BASA Awards 2025 Sets Out to Celebrate the Adhesives and Sealants Industry in the UK & Ireland
BASA, the adhesives and sealants association for the UK & Ireland, will host the second edition of BASA Awards on Thursday 6 November 2025 at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham.
The highly anticipated event will bring the industry’ s professionals together for an unmissable celebration of excellence, innovation and leadership. The ceremony includes a three-course meal, hosted by stand-up comedian Jimmy McGhie, plus a live band, magician and disco. Tickets are now available.
Congratulations to this year’ s finalists, listed online! BASA Awards 2025 will recognise accomplishment across eight prestigious categories: Community Engagement; Best Sustainability Initiative – sponsored by PALEUS Acrylics; Innovation – sponsored by Azelis UK Ltd; Future Leader; Apprentice of the Year; Excellence in Training & Development; Excellence in Supply & Services – sponsored by F. Ball & Co. Ltd; and Manufacturer of the Year.
For £ 1,850 + VAT, category sponsorship offers a premium opportunity to promote your brand. For £ 500 + VAT each, additional sponsorship opportunities include the Awards Guide & table plan, Chair’ s drinks reception, photobooth and table favours.
To book your tickets, sponsor, or find more information, please visit: www. basa. uk. com / basa-awards /
Strong Sealing for Steel and Plastic Lidded Drums
RAKU ® PUR 31-3199 from RAMPF Advanced Polymers is a liquid, two-component polyurethane system designed for sealing steel and plastic lidded drums. The formulation is free from solvents and plasticizers, making it the go-to sealing system for sensitive applications, including food packaging.
The key technical features:
• Outstanding sealing performance for secure transport and storage
• Excellent physical properties including chemical and moisture resistance
• High mechanical strength for long-term durability
• Low density for efficient material usage and reduced consumption
• Meets stringent hygiene standards and EU food packaging regulations( EC) No. 1935 / 2004 and Plastics Regulation( EU) No. 10 / 2011
RAKU ® PUR 31-3199 combines efficient sealing with highest quality and exceptionally easy handling. Applied using FIPFG( Formed-In-Place Foam Gasket) technology, the reactive resin system is dispensed directly onto the drum lid, expands in place, and bonds rapidly. This guarantees significantly shorter cycle times and streamlined processing compared to conventional sealing methods.
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Speed Meets Precision in Terahertz Inspection
Rigid couplings from Ruland for food equipment applications
Ultrafast, Non-Destructive Testing with the TeraFlash smart from TOPTICA Photonics
TOPTICA’ s TeraFlash smart achieves a groundbreaking speed in time-domain terahertz imaging – ideal for quality control in fast-paced manufacturing environments like food processing, plastic extrusion, and paper production lines. At 1600 pulse traces per second, this system enables real-time inspection of multilayer materials and coatings.
The patented ECOPS technology eliminates mechanical delay lines by synchronizing two femtosecond lasers electronically. This robust design ensures maximum uptime, even under harsh industrial conditions. With a dynamic range of 50 dB in < 1 ms and spectral bandwidth up to 4 THz, the TeraFlash smart enables non-contact measurement of thickness, homogeneity, and the identification of hidden defects within complex materials.
Whether monitoring hydration in packaging films or inspecting layered plastics and coatings: the TeraFlash smart provides a powerful tool for highthroughput industrial metrology.
Learn more: www. toptica. com / teraflash-smart
Ruland’ s rigid couplings are engineered to meet the demanding needs of food processing, packaging and handling systems, offering enhanced efficiency and reduced downtime.
The rigid couplings are available in a wide variety of sizes and styles to suit the needs of food packaging applications such as case erectors, cartoners, and form, fill, seal equipment. They are ideal for shaft-to-shaft connections and precise servo driven applications as they do not introduce misalignment, vibration, or bearing noise into the system.
The couplings have precision honed bores, antivibration hardware, and opposing hardware on two-piece styles, ensuring superior fit, alignment and holding power. Ruland offers 303 stainless steel couplings with hardware of like material as standard stock items. Proprietary Nypatch anti-vibration hardware is used to prevent galling, provide even seating of the screw, and allow for repeated screw installations. Rigid couplings are offered in one- and two-piece clamp styles with or without keyways in bore sizes ranging from 3 to 50 mm. Custom dimensions, inch to metric step bore combinations, and 316 stainless steel are available. All couplings are RoHS3, REACH, and Conflict Minerals compliant.
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