Replacing mechanical fasteners with adhesives offers a host of benefits in the transportation industry.
With the explosion of internet shopping over the past few years, demand for delivery vehicles has skyrocketed. As a result, vehicle manufacturers have had to strive for maximum payload to keep delivery costs to a minimum. The continuing focus for manufacturers is to increase the payload of their vehicles, thereby increasing their efficiency. This has led to operators demanding ever higher payloads, which does not come cheaply―but is an acceptable expense because it improves the total life cost of the vehicle.
In the U.S. alone, e-commerce sales accounted for $349 billion in 2015; online spending this year is forecast to further increase by up to 16%. All of these online orders somehow need to be delivered by somebody. New and innovative developments within the delivery sector such as UberRUSH have changed the way things are delivered, but only in certain locations. For most, deliveries are made via conventional methods, and it is likely that it will stay that way for the foreseeable future. Pallet deliveries by drone, anyone?