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Ask Dr. Dave

What tips can you provide for bonding plastics and composites with adhesives?

Dave Dunn's November 2016 column.

November 3, 2016

Adhesives are often a better way to assemble plastics than by using mechanical assembly with fasteners. For example, fiberglass composites are routinely bonded with epoxy or reactive acrylic adhesives in the automotive and marine industries because they give high strength and durable bonds.

DOW AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS: Epoxy Intermediates

September 16, 2016

This company has developed VORAFUSE™ epoxy intermediates.

Fiber Optic Center Adds Hernon Epoxy

Fiber Optic Center Inc. recently announced the addition of Hernon Tuffbond 302 epoxy adhesive to its epoxy line.

August 24, 2016

The epoxy reportedly performs under temperature cycling from -54°C to 85°C.

Ask Dr. Dave

Which hardeners are recommended for very fast curing epoxy adhesives?

The most widely used hardeners for very fast curing adhesives are specialty mercaptans.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

July 1, 2016

Dave Dunn's July 2016 column.

INDURON PROTECTIVE COATINGS: Water Epoxy

June 17, 2016

This company recently announced the launch of its newest NSF Standard 61-approved potable water epoxy.

GABRIEL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS: Curing Agents

May 10, 2016

This company recently announced it has commercialized the Versamid® product family.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Shell Makes Top News for Second Consecutive Week

News about Shell’s expansion received the most reader interest again last week.

Teresa McPherson

March 7, 2016

This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants and coatings news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week on our website, as well as our eNewsletter and social media platforms.

A Safer Alternative Takes the Pressure out of Formulating Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

A new, tetrafunctional epoxy reactive modifier is increasingly being used as non-mutagenic, drop-in formulation replacement for polyfunctional aziridine.

Hitesh Soni

March 1, 2016

Formulating pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) presents a number of complex challenges. The adhesive must flow and set without activation from anything more than the pressure of a hand, remain permanently tacky, and exhibit a strong bond—often to a variety of substrates, such as wood, glass, or metal—for as long as the application requires or until the end user decides to remove it.