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Raytheon Taps Appli-tec to Manufacture and Market Aerospace Adhesives

January 11, 2013

Appli-tec Inc. recently announced it has reached an agreement with Raytheon Co. to manufacture a family of advanced aerospace-grade adhesives based on Raytheon’s proprietary designs.

Composites 2013

January 7, 2013

This year’s event will provide educational sessions and networking events for manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and other industry experts from 36 countries.

Composite Repair

Maureen McHale

November 1, 2012

Performing minor repairs when a defect or damage is first spotted can prevent major damage or even avoid complete composite failure.

3M AEROSPACE: Removable Gel Tape

September 13, 2012

3M™ removable gel tape reportedly offers an easy-to-apply solution to help protect substrate corrosion in aircraft.

Measuring and Regulating Flammability

Todd Holder

February 1, 2012

Adhesives manufacturers support the aviation industry with new flame-retardant materials for composite aircraft.

Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Novel, all-acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions with inherently lower surface energy display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

Eric Bartholomew

September 1, 2011

The prevailing trend toward the use of lighter weight and lower cost engineered plastics in automotive, construction, aerospace, electronics, and other industrial uses has created a need for pressure-sensitive materials that can bond well to these new, inherently low-surface-energy (LSE) plastics. This article discusses novel, all-acrylic compositions with inherently lower surface energy that display significantly improved adhesion to LSE substrates such as polyethylene and polypropylene.

Precision Dosing

Gerald Pfeiler

June 1, 2011

An endless piston dispenser meets the needs of almost any precision dosing application.

Adhesive Tapes as Trace Evidence

When adhesive tape is found as evidence at a crime scene, it is the forensic scientist’s job to match it to its source with little or no knowledge of tape construction.

John Johnston

January 1, 2008

The criminal element has discovered the thousands of uses for adhesive tape, and it is being found more and more often as trace evidence at crime scenes. By far the most common tape found as evidence in two out of three cases involving adhesive tape is duct tape.

Fire-Retardant Adhesives

This article examines the external events that have led to greater awareness of adhesives’ performance in the event of a fire, the standards and regulations that are being imposed, and the development of new fire-resistant materials.

Edward M. Petrie

November 1, 2007

Historically, fire resistance has not generally been a significant requirement when specifying adhesive systems. Recent incidents, however, indicate that this may soon change. These include events outside of the formulators’ arena, such as increased sensitivity to the performance of components in a fire, and events within the formulators’ arena, such as the development of flame-resistant additives.

Adhering to Difficult Substrates with Silicone Adhesives

Substrates with reactive groups available for bonding make chemical bonding easier to achieve, while substrates with nothing to react to make adhesion difficult.

October 1, 2005

Adhesive technology is equal parts chemistry and "black magic." The sheer number of available substrates makes it nearly impossible to test each adhesive on every type. However, by conducting tests on a selection of novel, or difficult-to-adhere-to, substrates, we can make inferences that may help narrow the choice of adhesives.