Henkel Corp. recently announced that two of its Loctite^®products have received gold level recognition as best new products of the year by New Equipment Digest in the annual King Awards competition. Loctite 3035™ polyolefin bonder, a two-part acrylic adhesive for bonding low-surface-energy polyolefin plastics, took the gold level award in the assembly/fastening/tools category. 

In the metalworking category, Loctite SF 7900™ ceramic shield for welding was selected as the gold level winner. This silicone-free, sprayable protective coating can prevent spatter adhesion on MIG/MAG welding equipment for up to eight hours with just one application.