A two-component, ultra-low density, flame-retardant polyurethane foam is designed for potting and encapsulating lithium-ion battery cells in EV battery modules.
August 14, 2023
An innovative foam encapsulant is designed to protect the vehicle, the passengers, and the EV industry from the dangers of battery fires.
The U.S. housing market and the continued move towards lighter vehicles are two factors that are driving the U.S. adhesives and sealants industry, as well as the broader chemical sector.
Clariant and Omya joined forces on a new project to tackle concerns surrounding the yellowing of the increasingly popular silane modified polymers (SMP) sealants.
The SILASTIC SA 994X LSR series is a range of primerless, self-adhesive, general purpose, and self-lubricating, one-to-one mix ratio liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) designed for two-component injection molding with thermoplastic substrates including, but not limited to, polybutylene terephthalate and polyamide.
Lightweighting of structures and combining of materials to take advantage of their best properties is becoming a part of engineering design, and adhesives will play an increasing role in those future designs and applications.
Lightweighting of structures is most often associated with automotive structures. However, lightweighting is a challenge across the transportation sector, including trucks, trailers, buses, passenger rail cars, and even heavy earth-moving equipment and cranes.
The facilities will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
September 30, 2021
Ford Motor Co. recently announced plans to bring electric vehicles at scale to American customers with two new environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Applications include electronics, automotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, aerospace, military, and telecommunication.
September 28, 2021
Creative Materials recently introduced 111-27, an electrically insulating, thermally curing, colorless coating and encapsulant that can be applied by different methods.
Arkema contributed several million euros to Verkor’s recent €100 million (approximately $118.7 million) round of fundraising.
July 14, 2021
Arkema recently announced that it has become a shareholder and technological partner of Verkor, a French startup specializing in the production of high-performance batteries.
The wide use of dissimilar substrate materials driving the selection of sealants was reported in The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s “2017-2020 North American Market Report for Adhesives and Sealants with a Global Overview.”