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News Release from: Norcros Adhesives | Subject: Dunlop Nitrile S1588 adhesive
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 March 2002
Adhesives save costs on rolling stock
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Recently introduced in the manufacture of advanced high tech gangways for rail rolling stock, an adhesive is providing significant production cost and time-savings as well as performance.
Recently introduced by Woodville Polymer Engineering in the manufacture of their advanced high tech gangways for rail rolling stock, Dunlop Nitrile S1588 is providing significant production cost and time-savings as well as meeting stringent flexibility and performance demands Woodville Polymer Engineering, which is part of the Smiths Group, has been actively pursuing a cost assessment programme to reflect the demands of the market place and this identified adhesives, particularly substrate preparation, as extremely labour intensive
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In a move to address this issue, a series of development and test programmes were conducted which identified Dunlop Nitrile S1588 as the answer to this application's challenges.
Dunlop Nitrile S1588, which provides the benefit of minimal surface preparation and the elimination of a time consuming abrasion process, is used to bond many of the gangway bellows sub-components and has therefore enabled significant labour savings.
The particular challenges of this application including the rather inert surface of elastomer compounds employed and the necessary rapid 'tack dry' and bond closure times demanded to ensure optimised production have been successfully met by Dunlop Nitrile S1588.
An additional advantage provided by Dunlop Nitrile S1588 is its ability to solvent activate dried adhesive film, which has allowed Woodville Polymer Engineering to investigate further enhancements to the production process providing potentially greater cost benefits.
Dunlop Nitrile S1588 has also eliminated the discolouration on ageing that previous adhesive systems caused.
Woodville Polymer Engineering's successful use of high performance Dunlop Nitrile S1588 has resulted in its introduction into general production and it is envisaged that all product lines will share in the benefits of this application.
Intervehicle gangways manufactured by Woodville Polymer Engineering using Dunlop adhesive have been supplied to rail operators as far afield as the Far East.
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