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Henkel presents lightweight assembly solutions at K 2016

22 Dec '16

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Henkel, developer of technologies in home care, beauty care, and adhesives, presented assembly solutions for new lightweight materials from its broad materials portfolio at the recently held K 2016, a leading trade fair for plastics and rubber in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 19 to 26, 2016, in the KraussMaffei booth B27/C24/C27/D24 in hall 15.

During the show, Henkel turned the spotlight on an adhesive for joining a carbon fibre reinforced composite roof to a frame carrier made of thermoplastic. The adhesive, Loctite EA 9065, provides the high shear strength required for joining such important roof parts. It also bonds effectively with many different substrates, including steel and aluminium, as well as fibre reinforced plastics or thermoplastic composites based on polyamides.

Loctite EA 9065 provides high crash durability, and it can be formulated for fast curing. Thus, it is suitable for the automated application in large automotive series. Apart from composite adhesives that can be tailored to specific resins, Henkel also produces matrix resins for various types of fibre and textile-reinforced composites, as well as binders and release agents. It backs up its product offering with in-depth technical service that includes process know-how and engineering as well as in-house testing capabilities for composites production.

Frank Kerstan, global program manager, automotive composites said, “Henkel is taking a strategic approach to large-series automotive composites production. We position ourselves as a solution provider of composites materials for structural parts across different automotive segments and tailored adhesives for the assembly of multi-substrate components. Henkel is particularly strong when it comes to providing process and application know-how in Resin Transfer Moulding, RTM.” (GK)

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