Generic cyanoacrylates have earned the reputation of ‘instant' adhesives from their ability to bond quickly with little joint preparation. ThreeBond's TB7700 Gold Series is formulated to take this capability a stage further, offering ultra-fast curing (as low as 2s), high initial bond strength and enhanced substrate applicability, even encompassing porous or hard to -bond materials such as PBT, PCM or PPS. The company expected all types of industrial user will find the product a significant advance over conventional materials.

Textured polyester film from MacDermid Autotype's Autotex range is being used in membrane keypads made by Hoffmann and Krippner. The backlit keypads are installed in laser-optical precision alignment equipment, developed by Prüftechnik Alignment Systems.

ALCAN COMPOSITES' UK sales team has revealed that many customers are favouring KAPA® over conventional polystyrene foamboards and other sheet materials, due to superior digital image quality, ease of processing and other benefits.

The ability to handle small production runs makes Calson's F10 Foil-Tech system ideal for cost effective prototyping, as greetings card manufacturer, Oboe Publishing, illustrates.

Packaging design specialist, TDX has established an independent, tradeonly thermoforming service as a fastresponse back-up for UK thermoformers caught out by sudden surges in demand. It can be used to manufacture trays for soft fruits and BBQ products for example, which are subject to seasonal demand.

Glamour packaging from FiberMark was selected by Bacardi USA when it launched a new premium tequila, Corzo, targeted at the luxury market. The drinks manufacturer wanted its packaging to work hard and selected products from the Dorset range, not least because of FiberMark's experience as a luxury goods material supplier.

Designed to enhance safety in a range of manufacturing process equipment, ETE RF Engineering has introduced a new arc sense unit (ASU) based on digital electronics. The basic unit is 24VDC supply and boasts a typical total trip time of 174ns.

Plastoreg has entered a new era, with founders Margitte and Hans-Dieter Smidt handing over active management to Hubertus Rohe (standard division) and to their son Uwe Smidt (bespoke business). The company has also been sold to Asia File Products, located in Penang, Malaysia.

Plaspro is moving to a new 60,000ft2 purpose built facility in Letchworth, managed by its storage and logistics partner, Aztek. With everything under one roof, the company can manage its business more efficiently. The move will also let the company put its Misomax CAD plotter to use offering a sampling service.

Bensons has announced new products for 2008. The company has teamed up with Protect-All, a laminating specialist, to provide Europe with a digital printing laminating solution for fuser oils or other toner additives.

Hull-based Oriel Printing Company celebrates 30-years in 2008, adding a commemorative logo to its stationery and website to convey its excitement at this milestone. The company would like to thank its clients and suppliers whose continued support means Oriel remains a modern, progressive company.

EskoArtwork's new ArtiosCAD 7.3 includes a rubber design module for ejection rubber profiles. This feature is an automatic, one-click solution for creating ejection rubber profiles for a cutting die using a set of configurable rules. The system even recognises nicks and bolt holes. Parameter sets can be stored for different customers and die types.

Kan-do-it has produced a guide to help suppliers and clients understand paper, cotton and even plastic bags. Welcome to the World of Bags demonstrates the most important information anyone choosing a promotional bag should know.

Arrow Medical has provided product development, production engineering, assembly and distribution support to Medical Devices Technology International for the new Physio-Master, a self-inflating precision foot cushion designed to reduce the risks of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Following recent growth, Mannanco has moved into 11,500ft2 Leeds-based premises, not far from where the company started its business in the ‘70s.