Huber Engineered Materials recently announced it is investing in commercial production capacity for its Spherilex™ amorphous precipitated spherical silica.
August 3, 2016
The expansion will affect the company's Hamina, Finland, production facility.
This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings the ASI Top 25, our exclusive ranking of the top 25 worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants.
August 1, 2016
Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings the ASI Top 25, our exclusive ranking of the leading 25 worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants.
Welcome to our annual ASI Top 25 issue! The ASI Top 25 ranks the leading worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants to provide readers with an overview of the top players in the industry. Each listing includes details such as annual revenue for 2015 (if publishable) and contact information.
I spend a lot of time these days thinking about our industry and where it is headed. I must confess, I have some very serious concerns about what I see going on, which makes me wonder about the future of our industry and the legacy we will leave for the next generation.
To say that the state of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the adhesives and sealants industry is “strong” or “robust” would be misleading. In actuality, the M&A markets may have never been stronger.
Vacuum dispensing prevents air from getting caught between a component and coating.
August 1, 2016
When manufacturing electronic components, it is important to protect the workpieces against future external influences; most manufacturers use potting or filling to do this. Vacuum dispensing is often the method of choice, especially for high-performance applications.
An electronics manufacturer cleaned up its operation by switching to packaged PMF adhesives.
August 1, 2016
A large electronics manufacturer did all the staking and potting of electronic components at one of its U.S. plants. The company had been mixing adhesives in-house for over 10 years using a legacy custom adhesive mixing machine. When the machine broke down, the company initiated an internal review of its adhesive mixing process, with the main goal of determining alternatives to mixing in-house, as the cost to replace the mixing machine was significant.
The right processing system can be the difference between a part made correctly and a costly error.
August 1, 2016
Rapid change has become common in today’s marketplace. With it comes even greater pressure for new technologies to accommodate manufacturing needs to fulfill the consumer demand, both now and in the future.