News | March 2, 2009

Henkel Announces Dates For Upcoming Loctite Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops

Rocky Hill, CT - Henkel Corporation has announced two dates for upcoming Loctite Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops. These comprehensive, fully integrated programs address topics specifically related to the design and assembly of medical devices, including proper joint design for adhesive assembly, selecting the appropriate adhesive technology, and processing-equipment requirements.

The first Loctite Medical Training Workshop for 2009 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 26, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Irvine Marriott in Irvine, Calif. The second workshop will be held on Thursday, April 23, from 7:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The Doubletree Hotel in San Diego, Calif. Additional workshop dates will be announced as they are scheduled.

Design, product and manufacturing engineers who attend Loctite Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops benefit from intensive educational information and hands-on demonstrations of adhesives and equipment. Engineers will walk out with a solid knowledge of adhesives and will understand how to automate manual processes, improve profitability/process efficiency, decrease costs, improve product quality/reliability, and reduce process cycle times and work-in-progress.

To register for a seminar or get new dates as they are added, go to http://www.henkelna.com/medicaladhesives, call 1-800-LOCTITE (1-800-562- 8483), or email MAILTO:medical.adhesives@us.henkel.com. In addition to Loctite Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops, Henkel offers on-site seminars that are held at a customer's facility and are customized to address their specific interests and concerns. For more information or to request an on-site training at your facility, please visit http://www.henkelna.com/medicaladhesives and click on the training link.

For more than 130 years, Henkel has been a leader with brands and technologies that make people's lives easier, better and more beautiful.

Henkel operates in three business areas – Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesives Technologies – and is ranked among the Fortune Global 500 companies. More than 60 percent of Henkel's sales are in fast-moving consumer goods, while the industrial business accounts for almost 40 percent of the company's total sales. In fiscal 2007, Henkel generated sales of 13,074 million euros and operating profit of 1,344 million euros. Our more than 55,000 employees worldwide are dedicated to fulfilling our corporate claim, "A Brand like a Friend," and ensuring that people in more than 125 countries can trust in brands and technologies from Henkel.

SOURCE: Henkel Corporation