Finer Stainless Steel Wires
On the 13th August 1913 a Sheffield man Harry Brearley created a steel with 12.8% chromium and 0.24% carbon an invention now widely recognised as the first ever stainless steel. There were a number of other inventions of similar metals…
Stainless Steel Bright Bars
The term nuts and bolts is used to denote the theoretical essentials of life. But in relation to Stainless steel bars you may take it literally. Drawn stainless steel bars come in a range of shapes that include the rounds…
Battery Tabs – When the small things count the secret is in the detail
So much research and development is taking place worldwide into improving the performance, output and speed of recharging of batteries for EV vehicles. Attention is intensely focussed on the chemistry and the foils used in the anode and cathode components….
Not Just ED Copper Foil… Avocet ED Copper Foil
In 2020 we are on the brink of an overdue and necessary revolution in transport. Climate change has shifted from the theoretical and statistical realm to having a real and severe impact on peoples lives. Recent comparative satellite pictures of…
Steel Foil – Makes The World Go Round
When an engineer with his spanner in his hand declaims with satisfaction “that’s a tight fit” you can be sure he’s doing a good job. Sealing a joint between 2 similar or dissimilar materials has been a problem for millennia….
Fine Wires – An Eight Legged Success Story
One of the most iconic scenes in any James Bond film is the scene in Dr No where Bond (Sean Connery) is the intended victim of assassination by spider. Whilst sleeping peacefully in his hotel in the Caribbean, Bond’s assassin…
Stainless Steel Bar – Time To Move On
The new post Brexit Britain will embrace the world market. We are told that shaking off the shackles of adherence to the restrictive rules of the European Union will allow us to trade freely with the great manufacturing countries of…
The Automotive Revolution Lithium Ion & Electro Deposited Copper Foil
In the West we have our perceptions of China formed by viewing through our TV screens but nothing can prepare you for the reality. Putting to one side the sheer scale of the country and its politics it is its…
Titanium Foils – From Space to Scottish Highlands
It’s Summer, or at least it is supposed to be but with temperatures struggling to reach double figures you perhaps would not know it. Never the less, many people come spring like to get out at weekends and feel liberated…
The True Versatility of Stainless Steel Strip
The aesthetically pleasing bright silver appearance of stainless steel is seen all around us. The fashion for clean lines and shiny surfaces has created many uses for stainless steel in our architecture and fittings and fixtures from shopping centres to…