Category: quality control

Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, and Babcock are some of our customers investing heavily to meet the surge in UK defence manufacturing. With AUKUS submarine projects underway and export demand accelerating, the defence, aerospace, security and space sectors now contribute over £38 billion a year to the UK economy — up 50 per cent in the last […]

If your product touches the human body—or goes inside it—biocompatibility matters. In this JoinedUpMinute, Darren explains ISO 10993: What it is and why it’s important The types of tests it includes, like irritation and sensitisation Why choosing pre-tested materials can streamline medical device approvals Working on a medical application? We’ve got materials that meet ISO […]

The 85°C/85% RH test is a standardised environmental reliability test in which a product or material is exposed to a constant temperature of 85°C and a relative humidity of 85% for an extended period, typically up to 1,000 hours. This test is designed to simulate harsh, real-world environmental conditions and is widely used to assess […]

Blooming might not weaken a bond, but it can certainly spoil the look. In this JoinedUpMinute video, Darren explains blooming: What it is and why it happens Why it’s a common issue with cyanoacrylate (CA) adhesives How you can help reduce or eliminate it Check it out! You can dig deeper into this topic by […]

A high profile adhesive failure has hit the news in the last few days. The story has been widely reported – for example: Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glue. Reports suggest that Tesla will recall 46,000 Cybertrucks to repair a stainless steel trim panel that could come off the […]

The Fisnar DC100 MAX Benchtop Digital Liquid Dispensing Controller is a versatile, high precision dispenser suitable for a wide variety of critical dispensing applications; from microdot deposits, lines, to potting and encapsulation. The advanced user-friendly dispense software features a wide range of intelligent functions, allowing the user to maximise the accuracy, control, and monitoring of […]

An article in the German trade magazine Dicht! (focused on sealing, bonding and polymers), asked both users and manufacturers of adhesives what the leading causes are of bond failure. While users and manufacturers had slightly different perspectives and perceptions of adhesive process failure, they are on similar wavelengths. The results present a useful list of […]

Does your unmixed epoxy adhesive contain lumps or look a bit milky? Don’t throw it away! Just spare a minute for Kevin to explain epoxy crystallisation in this week’s JoinedUpMinute video. You’ll learn: Signs of epoxy crystallisation What causes epoxy crystallisation How to reverse the crystallisation so you can use the epoxy as usual Check […]

I saw a newsletter article which said that fluorescent animals are much more common than previously thought. Researchers who studied 125 mammal species, including cats, bats, polar bears and wombats (pictured), found that all of them showed some form of fluorescence, and that 86% had fur which actually glowed under UV light. This picture is […]

A number of the products that we offer are described as being highly accurate, precise and/or repeatable. We believe that these criteria are important to a process where consistent, high quality output is required, and they have a big impact on productivity through reduction of material waste, quality-based rejects, and rework. But what exactly do […]

The flowplus16 is an inline fluid sensor for monitoring the pressure of adhesive, coating or other material being dispensed or dosed. By understanding changes in pressure of material flow, consistency or other quality issues (like blockages or air inclusions) can be identified in order to produce consistent dosing results and dispensing quality. In this White […]

The Dymax ACCU-CAL™ 160 Radiometer is an essential tool for users of UV curing processes, where both validating and subsequent monitoring of the lamp output is vital to consistent production quality. It is designed to be used with both benchtop flood curing lamps and conveyorised systems, and comes in two versions for either broad spectrum […]

The new Dymax Encompass technology is now in a range of UV/visible light cure adhesives. Encompass combines the benefits of colour change once cured with red fluorescence for inspection. This combination offers the significant improvements in production efficiencies gained from rapid on-demand curing while ensuring greatly improved quality outcomes, since it is possible to quickly inspect […]

The flowplus16 is a high precision fluid pressure monitor device (up to 16 bar) designed from concept to exactly fit medical device criteria by including the standardised Luer-Lock connector system and internally, a void free flow channel coated with a virtually inert FDA compliant elastomer. In particular, the universal single size Luer-Lock system enables equipment […]

The new flowplus16 pressure sensor offers high accuracy monitoring in an innovative design suited to critical dosing and dispensing applications. Accurate in-line pressure sensing can deliver to you important quality assurance in a whole range of automatic processes – for example, in medical, pharmaceutical and semi-conductor manufacturing, as well as the wider areas of process control. […]

Our IUV 250 UV Flood Lamp, combined with a Black UV-A filter, has many applications in forensic science. For example, at scene of the crime investigations, forensic scientists use ultraviolet blacklights to find blood, urine or semen – all fluorescent, and perhaps not visible to the naked eye. This is fully evidenced on television last night – […]

A consistent and reliable UV curing process requires periodic monitoring of the UV intensity or dose. Degradation of curing bulbs, lightguides and reflectors can decrease intensity, resulting in incomplete cures. The DYMAX ACCU-CAL 50 Radiometer is simple to operate, offers repeatable measurement of UV light and allows operators to monitor and document a UV/visible light […]

An impressive new fluorescing adhesive technology, brought to you by our sales partner Dymax, will have you all “seeing red” to improve quality and authentication. The advantages of Ultra-Red™ technology are based on the fact that many plastics naturally fluoresce blue under UV blacklight – this minimises the inspection advantages of using conventional blue-fluorescing adhesives […]

We are persuading our customers to “see red” literally. The Ultra-Red™ fluorescing technology built into many Dymax adhesives offers assemblers concrete advantages in plastics fabrication. Many plastics naturally fluoresce blue under UV light – this minimizes the inspection advantages of using blue-fluorescing adhesives in parts assembly. Ultra-Red™ fluorescing adhesives remain naturally clear until exposed to […]

If you store your solder paste in the fridge, then you need a process for getting it onto the production line and ready to use – which means it must be at room temperature and correctly mixed. The THINKY SR-500 Solder Paste Mixer and Conditioning Machine makes this process quick and foolproof. It is quick, […]