For medical device manufacturers, selecting the right adhesives and developing the correct bonding procedures—including surface preparation, adhesive dispensing, and curing—are critical parameters in ...

The Norwegian Navy minesweeper uses Araldite 2015 epoxy adhesive from Huntsman Advanced Materials to bond fiberglass-reinforced polyester panels to metal substrates in the ship's hull and stiffeners.

Adhesive selection can be a difficult and time-consuming process. While adhesive suppliers provide typical industry data on a variety of substrates, such data are difficult to extrapolate to needle ...

Adhesive bonding is not a new topic; humans have used adhesives and glues since the beginning of time. The ancient Egyptians used glue to attach veneers to furniture, and prehistoric man is thought to ...

A new type of 3D-printed adhesive could change how we join materials together. So far, scientists have developed two new methods that can create extremely strong bonds at the pore level, eliminating ...

To reduce costs and facilitate automation of joining processes, adhesive bonding has gained popularity as a replacement for conventional mechanical fastener, especially for bonding parts made of ...

This FAQ addresses the specific challenges this transition presents for assembly and how structural adhesives are emerging as an enabler for these complex systems.