Start-up Hospital Equipment Manufacturer Saves on Costs and Time

Warana Adaptions – a start-up company in Vic., Australia – is making Hospital Detachable Poles. Warana previously used centre punching to retain cylindrical SS tubes. In this process the customer would insert the mating parts in place and create ‘dents’ on the surfaces with a punch to create friction between the parts. It was a labor intensive and yet not 100% reliable process. Customer also used a 2-k epoxy to act as a shim between the SS tube & plastic insert – it took 24 hrs to cure. Customer was looking for improvements in overall process.

Solves Frequent Sealing Failures for Vacuum Jar Manufacturer

Scientrific Pty Ltd manufactures vacuum jars for science laboratories. They were using a clear silicone to bond and seal acrylic base to PVC jar. They found that the silicone did not provide consistent and reliable bonding and failed after few days.

Clear Bond Line Enhances Component Aesthetics

Kasturi Machine Builders is a manufacturer of special purpose machines in India. Kasturi also assembles oil filters made of polycarbonate fo their machines. They were using a competitive cyanoacrylate to bond lower and upper casing parts of the filter – however, the casing was stress cracking and causing leaks. The cracked casings needed to be replaced - adding to their costs. Also the blooming caused by cyanoacrylate affected the aesthetic appearance of the transparent casing.