Sticking fast: designers can extend the range of materials they use by choosing the correct adhesive

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Designers in Britain are generally unaware of the benefits of using adhesive materials, says Professor Alec Beevers, head of the Joining Technology Research Centre at Oxford Brookes University. However, undergraduate teaching is increasingly including adhesives and advanced materials in courses. Beevers believes that the new opportunities derived from adhesives will lead to a wider range of design opportunities.

Training, Adhesives, Industrial designers

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Chain reaction

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Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has cut production costs and improved efficiency by using Unigraphic Solutions' CPD process which allows everyone in the supply chain to retrieve, manipulate and change 3D engineering models.

Contracts, CAD-CAM systems, CAD-CAM systems industry, Internal combustion engine industry, Pratt and Whitney, Unigraphics Solutions Inc.

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In with the old

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UK-based Holscot Industrial is one of several plastics processors that are using traditional techniques to process established plastics. Its Teflon rocket fuel tank is claimed to be the first plastic alternative to titanium.

Plastics industry, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Rockets (Aeronautics), Rockets (Vehicles), Aerospace fuel tanks, Holscot Industrial

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