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For over 20 years, Glassbond UK and Sauereisen USA have been working together to provide our customers with solutions to their bonding and potting applications.

 Manufactured in Glassbonds UK bespoke facility and supplied to numerous commercial customers across Europe, these speciality high temperature ceramic adhesives bond to most ceramic glass and metal substrates and are used globally for high temperature (> 500 ⁰C) electrical assembly applications.

Glassbond has, over it’s 40 year history, gained a reputation for continuous technical and product development.  Our current customer base includes high profile companies such as BASF, Camfil, Rolls Royce, Ledvance, Philips Signify, General Electric and numerous UK and European based academic and research organisations.

The high temperature ceramic adhesive products we manufacture and supply from our ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accredited facility, are manufactured under licence from Sauereisen USA, have a long established reputation for quality, reliability and innovation excellence and are sold throughout Europe via a network of long established and dedicated agents and distributors.

 

 

Industries & Applications

Additional applications also exist in areas such as fibre optics, 3D printers, solar, automotive, wafer manufacturing, aerospace, pressurised metering devices and cutlery manufacture.

Lighting

Halogen / Dichroic / HPS Lamps / Metal Halide
  • Ceramic and quartz assembly typical
  • Requires low coefficient of thermal expansion
  • High thermal conductivity preferred

Thermocouples

Samplers / Sensors / Tips / Tube
  • Potting application of quartz into ceramic body requiring high thermal properties
  • Adhesive application to affix thermal insulating tape to cardboard
  • Coating application for sampling caps

High Temperature Filter / Catalysts

  • Adhesive applications
  • Bonds high-temperature filter media into stainless steel or aluminium housing
  • Bonds stacked components or internal components nested within a filter unit

Heating Elements

Coils / Cartridge Heaters / Sheath
  • Enables transmission or dissipation of heat
  • Secures element and maintains assembly
  • High temperature resistance and electrical insulation

Resistors

Wire Wound / “Boat” or “Bathtub” / Rheostat
  • Coating, potting and/or encapsulation
  • Seals resistance wire placed in or upon ceramic base
  • Specified for electrical insulation

Hot Surface Igniters

Hot Surface / Spark / Silicon Carbide / Silicon Nitride
  • Low thermal expansion cement required
  • Offers refractory properties through 2600°F
  • Cement required for bonding or potting wire into ceramic body
  • Able to withstand low voltages during ignition

Products

Air Set Adhesives

These are used for sealing, coating and encapsulation applications. They are single component silicates with silica, alumina or clay filler systems. Available in powder form to be mixed with water or as ready mixed paste where indicated. This product cures through evaporation of water in 18-24 hours at room temperature. Additional heat can be applied for high temperature applications.

Insa-lute Adhesive Cement P1 Powder
Specified for automotive, appliance and assembly industries for bonding, insulating and coating applications.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Tempseal Cement No. 3 Paste
Superior sealing capability commonly used in assembly of heating elements, resistors and high performance lighting products.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Electric Heater Cement No. 6 Powder
No 6 is a versatile high temperature cement used for refractory coatings, lining furnaces, embedding electrical heating elements, coating resistors, moulding and insulating.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Electric Resistor Cement No. 78/3 Powder
Used for coating resistors, coils, electric heating elements, furnaces and embedding resistance wires.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Cement No. 315 Paste
An off white, porcelain-like cement paste that is widely used throughout industry in a variety of applications including assembling, sealing, insulating and cementing of ceramics, porcelain, metal and glass. 		Safety SheetData Sheet

Chemical Set Adhesives

For potting, bonding and casting thicker sections. These are available as single or two component products. The single component are phosphate based with zircon or alumina filler and can be mixed with water. The two part component grades are silicate based with silica or zircon filler to be combined with silicate liquid. Typically, these grades have a working time of 30-90 minutes.

Electrotemp Cement No. 8 Powder
Primarily used where high electrical insulation and thermal conductivity are desired. No. 8 cures by chemical set and is ideal for potting applications subject to high temperature and/or thermal shock.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Insultemp Cement No. 10 Powder
Primarily used where high electrical insulation and thermal conductivity are desired. No. 10 is a phosphate based system that cures by chemical set and is ideal for potting applications subject to high temperature and/or thermal shock.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Zircon Potting Cement No. 13 Powder
Primarily used where high electrical insulation and thermal conductivity are desired. No. 13 cures by chemical set and is ideal for potting applications subject to high temperature and/or thermal shock. It exhibits similar properties to No. 8 but with a longer working time.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Low Expansion Cement No. 29 Powder
Low Expansion Cement Used for embedding heating elements, insulating thermocouples, coating resistors and coils, and mechanically sealing parts where high resistance to electricity, chemicals and thermal shock is required. A strong resistance to cryogenic conditions makes No. 29 a common product for aerospace applications. No. 29 adheres to glass, porcelain, ceramics, metals and other surfaces.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Electrical Cement No. DW-30
An inorganic, chemically setting, magnesium oxide based material which develops a slight expansion while hardening into a porcelain like body. It is recommended for embedding heating elements and potting resistors.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Cement No. 31 Powder
A white, porcelain like cement that is widely used throughout industry in a variety of applications including assembling, sealing, insulating and cementing (particularly ceramics, porcelain, metal and glass).		Safety SheetData Sheet
Sealing Cement No. 33S
A chemical setting, inorganic, silicate based cement that is used for assembly/sealing applications common to electrical equipment. It is ideal for coating moulds and forms used to produce special shapes and patterns.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Electric Insulating Cement No. 12
An inorganic cement used for applications requiring high dielectric strength and volume resistivity. No. 12 offers low shrinkage and coefficient of thermal expansion making it an excellent cement for bonding or potting high alumina content ceramics.		Safety SheetData Sheet
Cement No 315 Powder
An off white, porcelain like cement that is widely used throughout industry in a variety of applications including assembling, sealing, insulating and cementing of ceramics, porcelain, metal and glass. Also available as a pre-mixed paste.		Safety SheetData Sheet

 

Hydraulic Setting

A single component product used for calcium aluminate applications. Curing takes place in a humid environment through hydration with a controlled dry out final stage.

Electrical Potting Cement No. 76
A castable, hydraulically-setting cement used as a bonding mortar or refractory coating for high temperature assembling, encapsulating and potting applications. 		Safety SheetData Sheet

 

Thinning Liquids

A soluble sodium silicate solution which is used to reduce the viscosity of various Sauereisen cements, permitting more flowable consistency for dip, spray or brush application.

Sauereisen No.14 Liquid
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Sauereisen No.29 Liquid
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Sauereisen No.31 LiquidSafety SheetData Sheet

Product Selection Criteria

Simple and Easy to mix

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Our adhesives are sold throughout Europe via a network of dedicated agents and distributors in the major cities.

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Phone: +44 1744 730334

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