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  • 15 April 2022
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    Aluminium Hand Wheel Range Extension

    This extended range of aluminium solid and two spoked hand wheels now come with either tapped holes or handles, offering a choice of customisation for your application and budget.

  • 7 April 2022
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    Shallow levelling with swivel ball joints

    Swivel feet, also known as female levelling feet, are used to stabilize and support machinery and equipment. Levelling feet are ideal solutions for equipment that may produce disruptive levels of noise and vibration.

  • 5 April 2022
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    UK's Largest Stainless Steel Hand Knob Range

    WDS Components Ltd. has expanded its range of stainless steel hand knobs to include hundreds of sizes, enabling the customer to have exactly the size and thread they need without having to compromise. The range includes various styles with up to 93 sizes per individual model of hand knob, including inch-size threads. With the UK’s largest stock, WDS can also offer the most competitive prices.

  • 5 April 2022
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    Innovative Captive Fasteners

    WDS’s newest range of screws are an alternative to the ordinary cap screw that offer a “captive” functionality. In the place of a standard fully threaded fastener, the captive fastener screws into a threaded hole...

  • 4 April 2022
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    Captive C Washers

    WDS has a long history manufacturing and engineering Jig and Fixture components and have been supplying in to machine shops for nearly 70 years. We welcome two new additions to our range, our new Captive C washers are manufactured in house to DIN 6371 so you know you will be getting a premium product at excellent value.

  • 30 March 2022
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    Cap Screws with Captive Socket

    WDS Components Ltd has released a new range of loss-preventing captive fasteners that speed up manufacturing assembly and make marine and working at height applications easier to manage. The fasteners span a wide range of thread diameters and also increase operational safety by preventing the removal and loss of machine safety guards. Highly durable 316 stainless steel means that the captive fasteners are suitable for use across all application environments.

  • 11 March 2022
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    Stage industry

    Stages and production sets require strong, reliable, and often lightweight parts to ensure that safety is the number one priority for performers, guests, and staff.

  • 11 March 2022
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    Pharmaceutical and Medical

    The healthcare industry is one of the largest and fastest growing in the world. In recent years, there has been a greater need for medical components to support wards and care homes as coronavirus patients are hospitalized overwhelming institutions and challenging their resources. Similarly, as we develop vaccines and transport these globally, pharmaceutical companies are faced with mass production issues to compete with the pandemic. This guide compiles a wide range of standard parts used in the healthcare industry to support medical professionals and personnel.

  • 10 March 2022
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    Woodworking Essentials

    Welcome to the WDS woodworking page where we'll give you the low-down on the tools you need to create some of your next finest DIY projects and the parts to create a highly functional woodworking station. There's a number of parts you can purchase from WDS to create your workbench plus any of the station's accessories such as wheels, fasteners like nuts and bolts, clamps, handles and vices. Below you'll find more information about some of our widely used woodworking parts, how to apply them and maybe a video or two for further explanation!

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