Plant & Works Engineering June 2022

C.K TOOLS, the hand tools specialist, has announced it is extending its trade favourite multitool accessories range with the launch of three new products. With oscillating tools a staple for electricians who work with a variety of materials, C.K Tools’ new multitool accessories include a Carbide Blade (T0877), Scraper (T0878) and Box Cutter (T0880), ensuring versatility and precision for any occasion. Brinley Buckley-Roberts, Product Marketing Executive at C.K Tools, said: “Our multitool accessories range has been a strong performer since we launched it in 2021. We felt it important to deepen our offering further and to provide our customers with a more comprehensive range to cover all eventualities, with the great performance and durability they have become accustomed to with the wider C.K Tools offering.” Visit www.pwemag.co.uk for the full release w | www.ck-tools.com/find-a-stockist BRAMMER, BUCK & HICKMAN, a leading UK supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has launched the Spartex range of everyday industrial essentials. The company says the Spartex brand has been introduced to make it simpler for customers to purchase and replenish operational and workplace essentials, such as chemicals, cleaning, storage, fasteners and work clothes. Brammer Buck & Hickman has researched and sourced a wide range of products, providing customers with choice, along with quality and competitive pricing. Spartex products are stocked in Brammer Buck & Hickman warehouses, enabling fast and efficient delivery, even at short notice. Spartex is exclusively available in the UK from Brammer Buck & Hickman. w | https://spartex.com/en/ w | https://uk.rubix.com/en/spartex With the introduction of its B2 SC electrodes and fluxes for SMAW, GTAW and SAW of creep resistant, 1.25% Cr, 0.5% Mo alloyed steels, SA-387 Grade 1, ASTM A335 Grade P11 and similar materials, ESAB CORPORATION says it now offers a completely modernised line of filler metal formulations for chrome-molybdenum weldments in the refinery, petrochemical, power generation and pressure vessel applications. ESAB launched a line of B3 SC filler metals last year. “ESAB B2 SC and B3 SC filler metals have very strict control of chemistry and very low levels of impurity elements. Weldments have an X-bar, or Bruscato Factor, of maximum 10 to reduce susceptibility to temper embrittlement,” says Markus Gustafsson, R&D filler metal manager ESAB. w | esab.com Bailey of Sheffield, a British manufacturer of stainless steel jewellery, says the practical support offered by HENKEL was key in identifying the optimal adhesives and methodologies necessary to deliver 100% bonding success rates. The company’s core product is its bracelet, manufactured from locally supplied, marine-grade 316L stainless steel. The bracelets come in a range of PVD colours and finishes and can be fully personalised. As with any engineered product, however, there are challenges to overcome. One of these involved the bonding of precision-machined stainless steel clasp components to both ends of the bracelet cable. “Within our workshop we were seeing a tiny number of bracelets failing our 44-point quality control procedure regarding the bonding of clasps to cable ends with another adhesive brand,” explains Scott Bailey. “We want our products to last more than a lifetime so I set Henkel the challenge of finding the right epoxy adhesive for the job.” Henkel recommended LOCTITE 9466 toughened epoxy adhesive to provide a high-strength, durable bond. This neutral- coloured product would also offer good resistance to soaps and shampoos, and facilitate easy application and room temperature curing. “Having tested the bonded parts at The University of Sheffield, we went live with LOCTITE 9466 within just a few months of my first phone call. Thousands of bracelets have since been assembled using this product.” Bailey of Sheffield was already a LOCTITE user. The company manufactures precision-machined stoppers that secure beads in position on its bracelets if that is the customer preference. Two M2 grub screw (3mm long) hold the stoppers on the bracelet. Visit www.pwemag.co.uk for the full release. w | www.henkel-adhesives.co.uk New line of filler metals Maintenance Matters June 2022 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 21 Exclusive new range Manufacturer achieves 100% bonding success ALIAXIS UK, a global expert in fluid management solutions, has announced the launch of its new Chemical Resistance Guide web-based tool. Forming part of the solution provider’s comprehensive technical support for customers, the guide is designed to serve as a useful tool to aid piping system material selection for chemical applications. When it comes to selecting pipework systems for the purposes of safely conveying and transporting chemicals, it is vital that the correct piping material is installed - one that is compatible with the intended chemical substance. It is for this reason that Aliaxis has chosen to create its own Chemical Resistance Guide. The intuitive, time- saving and user-friendly web-based tool enables customers to determine the compatibility of its system materials with a multitude of chemical substances. w | www.aliaxis.co.uk New chemical resistance guide New multitool accessories