Demand for adhesive technologies will surge across multiple industries, including automotive, flexible packaging, goods assembling and general manufacturing.

Two new adhesive and sealant products for the industrial assembly and maintenance market address manufacturing needs for materials with greater performance and efficiency, as well as delivering on enhanced design options and cost-in-use savings.

Designed for bonding a wide range of metals, toughened epoxy and acrylic structural adhesives can provide the strength and durability needed to replace welds, spot welds and mechanical fasteners in a wide variety of industrial applications.

Depending on the nature of the application, different levels of the release effect are desired, and demands regarding durability of the release effect vary substantially. Therefore, it makes sense to take a closer look at the specialty additives that create this effect.

Biobased polyols based on C18 diacid may be used to expand product offerings with renewable materials in applications such as automotive molded parts, hot melt adhesives, high-performance coatings and sports equipment.

This article presents the results of a study on the effect of soft monomer type, chain transfer agent (CTA) concentration and CTA addition method on a basic PSA’s viscoelastic properties.