Designed for use in the assembly of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, Avery Dennison’s new electrode-fixing tapes are the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of functional bonding and protection tapes engineered to make EV batteries safer, more efficient, and easier to assemble.
Raw materials supplier and adhesive manufacturer partner to create adhesive using the mass balance approach.
June 14, 2023
Using the mass balance approach, H.B. Fuller and Covestro teamed up to produce a new adhesive product that allows customers in the woodworking, composites, textile, and automotive sectors to reduce the carbon footprint of their own products, cutting fossil resource use.
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.
Stahl enters the adhesive and bonding market as the company leverages its expertise in elastomer coatings to focus on applications in the automotive industry.
Specialty coatings provider Stahl announced last October that the company was expanding into the adhesive and bonding segments when it announced the launch of the RelcaBond® brand.
Henkel has launched a new dual-cure adhesive specifically designed for bonding applications in automotive ADAS cameras and LiDAR modules. Using a unique UV cationic thermal dual-cure epoxy, Loctite Ablestik NCA 3218 offers a solution for applications such as lens barrel-to-housing and lens housing-to-circuit board bonding.
Many NACD members rely heavily on railroads to ensure the timely shipment of products used in nearly every industry in the United States. NACD says the railroads’ use of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) in recent years has led to a significant decline in service and an insufficient workforce.