Adhesives & Dispensing Assembly

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BorgWarner was struggling with inconsistent dispensing of thermal paste. To solve the problem, the automotive supplier turned to ViscoTec, which specializes in equipment for dispensing two-part materials and filled materials.

Read about new adhesive and dispensing technology in this month’s “New and Noteworthy.”

ANN ARBOR, MI—Coherix is expanding its production and product development space to meet growing demand for AI-based systems to control the application of adhesives during assembly of automotive and electronic products.

Attendees Invited to Vote on the Industry’s Top Innovations

PVA (PVA.net) will display its acclaimed dispensing equipment and technology at the ASSEMBLY Show, October 21 – 23, 2025, to be held at the DES Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. PVA will be hosting live, walk-up demonstrations at booth #1117, open to engineers, manufacturers and other attendees. 

Structural adhesive allows the vehicle to charge very quickly without generating excessive heat.

GERMANTOWN, WI—The Blown-ion 250 from Enercon Industries Corp. is a high-powered plasma treater that provides uniform treatment at widths up to 1 inch in a single pass. It is ideal for cleaning, etching and functionalizing plastic, metal and composite surfaces to improve surface wettability and bonding with adhesives, form-in-place gaskets, paints, coatings and inks.

Some 14 suppliers of adhesives, dispensing and curing technology will be displaying their wares at this year's ASSEMBLY Show. Here’s a look at some of what you’ll see.

As you read about the 20 nominees here, I think you will agree that they truly are innovative. Incredibly, they are just the tip of the iceberg.

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. has been issued a U.S. patent for a “system and method for assembling exterior vehicle parts to a vehicle assembly structure."