Tape Week 2025 offers the technical sessions covering the latest in polymer and adhesion science, and up-to-date information about markets and applications within the industry.
Additives are the foundation of innovation, able to enhance the performance, functionality, and durability of coatings across a wide range of industries.
By choosing alternative thermally conductive gap fillers, EV manufacturers can streamline production processes and simplify battery module repair and recyclability.
This issue of ASI features our annual roundup of the latest innovations in raw materials offered to adhesive and sealant formulators and manufacturers. Additionally, I encourage you to visit our updated Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers, and Additives Handbook.
Proactive manufacturers are leaning on predictive demand planning processes to estimate and get ahead of changing capacity and down-the-line supply chain needs.
Tapes and functional films, label materials, and RFID materials can be used in EV battery packs to mitigate thermal runaway, provide insulation, and facilitate efficient assembly.
With their gentle pumping action, peristaltic pumps offer high durability and versatile performance, making them a good choice for a wide range of industrial applications.
Adhesives are positioned as facilitators in circular automotive design, and for them to continue contributing to vehicle circularity, regulation needs to be technology-neutral and ambitious.