The self-loosening of threaded fasteners is a leading cause of catastrophic failure; so maintaining appropriate clamping forces is vital. Henkel offers the trade an effective range of LOCTITE anaerobic threadlockers, which have proven themselves to be an excellent method of keeping fasteners firmly in place.
The latest additions are for applications where a liquid product may be too fluid to stay on the part or difficult to apply.
The new LOCTITE 248 is the medium strength, single component product for threads up to M50 and LOCTITE 268, is its high strength counterpart. The colours blue and red differentiate the respective products visually.
Both LOCTITE 248 and 268 cure in the absence of air, when confined between close fitting metal surfaces. These products have always been suitable for use on a wide variety of metal surfaces, but now they are also much more effective on passive substrates such as stainless steel.
The health and safety credentials of these latest generation sticks are also improved, as is their tolerance of oil, making them less sensitive to improperly cleaned parts. Most importantly, these qualities have been achieved without compromising any of the product’s other key properties, such as chemical resistance and shelf life.
Henkel has also introduced the LOCTITE SF 7855 hand cleaner, which offers superb cleaning power in a risk-free, non-toxic formulation. The company says that in seconds, it safely removes polyurethane, paint, resins, primers, adhesives, silicones, varnish and enamel.
A small amount of the LOCTITE SF 7855 applied to dry hands will dissolve and loosen the paint or resin; it is then rinsed off with water.
The formulation also includes aloe, lanolin, jojoba and vitamin E to condition the skin and keep hands free from irritation.
More information on these new additions and the entire LOCTITE range can be found at www.loctite.co.uk.
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