Loctite® 232 Makes Bogie Wheel Assembly & Disassembly Easy

Henkel Engineer Provides Solution after Analyzing Process Considerations

A multinational customer manufactures high voltage integral horse power motors of 150 to 3000 HP rating in India. Customer used a rtv silicoone sealant to seal the end shield of the motor. However, the seal failed to perform consistently and failed to withstand IP 65* tests. During a plant survey, Henkel Application Engineer analyzed that the operator takes close to 15 min to dispense the silicone on the flange area, by which time the silicone would have started to skin over this leads to insufficient bonding on the mating flanges and improper sealing.

Saves on Production Time and Costs, Boosts Productivity

Bright Burnishing Tools is a manufacturer of burnishing tools in India. They were using silver brazing process to join the tool shaft to the holder. The silver brazing material is expensive and the process needs very skilled operator and is time consuming. Additionally, the process involves heat and brazing flame that might bring safety concerns for the operators.

Outperforms Expensive Nyloc nuts, Maintains Clamp Loads under Severe Conditions

Nifty Lifts, Australia makes Hydraulic Lifts for forestry, mining and construction use. Base turn table of the lift holds boom & bucket and is subjected to severe vibrations, impacts & shear loads. 16mm structural bolts on the turn table loosened under these conditions. Nifty used nyloc nuts to prevent vibrational loosening of these bolts but even nyloc nuts failed to retain clamp load over long periods. Bolts had to be retorqued frequently; any premature failure can result in accidents.

Eliminates Shredding and Customer Complaints

A leading Indian OEM of electrical switchgear manufactures used PTFE tapes to seal the drain valve and plug threaded joints in their single-phase and three-phase electrical distribution transformers. However they received field complaints of leakage, shredding of PTFE tape & clogging.