24 March 2017
Blog Author: Accuride
The aviation industry has enjoyed a boom in growth over the last three years as fuel prices have steadily dropped. This has meant that passengers have been enjoying low fares to their favourite destinations.
However, OPEC, the...
13 February 2017
Blog Author: Helle Kinning, Marketing and distribution support specialist
The start of the year often brings changes and new (year) resolutions with one door closing, while another one is opening.
After 40 years of loyal service, our Distribution Engineering Manager, John Whittlesea, decided to...
10 January 2017
Blog Author: Peter Bayles, European director of engineering
3D printing technology looks likely to revolutionise manufacturing and move industries into a new age of efficiency.
A significant reduction in prices for 3D printers and materials has opened up the technology to many smaller businesses,...
05 December 2016
Blog Author: Accuride
Tablets are becoming more powerful, TVs are becoming more advanced and we are able to access a myriad of applications straight from our mobile phone.
In a world where the easiest way to communicate with a target market is through a smart...
03 November 2016
Blog Author: Helle Kinning, Marketing and distribution support specialist
As kitchen technology advances and revolutionary products are being introduced to our homes the way modern families cook is adapting at a rapid pace.
These products have the capability to talk to each other and they can interact with our...
03 October 2016
Blog Author: Accuride
We have noticed that more and more people prefer to watch a movie of how our products work.
Understanding some of the technical elements and functions of telescopic and linear slides becomes so much easier when they are illustrated and...
18 July 2016
Blog Author: Accuride
No longer a futuristic luxury, driverless cars are now very much a thing of the present. With companies such as Mercedes, Bentley and Tesla all introducing their concepts to the public, automotive design is changing at a rapid pace.
A...
04 April 2016
Blog Author: Accuride
I’m designing a kitchen in a studio flat and want to hide the kitchen behind tall doors. Any suggestions on the type of sliding door hardware I can use?
Using tall sliding doors in kitchen installations is becoming very popular...
16 March 2016
Blog Author: Accuride
Some full-extension (100% travel) slides can be flat (horizontally) mounted, but there will be a reduction in their load bearing capacity.
Typically this will reduce to 25% of the side mounted load rating.
For example, if we state that a...
03 February 2016
Blog Author: Accuride
Normally you would expect a telescopic slide to move in only one direction.
For example, a drawer is usually opened from just one side. But a 2-way travel slide allows that drawer to be opened from both the front and the back of the...