FASTENERS & SEALING


Shrink-bonding application on the Volvo engine


DESIGN POTENTIAL Unlocking How engineering adhesives are enhancing product design more than you might think F


rom a designer’s perspective, the combination of  adhesives considerably opens up the potential for


innovation. In particular, bonded shrink-  certainly greater than the sum of their  concepts and cost savings.


 and service life of an assembly, this   design opportunities. Higher load transmission and performance can be obtained from existing design and   relaxed tolerances and the reduction in  


Retaining compounds are liquid


anaerobic structural adhesives that cure   They are commonly used in cylindrical assemblies to bond one load-bearing part into another – such as a bearing  gears and pulleys onto shafts. They are also ideal for applications such as sealing


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