RITE LOK Adhesives and Sealants
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With a number of bases throughout the UK, RW Greeff are a well established supplier of industrial consumables. The products supplied are from some of the most reputable companies in the world such as Univar, 3M and Dow Corning. Made up of over 8,000 items, their product catalogue is very comprehensive and detailed.
Due to being the top United Kingdom technical partner of 3M, the RITE-LOK is the latest product to be added to the product range of RW Greeff. From providing advanced process solutions, to general everyday use, the product range is suitable for many purposes.
1. Adhesives which are Anaerobic - Single component engineering adhesives are extremely well performing and will cure in the presence of metal parts as well as the non-presence of air. These adhesives come with a range of strengths and viscosities and are also split into application categories. These categories are gasket making, threadlocking, pipe sealants and retaining.
2. Cyanoacrylate Adhesives - Made to a high specification, these are single component adhesives which can cure based upon moisture traces on surfaces. Normally referred to as super glues, Cyanoacrylates will bond a number of surfaces such as plastics, metals, rubber, ceramics and woods.
The range of products under the Cyanoacrylate category are made to adhere to exact bonding requirements. These are requirements such as low odour, metal bonding, rubber toughened, super fast curing and high temperature resistant.
3. Ultra Violet light curing - These adhesives are high performance and made up of a single component. Manufactured to cure when in the presence of UV lighting and to cure within seconds. Also they leave no visible bond line and are proven to form a very strong bond. A number of materials can be bonded using this adhesive, materials such as plastic, glass and metals. But there must be at least 1 surface that allows the penetration of ultra violet lighting.
UV curling adhesives come in a number of various viscosities and their curling properties allow them to be used in a number of applications. Standard everyday uses are the bonding of electronic potting, medical profession devices as well as the bonding of glass furniture.
4. Structural Adhesives and High Temperature Sealants - Structural adhesives provide a new range of application specific products that perfectly compliment the existing 3M structural adhesives portfolio.
Silver loaded epoxy adhesive is made to create electronically conductive bonds which makes them well suited to a number of electrical and electronic purposes. 2 part epoxy putty is good for MRO applications for example the urgent repair of piping and castings. SA30 is a no-mix acrylic adhesive which is made up of two parts and can offer a handling strength in around ninety seconds. It can also be used on many plastics. The perfectly suited use for this is the signage market. It is also possible to get silicone sealants which are able to bond up to two hundred and sixty degrees C.
