J.I.T. Industrial Products are proud to work alongside Hermes as the leading distributor of the company's high calibre products in Scotland. Nigel (our Managing Director) works closely with Hermes in order to solve any abrasive application needs or problems that we come across.

Rather than using a copy and paste approach to abrasives, we set up individual workshops and discuss with our customers any ongoing issues before selecting the most suitable Hermes product for each individual application. As with most products, abrasives have developed considerably and modern day materials which increase yield, reduce time and improve the quality and finish.

Hermes Schleifmittel GmbH & Co. KG is an abrasive manufacturer based in Hamburg, Germany. They have manufacturing plants in Hamburg, Austria, and the United States of America. Hermes is the largest supplier of coated abrasives in Europe, and also has numerous conversion plants across different continents making it one of the largest abrasive suppliers in the world. The abrasive products can be used in metal fabrication, wood and joinery engineering, shop fitting and the medical and automotive industries to name but a few, in order to produce aesthetically pleasing surfaces and precision functional parts.

Some of the products that are included in the Hermes abrasives range are detailed in the table below.

We offer a range of different identification and marking products. In a previous blog we made reference to our wide selection of tamper-evident tapes and labels. In addition to this, we also stock many other different types of labels which can be used for product enhancement, warning, instructions, identification, and we also stock a range of high temperature labels which can withstand temperatures from 200°C to 800°C and be used in specialist, automotive, electrical and industrial contexts. Many of them are UL, UR and CSA approved in order to comply with regulations.

All of our labels are coated with high performance adhesives in order to withstand many different environments and remain firmly attached to your products for its life-cycle.

An example of our product enhancement is the Wow Saddle domed badge. This high end luxury saddle company were worried about the aesthetic of the product. There were unattractive Allen key bolts on their saddles which they wanted to cover but be able to access if needs be (e.g. for repair). They approached J.I.T. Industrial Products Ltd. with this problem, and of course, we had an excellent solution: The Wow badge. The badge can be easily removed if the saddle is in need of maintenance or repair.

We offer a wide range of industrial customised printed solutions so if you have a similar application problem, please contact us via the website, by email, or by phone on +44 (0) 1698 748290. 

We were recently approached by a leading medical equipment manufacturer to solve an application problem. The customer had designed a display enclosure which had a green LED backlight. Unfortunately, the green light was filtering through the box which was not aesthetically pleasing.

After discussions with our customer we discovered that their three main objectives were as follows:

1. Prevent LED light from flooding through enclosure
2. Prevent dust and draughts entering the product
3. Product must allow fascia to remove cleanly for maintenance purposes.

After careful consideration, J.I.T. advised the customer to use a particular foam tape to seal the enclosure and prevent the light from shining through. By preventing air and draughts from getting into the enclosure,  dust could not enter the product. The foam tape which was selected had a filmic layer on one side which meant that  the foam removed cleanly from the fascia for cleaning and maintenance purposes, thus fulfilling the third objective.

The photos below highlight the effectiveness of the recommended foam tape.

If you have any similar application needs then do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your options. 

Our range of products does not stop at industrial tapes. We also sell a range of Mykal cleaning products.

Mykal have a wide range of superior and safe solutions for degreasing and cleaning on an industrial scale.

Recently, they tested their De.Solv.It High Performance Degreaser (DSI 1000) on heavy fuel oil and diesel rail transportation tankers used by a waste disposal company. Previously, the tankers would be steamed in waters of 60°C to loosen the residue which was up to 15 years old and were then refurbished and renewed or cut up for scrap. This process took a very long time.

When using Mykal, the tankers were steamed as usual but then sprayed with De.Solv.It in order to clean very heavy residues. The time taken to remove the oil was reduced without addition significant hazard to the cleaning operatives, who had to wear protective clothing.

The application worked extremely well and this product is now used in Belfast airport to clean fuel tanks in exactly the same application.

The De.Solv.It High performance Degreaser (DSI 1000) is also certified by MMO and the Scottish Executive for use as a surface cleaner on shoreline oil spills. 

If you feel you would benefit from this product or have any similar application needs then do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

J.I.T. are very pleased to announce that we are now distributers for Taconic's Tacsil adhesive products.

The Tacsil products are a range of double sided silicone tapes which, thanks to their silicone compounds, are reusable in high temperature environments of up to 260°C. Tacsil tapes are specifically designed for use in the SMT (Surface Mount Technology) Process, temporarily fixing FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) or tiny components to a carrier pallet.

As well as being used in the SMT Process, the tape can be used in several other application processes including:

• the assembly process
• the flip chip mounting process
• display panel process
• substrate manufacture process
• LED Packaging

Below is a diagram of the benefits of using Tascil silicone tape throughout the SMT process.