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- Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
- AC drives
- Programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
- Electric motors
- DC fast chargers
LOCTITE® adhesives help keep large and/or heavy components in place, providing processing stability and extending the UPS lifetime while ensuring that designed insulation distances are maintained.
SIL PAD®, HI-FLOW® and GAP PAD® solutions from Henkel are trusted by power supply manufacturers as the most reliable solutions to increase UPS power density. They provide excellent thermal performance and long-term electrical insulation.
LOCTITE® conformal coating materials safeguard UPS assemblies against harsh environments, ensuring reliable, long-term operation.
Gasketing sealant solutions to ensure intact and leak-free seals and resistance to high temperatures, pressure and vibrations. Perform under extreme conditions whether it be high-pressure or high-temperature applications.
UPS provide clean, consistent power to protect essential equipment and keep it running during power supply disruptions. Henkel materials allow UPS designers to save valuable server room space by enabling higher power in smaller rack spaces via thermal management and better protection via encapsulation.
LOCTITE® conformal coating materials safeguard printed circuit boards and sensitive components against harsh environments, ensuring reliable, long-term operation and high-throughput, environmentally responsible manufacturing.
Formulated for a wide variety of component securing applications. Excellent adhesion to a wide range of surface materials. Enhances mechanical and structural integrity.
A pre-applied material, it provides good heat dissipation and electrical isolation. Excellent mess-free alternative to thermal grease. Multiple formats (film or paste) and application methods (manual or automated). Long-term integrity, thin bond lines and no mess and no pump-out over time.
Gasketing solutions ensure intact and leak-free seals and resistance to high temperatures, pressure and vibrations. Perform under extreme conditions whether it be high-pressure or high-temperature applications.
AC drives significantly improve motor efficiency and are increasingly complex in design, assembly and manufacturing. To ensure AC drive performance, conformal coatings protect electronics against harsh environments, staking adhesives secure applications and phase-change materials support heat dissipation and electrical isolation.
Formulated for a wide variety of component securing applications. Excellent adhesion to a wide range of surface materials. Enhances mechanical and structural integrity.
With high thermal conductivity for maximum heat dissipation, conformability for low stress, low volatility and silicone-free chemistries to limit outgassing concerns, thermal management materials from Henkel in pad, liquid, gel and phase-change formulations offer a solution for any heat-producing application within motor control systems.
LOCTITE® conformal coating materials safeguard printed circuit boards and sensitive components against harsh environments, ensuring reliable, long-term operation and high-throughput, environmentally responsible manufacturing.
Gasketing solutions ensure intact and leak-free seals and resistance to high temperatures, pressure and vibrations. Perform under extreme conditions whether it be high-pressure or high-temperature applications.
PLCs perform highly sophisticated computations and communications that automate electromechanical processes. Advanced materials help manage high thermal loads, bond materials and protect against dust, contamination and moisture ingress to bolster performance and reliability.
Using electric motor adhesives for magnet bonding reduces parts and lowers costs by replacing the need for mechanical fasteners and allows for smaller, more compact designs. Furthermore, Henkel’s range of electric motor magnet adhesives lower tolerances by filling gaps between the stator and magnet as well as the rotor to magnets.
Retaining compounds are ideal for use for bonding cylindrical fitting parts in electric motor housing where disassembly may be required for servicing operations. Retaining electric motor housing material compounds increase the torque load transfer of existing designs and provides an even distribution of load and stresses. Retaining compounds are also used to hold rotors onto electric motor shafts. Henkel’s range of medium- or high-strength retaining compounds also help to reduce loosening and leakage caused by shock or vibration.
Threadlocking helps seal and protect threads from liquids and gasses, as well as eliminate bolt loosening caused by vibration or thermal cycling stresses. Our high-quality threadlocker materials help to maintain the proper clamp load over the life of the motor.
Potting compounds ensure electric motor reliability by providing electric motor thermal protection from environment effect by encapsulating and insulating components. The electric motor thermal management material protects components against impact, vibrations, thermal shocks, moisture and dust. Our non-corrosive potting compounds increase motor efficiency and are ideal for electric motor thermal switches and connectors. Using electric motor thermal protection reduces temperature hotspots and results in better temperature distribution and, therefore, increased motor reliability.
Henkel’s range of chemical-resistant gasketing sealants fill gaps and provide a flexible seal that will not tear or disintegrate over time. Using a liquid gasketing sealant reduces overall material costs and eliminates manual assembly of conventional cut gaskets. Liquid thread sealing materials provide chemical resistance and seal threads against industrial liquid and gas leaks. Our range of thread sealing products prevent corrosion and are available in low- and full-pressure seal formulations.
Modern-day motor drives are integrating more complex power devices to manage growing energy efficiency requirements, requiring a thermal interface material (TIM) to manage new performance challenges and higher power densities. Our thermal interface materials provide robust regulation of operational heat dissipation for consistent, long-term performance.
Electric motors must be manufactured with increased durability, lower costs and greater motor efficiency. Advanced materials help by providing electric motor adhesives, industrial sealants, thermal management materials and functional coatings to deliver maximum motor reliability and cost-effective production.
FIPFG and sealing products simplify deposition for diverse enclosures. Adhesion to various surfaces, adaptable curing and a -55°C to 150°C range assist charger designers in high-volume device processing and protection metrics.
Market-leading LOCTITE® brand threadlockers secure and seal threaded fasteners, but also allow disassembly when needed. Ideal for EV charging devices, threadlockers prevent vibration-induced loosening, seal out fluids and corrosion, and keep bolts, nuts and studs firmly in place.
Used wherever enhanced physical strength is required, such as around large components like capacitors, Henkel staking adhesives offer additional support. Resistant to fluids, salts and alkalis, they perform well under extreme environmental conditions to ensure long-term reliability.
With voltage ratings as high as 500 V for DC fast chargers and up to 800 V for ultra-fast chargers, dissipating heat from power switching components and providing safety agency-recognised insulation is mission-critical for reliable operation.
Henkel conformal coatings ensure electronic operational integrity by defending electronic circuits from thermal shock, dust, moisture and dynamic environmental conditions. Simple to apply and process, these SVHC, solventless, tin-free formulas are UV and moisture cure-capable for optimised sustainable protection.
UL-certified potting materials streamline mass production with fast curing, easy dispensing and adaptable gel time. Henkel's solutions provide robust protection, high elongation to break and excellent dielectric properties for safe high-voltage operation across a broad temperature and humidity range.
Growing demand for ultra-fast DC charging stations will help avoid bottlenecks or overloading the grid at peak load times. Materials support DC fast chargers with thermal management and protection from harsh environmental conditions.
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