Master Bond EP62-1AO is a two-part epoxy adhesive and sealant with a working life of 12-14 hr at ambient temperature for a 100-g mass.

Whether it be rain, snow, sleet, or hail, outdoor lighting is fully exposed to the elements. Adhesives help outdoor lighting remain sustainable and well-functioning with permanent bonds and reliable sealing. In a residential neighborhood, seeing and being seen begins in the driveway. LED floodlights not only light the way for us and our cars, but also act as a deterrent to uninvited guests.

Bookbinding is an important application area for adhesives, and requirements are becoming more demanding.

Here we list the past year’s 25 most-viewed features/case study articles on the Adhesives & Sealants Industry website.

Adhesives can be classified in several ways, including their material origin (e.g., natural or synthetic) and their type of cure (e.g., physical curing such as drying or chemical curing).

A new orange fluorescent UV adhesive from Panacol is reportedly specially formulated for bonding plastics.

Regalite UltraPure from Eastman, a new class of clean tackifying hydrocarbon resins, is one of three products nominated for the 2019 Hygienix Innovation Award.

Adhesive and coating systems that use ultraviolet (UV) or visible light to begin the curing are intrinsically very attractive systems to the manufacturing engineer, allowing assembly of components and then “curing on command” by exposing to the radiation.