CUSTOMER & END PRODUCT

• A diversified industrial OEM, making hydraulic cylinders in Bangalore, India

SITUATION

• Customer was using competitor’s product to lock the Zinc plated MS nipple to Cast Iron cylinder head

• Frequent field complaints of Nipple loosening and changes the axis from cylinder head

• The competitor’s threadlocker was also slow curing

LOCTITE® SOLUTIONS

• Loctite® 243, Anaerobic oil tolerant threadlocker

BENEFITS

• No loosening of nipple -> works even with traces of oil on the thread surface

• Fast cure -> handling strength in 7 minutes

• Cost savings of 28% -> savings from service engineer visits