Good Health for Kids

Help your Kids put their best foot forward…

ATTENTION Parents !!

Where is the Nutrition ??

The young generation of today, our children, are facing a serious health challenge.

Lavish, indulgent lifestyles, poor nutrition, lack of physical activity and emotional stress are taking its toll of our children’s health. The problem is growing day by day and becoming increasingly visible – highly obese children, obsessively slim children, poor eyesight, tooth decay, depression amongst teenagers, drug and alcohol abuse, emotional disorders, etc. It is no longer an urban phenomenon, this trend is more and more evident even in smaller Indian cities and towns.

What Has Gone Wrong ?

Most of the health challenges that our kids face today are a result of regular and continuous NUTRITION ABUSE. Improper, inadequate nutrition during growing years, poor awareness, too much of high fat, high calorie junk foods – has gradually deprived our children of the right to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Wake Up Call : Our Kids Are Prone To Lifestyle Diseases

According to WHO , World Bank and Harvard School of Public Health by 2020 AD, 3 million Indian children will be affected by non – communicable lifestyle diseases – obesity, eating disorders, hypertension, juvenile diabetes, type II diabetes, heart disease – previously seen only in adults. We are parenting an extremely unhealthy and disease prone younger generation.

The situation is GRAVE. As parents we have to wake up to the facts and act fast to nutritionally secure our children’s future or a bleak unhealthy future awaits them !

Nutrition Gone Wrong : The Fact File

1 out of every six teenagers in India is overweight

In Delhi alone, 3 percent of overweight teenagers are diabetic and as high as 35% teenagers suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension).

53 percent of children between 10 and 14 years and 45 percent between 15 and 19 years snack on fatty, salty and sugary junk foods every day.

25 percent of adolescents from high / middle income households have high blood cholesterol, an important reason why heart disease is striking Indians at younger ages.

11 – 18 year old children are increasingly complaining of cavities, bleeding gums and poor dental health.

Too much TV, Internet and bad reading habits have resulted in 15 – 20 percent of teenagers wearing glasses.

40 percent of schools going children suffer from anxiety disorders , stress and depression.

Get your kids on the road to good health…

Cyanoacrylate adhesive - accidental bond with the skin

Bond between the cyanoacrylate adhesive and the skin is created very quickly, so there is no point in rushing to pull skin apart "before it bonds". Just remain calm and take your time. 

Cyanoacrylate adhesives are rapid curing, strong bonding agents that will bond human tissue and skin in seconds. Experience has shown that accidents due to cyanoacrylates are handled best by passive, non-surgical first aid. Cyanoacrylates work best with tension. Pulling bonded materials apart (fingers included) will strengthen the bond. Cyanoacrylates have the lowest strength in a peel mode. 

Debonders also release the cured adhesive. Contact us for more details on de-bonders.

Treatment of specific types of accidents are given below:

With the Skin: Immerse bonded areas in warm soapy water. Peel or roll skin apart. Peel the skin apart with a spatula, teaspoon handle or a pencil by pushing it between the bonded areas. Remove cured adhesive with warm, soapy water. This may take several applications. Acetone or a Debonder is also effective in removing cured cyanoacrylate off of skin. 

With the eyelid: If the eyelids are stuck together or bonded to the eyeball wash them thoroughly with warm water and apply a gauze patch. The eye will open without further action within 1-4 days. There will be no residual damage. Do not try to force eyes open. 

With the Eyeball: Cyanoacrylates adhesives will attach itself to the eye protein and will disassociate from it over time, usually within several hours. This will cause periods of weeping and double vision until cured adhesive is cleared. 

With the mouth: If lips are accidentally stuck together, apply copious amounts of warm water and encourage maximum wetting and pressure from saliva inside the mouth. Peel or roll, (do not pull) lips apart. It is almost impossible to swallow cyanoacrylate. The adhesive solidifies upon contact with saliva (moisture) and could adhere to the inside of the mouth. Saliva will lift the adhesive in 1-2 days, avoid swallowing the adhesive after detachment.

Cyanoacrylates give off heat, exothermic reaction, when curing. In rare cases a large quantity can cause a burn. Burns should be treated normally after the cured adhesive is removed from the skin as described above. It should never be necessary to surgically remove cyanoacrylates or to separate bonded skin.

What is "NDT - Dye Penetrant Examination"?

Dye Penetrant Examination is a non-destructive examination method used to detect surface breaking defects, such as cracks, laps, porosity etc., which are undetectable with the bare eye. A fluid, the penetrant, is applied to the material surface. The fluid penetrates the defects. After some time the penetrant fluid is washed off the surface. With a developer applied to the now clean surface, the defects where the fluid has penetrated are made visible. These spots are called indications. Acceptance criteria define whether or not the indication is non-acceptable (a defect) or not.

Dye Penetrant Examination is mainly used for clad layer, welds and heat affected zones.

TECHSOLUTE offers wide range of crack detection chemicals including "Magnetic Powder & Inks". Also, UV inspection materials & equipment can be made available on demand.

Choosing a Medical Device Adhesive

Medical device adhesives are ‘adhesives that are marketed to medical device manufacturers’. Unlike food grade adhesives, medical device adhesives contain no special approval from the FDA. Often, bio-compatibility testing is performed on the adhesive as a marketing tool to increase the buyer’s trust in the product. Types of bio-compatibility testing include cyto-toxicity, USP Class VI, and IS010993. Even then, the assessment does not replace the testing required of the device manufacturer by the FDA. Device manufacturers are required to prove that the device they manufacture is bio-compatible and effective.

The logical path is:
• Adhesives are tested for bio-compatibility after they are cured;
• Lack of proper curing can affect bio-compatibility;
• Curing occurs within the device manufacturer’s assembly process.

Therefore:
• Bio-compatibility can only be determined on the finished medical device.

Generally, the term ‘medical device adhesives’ refers to those adhesives used on medical devices that come into contact with the body, body fluids or delivery systems. As such, the adhesives are designed to bond the plastics and other materials common to the industry. So a UV curable adhesive used to bond an oxygen mask together is likely considered a medical device adhesive. But the epoxy, threadlockers and, structural acrylics used in the manufacture of an x-ray machine are not considered medical device adhesive. However, if you use the same epoxy used in the x-ray machine to bond a needle into the hub of a hypodermic needle…well, now there is a medical device adhesive!

So, choose the adhesive that meets your requirements, regardless of whether it is termed a medical device adhesive or not.

Adhesive Applications on Filter Assembly

Adhesive applications on filters are as diverse as the materials they filter. Here we have selected a few common applications:

Automotive Filters

> Seam Sealing
> Bonding Rubber Gaskets
> Bonding Filter Assembly to End Plates

Process Filters

> Sealing

AUTOMOTIVE FILTERS
Seam Sealing: Rolled seams are found in oil filters, fuel filers, and air filters. They are formed by cold rolling the edges of two metal flanges like the lid of a tin can. Generally the "can" is rotated while a stationary set of rollers moves in to crimp the can closed.

Anaerobic adhesives / sealants are prefered since they are more environmentally friendly, non flammable, 100% solids and lend themselves to automation. Anaerobics cure in the absence of oxygen and the presence of metal at room temperature.

Bonding Rubber Gaskets: Rubber gaskets are found on the base plates of most filters. Choosing an adhesive to attach these gaskets is largely dependent on the temperature and chemical resistance required of the filter. Both cyanoacrylates and epoxies are commonly used.

In automotive filters, cyanoacrylate adhesives are generally used to bond the gasket to the outside of the base plate as they resist upwards of the 200F requirement, and are oil and gasoline resistant. This gasket helps to properly seat the oil filter when it is installed on the engine.

Bonding Filter Assembly to End Plates: Single part epoxies are prefered to bond the filter assembly. This is because they offer a simpler process which does not damage the media as welding can and also provides additional assurance of seal because the epoxy is used as a potting compound and a bonding agent.

PROCESS FILTERS
Sealing: Process industry filters made of metal housing and metal mesh media can be welded or sealed with an anaerobic or epoxy depending on the end use requirements.

Again the temperature and resistance requirements dictate the type of adhesive used but generally ultraviolet & visible light curable adhesives exceed the bond strength of epoxies on plastics and exceed the fluid resistance of cyanoacrylates.

New Products at TECHSOLUTE

Techsolute has tied up with some global leaders to market their products:

• COX, UK: PC Cox is the world's largest, most progressive and successful manufacturer of hand-held sealant applicators, with a range of over 90 models, manual, battery and pneumatic, for single and dual-component materials, and capable of dispensing cartridges, sachets or bulk material. visit http://www.pccox.co.uk

• GE-Momentive: Momentive Performance Materials Inc, formerly referred to in the construction industry as GE Silicones (or GE Toshiba Silicones in Asia and GE Bayer Silicones in Europe), has been a world leader in silicone sealants and adhesives for more then 40 years. Supplying a broad range of GE brand sealants and adhesives globally for diverse markets and applications.
  

Choosing the right lubricant - Prevent micropitting

All gears are susceptible to micropitting, a condition that can damage gear tooth
accuracy and even cause catastrophic equipment failure if left unchecked.

Micropitting damages gear surfaces beginning at the contact points and spreads
through gear surface cracks. The main crack undermines the surface by growing
deeper and spreading in a fan shape, including external, internal, spur helical and
level gears. Although micropitting is not easy to detect, the selection of the correct lubricant can greatly help mitigate its costly effects.

Here are measures to guard against micropitting:

• Increase oil film thickness – Use the highest practical oil viscosity, run gears at high speeds, cool gear teeth, and use synthetic oils above -80° C.

• Reduce surface roughness – Coat teeth and run-in with special lubricant,
pre-filter lubricant, keep oil cool during run-in, drain lubricant and flush
gearbox after run-in, and change filter frequently.

• Optimize lubricant – Select oil with high micropitting resistance, low traction coefficient, and high pressure viscosity coefficient. Avoid oils with aggressive EP additives, and keep oils cool, dry and clean of solid contaminants

By carefully selecting the correct lubricant, industrial maintenance professionals can reduce incidences of micropitting, increasing efficiency and reducing costs by helping safeguard against equipment failure.