IndustrySuperstore providing threadlocking solutions for sensitive areas in Industry

In industrial settings, screw connections must be secured in many places.

For example, on adjusting screws, countersunk screws and set screws in industrial facilities – in fact, everywhere where components are exposed to increased movements and the safety of the construction is put under strain. The purpose of threadlockers is to prevent connections from loosening unintentionally and losing their clamping force. Traditionally, locking devices such as toothed lock washers or self-locking nuts are used for this purpose.

But using anaerobic adhesives for securing connections is also becoming increasingly popular. Chemical threadlocking prevents the screws from loosening even more reliably and with less material damage than traditional mechanical methods.

Anaerobic adhesives are single-component adhesives that remain liquid as long as they are in contact with oxygen. Only when oxygen no longer reaches the adhesive and there is metal contact it cures. This happens, for example, when a bolt and nut have been joined together. The screw connections are permanently secured, withstand vibrations and other forces, and are material-neutral and gentle on the material.

Are Anaerobic adhesives all good?

Not quite. Many of the anaerobic adhesives currently in use are labelled with hazard symbols and subject to H and P labels – so-called danger and safety statements.

For users, this can mean irritated skin, eyes and breathing tracts. The unpleasant smells caused by these adhesives are sometimes so extreme that daily work with them – especially in closed rooms – is very unpleasant.

Specific sensitive industrial sectors – such as food or pharmaceutical production – place exceptionally high demands on the substances used there.

The Good News!

With 20 types in the Weicon Lock Range at IndustrySuperstore, we offer special anaerobic adhesives and sealants complying with strict guidelines. Therefore, they can be used in many sensitive areas, like the production of food, cosmetic products or medicines, and also serve to increase workplace safety.

WEICONLOCK adhesives have approvals from the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW), among others. They are suitable for use in drinking water applications. In addition, WEICONLOCK adhesives have a so-called “white” safety data sheet, meaning they are label-free and classified as non-hazardous.

For more information on the Weicon Lock Range, please call ISS on (+44) 01892 664499, email sales@industrysuperstore.co.uk or visit https://industrysuperstore.co.uk/

About Industry Superstore: ISS, a subsidiary of PVL Ltd, is an online store offering industrial and commercial customers the most extensive range of industrial valves, seals, absorbent booms, pillows, socks, surface wipes, sanitation products, tools, handheld instruments and much more. 

ISS is an online source for adhesives, sealants, technical sprays, hoses and fittings, flood prevention, spill kits and containment products, tools, hand sanitisers, disinfectants, industrial surface wipes, hand driers, dispensers and more.

PVL has been established for more than 25 years and has grown into the premier UK distributor for major manufacturers worldwide of pressure switches, vacuum switches, flow switches, level switches, level sensors, pressure transducers, pressure gauges, flow meters, float valves, level sensors, temperature switches and handheld instruments. The company also offers a full range of ATEX products.

Industry Superstore Ltd

Unit 8 & 9, Lexden Lodge Industrial Estate

Jarvis Brook

Crowborough

TN6 2NQ

Phone:(+44) 01892 664499

Email: sales@industrysuperstore.co.uk

https://industrysuperstore.co.uk/