Arkema is launching a new integrated product range that combines the company’s technological expertise in the adhesives market, strengthened by the recent acquisition of Ashland performance adhesives, and acrylic value chain solutions.
Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) engineers are looking for new ways to reduce their carbon footprint and to this end, engineering adhesives are increasingly being used in place of mechanical fastenings.
A team of researchers has analyzed the potential of using methyl methacrylate to bond together the structural elements of a boat.
October 20, 2022
Traditionally, mechanical fasteners connect ship components, which add weight and limit the ability to take advantage of new design approaches that use composite materials. Recent research explores the use of methyl methacrylate to bond together the structural elements of a boat.
The Wulff Research Group at the University of Victoria, together with XlynX Materials, recently introduced a suite of new reagents that can achieve bonding to low-surface-energy materials through a wholly novel mechanism.
Bostik has launched a range of products within its engineering adhesives portfolio, Born2Bond™, to support the marine industry in delivering sustainable repairs and manufacturing.
According to Cotronics, its Durabond™ 7032 stainless steel aluminum putty has the ability to bond, repair, and seal high-temperature equipment up to 2,000˚F.
Bostik, an Arkema company, recently launched in EMEA a safer and more sustainable WL range offering within its Born2Bond™ anaerobic adhesives portfolio of engineering adhesives.