Ashland reports that its Pliogrip structural adhesives have been specified for use in bonding and mixed-material joining.
September 26, 2019
Ashland is showcasing truck and transportation components used for tailgating and other applications at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) in Anaheim, Calif., which is being held September 23-26.
The epoxy-based adhesive reportedly hardens with UV light within a few seconds and can be used for semiconductor production due to its low ion content.
September 26, 2019
At this year’s Bondexpo, which will be held October 7-10 in Stuttgart, Germany, Panacol will present Vitralit UC 1535, a new transparent adhesive specifically designed for use in electronics.
PPG will collaborate with DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to develop computer-based models of the aging characteristics of a variety of next-generation adhesives designed to join lightweight materials.
September 13, 2019
PPG recently announced that it has been selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) partnership that will use supercomputing resources to accelerate the development and testing of structural adhesives for vehicles built from lightweight materials.
As adhesives become more prevalent and accepted in industry, the more varied the formulations have become—and by corollary, the more diverse the curing mechanisms.
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) recently announced its call for abstracts for the opportunity to present during the Building & Construction Industry: Markets and Applications Track at its upcoming annual event, the historically known Tape Summit, taking place in Orlando, Fla., May 6-9, 2020.
Reversible adhesion inspired by the gecko has attracted attention in applications such as biomedical masks, climbing robots, transfer printing, and pressure-sensitive adhesives.
According to Jowat, the products feature high renewable raw materials content, which provides high efficiency and cleanliness during processing while facilitating recyclable bonds according to the German packaging law.
August 20, 2019
Jowat recently announced the launch of its new Jowatherm® GROW product range, comprising bio-based hot melts for the environmentally compatible bonding of packaging.