The market is expected to grow as two-component adhesives are increasingly used to replace traditional adhering methods such as manual screwing and soldering.

Zone Enterprises, a sealing, insulating, and sound solutions provider, has acquired Can-Do National Tape, a Nashville, Tennessee-based company specializing in custom die-cut and rotary-cut adhesive and tape products.

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.

DELO has appointed two new managing directors after Robert Saller, former managing director, resigned.

The trends of integration of electronic systems into vehicles and the shift to electric vehicles are creating new opportunities for pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. 

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may find that post-curing can bring value to certain applications. To determine if post-cure is the best option, it’s important to better understand what is happening during the process, the advantages it offers, and key best practices.

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently announced a new automotive electronics portfolio for OEMs and suppliers. 

Dispensing technologies for the automotive industry play a central role beyond the production of engines, transmissions, and airbags. Even in the production of headlights for cars, commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty transport systems, nothing works without the precise dispensing of 1- or 2-component adhesives and sealants.

I recently took the Bonding with ASI podcast on the road, sitting down with Joe Tocci, president of the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) at Tape Week in Orlando, Fla. Postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural Tape Week was held May 3-5, 2022.

Scott Bader has launched a new structural adhesive for its Crestabond^® range.