LOCTITE® thread sealant is the top choice for fast, reliable, and cost-effective sealing of threaded connections in the food and beverage industry. LOCTITE 577 thread sealant offers unique features including medium-strength, low pressure sealing with excellent resistance to fuel, oil, and other industrial fluids. Its food-safe...
In the food and beverage/packaging industry, lubricants play a crucial role in maintaining smooth and efficient equipment operation. Among the top brands in the market, ROCOL FOODLUBE® stands out for its range of food-grade and safe lubricants that are specially formulated to meet the high...
The smallest leaky pipe within a fluid transfer system can bring agricultural operations to a standstill. Harvesting equipment breaking down in the field can be extremely costly, as traditional sealing methods require maintenance adjustments and consequential operation downtime. Enter the LOCTITE® 55 Thread Sealing Cord –...
“Component and part failures are sometimes inevitable, but making sure you are prepared by utilising preventative measures, such as applying protective coatings, can drastically extend replacement intervals and avoid unplanned shutdowns,” says Michael Rowe, Category Manager for Lubricants, Adhesives and Chemical at Motion Australia. Henkel’s LOCTITE®...
LOCTITE’s new Pro Pump handheld dispenser offers a clean and efficient way to dispense threadlockers to secure nuts and bolts. Designed to deliver an average of 30 milligrams of adhesive with a single pull of the trigger, the dispenser can fit all 50ml and 250 ml LOCTITE anaerobic...
The LOCTITE red bottles have become synonymous with agricultural equipment assembly and maintenance since Vernon Krieble’s invention of the liquid threadlockers in the early 1950s. According to Michael Rowe, BSC Product Manager for Adhesives & Sealants, using threadlockers to safeguard threaded assemblies helps provide peace of mind for farm equipment users as they work in the field. But...
As an Application Engineer with Henkel Australia, Rocco Mammoliti has held hundreds of LOCTITE maintenance and repair workshops for BSC customers over the years, but there was one such event that still brings a smile to his face every time he recalls it. “One of the...
For Stefen Lausch, a mechanic working with Wagga Wagga City Council in New South Wales, no two machinery breakdowns are ever the same. The team he is a part of manages a large fleet of graders, rollers, semi-trucks, trailers, tractors and slashers used by the...
Proactive maintenance is a norm in many industrial operations, including in recycling plants. But even with a program of preventive maintenance in place, it’s easy to miss small leaks through a loose fastener or fretting corrosions in bearings and other cylindrical parts. To help the maintenance...
Vibrational loosening is a common contributor to equipment fails. And in water and wastewater applications, the risk of fasteners coming apart is further exacerbated by the amount of moisture in the environment. According to industry specialist Michael Rowe, who is the Product Manager of Adhesives and...
