Tailor-made materials provide long-term protection for the antennas and sensors essential for the latest keyless entry and exterior door systems in new vehicles.
July 22, 2024
From flush exterior door handles to keyless functions, customized polybutadiene potting compounds can play a big part in innovative functionalities and the brand-specific design of a vehicle access systems.
The company successfully passed the extensive audit and received Nadcap accreditation for demonstrating its ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements and industry specifications.
A two-component, ultra-low density, flame-retardant polyurethane foam is designed for potting and encapsulating lithium-ion battery cells in EV battery modules.
August 14, 2023
An innovative foam encapsulant is designed to protect the vehicle, the passengers, and the EV industry from the dangers of battery fires.
The U.S. housing market and the continued move towards lighter vehicles are two factors that are driving the U.S. adhesives and sealants industry, as well as the broader chemical sector.
Clariant and Omya joined forces on a new project to tackle concerns surrounding the yellowing of the increasingly popular silane modified polymers (SMP) sealants.
The SILASTIC SA 994X LSR series is a range of primerless, self-adhesive, general purpose, and self-lubricating, one-to-one mix ratio liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) designed for two-component injection molding with thermoplastic substrates including, but not limited to, polybutylene terephthalate and polyamide.
Lightweighting of structures and combining of materials to take advantage of their best properties is becoming a part of engineering design, and adhesives will play an increasing role in those future designs and applications.
Lightweighting of structures is most often associated with automotive structures. However, lightweighting is a challenge across the transportation sector, including trucks, trailers, buses, passenger rail cars, and even heavy earth-moving equipment and cranes.
The facilities will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
September 30, 2021
Ford Motor Co. recently announced plans to bring electric vehicles at scale to American customers with two new environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Applications include electronics, automotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, aerospace, military, and telecommunication.
September 28, 2021
Creative Materials recently introduced 111-27, an electrically insulating, thermally curing, colorless coating and encapsulant that can be applied by different methods.