Page 6 - Industrial Technology April 2021 issue

ON THE FRONT COVER
Harnessing piezo technology for precise, dynamic
and controlled pneumatics applications PAGE 2
Harnessing piezo technology
for controlled pneumatics
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DRIVING UP PERFORMANCE
Andrew Sharp of Portescap examines the benefits and trade-offs of different
feedback options, enabling designers to develop surgical hand tools that are
capable of addressing the most demanding motion profiles

THERMAL MANAGEMENT
Coil and electrical connectors combine beneath the bonnet of hybrid and electric
vehicles, driving innovation in the thermal management of lithium batteries, with an
ultra-compact solution developed by Atam
INNOVATION

Manufacturing must adapt to new surroundings when
the time comes, and it must strive for progression
through innovation every day PAGE 10 FASTENERS AND ADHESIVES: The coming Change in UV sources could
14 lead to considerable problems globally. Klaus Wammes looks at what
engineers need to consider when switching to newer LED technologies

08 MANUFACTURING RESILIENCE: The resilience index, commissioned 15 FASTENERS AND ADHESIVES: The adhesive that pipe fitting
manufacturer Huot had been using to seal its threaded products was
by rs components, finds manufacturing weaknesses, but highlights
causing quality issues. When cured, it became brittle
opportunities to add £26bn of productivity value to the economy
13 FASTENERS AND ADHESIVES: Increasing productivity is often about 18 BATTERIES: A new type of 3D-printed battery which uses electrodes
made from vegetable starch could provide mobile devices with a more
small changes. It is not always about increases in output, or about
environmentally-friendly, higher-capacity source of power
overhauling an entire line to achieve it
CON

CARBON PROFILE
If the construction of your machine or
framework demands something that is
stronger than aluminium, lighter than
steel, and with zero thermal
expansion, then carbon fibre could
offer the solution

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