ’19 Conference, a symposium on the science and technology of adhesion and adhesives. Her synopsis is as follows: Atmospheric-pressure plasma can enhance […]
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![Centrifugal mixing for polymer nanocomposites](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/518sNL477gL._SX375_BO1204203200_.jpg)
Centrifugal mixing for polymer nanocomposites
Just published in its second edition is Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Characterization, and Applications by Dr Joseph Koo. This thoroughly revised guide offers a concise introduction to polymer nanocomposites that is ideal for engineers who need to use nanomaterials in real-world situations. Written by a recognized expert in the field, the book explains how polymer nanocomposites […]
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![We help to make electronic textile yarns (E-yarns)](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fibers-07-00012-g001-925x1024.png)
We help to make electronic textile yarns (E-yarns)
The latest issue of the journal Fibres features an article from the Advanced Textiles Research Group at Nottingham Trent University entitled A Novel Method for Embedding Semiconductor Dies within Textile Yarn to Create Electronic Textiles. The group have been working on Electronic yarns (E-yarns) – yarns which contain electronics fully incorporated into the yarn’s structure prior to […]
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![Excellence achieved by our external sales team](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/December-Award-for-Excellence.jpg)
Excellence achieved by our external sales team
At our semi-annual company meeting yesterday, the Intertronics Award for Excellence was bestowed upon our external sales team of Paul Whitehead, David Peat and Simon Gibbs. These road warriors spend their days visiting customers, helping them figure out their production needs, and assisting our customers with specifying products delivering productivity enhancements. Their face-to-face relationships with […]
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![Employment to grow under automation, study shows](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Employment-to-grow-under-automation-1024x720.jpg)
Employment to grow under automation, study shows
From the iPad version of today’s The Times: More than half the world’s workplace tasks will be carried out by a machine within the next seven years but the relentless rise of the robots will create more jobs than it will destroy, research has found. A study by the World Economic Forum suggests that 52 […]
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![WACKER Signs Up Intertronics for Silicone Distribution](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Intertronics3213-wacker-announcement.jpg)
WACKER Signs Up Intertronics for Silicone Distribution
Munich based chemical company WACKER and Intertronics are pleased to announce the signing of a distribution contract under which Intertronics will sell WACKER’s range of RTV silicone encapsulants and potting compounds, adhesive sealants, and thermally conductive compounds to customers in the UK and Ireland. Our customers are involved in technology manufacturing in areas such as […]
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![Choosing a Structural Adhesive: Free Seminar](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/adhere_academy_rgb_logo_large-1024x261.jpg)
Choosing a Structural Adhesive: Free Seminar
Peter Swanson, our Managing Director, will be delivering a seminar titled ‘The Art and Science of Choosing a Structural Adhesive’ at FAST Live, held at the National Motorcycle Museum on May 10. The seminar, and the co-located exhibition, are free to attend. With an increasing number of structural adhesives on the market, this technical seminar […]
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![Article: tips and hints for UV curing](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ADHESIVES-UV-Light-Curing-e1502191530578.jpg)
Article: tips and hints for UV curing
We were very pleased to see some extensive coverage of some of our tips and hints for UV curing in the latest issue of FAST (Fastening & Assembly Solutions And Technology) Magazine – the UK’s only journal dedicated 100% to the subject of fastening, bonding and assembly in manufacturing applications. We recommend that you subscribe. […]
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![Seminar: Future Trends for Adhesives and Adhesion from Biomimetics to Space Applications](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SAA-web-events_1.jpg)
Seminar: Future Trends for Adhesives and Adhesion from Biomimetics to Space Applications
We are taking part in a one day seminar, entitled Future Trends for Adhesives and Adhesion: From Biomimetics to Space Applications. Organised by the Society for Adhesion and Adhesives which is part of the IOM3 Surface Engineering Division, it takes place in London on March 15 2018. This one day event considers some of the […]
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![Productivity affected by sporting results](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Hartley-Saints-427749.jpg)
Productivity affected by sporting results
In today’s The Times, in an article about the Northampton Saints rugby team, it was revealed that this season’s string of poor results for the Saints has impacted on the local manufacturing industry. Dylan Hartley, the club captain, revealed that productivity falls in the town’s Carlsberg factory and at Church’s shoes, another of the club’s leading […]
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![Ultra-fast reliable bonding – uv adhesive for plastics](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/intertronics_dymax_qtr_125x92.jpg)
Ultra-fast reliable bonding – uv adhesive for plastics
One of our new print advertisements!
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![Accurate, consistent dispensing you can trust](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/intertronics_preeflow_qtr_125x92.jpg)
Accurate, consistent dispensing you can trust
One of our new print advertisements!
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![Technology seminars at your place](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/adhere-academy-seminar.jpg)
Technology seminars at your place
Our Managing Director Peter Swanson was delighted to be quoted in Brian Wall’s editorial in the latest issue of FAST (Fastening & Assembly Solutions And Technology) magazine. The context concerned the value of exhibitions and other conventions where industry meets: In an age where the Internet and digital technology have become so powerful in delivering […]
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![Mind the gap! FAST magazine features our productivity focus](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FAST-Magazine-July-2017-1024x699.jpg)
Mind the gap! FAST magazine features our productivity focus
Make sure you read the latest issue of FAST magazine, where on page 42 you can catch up on our thoughts about manufacturing productivity in the UK, and how we are helping our customers bridge the productivity gap. We recommend taking out a free subscription, if you don’t already have one.
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![Investors in Education Award](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Investors-in-Education-award-for-Intertronics-02-.jpg)
Investors in Education Award
Huzzah! Our team was so pleased to receive an Investors in Education award recently. These are given every other year by the Oxfordshire Business Education Alliance to organisations that support the schools in the alliance. We were nominated by local Gosford Hill School to receive an award this year. Managing Director, Peter Swanson: “Whilst my […]
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![Is the productivity puzzle as difficult as a Rubik’s Cube?](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Rubiks_cube.svg_.png)
Is the productivity puzzle as difficult as a Rubik’s Cube?
Economic productivity fell in the first three months of this year, the first decline since late 2015, according the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today. The figures suggest a continuation of the “productivity puzzle”, the ONS said. The puzzle refers to the flatlining of productivity since 2010, which is unprecedented in the post-war era and is […]
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![Project Treeflow 2017](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Logo_treeflow.png)
Project Treeflow 2017
Our supplier partner ViscoTec, manufacturers of our preeflow® Precision Volumetric Dosing Pump range have launched their treeflow project, choosing to donate to the Fairventures organization for each preeflow dispenser sold in 2017. Through this venture ViscoTec aim to help improve the rural livelihoods of the population in Indonesia and to protect the rainforests. Fairventures is a […]
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![We receive an Appreciation Award from key partner, Thinky](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Thinky-Appreciation-Award-edit-e1491986715599.png)
We receive an Appreciation Award from key partner, Thinky
At the recent Thinky European sales meeting in Oxford, we absolutely delighted to be presented with this Appreciation Award. It reads: We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to you for being actively engaged in the sales activity and making great contributions to the sales of our products over the years. We hereby present […]
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![Our customers solving the productivity puzzle](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/productivity-s.jpg)
Our customers solving the productivity puzzle
The much discussed “productivity puzzle” continues to haunt the UK economy. Whilst the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that manufacturing productivity in the last quarter of 2016 grew by 1.7% on the previous quarter, overall growth still lags behind the curve. Nevertheless, UK manufacturers recognise the need to enhance their […]
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![A Christmas Greeting from the INTERTRONICS Team](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Xmas-2016-web.jpg)
A Christmas Greeting from the INTERTRONICS Team
Thank you for working with us in 2016. We will close for the Christmas break at 12pm on Friday 23rd December and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January. This Christmas we are not sending out printed Christmas cards. Instead, we have donated to the Sobell House Hospice at Churchill Hospital, Oxford. Sobell House provides specialist […]
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![INTERTRONICS named Owler "Hot in Oxfordshire 2016" winner!](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/intertronics_logo_with_strap_rgb.jpg)
INTERTRONICS named Owler "Hot in Oxfordshire 2016" winner!
We are pleased to announce that we have been named a winner of the 2016 Hot in Oxfordshire Award by the crowd-sourced competitive intelligence platform Owler. Recipients are chosen based on several different metrics, including number of followers, insights collected from the community, social media followers, and blog posts over the past year. From these metrics, we have been […]
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![Technology Centre lab trials, demonstrations and evaluations](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC_0056-web-e1502808584168.jpg)
Technology Centre lab trials, demonstrations and evaluations
We’re delighted that our recently enlarged and refurbished Technology Centre is buzzing with activity, with customers visiting most days of the week to discuss their applications and to evaluate materials and processes with our technical specialists. For specific trials, we provide comprehensive reporting on bonding, dispensing and application, curing, mixing and/or surface preparation tests conducted in our […]
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![Precision dispensing for wearables](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20.jpg)
Precision dispensing for wearables
We have featured on the Facebook page of Nottingham Trent University’s Advanced Textiles Research Group. Here’s our own Matt Baseley with some precision dispensing equipment we have helped them with in their lab, including a dispensing robot and a volumetric dispensing pump. The focus of the Advanced Textiles Research Group is on electronic textiles with the aim […]
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![Award winning year with Dymax](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/P10006614.jpg)
Award winning year with Dymax
At the Dymax Europe sales meeting, we were very proud to be awarded the Best Combined Sales trophy for 2015. Pictured is Dymax Europe Managing Director Stefan Katzenmayer with our own Sales Manager Kevin Cook. Huzzah! We have spent 25 years working with Dymax, and continue to be the leading partner for them in Europe. […]
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![Productivity, Productivity, Productivity](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fisnar-F4200N.1-Benchtop-Dispensing-Robot.jpg)
Productivity, Productivity, Productivity
The newsletter from the Chief Economist of RBS landed in our in-box this morning. I quote: The UK’s labour market recovery has been impressive but the same cannot be said for productivity. Output per hour in the UK was 18 percentage points below the average for the rest of the major G7 advanced economies in […]
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![Technology & magic](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Technology-magic-1024x376.jpg)
Technology & magic
We recently completed a project to expand and refurbish the Technology Centre at our head office just north of Oxford. We have a comfortable meeting space with AV facilities, and a lab area with a wide range of equipment. Customers and colleagues are invited in to meet with us about their applications and challenges, evaluate […]
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![Investment in robotics could boost British economy by £60 billion](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fisnar-F4200N.1-Benchtop-Dispensing-Robot.jpg)
Investment in robotics could boost British economy by £60 billion
Happy New Year! Let’s kick off with a report on our theme of 2016 – increasing productivity. Investing an additional £1.2bn into manufacturing processes, to increase robotics and automation over the next ten years, could add as much as £60.5bn to the UK economy over the next decade, forecasts research from Barclays. This is equivalent […]
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![Investment in Technology Centre for customers](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/benchtop-robot-corner.jpg)
Investment in Technology Centre for customers
We have always been keen to invite customers and prospects to our Technology Centre, so that we can discuss your bonding and coating projects. We have been delighted to host hundreds of you over the years, and to help you to evaluate materials and a wide range of dispensing, mixing and curing equipment. Well, we have decided to […]
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![Congratulations to Dymax in Europe](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/98195.jpg)
Congratulations to Dymax in Europe
Dymax Corporation’s European subsidiary, Dymax Europe GmbH, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year! Based in Wiesbaden Germany, our partner offers light-curable adhesives, coatings, and gasketing materials for applications in a variety of markets. In addition to adhesives and coatings, Dymax offers high-performance oligomers and a variety of dispensing and light-curing equipment to strengthen its […]
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![ISO 9001:2008 – quality audit passed with flying colours](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ISO-9001.jpg)
ISO 9001:2008 – quality audit passed with flying colours
We had our annual ISO quality audit this month. The Audit Team concluded that we have established and maintained our management system in line with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and that we have demonstrated the ability of the system to systematically achieve agreed requirements for products or services within the scope of our policy […]
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![Read our top rated article on The Engineer’s 2013 list](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Capture.jpg)
Read our top rated article on The Engineer’s 2013 list
We were quite excited when we came back from our Christmas break to find out that our article 25 Top Dispensing Tips has been listed on The Engineer’s Supplier Network as one of their top 10 for the year. If you haven’t read it yet, please get a copy from our website!
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![Watch our new video – what do we do for you?](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LED-UV-Curing-Adhesives.jpg)
Watch our new video – what do we do for you?
Please take two minutes to watch our latest video. Find out why we have become the supplier of choice for so many organisations in high technology, high performance assembly.
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![Intertronics recognized for Outstanding Sales Performance](https://www.intertronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Thinky-Certificate.jpg)
Intertronics recognized for Outstanding Sales Performance
We are proud to have received a Recognition Award for Outstanding Sales Performance from Thinky Corporation. The award recognizes that we have been contributing significantly to the European market expansion for Thinky since 2007. THINKY Mixers are industrial non-contact “planetary” mixers for all engineering compounds. They mix, disperse and degas your materials in seconds to […]
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