Category: training

As you may know, since August 2023 minimum training requirements for the safe use and handling of diisocyanates for professional and industrial users have become mandatory in the European Union and the UK. Diisocyanates are one of the main building blocks to make polyurethanes, including some of our adhesives and potting compounds. A new flier has been […]

Having spent more than 30 years working with adhesives and protective materials in technology manufacturing, and with experience of thousands of applications, we have a wealth of knowledge to we want to share. In a bid to help grow your adhesives, dispensing, and curing technology knowledge, we are offering seminars which share our insights, helping […]

As of 24 August 2023, training is required for all professional and industrial users of polyurethane adhesives & sealant products with a total monomeric diisocyanate concentration of > 0.1%. New legislation on the use of polyurethane adhesives and potting compounds Following a review by the European Parliament, the REACH Restriction on aliphatic and aromatic diisocyanates (HDI, MDI, […]

During some in-company training recently, we came up with the most important factors we need to consider when helping our customers select a dispensing valve for the application of inks, adhesives, coatings, sealants, glues, potting compounds and the like.

The use of adhesives for structural bonding is on the increase. For a successful assembly, the adhesive must “harden” in the bondline to provide a joint which is capable of bearing the forces to which it is subjected for its lifetime, whatever environmental factors are thrown at it. Understanding how this works is important both […]