Kommerling seals the deal

Kommerling has extended its relationship with Transdek, designer and manufacturer of double deck trailers and associated loading bay solutions, after developing a bonding solution that means trailers don’t require any mechanical fasteners to hold the body together.

It is using a selection of the company’s products on 10 refrigerated Wedge trailers.

Tony Sturgess, director, Transdek UK Ltd, said, ‘We’ve worked with Kommerling to produce a fully bonded body construction on these latest trailers in our range of innovative, high volume double deckers. The trailers don’t require any mechanical fasteners to hold the body together. Even the second deck support angles are bonded to the side panels. High performance structural bonding products ensure a robust structure for the trailer with bonds that are flexible but also resistant to water ingress.’

Bonding is more common on the continent, but is being used increasingly in the UK to replace traditional mechanical fasteners. Bonding load restraint tracks to side panels, for example, gives far greater strength, as the adhesives spread the load along the track length.

Sturgess continued, ‘We chose Kommerling because they’re the leading specialist in trailer bonding adhesives, and we’re very happy with the resulting build quality. Cost, ease of use and performance also played a role in selecting Kommerling as an ongoing partner in this work.’

Ian Little, key account manager, Engineering Adhesives EIMEA at Kommerling said, ‘We have worked with Transdek over several years and are delighted that they continue to use our products on both dry and refrigerated multi-temperature trailers. It is not just about supplying bonding solutions; our technicians have collaborated with Tony and his team on the design and development of this fully bonded trailer body.’