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As EV designs become more complex, traditional joining methods are being pushed to their limits. This article explores how new adhesive technologies and digital engineering are reshaping automotive manufacturing.

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. 

Using adhesives in train construction leads to lighter, more aesthetically pleasing, and sustainable rail transportation.

PPG adds two new adhesives to its aerospace product portfolio.

Thanks so much to the executives at Henkel, 3M, H.B. Fuller, Bostik, and Jowat who participated in this year’s Voices from the Top series. Here you can discover what they are thinking about subjects such as their companies’ strategies for success, supply chain issues and other challenges, and what opportunities they anticipate for the adhesives and sealants industry.

Pressure-sensitive tape has a high degree of functionality, which in turn often results in savings of time and money, quality improvements via enhanced performance, and improved aesthetics. In multiple examples across several markets, process improvements such as reduced preparation time and decreased downtime add to the overall value generated by pressure-sensitive tape use.

Automotive adhesive tapes are lighter than mechanical fasteners such as screws and fasteners and simplify the automobile manufacturing process. The global automotive adhesive tapes market was valued at $8.7 billion in 2020 and is expected to account for $13.8 billion by 2028.

The Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) recently recognized Hexion’s composite technology at the society’s Annual Automotive Innovation Awards Program.

DuPont has broken ground on a previously announced $30 million facility in Zhangjiagang, China.