Are you using the right adhesive for your project?
There are many types of adhesives but not all perform equally across different applications.
- Hot melt - Can be hardened or softened with cold or heat at any time, offering quick bonding between materials and allows for error correction through changeability
- Anaerobic adhesive - Often used for industrial applications because they don’t require oxygen or air to set, can form tight seals without light, oxygen or heat and can bond with ceramic, elastomers, paper, masonry, plastic, wood, glass, rubber and fabric
- Contact spray - Waterproof and transparent, allowing the user to bond items permanently or temporarily, works on uneven and porous surfaces, is flexible, doesn’t stain and is eco-friendly due to a lack of chlorinated ingredients
- Acrylic - Some time is required to set and dry, which uses a radical mechanism with two individual components that mix together for a bonding feature - solvent and emulsion types exist as well
- Epoxy adhesives - Widely used in several industries like automobile, aircraft and plywood manufacturing, they cure fast and bond concrete surfaces
- Pressure sensitive adhesives – Popular, common and efficient, requiring pressure to bond surfaces together
- Conductive - Used in industries that need to avoid electrostatic discharges and unwanted radio/electromagnetic interference
- Urethane adhesives - Thermoplastic or Thermoset, provide the highest performance and have the greatest versatility with various types including conventional one-pack or two-pack systems, moisture-cure urethanes, urethane sealants, fire-stopping and caulking
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