COVID-19, supply-chain issues, an ongoing labor shortage and greater sustainability requirements have accelerated the need to reassess all aspects of production, including fastening methods and ...

From sticky notes to skyscrapers, adhesives come in many different forms and formulations. Liquid or paste, bonding on contact or needing curing steps, accommodating rigid or flexible bonds, or ...

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 ...

Why Wear Time Matters in Adhesive Selection Wear time is one of the first factors manufacturers should consider when ...

A team led by Prof. Shlomo Magdassi from the Institute of Chemistry and Prof. Hanna Dodiuk from Shenkar College has recently developed a new adhesive that addresses one of the major challenges in ...

UV-curable hot-melt adhesives are for automotive and electronics bonding applications. TOYOMELT P-201 series offers instant curing and heat resistance above 100 degrees Celsius for fast processing and ...

Manufacturers of smartphones and other electronic devices must produce as leanly, cost-efficiently and automatically as possible to remain competitive. Additionally, consumer purchasing decisions are ...

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 ...