Industrial Adhesives & Sealants
What Are Industrial Adhesives?
Industrial adhesives are specially formulated bonding agents designed for heavy-duty applications in various industries. They offer high strength, durability, and resistance to environmental factors like heat, moisture, chemicals, and impact. Industrial adhesives are widely used in manufacturing, construction, automotive, aerospace, electronics, and other sectors to join materials like metal, plastic, wood, rubber, and glass.
Adhesives, sealants, glues, Bonding agent, Cement….
An adhesive is a type of substance that holds two or more materials together with cohesive forces and surface attachment in a practical way. Adhesives can be made from and be composed of a variety of substances such as tree sap, bee wax, cement, and epoxy.Ideally, there are two broad adhesive categories, natural and synthetic adhesives. Most commercially found adhesives are synthetic adhesives as they provide better consistency, bond strength, and adaptability compared to natural adhesives. Synthetic adhesives are further classified as consumer adhesives and Industrial adhesives based on their application.
An adhesive’s chemical composition determines its application methods, usage, and bonding strength. Therefore, adhesive manufacturers need to custom-engineer modern synthetic based on the needs of different industries and applications.
Types of Engineering adhesives
Based on Chemistry
- Water based glues
- Hot melt glues
- solvent based adhesves
- PUR – Polyurethane reactive
- Anaerobic adhesives
- Cyanoacrylates
- Epoxies
- Methacrylayes
- Acrylic sealants
- Silicone sealants
- MS polymers
- Polyurethanes
Based on Industry
- Automotive OEMs and ancillaries
- After automotive market
- Industrial Manufacturing : Railways, HVAC , Electrical Equipments ( Eg- BHEL), Pumps & motors, Medical devices, Material handling equipments …….etc
- MRO: Maintenance Repair & Overhaul- process plants, Eg: Power plant, Sugar plant, Waste water treatment, Steel mills etc
- Wood working, Furniture, Eg: Godrej
- Footwear & leather products; Eg: Nike
- Packaging and paper converting
- Graphic arts or book binding
- Textiles
Applications of Industrial Adhesives
- Automotive Industry: Bonding parts, sealing windshields, and assembling components to improve vehicle durability and performance.
- Construction: Fixing panels, tiles, and structural components, as well as sealing joints and gaps.
- Electronics: Assembly of circuit boards, screen bonding, and potting components for electrical insulation.
- Aerospace: Lightweight, high-strength bonding for aircraft parts, structural components, and interior fittings.
- Furniture Manufacturing: Bonding wood, leather, and upholstery materials for furniture construction.
- Packaging: Creating strong, reliable bonds in labels, cartons, and containers.
How to Choose the Right Industrial Adhesive
MSECP
- Machine: adhesive application equipment
- Substrates: details of two substrates to be bonded
- Environment: Environment in which the bonded parts would be present: Eg: temperature, pressure, dipped in engine oil etc
- Cost : adhesive+ application cost: ascertain of it is viable, eg: to bond two papers we cant use a high tech PUR technology.
- Plant Conditions: factory environment where the adhesive will be used.
First check if it is compatible with the materials you need to put together ( substrates). You will also have to consider the surrounding conditions such as the ambient temperature (minimum and maximum), the moisture content, UV exposure, exposure to chemicals such as detergents or acids and dust that could affect the bonding quality.
You will also need to verify if the adhesive you choose is compatible with the stress it will be put under (permanent load, vibration, shock, shear, bending, etc.) and in particular its resistance to peeling (tensile strength).
The working time, i.e. the time during which it is possible to modify the position of the elements you are gluing together, and the final setting time, i.e. the time you will have to wait before the assembly can be used under normal conditions. As a general rule, two-component adhesives have a shorter working time and shorter final setting time than single-component adhesives. Cyanoacrylate adhesive, which has a setting time of a few seconds, is the exception that confirms the rule. s
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What is the Main Challenge faced while using Industrial adhesives.
Observations:
- high production volumes, high speed production, automatic production lines.
- lesser or negligible manual intervention
- ensure accuracy of adhesive application, usage quantity
- rework cost or cost of failure is very high
Analysis:
- Automatic dispensing of adhesive is essential
- fast drying adhesives required
- adhesive manufacturer should be capable to provide complete solution: adhesive + dispensing system
Solution:
- Select the right adhesive considering how it can be dispensed automatically, intergrated in your existing production line
- Choose the adhesive supplier who can provide turnkey solution: adhesive+ dispensing+integration with existing system
- upgrade your Adhesives engineering knowledge to choose right adhesive and supplier.