ProActive Maintenance Program Provides Assembly Standardization.

A Komatsu heavy equipment dealer wanted to standardize operations in their engine rebuild department. They had discovered that the same application was being performed in different ways – depending upon which mechanic was doing the work. A Loctite® Proactive Maintenance Service Program was scheduled to help put an end to this practice by determining the best product for each particular application.

Loctite® Manufacturing Reliability Gives Maintenance Team The Know-How.

An upper Midwestern paper mill operates several multifuel boilers for power and steam generation; the primary fuel being coal. Natural gas is also used to fuel the boilers when the coal supply is exhausted or interrupted. The switch-over process from coal to natural gas is expensive due not only to the cost of the fuel, but also since it requires the shutdown of parts of the paper manufacturing operation.

New Assembly Methods Increase Reliability and Safety, Reduce Labor.

NCP Products has manufactured firearms for trap shooting since 1991. Traditionally, guns have been assembled using silver solder, requiring heat for 15-20 minutes at 1100°F. Such high heat can distort and warp a gun barrel, requiring a labor-intensive, hand-straightening process. NCP Products Owner, Dennis DeVault, wanted to create an assembly process that would maintain barrel-to-barrel integrity – where every gun he manufactured shot the same pattern. Working as a member of the NCP design team, Loctite provided the right technology and assembly methods to help them achieve their goal.

Cutting the expense in half while producing a quieter-running, longer-living assembly.

On sleeve bearing pumps, normal procedure dictates that they be hardened and ground to achieve long life. Hardening tends to warp a shaft, and where long warped shafts have to be corrected by grinding, tremendous expense can be experienced. Once warpage has occurred, key fitted ends and impeller threads can never be economically corrected. One of our customers decided to put an end to this expensive operation and chose a new approach using Loctite RC 609 retaining compound.

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.