Industrial Automation

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Ground-breaking industrial automation technologies are enabling the achievement of long-held goals. Industry 4.0, the intensifying role of AI, and the integration of smart and agile robotic systems are changing the shape of modern industrial processes. The convergence of industrial innovation and accelerating electricity use is defying conventional engineering rules, driving power densities higher and making operating temperatures more challenging to control. Because of today’s complex system designs coupled with the high expectations for performance and reliability, electronic materials are playing an even more important role. Furthermore, effectively dissipating operational heat, protecting electronics from harsh environmental conditions, and delivering electrical interconnect integrity are all fundamental to advancing Industry 4.0 integration.

Henkel facilitates this progress by offering material solutions that prioritize reliable performance and long-term use, all while keeping sustainability at the foundation of our development initiatives.

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:

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Thermal Management

Removing as much operational heat as possible is essential for ensuring reliable function and system life expectancy. Our proven portfolio of pad, liquid, film, gel and phase change thermal interface materials is among the most expansive and successful available on the market and it’s why more thermal engineers choose Henkel. Find out more.

Protection Solutions

Safeguarding motors, drives and controls from environmental contaminants such as moisture and dust, as well as operational stresses like vibration and shock, keeps them operating at peak performance – sometimes well past expected lifetimes. Conformal coatings that protect printed circuit boards, potting materials for rugged defense of mission-critical systems and gasketing solutions that impede ingress while allowing system access are all part of Henkel’s protection product line. Learn how to defend your application from harmful contaminants and challenging conditions.

Bonding Solutions

Powerhouse performance requires structural integrity, with screws and clips held in place, critical component positioning maintained, and housings and covers secure. That’s exactly what Henkel adhesives deliver. Our threadlockers, retaining compounds and structural adhesives, available in a variety of chemistry platforms, provide compatibility with multiple surfaces, strong and streamlined adhesion, and resistance to environmental and functional degradation. Want to hold it together? Learn how.