Adhesive bonding is a proven method for joining plastics and dissimilar materials in an array of consumer electronic products. These include virtually any product with an electronic “brain,” including cellphones, computers, cameras, augmented-reality goggles, charging devices, headphones and earbuds and drones.
While adhesives offer the assurance of high-strength bonds, the production managers who use them often lament the time, effort and equipment required to cure them properly. Each bonded assembly requires fixturing, clamping and unclamping until the adhesive is fully cured and bond strength is ensured.