Air Leaks Can Cost Over $12,500 A Year In Wasted Energy.

Buford Brothers Compressor Department specializes in sales and service of Quincy Air Compressors to middle Tennessee.
Air compressors develop high pressures and temperatures and when coupled with vibration, air leaks and fastener loosening can occur anywhere throughout the system. According to Joe Venardi, Buford Brothers Outside Sales Representative, conventional threadsealing and threadlocking methods just don’t hold up.

PST ® 567 Pipe Sealant Stops The Leak On University’s Chilled Water Piping.

The University of Wisconsin in Madison employs 40 steamfitters to maintain its central heating and cooling system in over 300 buildings. In one situation, the maintenance team was replacing some 3″ diameter chilled water piping and was using a different style of piping. The threads had to be recut to make the fit and Teflon® tape was used to seal the joined piping.

Creates unique competitive advantage for safety, comfort and performance.

Polaris Industries, Inc. of Minneapolis has been manufacturing snowmobiles and other high-performance recreational vehicles since 1954 and has become a leader in the industry. Today, Polaris markets over 14 different models of ATVs. In Roseau, MN, at their largest manufacturing and field testing facility, Mark Karl, manufacturing manager, says, “Loctite® brand products are the best for our fastener, sealing and lubricating applications, and we also look to Henkel for important applications assistance from design through production.”

Design Solutions from Loctite® on Arctco’s Tigershark Personal Watercraft

Arctco Sales, Inc. has been building Arctic Cat snowmobiles for years. So when they decided to launch a line of personal watercraft, they assembled all of their problem-solving suppliers from the beginning. Loctite® had a long track record in providing solutions for their snowmobile line. “We think of Loctite® as an extension of our engineering team, providing value-added technology and cost-effective design solutions throughout our assembly. We literally put Loctite® on our design team in the product development phase.” Ron Ray, Vice President of Manufacturing said.

“We’ve cut down on waste. We have none, Before the change, we failed to capture between 10-15% of the sealant.” Notes Al Perry, Quality-Control Manager for A.O. Smith.”

A.O. Smith Water Products Co., of McBee, SC uses Loctite Corporation’s standard Marco II sealant dispensing equipment with a heavy-duty foot pedal to seal fittings for its line of water heaters. Operators dispensed the sealant from one-liter bottles into the Marco II system. Typically, these systems come equipped with a dispense tip on the end, allowing the operator to apply the sealant through the needle to the part. Loctite also adds a square plastic blockto improve the efficiency of the system.