Situation:
A choke and reactor manufacturer wanted to replace their current epoxy solution for bonding a series of metal plates to polyester insulation, because its cure is so slow that it delays production.
Substrates: Steel || Polyester
Challenges:
The existing epoxy solution was leading to the following challenges for themanufacturer :
- Creates WIP by requiring 8 to 10 hours to fixture that slows production output
- Product must be imported, incurring additional shipping time and expense to increase costs
- Offers a limited temperature rating of only 120oF. reduinge versatility in product applications
Solutions:
Given that the manufacturer wanted to increase production output, Henkel solutions expert recommended a faster curing adhesive - LOCTITE EA E-30HV, which has only a 1-hour handling time.
Results:
Bonding with LOCTITE EA E-30HV:
- Reduced WIP time by 9 hours and increased line productivity
- Reduced need for high adhesive inventory as LOCTITE adhesive is locally manufactured Expanded product applications as it has higher temperature rating of 150oF
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