Loctite
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Loctite is a brand of adhesives, which includes acrylics, anaerobics, cyanoacrylates, epoxies, hot melts, silicones, urethanes and UV/light curing adhesives.[1]
The name Loctite was chosen in 1956 by the daughter-in-law of Vernon Krieble, inventor of an adhesive resin that hardened in the absence of air, as a replacement for less-reliable locking washers, when securing bolts and screws.[2] This adhesive is known as thread-locking fluid or thread locker. The Loctite brand is since 1997 part of Henkel, a German family company with interests in many chemical and industrial products.
[edit] Products
Loctite is the market leader in adhesive technology[citation needed], and although its original anaerobic technology is still core to its business, Loctite now offers a complete range of adhesives globally. Loctite products are available in at least 80 countries, and are used throughout the automotive, microelectronics, aerospace and medical industries.[3]
In addition to their consumer and industrial adhesives, other Loctite products include their cleaners, coatings, gasketing and molding products, lubricants, mold releases, sealants, surface treatments and threadlockers.[4] Some of Loctite's best-known adhesive products are their thread-locking fluids, used to prevent screws and bolts from loosening, more effectively than a locking washer alone could. They are anaerobic adhesives that are based on methacrylate.
[edit] References
- ^ "Loctite". Henkel. 2009. http://www.henkelna.com/cps/rde/xchg/henkel_us/hs.xsl/1556_USE_HTML.htm?countryCode=us&BU=industrial&parentredDotUID=brands&redDotUID=brands&brand=0000000389¶m1=applications. Retrieved on 2009-04-12.
- ^ (German) Loctite Worldwide, United Kingdom and Ireland
- ^ Brands - Henkel
- ^ Brands - Henkel
