Category: plastics
Structural adhesives selector guide now available
To help you find the right adhesive for your manufacturing application, we’ve launched a Structural Adhesive Selector Guide. The guide provides a full overview of five structural adhesive chemistries: methyl methacrylate (MMA), epoxy, polyurethane, UV curing, and cyanoacrylate. It covers 28 materials and their properties, curing considerations, compatibility considerations, and more. We have designed the […]
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Intertronics becomes UK distributor of Scigrip MMA adhesives
We’ve partnered with SCIGRIP to distribute its methyl methacrylate adhesives (MMAs) in the UK. MMAs are fast curing, two-part structural adhesives that cure on mix at room temperature to form resilient bonds. They are ideal for structural bonding of metals, plastics, and composites in industries like marine, transportation, rail, automotive, and many others. MMA technology […]
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Point-One™ polyurethane adhesives do not require REACH training
The upcoming REACH training and certification requirements for users of diisocyanates are looming ever closer, impacting your use of many polyurethane adhesives in industrial applications. If you haven’t heard about this, read more here. Point-One Structural Polyurethane Adhesives are fast-curing two-part adhesives that form strong, durable bonds in as little as 10 minutes. They are […]
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Improved metal bonding performance with Born2Bond Ultra CA
Our partners at Born2Bond have been busy improving the functionality and sustainability of their cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs). As a result, Born2BondTM Ultra, the fastest-bonding MECA-based CA, now has “significantly improved” performance when used to bond metal substrates such as grit-blasted mild steel (GBMS) and aluminium. The metal bonding improvements can be seen across all viscosities […]
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Case study: adhesive alternative to welding for bonding polycarbonate
The Problem A world leader in electrical explosion protection and sensor technology, was looking for an alternative to laser welding for an application that requires sealing two polycarbonate parts in their photoelectric sensors. The customer was bonding polycarbonate clear covers to a polycarbonate PCB enclosure by laser welding. However, they were unsatisfied with the results, as […]
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Strong, solvent-free plastic and glass bonding with UV
In our range of Dymax UV curing plastic bonding adhesives, there’s a product to suit almost every application, whether it’s display case construction, automotive headlamp assembly, sign assembly, bonding PMMA awards or plastic packages. Some of our best-selling plastic bonders: Dymax 3099 is a clear adhesive that offers resilience and provides bubble free bond lines […]
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High performance UV curing plastic bonding adhesive aids efficiency
Increasing production throughput of bonded plastic assemblies is high on the list of priorities these days for both design and production engineers, if what our customers say is anything to go by. In these situations, we are delighted to offer Dymax Ultra Light-Weld® 3069, which is a UV/visible light-curable adhesive designed for rapid bonding and […]
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IPA Isopropyl Alcohol wipes – for better adhesive bonding
We have recently added some new pre-saturated IPA wipes to our very successful ADH 1610 product range. ADH 1611 wipes are pre-saturated with 70%/30% IPA/DI water, and come in a re-sealable pouch. These wipes are used for all sorts of industrial cleaning, including surface preparation prior to adhesive bonding. But they are not limited to […]
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New Araldite 2000+ Adhesive Selector Guide
The new Araldite 2000+ brochure is now available. It now includes a step by step selector guide, allowing you to easily choose the right adhesive for your bonding needs. Araldite 2000+ adhesives are lightweight and form long lasting, durable bonds that are resistant to the most demanding conditions including high sheer and peel, compression, moisture […]
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UV Cure = Speedy Cure, Fast Cure
It takes longer to read this sentence than it does to cure DYMAX adhesives. That’s the message from a new range of Dymax advertisements – this one is aimed at plastic bonding. Typical plastic adhesive applications include appliance assembly, automotive sub-assemblies, headlamp assembly, plastic component tacking and sealing, potting, fixturing and ruggedising plastic housings, high-end displays […]
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Dyson Clean and Dry with Araldite 2000+ Adhesives
Dyson relies on Araldite® 2000 PLUS adhesives in its leading-edge vacuum cleaners and hand dryers. In Dyson vacuums, which use Cyclone Technology™ to separate dirt and dust from the air using high centrifugal forces, Araldite adhesives bond together core parts of the cyclone system that gives Dyson vacuums their superior cleaning power. Having tested Araldite […]
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