Eliminates Need for Expensive Machining or Brazing

A leading tool manufacturer in Australia was launching new model of pliers for electronic components. Customer considered press fits or brazing the pliers hands to the jaw. They found that all these methods were undesirable. Press fit involved expensive machining to maintain very tight tolerances. Brazing needed expensive brazing machines, was very much dependant of operator skills and was expensive too.

Eliminates Need for Expensive Machining or Brazing
A leading tool manufacturer in Australia was launching new model of pliers for electronic components. They considered press fits or brazing the pliers hands to the jaw but they found that all these methods were undesirable. So they ask henkel for help. Loctite 609 is a low viscosity retaining compound that bonds rigid metal assemblies and was tested for this application. By using Loctite 609 the customer can gain significant savings in machining and process costs compared with press fits or brazing.