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Oct 15, 2008 - Outdoor Weathering of Structural Adhesives and Sealants
Understanding the environmental conditions that an adhesive or sealant must face is critical to selecting the best materials and joint design for the job. One of the most common service environments...
Oct 1, 2008 - Pre-Applied Adhesives for Structural Applications
Most pre-applied adhesives are pressure sensitive adhesives that do not require application of heat by the end-user. These adhesives are noted for their convenience and relatively consistent bond...
Sep 17, 2008 - The Forces Involved with Adhesion
This article will explore the various forces that relate to the bond strength of an adhesive joint. These include the forces involved in holding adhesives and sealants to their substrates (adhesion)...
Sep 3, 2008 - Textile Adhesives and Adhesion
Adhesives and adhesion are of fundamental importance to the textile and clothing industries. They are necessary in nearly every type of textile-based product. Adhesion to textile fibers and fabrics...
Aug 20, 2008 - Encapsulants: From Chips to Circuit Boards
There are few things more annoying than the breakdown of a relied-upon electronic device. As everyday tools in our modern world we expect electronics to "just work", and manufacturers generally...
Aug 6, 2008 - Bonding for Surface Mount Manufacturing
Surface mount assembly is one of the most important processes used in the electronic industry. The technology ultimately applies solder to make conductive connections with printed circuit boards on a...
Jul 23, 2008 - Selecting and Using Foam Backed Pressure Sensitive Tapes
Pressure sensitive tape can be manufactured with a foam backing and a pressure sensitive adhesive on either one or both sides of the foam. These products are generally known as mounting tape, double... (1 Member Reaction)
Jul 9, 2008 - Heat Stability of Hot Melt Adhesives
Hot melt adhesives are popular because of their fast setting speed, relatively low cost (materials and processing), and low environmental impact. Hot melt adhesive systems also have broad formulation...
Jun 25, 2008 - Removable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Often one requires a bond or an adhesive that is not permanent, and the adhesive joint needs to be "debonded" at a predetermined time. Uses for nonpermanent adhesives include nonstructural...
Jun 11, 2008 - Understanding the Substrate
Surfaces are full of surprises, and they are seldom what they seem. Often they contain constituents that are very different from the bulk material. For metals and alloys, these surfaces may consist of...
Jun 4, 2008 - European Union's REACH Regulation
The EU's REACH regulation has a clear message: meet the requirements or you will not be able to produce in, export to, or market within the EU. Is your company able to meet this challenge?...
May 28, 2008 - Adhesives for Packaging that Opens at the Flick of a Switch
For all of us tearing open the packaging on our latest purchase is a familiar ritual, but what if we could simply access the goods with a press of a button? It may seem to take some of the fun out of...
May 14, 2008 - Modern Surface Preparation Methods
Several new surface treatments and modifications of older, conventional surface treatments have been introduced over the last few years to provide alternatives to the common processes noted above....
May 7, 2008 - Taking Advantage of the Various Forms of Hot Melt Adhesives
Due to the fact that hot melt adhesives are solid products they can take many forms, and this is one of their virtues. The adhesive’s form can lead to production advantages and opportunities that are...
Apr 30, 2008 - Polyurethane Prepolymers in Wood Laminates: Convenient Performance
Polyurethane adhesives exhibit excellent bond strength and toughness, but the inherently toxic chemicals used in their formation have rightfully caused concern. Adapting the chemistry used to prepare...
Apr 23, 2008 - When the Stress is Impact
The ability of an adhesive joint to withstand a sudden load is of interest in a wide variety of applications. The automotive and the electronics industries are just two of the major adhesive markets...
Apr 16, 2008 - Choosing Adhesive Bonding Over Other Fastening Methods - Weighing the Options
This article addresses the process of choosing a method of joining. In many applications, several joining methods are possible. These include welding, brazing and soldering, mechanical fastening, and...
Apr 2, 2008 - Understanding UV / Light Cured Adhesives
UV or light curing is an extremely convenient production technique for the polymerization of adhesives through the use of a lamp of certain wavelength. Single component adhesives that cure using UV or...
Mar 26, 2008 - Sprayable Adhesives for Ease of Application
Thin adhesive films can be tricky to apply, but sprays can be a user-friendly means of doing so. However, conventional adhesive compositions are not always suited to this - and even if they are, it...
Mar 19, 2008 - WOOD GLUES
There are many types of products for bonding wood on the market and some serve a particular function or niche better than others. So, before we go much further, let's go over the different types of...