How Loctite can help reduce equipment failure and downtime

Reliability and efficiency are crucial in the manufacturing industry. Yet Australian manufacturers often face unplanned downtime due to mechanical problems with equipment. Leakages, loosening of fasteners, misalignment of cylindrical parts and general component wear and tear from abrasion or corrosion can lead to equipment failure and downtime, impacting productivity and revenue, and driving up costs.

Preventative maintenance can help avoid these issues, dialling up reliability of equipment, boosting efficiency and saving time and money. This is where Henkel Loctite’s range of high-performance adhesives, sealants and compounds comes in.

Loctite solutions for manufacturing sites.

Loctite sealant and compound solutions are engineered to withstand harsh industrial environments and improve the reliability of joints and seals.

Here are some examples:

• Threadlockers: anaerobic adhesives that are used to create a bond between threads on fasteners (e.g. bolts and screws). These adhesives help prevent the loosening of fasteners that can result from vibration or thermal expansion.
• Retaining compounds: anaerobic adhesives for the securing of cylindrical parts (e.g. bearings and bushings) onto shafts or housings. Applying these compounds helps reduce misalignments and wear and tear of cylindrical parts.
• Gasketing sealants: pliable compounds to fill gaps. These can help prevent leaks, eliminate the need for traditional gaskets, and reduce the risk of component failure.
• Wear protection compounds: surface coatings to protect equipment against wear, erosion and chemical attack.

The benefits of preventative maintenance.

Loctite solutions for manufacturing fit into the category of preventative maintenance, being designed to prevent common mechanical failures and keep production moving.

The benefits for manufacturing businesses include:

• Minimisation of downtime: includes fewer interruptions, reduced reliance on external repair services, and faster return to service.
• Convenience: many of the products are designed for on-site application. This enables maintenance teams to do repairs without disassembling entire systems.
• Improvements to safety: improving the reliability of joints and seals helps prevent workplace accidents caused by equipment failure.
• Reduction of inventory and labour costs: Loctite enables the replacement of multiple mechanical components with a single adhesive solution. This leads to lower inventory needs, fewer spare parts to manage, and reduced training and labour costs for maintenance personnel.
• Supports predictive maintenance methods: Loctite’s advanced materials are compatible with modern predictive maintenance strategies. This makes it easier to predict when maintenance is genuinely needed rather than relying on fixed schedules.

Neil Board, National Account Manager at Henkel Australia Adhesive Technologies, says manufacturers today are under constant pressure to do more with less.

“Loctite helps reduce overall production costs by preventing equipment failures and minimising downtime – keeping operations efficient and losses to an absolute minimum.”

It’s also crucial to know how to apply Loctite solutions correctly in order to get the most out of them, and keep maintenance and repair operations running efficiently. Henkel runs Maintenance and Repair Workshops to upskill maintenance teams in the use of Loctite, making sure they know which product to use where, and how to apply it correctly for maximum effectiveness.

Available at Blackwoods - Your manufacturing solutions partner.

As Australia’s leading supplier of industrial solutions, Blackwoods has everything you need to keep your operations running smoothly. Talk to your Blackwoods account manager about booking a workshop and shop the Loctite range on site. Stay prepared, because productivity should never be left to chance.

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