Pressure-sensitive adhesives bring unique conveniences to assembly applications.

One of the best examples of the increased demand for adhesive assembly is in the automotive industry. As little as 40 years ago, automobiles were assembled almost exclusively using mechanical fasteners and welding. These vehicles were very heavy and did not use fuel efficiently. In today’s automobile, approximately 70 pounds of adhesives replace more than 200 pounds of mechanical fasteners, decreasing over-all vehicle weight and increasing fuel efficiency.