Construction and automotive repair often require controlled blends of adhesives and sealants. Reliable and efficient applications can depend on precise and repeatable placement of epoxies and other two-component (2K) adhesives and sealants for such tasks as concrete anchoring, crack injection, foam insulation, seam sealers, bumper repair, windshield installation, and sound deadening.
Vacuum dispensing prevents air from getting caught between a component and coating.
August 1, 2016
When manufacturing electronic components, it is important to protect the workpieces against future external influences; most manufacturers use potting or filling to do this. Vacuum dispensing is often the method of choice, especially for high-performance applications.
An electronics manufacturer cleaned up its operation by switching to packaged PMF adhesives.
August 1, 2016
A large electronics manufacturer did all the staking and potting of electronic components at one of its U.S. plants. The company had been mixing adhesives in-house for over 10 years using a legacy custom adhesive mixing machine. When the machine broke down, the company initiated an internal review of its adhesive mixing process, with the main goal of determining alternatives to mixing in-house, as the cost to replace the mixing machine was significant.
The right processing system can be the difference between a part made correctly and a costly error.
August 1, 2016
Rapid change has become common in today’s marketplace. With it comes even greater pressure for new technologies to accommodate manufacturing needs to fulfill the consumer demand, both now and in the future.
The State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C. has granted a patent relating to a fluid dispensing system that provides ratio metering and fluid flow shut-off.
April 21, 2016
The technology reportedly facilitates the precise metering of two fluids to form a mixture without drooling.