As the world leader in industrial tapes, you could say that when it comes to adhesive tapes of many sorts, Tesa has mastered the technology and the market worldwide. In addition to common tapes like masking tape, Tesa offers a host of others, like heat tape, V-groove tape, double sided tape, and acrylic core foam Read more…
We touched on Lord’s affinity with sign bonding back in September, and highlighted the 400 Series and Accelerator 19/19GB earlier this week, but we’re going to go even deeper into Lord’s arsenal of popular acrylic products in today’s Blog. As a way of background, Lord Corporation, an innovative adhesive specialist that we’re pleased to assume Read more…
When it comes to eliminating the painstaking work associated with traditional, mechanical fastening methods, like welding, brazing, and riveting, the Lord suite of structural adhesives takes first place. In making the substitute too, you shouldn’t expect to lose strength or durability, as these adhesives, paired with the proper accelerator, are just as strong and just Read more…
Some of the more tedious, exact applications in the world of adhesives are those many times electronic scenarios that require protection and insulation. These are commonly known as potting and encapsulating. The process of potting, encapsulating, and coating, although each a bit different, generally involve the dipping, coating, or pouring of resin molds in and Read more…
For many years, ITW Devcon has been supplying upper echelon adhesives products in two particular areas: OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations). Although not limited to these two sectors, it is its “bread and butter,” having both unparalleled authority in these fields, and innumerable industry professionals remaining loyal to the Devcon Read more…
At Chemical Concepts, we distribute and recommend A1 products in an assortment of industries, from the very precise world of electronics to applications that require a tough and rigid hold, like that of the construction industry. Homebuilders and contractors have looked to us through the years for those products that save them time and money, Read more…
In Part I of our blog duo on the construction industry, we reviewed three pretty different adhesives – a moisture-cured elastomeric sealant, a polyurethane foam, and a high temperature silicone. Although quite different, the one common trend among them, however, is their utility with construction style applications. We’ll close out this two-part blog with a Read more…
It’s easy enough to stand behind the products that we distribute because we do consider them the best, but there are other factors in keeping our clients and friends informed, prepared, supplied, and happy. The Resources drop-down on our website is home to several useful tools to keep you in the loop and in the Read more…
Owning decades of experience in the adhesives industry affords us the ability to see what types of products work with certain applications. As technology advances, it’s common to find better methods of adhering or sealing, and to spot shortcomings or faults with products or techniques. This is especially common for us at Chemical Concepts and Read more…
Ultra Violet Curing, or “UV” curing for short, has to do with the ability of an adhesive to instantly cure by way of being exposed to high intensity ultraviolet light. When the adhesive with this characteristic is met with the right variety and intensity of light aforementioned a photochemical reaction occurs, resulting in an instantaneous Read more…
It’s true that we at Chemical Concepts distribute top quality adhesives and accessories from some of the biggest and most trusted names in the industry from all around the world. It’s true also that our years in the business have given us a special affinity to what works and what our customers need in adhesive Read more…
Hot melts aren’t glamourous adhesives by any means, and they’re not a product we’ve often covered in our blog, but today we’ll explore several types of hot melt adhesives from our in-house brand, Chem-Set, and where and when you should use each of them. Whether you’re a flooring contractor or a package handler, we hope Read more…
