GENERAL INDUSTRIAL

A KEY SOLUTION PROVIDER IN DRIVING EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY AND SAVINGS

We Know, Because We’ve Been Here For Awhile

 

After 30+ years, we’ve seen it all. Name an industry, and we’ve likely helped a customer solve an adhesive or sealant challenge or leveraged our expertise to apply a specialty chemical or material to drive efficiency, productivity and savings.

 

Key performance characteristics of focus include:

  • Thermal Management:  Gap Pads, Thermal Greases, Thermally conductive encapsulants, Underfills, Phase change materials, tapes, adhesives & gap fillers.
  • Environmental Protection:  Encapsulants, Conformal Coatings, Flood Coats, Low-Pressure Molding Materials, Potting Materials, Foams, Sealants, and Adhesives
  • EMI/EFI Shielding materials:  Encapsulants, Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Foams
  • Solder materials including Flux, preforms, paste (type 3, 4, 5), bar, ribbon & wire

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KEY SUPPLIERS

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DOWSIL 737 Neutral Cure Clear Sealant

DOWSIL 737, previously known as Dow Corning 737 is a RTV neutral cure clear sealant.

  • ABOUT GENERAL INDUSTRIAL

Our technical sales engineers are innovative and creative, but perhaps most importantly, they have the commercial know-how and experience to help you achieve your business goals. And…they’re likely located very close to your production facility. Solving general industry challenges has been our bread and butter for years, and we pride ourselves in partnering with companies large and small to help them grow and be profitable. This is the foundation of our business and one of the key reasons why we exist: Products that perform, the knowledge that serves is our motto.

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Plexus MA320 Methacrylate Adhesive for Structural Bonding

Designed for structural bonding metal, composite, and thermoplastic assemblies.

FEATURED LITERATURE

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    Huntsman Composite Resins and Ashesives

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    ITW Plexus One Company, Many Solutions

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    Loctite Design Guide for Bonding Metals

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    Dow Sealants for Industrial Assembly and Maintenance

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    Dow Brand Adhesive / Sealants

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    Alpha Nickel Cute Brochure

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    Alpha Product Guide

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    Bostik Industrial Brochure

GENERAL INDUSTRIAL UPDATES

  • Pruner Transmission Rotor

    The story: Krayden partnered with a company looking for material for a pruner transmission rotor. We recommended MOLYKOTE® G-68 Plastic Gear Grease. The grease was more robust, and the customer was able to perform over 5000 cycles with no heating or transmission failure. What is the application? Pruner Transmission Rotor What industry/market was this material…

  • Mold Release for Shower and Bath Polyester Inserts

    The story: Krayden partnered with a company looking for a material for releasing shower and bath polyester inserts. We recommended Loctite Frekote 720NC. The material was reliable and very effective with the polyester molds and deep sections. What is the application? Mold release for shower and bath polyester inserts. What issues was the end-user having?…

  • Bonding Carbon Fiber Parts For Automotive Application

    The story: Krayden partnered with a company looking for a material that could bond carbon fiber parts for automotive application. We recommended Henkel EA9394. The material exhibited excellent adhesion properties that was well suited for the application. What is the application? Bonding carbon fiber parts for automotive application. What issues was the end-user having? New…

  • Potting of a Metal Track Holding Blown Glass

    The story: Krayden partnered with a company looking for a material that was visually clear and had good adhesion to hold the glass rods in place. We recommended DOW 184. It is easy to work with, cured visually clear and bubbles escaped under heat cure to allow for a substrate with no voids. What is…

  • Releasing Cast In Place Urethane for Aluminum Molds

    The story: Krayden partnered with a company specializing in boats. The customer was looking for a material that could assist in releasing 2 part A-B cast in place rigid urethane foam from aluminum molds. What is the application? Releasing 2 part A-B cast in place ridged urethane foam from aluminum molds. Some as large as…

  • Cleaning Waste and Buildup from Headlight Fixtures

    The story: Krayden partnered with a company specializing in headlight fixtures for the transportation industry. The company needed a good cleaning agent to help clean the residue left by DOW 3-1953. What is the application? To clean up the waste/build of up the DOW 3-1953 from the headlight fixtures they build for cars. What issues…

  • Bonding PC/PBT to PC/PBT

    The story: Krayden partnered with a company specializing in the transportation industry. They were using a competing product but wanted something with faster working time and a stronger bond. Enter ITW’s Plexus brand. What is the application? The customer is bonding PC/PBT to PC/PBT for their Peterbilt truck fender skirt. What issues was the end-user…

  • Bonding Elements for Water Filtration System

    The story: A global leader in the water purification business had leak issues, so Krayden partnered with Elantas to apply CONAP® AD-6483, an adhesive and sealant designed for use in spiral wound filtration elements. The customer executed numerous lab tests, and also tested some alternative Elantas products, but determined that the AD-6483 application performed the…

  • Bonding Endcaps Tumbler Assembly

    The story: Krayden worked closely with a national Agricultural Cultivator to develop their very first machine. Partnering with LORD, Krayden helped to solve bonding issues of their endcaps due to material composition. Fast forward more than a year later and several LORD bonding tests later, this company is producing 500+ machines a year and dominating…

  • Protect Household Appliances with Humiseal UV40

    The story: A global household appliance customer partnered with Krayden and Humiseal to solve a vibration and humidity issue that also had to look good to the end consumer (basically had to be soft and white). The solution was to use Humiseal UV40, which was more expensive than the previous material, BUT the cure time,…

  • Solder Connections Between PCB and Connector Posts

    The Story: Krayden partnered with Alpha and a large East Coast based pump company to solve an engineering issue related to material “spatter.” Working closely with the Alpha engineers, we eliminated the need to clean the spatter by replacing the original material with Alpha Telecore HF-850, which also saved the customer 25% and reduced the…

  • HumiSeal UV 50LV UV Curable Conformal Coating

    HumiSeal UV50LV UV Curable Acrylate Polyurethane Conformal Coating HumiSeal is the only supplier specialized in conformal coating manufacture. They have been innovating for over 50 years and creating products that utilize natural occurring resources whenever possible. HumiSeal takes pride in the goal and commitment that within the next 40 years they aim to reduce the…