Worldwide simultaneous research, development and engineering (RD&E) are the keys to Loctite's success. In fact, approximately 25 percent of Loctite's sales for 1996 came from products developed within the last five years.

In 1996 alone, Loctite invested $30 million in new product development and dedicated more than 250 employees to working on RD&E projects. It is this kind of commitment that has earned the company's research engineers more than 400 patents and has provided Loctite customers with a constant flow of new products and innovative solutions to the cost-competitive demands of industry.

• Industrial Automotive
• Electronics Industry
• Industrial Maintenance
• Industrial Production
• Medical

Medical

Loctite® adhesives have been specified by medical device manufacturers all over the world for over two decades. Experience, products and engineering services are second to none, with the world's most diversified and comprehensive line of adhesives, dispensing equipment, and curing systems available anywhere. Loctite® offers over thirty products for medical device assemblies requiring biocompatibility, and hundreds of other products for applications not requiring toxicity testing.

Adhesives can provide design advantages, improve overall product performance, speed assembly time, and increase production efficiency and quality. Loctite® adhesives combine all of these advantages, and more. When the total cost of a finished medical device is considered, adhesives are the most economical assembly choice. Loctite® adhesives offer many benefits, including:

• Comprehensive Biocompatibility Testing
• Ability to Bond Dissimilar and Difficult Substrates
• Even Stress Distribution
• Excellent Gap Filling Capability
• Rapid Fixture and Overall Cure Times
• Structural Bonds
• Increased Throughput