James Darlucio

Surface Preparation and Medical Silicone Adhesives

Cleaning and priming substrates prior to bonding can significantly improve adhesion

June 7, 2019

Medical device manufacturers often use silicone adhesives to assemble products such as catheters, pacemakers, cochlear implants, aesthetic implants and gastric balloons.

Some 12,838,000 million Americans held manufacturing jobs in April 2019. That’s 12 percent more than April 2010, it’s the highest total since December 2008. Overall, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in April 2019—the lowest jobless rate since December 1969.

If you’re a small or mid-sized manufacturer, or are facing the challenges of low-volume, high-mix production, you may be wondering if collaborative robots, or “cobots” are right for you. In this webinar, Sales Development Manager at Universal Robots, Michael DeGrace will share and highlight the significant benefits associated with using collaborative robots in the manufacturing industry such as easy programming, quick set-up, ability to use multiple applications with quick changeover as well as cost.

James Darlucio

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Surface Preparation and Medical Silicone Adhesives

Assembly Magazine

2019 August