Industrial Automation

Industry 4.0 leverages broad capabilities including AI-enabled systems, augmented reality technology, robots and cobots, as well as autonomous guided vehicles to achieve the efficiency promise of smart factories. While every operation is different in its approach and the tools employed, one fact is consistent: all rely on sensors and sophisticated components to deliver the powerful continuous functionality and dependable performance required for high-quality, closed-loop production. 

Though smart factories are at the apex of modern industrial automation, other hardware, even as seemingly straightforward as a washing machine motor, are also challenged to meet demanding reliability and performance metrics within the framework of greater functionality. If a single part fails due to any of a multitude of factors – from moisture to vibration damage to an electrical short – the entire system can go down. Thus, a strong foundation is a recipe for a long life.

As a leading supplier of materials for motor drives, process controls and electric motors – all integral to industrial operations – Henkel is helping systems designers of all types of automated devices meet these challenges head-on. 

Material Solutions for Industrial Automation

Henkel’s materials for the industrial automation industry help dissipate heat, protect electronics from corrosive environments, absorb the stress of mechanical shocks and vibrations, and provide high reliability interconnects that result in high yields and unfailing performance.

Engineers designing the next generation of Industrial Automation equipment are balancing the requirements for more functionality and communication capability with the drive toward miniaturization. In many cases, achieving desired footprints means placing power and communications circuitry in close proximity shrinking creepage and clearances, and resulting in the need to move from air insulation to solid insulation systems. 

These new demands must be balanced with customer expectations for high reliability and longevity, harsh environment resistance and cost-effective operation. Henkel’s materials for the industrial automation industry help dissipate heat, protect electronics from corrosive environments, absorb the stress of mechanical shocks and vibrations, and provide high reliability interconnects that result in high yields and unfailing performance. 

Our portfolio of thermal control, protection and bonding solutions for industrial automation applications includes: