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Facilitates tight bonds between close fitting surfaces; avoids unwanted visible joint lines
Market: Packaging
Application Area: Film and Foil Laminations
Specific Applications Include:
- Consumer Goods Packaging - Protection Foils and Foil Lamination
Eliminates heat induced metal weakening associated with welding
Eliminates damage to painted/laminated surfaces
Market: Transporation
Application Area: Vehicle Assemby
Specific Applications Include:
Market: Transporation
Application Area: Rail
Specific Applications Include:
Eliminates distortion or discoloration of parts caused by thermal joining methods
Market: Assembly (Rigid)
Application Area: Appliances
Specific Applications Include:
- Stainless Steel Door Assembly
Market: Packaging
Application Area: Flexible Packagin
Specific Applications Include:
- Cold Seal Adhesives for Food Packaging
Hermetically seals against moisture, salts, UV light and other environmental conditions
Market: Assembly (Rigid)
Application Area: Machinery
Specific Applications Include:
- Stainless Steel Door Assembly
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Exterior/Interior Cladding & Fenestrations
Specific Applications Include:
- Structural Window Glazing - Refers to the use of specially formulated silicone sealants which bond glass, metal, stone or other infill panels to framing members. Previously, windows and architectural panels were adhered to a building's structure via mechanical retention (based on gaskets), which tended to be less resistent to rain, snow and other environmental factors.
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Window Assembly
Specific Applications Include:
- Manufacturing of Insulating Glass Units
Market: Transporation
Application Area: Vehicle Assemby
Specific Applications Include:
- Automotive Windshield Bonding
Provides sound and vibration dampening
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Exterior/Interior Cladding & Fenestrations
Specific Applications Include:
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Building Envelope
Specific Applications Include:
- Adhesives reduce the sound transfer in buildings between the individual floors.
Market: Transporation
Application Area: Vehicle Assemby
Specific Applications Include:
- Adhesives, which bond cured-in-place rubber gaskets to metal, reduce wind noise, making for a quieter ride
- Structural Window Glazing - Refers to the use of specially formulated silicone sealants which bond glass, metal, stone or other infill panels to framing members. Previously, windows and architectural panels were adhered to a building's structure via mechanical retention (based on gaskets), which were less effective at sealing out noise and vibration.
Reduces stress concentration associated with screw/rivet holes
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Exterior/Interior Cladding & Fenestrations
Specific Applications Include:
- Structural Window Glazing - Refers to the use of specially formulated silicone sealants which bond glass, metal, stone or other infill panels to framing members. Previously, windows and architectural panels were adhered to a building's structure via mechanical retention which tended to create localized stress points attirbuted to screw holes.
Market: Transporation
Application Area: Vehicle Assemby
Specific Applications Include:
- Bonding of Edge Profiles in Truck Assembly