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Advancing Adhesives: On the Move

Ford is using liquid gasketing in a new high-volume production engine.

April 1, 2013

The Ford Motor Co.’s one-liter Fox engine will reportedly soon be manufactured across the globe. Designed at the company’s Dagenham Diesel Centre (DDC), it has the highest output per displacement of any high-volume production engine on the market, with a power output of 124 hp.

Labor and Productivity Trends

Future job growth in the adhesives and sealants industry is expected to align with end-market demand.

Andy Hinz Trent Myers

March 1, 2013

In terms of job growth—or more accurately, the lack of job growth—the Great Recession was a brutal period for the adhesives and sealants industry.

Strategic Solutions: Fuel Economy Standards and the Adhesives Market

Robust demand is expected to offer opportunities for adhesives.

A. Todd Muhleman

March 1, 2013

In August 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a joint final rule for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2017-2025.

ADCHEM: Transfer Tape

February 27, 2013

7833 PET is a new elevated-temperature acrylic adhesive transfer tape on a PET film liner for thermoforming in aerospace, automotive, appliance, electronic and medical applications.

Global Auto Sales Remain Sluggish

January 28, 2013

The global car and automobile sales industry remain slow following a stormy end to 2008, according to a new report.

2012 #ASIFaves

ASI Top 25

December 4, 2012

Our most-viewed article of 2012 was the ASI Top 25!

2012 #ASIFaves

Composite Challenges

December 4, 2012

This reader favorite was nominated on Twitter.

Ask Dr. Dave: December 2012

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

November 30, 2012

QUESTION: We have been advised to use an organosilane adhesion promoter in an acrylic adhesive to bond glass to metal.

Strategic Solutions: State of the Industry Report

Daniel S. Murad

November 1, 2012

Recovery within the adhesives and sealants industry appears increasingly favorable as the U.S. macro backdrop improves.

ASC Fall Convention to Address Critical Issues

October 1, 2012

The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) will hold its Fall Convention and Expo October 21-23 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown in Louisville, KY.