With their ability to bond many different surfaces, pressure-sensitive adhesives are ideal for medical device assembly.

Adhesives offer several benefits for joining materials. They distribute loads across the entire joint area. They show excellent fatigue properties. They attenuate vibrations and sound. They often fulfill a dual role, bonding a joint as well as sealing it against ingress of water or other fluids.

COLUMBUS, MS—Aurora Flight Sciences has added automated fiber placement equipment at its assembly plant here so it can make larger and more complex composite structures for the aerospace industry.

Early in 2011, the Italian light vehicle manufacturer Casalini needed a better adhesive for three of its vehicles: the M10 micro car, Kerry MPV and Kerry Pickup truck.

Farm tractors haven’t changed much since diesel engines started replacing steam power 100 years ago.

Composites are an attractive alternative to metal for automotive and aerospace manufacturers.

KVH Industries Inc. knows that people love to be entertained in their vehicles. This is why they developed the TracVision satellite communications system about 10 years ago. TracVision can provide hundreds of channels of live satellite television and music to cars, motor coaches, RVs or boats. The most recent version of the system is the A7. Assembling the antenna for the A7 posed an adhesive-related challenge for KVH.

The right nozzle can play a key role in the success of an automated dispensing application.