High-performance adhesives from Reltek are helping component manufacturers to successfully bond and seal a range of dissimilar materials for use in harsh environments.
Ten years ago, if you needed to bond a ceramic or glass material to a metal or polymer, you were largely out of luck. In most cases, either the adhesives themselves would fail or they would fracture the ceramic or glass. And if by some chance an adhesive did bond the materials without damage, the final component was often unable to withstand caustic, high heat or high wear applications. There simply weren't many adhesive materials available that could successfully bond dissimilar materials in harsh environments.
Bob Lindberg saw this as a golden opportunity. As an engineer with many years of experience in high-tech applications, Lindberg had experienced firsthand the need for adhesives and sealants that could adapt to the chemistry of multiple materials and provide a strong bond in demanding environments, and he knew he could fill this need. In February 1994, Lindberg established Reltek LLC in Santa Rosa, CA, to commercially develop such materials. Today, the company's high-performance adhesives and sealants are helping a variety of government and industrial clients break the barriers of combining multiple materials for a range of applications.