Norbond-® F500 Series Bonding Tape Meets Ford Specification WSS-M11P65-A
When it comes to modern-day automotive design and manufacturing, success is in the details. The days of relying solely on mechanical fasteners or liquid adhesives are gone and new advancements in paint systems, such as scratch resistance and carbamate clear coats, make surface adhesion more of a challenge for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). High-performance and long-lasting bonding...
Read More »New Tape Technologies Enhance Automotive Assembly
As future vehicle designs become more advanced, OEMs and auto manufacturers need to look beyond conventional methods of utilizing mechanical fixation or primers to bond to automotive surfaces. New tape technologies combine functionality and ease of use to secure attachment of protective trims, decorative trims as well as functional and small parts to the car body, door frame, tailgate or trunk....
Read More »Flexible, Thixotropic, One Component Dual Cure Epoxy
Master Bond UV23FLDC-80TK is a moderate viscosity, cationic type system that offers both UV light and heat curing mechanisms. It cures readily within 20-30 seconds when exposed to a UV light source emitting a wavelength of 320-365 nm. The adhesive can also undergo a secondary heat curing for shadowed areas, typically curing in 60-90 minutes at 80-85°C. The system's adaptability to varying depths...
Read More »One Part RTV Silicone Passes Non-Cytotoxicity Standards
Designed for medical device manufacturing, MasterSil 711Med passes ISO 10993-5 testing. It is a one-part, flowable, room-temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone that needs no mixing, and can be used for bonding, sealing, coating and form-in-place gasketing applications. This non-corrosive, translucent compound withstands many sterilization methods, including liquid sterilants, gamma radiation, and...
Read More »6 Engineering & High-Performance Plastics Used for Machined Components
This resource breaks down six of the most commonly used high-performance plastics, properties and common applications, and questions to ask during material selection.
Read More »Toughened, One Component Epoxy Features High Glass Transition Temperature
Master Bond Supreme 17HTND-2 is a toughened epoxy system for bonding and sealing applications. It is a true one component system, not premixed and frozen, with an unlimited working life at room temperature. Supreme 17HTND-2 is thermally stable, featuring a high glass transition temperature (Tg) of 410°F (210°C). It also meets NASA low outgassing specifications per ASTM E595 testing. Supreme...
Read More »Electrically Insulative Two Component Epoxy Features High Elongation
Master Bond EP21LVFL combines good flexibility with a solid strength profile. It is curable at room temperature with a long working life of 120-160 minutes at 75°F for a 100-gram batch and features a flowable initial mixed viscosity of 10,000-14,000 cps. This epoxy generates low exotherm making it suitable not only for bonding and coating but also for sealing and potting applications. EP21LVFL...
Read More »Dymax to Showcase Light-Cure Solutions for Electric Vehicles at The Battery Show 2023
Featured: Materials to Help Improve the Performance & Reliability of EV Battery Management Systems Torrington, Connecticut – August 29, 2023 Dymax, a leading manufacturer of light-curing materials and equipment, will exhibit at The Battery Show 2023 in booth 2823. This premier event, being held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, from September 12-14th, will feature the...
Read More »Advanced Melt Processable Fluoroelastomer Compounds Increase Flexibility in Addition to Maintaining Excellent Heat and Chemical Resistance
Exton, Pa., August 28, 2023 - Fluon+™ flexible AR melt processable compounds are based on a modified ETFE copolymer and a unique fluoroelastomer. These grades maintain many of the desirable properties of ETFE, like excellent heat and chemical resistance, but are more flexible than other fluoropolymers. These materials are used in many applications including wire and cable, films and sheets,...
Read More »Thermally Conductive, Electrically Insulative Epoxy for Medical Device Applications
Master Bond EP40TCMed is a two-part, room-temperature curing epoxy system that meets the requirements of ISO 10993-5 for non-cytotoxicity. It is thermally conductive, electrically non-conductive and can be utilized as an adhesive or sealant in various medical and wearable device applications. This toughened epoxy delivers an elongation of 60-70%. It has good strength properties with a tensile lap...
Read More »First Medical Product in New Hybrid Light-Curable Adhesive Platform from Dymax Offers Rapid Curing in Light or Darkness to a Wider Range of Substrates
Torrington, Connecticut - June 6, 2023... Dymax, a leading manufacturer of rapid curing materials and equipment, is excited to announce the release of HLC-M-1000, the first product in its new Hybrid Light-Curable (HLC) series of adhesives. Hybrid Light-Curable technology is a patent-pending adhesive platform combining the best qualities of anionic and free radical chemistries into one...
Read More »High or Low Volume Custom Crates and Boxes Available from Reid Packaging
Reid provides mil-spec crates and corrugated boxes in custom dimensions from single to triple wall and will even package them on-site. Check out the video to learn more.
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