CUSTOMER & END PRODUCT

• A multinational customer making coffee makers in India for their export markets

SITUATION

• The competitor’s product was ineffective in bonding rubber beading onto PP

• Customer complaints of steam leaking from the inlet point of carafe` to the display panel and fogging the view

LOCTITE® SOLUTIONS

• Loctite® 401 Instant Adhesive with Loctite® 770 Primer

• Loctite® 97006 Semi Automatic dispensing equipment

BENEFITS

• Excellent bonding of Nitrile rubber to PP – Substrate failure

• CFIA approval of Loctite® 401 for incidental food contact