Reprint Info >> As design methods evolve, the fasteners and joining tools available to you change too. Here’s a look at some of the newer offerings. The methods and products available to attach two pieces of a design together are multiple and varied to meet nearly every conceivable need. However, new needs constantly arise. Today’s…
Epoxy Seals Deliver Signals in Semiconductor Fabrication
Even from its earliest days, semiconductor fabrication has challenged and pushed the realm of automated, ultra-clean manufacturing. From pressurized work environments to high vacuum deposition chambers, getting power, control and monitoring signals into and out of these non-atmospheric pressure and vacuum environments presents a constant challenge. When you consider that the slightest amount of contamination,…
Adhesives Hold Plane Together
Adhesives continue to play a strong role in the fastening and joining of aerospace components for fabrication, assembly, and repair. Huntsman recently introduced three REACH-compliant epoxy adhesives. Araldite® EP 1000 A/B epoxy adhesive is a nano-toughened structural adhesive paste with high lap shear strength and good peel strength at temperatures up to 250º F (121º…
Medical Grade Epoxy Adhesive Withstands High Temperatures and Sterilization
The EP42HT-2ND2MED (Black) adhesive complies with the testing requirements of USP Class VI plastics. This two-component epoxy resists recurrent autoclaving and sterilizations including radiation, steam, ethylene oxide, and chemical sterilants. It electrical insulates and has a volume resistivity over 1012 ohm-cm, a thermal expansion coefficient of 35 to 40 in./in. x 10-6/° C, a dielectric…
Turnkey Robotic Dispensing System
Bench Top XYZ series dispensing robots are available as part of a turnkey robotic dispensing system for 1-part and 2-part materials. The XYZ gantry robot system applies adhesives, sealants and lubricants with precision placement directly onto parts quickly with repeatable accuracy. They suit high payload, high-speed applications. Each robot includes dispensing software, a teach pendant,…
Food Grade Epoxy for Harsh Conditions
The EP42HT-2FG food grade epoxy system meets FDA CFR 175.300. It also was toxicologically evaluated to meet the NSF/ANSI 51.4.1 (2009) standard for food equipment materials. It can be used in such applications as bonding and sealing metals, plastics, rubbers and other substrates, commonly found on food service equipment. Featuring high resistance to chemicals and…
Better Epoxy Coatings for Electrical Conductors
By Robert Van Horn, President, Power Systems Division, Custom Electronics, Inc. Oneonta, NY Reprint Info >> Epoxy powder coating is often used for motor components, switchgear, cable replacement, and other applications that use advanced materials. In the pursuit of more efficient, reliable, and safer electrical assemblies and components, advanced materials can play a key role.…
Why Choose Adhesives Over Traditional Fasteners?
This webinar discusses the latest advances in structural adhesives for a range of design, manufacturing, and assembly applications. It includes an evaluation of fastening technologies, such as “instant” assembly methods using thermal joining, mechanical fastening, and tapes, as well as the benefits of new structural liquid adhesives. It offers insight into the role of the…
Rogers Corporation introduces two new members of the PORON ThinStik family of foams
As handheld devices decrease in size and increase in functionality, achieving the proper balance of sealing and protection with the requirements of an ultra thin application can be an extreme design challenge. To help address this growing need, Rogers Corporation has introduced two new members to the PORON® ThinStik™ family of foams: PORON ThinStik ShockSeal™…
Supreme 10HTFL from Master Bond
Adhesive systems routinely have to accommodate service temperature variations, but this thermal versatility sometimes comes at the expense of bond strength, chemical resistance or ease-of-use. Not so with Master Bond Supreme 10HTFL. This one-component epoxy-based sealant and coating features an exceptionally wide service temperature range of 4 K to 350 °F. And it creates strong,…
Verify the Degree of Cure
The Loctite® AssureCure™ System lets you quantitatively and cost effectively assess the degree of cure of light-cure adhesives. A simple in-line process, it includes new adhesive technology, fiber optic light sources, a light detector unit, and software that tie into your PC or PLC. The system will confirm cure inline on 100% of production in…
Epoxy Resists High Temperatures
Thermally conductive epoxy system helps mitigate the issues associated with tightly packed components and miniature electronic circuits. With a thermal conductivity over 22 BTU/in/ft²/hr/ºF and serviceability from -60 to 400°F, EP21ANHT is also an electrical insulator. This two-component adhesive,sealant, and coating has a 1 to 1 mix ratio by weight or volume and offers room…
Epoxy System Resists Chemicals
The EP21ARHT two-component epoxy resist chemicals, fuels, and acids. It can be used to coat and line storage tanks, piping, scrubbers, and processing equipment. It can withstand immersion to 96-98% sulfuric acid and 20% hydrochloric acid for more than a year. It cures at room temperature with minimal shrinkage, or more rapidly at elevated temperatures.…
Make Better Bonds with Cyanoacrylates
Reprint Info >> Advances in cyanoacrylate technology have led to the development of a variety of adhesives offering performance and process improvements for device manufacturers. Here’s what you need to know. In an ongoing search for ways to design lower cost, lighter weight, more durable products, manufacturers are increasingly substituting plastic components for parts once…
Composites One Announces Distribution Agreement with Zyvex Performance Materials
Arlington Heights, IL — Composites One announced a distribution agreement with Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM). Composites One will be distributing ZPM’s Epovex, Epovex Adhesive and Arovex products. Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM) supply advanced resin systems for the Outerlimits 2010 line of high performance powerboats. Epovex® is a new line of liquid epoxy resins from ZPM.…
Loctite® Threadlocking User’s Guide
Rocky Hill, CT — A new 10-page, full-color brochure from Henkel Corporation, the Loctite® Threadlocking User’s Guide, provides detailed information on anaerobic threadlocking adhesives and their advantages over mechanical locking devices for preventing fastener loosening. The literature highlights the company’s line of Loctite® threadlocking adhesives, and uses text, illustrations and images to explain how and…
Heat Resistant Epoxy Adhesive for High Performance Structural Bonding
HACKENSACK, NJ – For outstanding, high performance bonding strength to both similar and dissimilar substrates, Master Bond Polymer Supreme 46HT-2 was developed. This two component adhesive features high temperature resistance along with superior toughness and strength. It has excellent durability, thermal cycling and shock capabilities, as well as superb electrical insulation properties. With a balance…
Henkel Announces First Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops for 2010
Rocky Hill, CN – Henkel Corporation has announced dates for the first Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops of 2010. These comprehensive programs address topics specifically related to the design and assembly of medical devices, including proper joint design for adhesive assembly, selecting the appropriate adhesive technology, and processing-equipment requirements. The first two 2010 Loctite®…
Stainless Steel Adhesive Achieves Powerful Shear and Peel Strengths
Hackensack, NJ – Designed to replace rivets and spot welds in metal lap joints, structural adhesive Supreme 11HT produces tough and high strength bonds having excellent shear and peel strengths. Master Bond’s innovative metal bonding adhesive is formulated for service from -100°F to over 400°F. It offers superior resistance to impact, thermal shock, vibration and…
Have a Heyday with New Materials
Material suppliers create products at an amazing rate. It seems like nearly every day, I receive news about new epoxies, plastics, metals, and adhesives. They are as varied as the applications for which they can be used. Here is a sample of a few new products that have been recently launched to the marketplace. Maybe…
Engineered Epoxy Seals Suit Semiconductor Fab Demands
Semiconductor fabrication continues to challenge and push the realm of automated, ultra-clean manufacturing. The slightest amount of contamination, from ambient air to dust, could scrap a $100,000+ wafer. Glass-to-metal (GTM) hermetic seals for wire feedthroughs have been the usual option for transmitting power, control and monitoring signals. But these seals can be constrained in size,…
Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Adhesive
Hackensack, NJ – Comprised of an aramid fiber reinforced epoxy adhesive for high performance structural bonding, Master Bond’s EP30R features outstanding dimensional stability and enhanced impact resistance. This two part epoxy is formulated to cure at room temperature or more rapidly at elevated temperatures. Master Bond EP30R produces high strength bonds to metals, glass, ceramics,…
Silicone Compound withstands Vibration, Impact and More
Two-component room temperature curing MasterSil 151 Med is a medical grade, potting and encapsulation silicone formulated to withstand such exposures. It has a low viscosity of 1,500 cps. Its volume resistivity is 1×1015 ohm cm and it can handle a temperature range of -65° F to +400° F. It cures optically clear with a refractive…
Master Bond’s UV14-3 UV Cure Adhesive
Hackensack, NJ – Master Bond’s UV14-3 is a temporary bonding adhesive that has a fast UV cure ideal for automated, non-permanent adhesive assemblies. Environmentally safe, the temporary adhesive can be easily removed without surface contamination. It cures within seconds upon exposure to UV light at room temperatures and produces high strength bonds to a variety…
Loctite(R) Rotary Dispense System
Rocky Hill, CN — For placing adhesives onto parts in circular or arc-shaped patterns, Henkel Corporation has introduced the Loctite(R) Rotary Dispense System, a fully-integrated device designed to independently control a syringe or dispense valve without the use of a separate valve controller. The Loctite(R) Rotary Dispense System facilitates the repetitive placement of adhesive by…