Articles Tagged with ''adhesives in assembly''

PANACOL-ELSOL GMBH: Clear UV Adhesive for Electronics Applications

The epoxy-based adhesive reportedly hardens with UV light within a few seconds and can be used for semiconductor production due to its low ion content.

September 26, 2019

At this year’s Bondexpo, which will be held October 7-10 in Stuttgart, Germany, Panacol will present Vitralit UC 1535, a new transparent adhesive specifically designed for use in electronics.

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Adhesives Help Double-Deck Trailers Carry the Load

Flexible adhesives spread the load when used to bond trailers and give far greater strength than mechanical fasteners.

September 24, 2019

Transdek UK Ltd. is a Yorkshire-based manufacturer of double-deck trailers and associated loading bay solutions.

PPG Selected for DOE Partnership to Speed Development of Adhesives for Lightweight Vehicles

PPG will collaborate with DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to develop computer-based models of the aging characteristics of a variety of next-generation adhesives designed to join lightweight materials.

September 13, 2019

PPG recently announced that it has been selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) partnership that will use supercomputing resources to accelerate the development and testing of structural adhesives for vehicles built from lightweight materials.

UV and LED Technologies for Adhesive Curing Applications

Adhesives are cured right away using UV/LED technologies, so the parts or converted materials are immediately ready for the next downstream process.

Chris Davis

September 10, 2019

As adhesives become more prevalent and accepted in industry, the more varied the formulations have become—and by corollary, the more diverse the curing mechanisms.

Henkel to Debut Electric Vehicle Battery Material Solutions at the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo

Henkel materials specialists have reportedly developed novel formulations that allow for large-scale production at high speed, reduce the risk of thermal event-related safety concerns, and enable various battery architectures.

September 6, 2019

At the 2019 Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo, which will be held September 10-12 in Novi, Mich., Henkel reports that it will display its latest material technologies for cost-effective high-volume assembly, protection, and thermal control of next-generation electric vehicle (EV) battery systems.

Designing Rebondable Structural Adhesives

Aromatic thermosetting polyesters have been shown to be fully compatible with the reversible bonding adhesion concept.

Jacob Meyer Zeba Parkar

September 6, 2019

Reversible adhesion inspired by the gecko has attracted attention in applications such as biomedical masks, climbing robots, transfer printing, and pressure-sensitive adhesives.

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Susan Sutton

August 26, 2019

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Sika Automotive to Participate in Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Detroit Conference

Leslie Wolschleger, Ph.D., Sika’s vice president of Research & Development, will give a presentation focused on the “Evolution of Adhesive Joining in Automotive Body-in-White.”

August 14, 2019

Sika Automotive recently announced that it will serve as the headline sponsor, as well as a presenter and an exhibitor at the Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Detroit 2019 Conference, which will be held August 20-22 in Detroit, Mich.

Ask Dr. Dave

What would you recommend for bonding PVC plastics?

Dr. Dave shares bonding tips for PVC plastics, as well as suggestions on cyanoacrylate solutions for EPDM.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

July 26, 2019

In the plumbing industry, solvent-based PVC cements are used for bonding PVC plastics. However, if you need a solvent-free system, cyanoacrylates and reactive acrylics have been widely used on rigid PVC.

TECHSIL: Electronics Adhesives

These adhesives were reportedly specially formulated for applications in the electronics and consumer electronics industry, where heat-sensitive parts need to be assembled.

July 25, 2019

Techsil recently announced that it has launched a range of new adhesive products with low ion content that cure with UV, visible light, or moisture.

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