Adhesives & Dispensing Assembly

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

BERLIN-German adhesives manufacturer DELO has developed a technique for bonding studs to thin metal sheets instead of welding them. MORE

Orion RED has fabricated several sets for the Academy Awards. For the 2011 ceremony, the company was asked to create an elegant, crystal-studded “Winners Circle” in which the honorees would receive their Oscars. The project involved building a 15.5-foot circular stage studded with more than 40,000 Swarovski Elements crystals.

All day long, wire harnesses are sealed against porosity at nine Magna-Tech Manufacturing facilities located throughout North America. These wire harnesses are of different lengths, contain wire of different thicknesses, and are made by Tier 1 suppliers such as Delphi, ATPI, Siemens, Group Dekko and Federal Mogul.

Fast-cure adhesives are a great way to reduce assembly costs, but only in the right applications.

Hernon Manufacturing has developed an adhesive-based process for putting a logo or other identifying mark on bullets.

Ammunition assemblers find a silver bullet in innovative sealants applied with a high-speed automatic dispensing system.

Compared with rivets, screws and other instant assembly methods, structural adhesives are more cost-effective than engineers might think.

Increasingly, designers of both these aircraft and ground transportation vehicles-such as cars, trucks, buses, trains, subways and light rail-are using innovative adhesives in place of traditional fasteners to withstand harsh environments.