ABS - acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene is an everyday plastic that is widely used today because of its surface hardness, high impact strength and good resistance to weathering, ageing and chemicals. Unfortunately, the low-energy ABS cannot be glued completely without problems with common adhesives and usually this is only possible after a surface treatment with the solvent methyl isobutyl ketone. However, ABS with ABS can also be bonded with methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) / butanone and dichloromethane (methylene chloride). Optimum procedure: Clean bonding surfaces, dry. Apply one coat of adhesive to one or both sides and allow to flash off briefly before pressing together. Further information.

Plastic components are often fixed with the aid of adhesives to prevent them from slipping during further process handling. Acrylate-based adhesives in particular usually adhere very well to many plastics. They have a strengthening and supporting effect for load transfer and stress reduction. Acrylic adhesives, which are also used for permanent bonding, are characterised by short processing times and high strength to many plastics and elastomers. These adhesives achieve, for example, as 2-component adhesives on low-energy plastics such as PC, PMMA, PVC etc., good shear and peel strengths as well as good impact strength under dynamic loads. From the 3M Scotch-Weld series, even acrylic adhesives have been developed in the meantime, which provide good results on difficult to bond plastics with low surface energy without any surface preparation or primer. In contrast, the low-viscosity, hot-crosslinked silicone rubber (RTV/NV) is medium-elastic, has good flowability and low viscosity. It is therefore particularly suitable for the manufacture of elastic wax or relief casting moulds, casting moulds for figures or decorative panels, moulds for casting with epoxy / casting resin, cement, plaster or other flowable materials. The cold-crosslinking HTV silicone rubbers are plastically deformable materials which are used, for example, as cable sheathing, for electrical insulation or for sealing and damping purposes. Adhesive Tapes are used in many sectors of industry on account of their excellent performance. They offer the unique advantage of economical, fast and clean processing compared with other mounting systems – both manual and automated. To ensure that the performance potential of our adhesive tapes is fully utilised, please follow the processing instructions listed below: Short-term temperature tolerance up to 260 °C, with an operating temperature tolerance of up to 150 °CMechanical pretreatment by brushing, grinding, sanding or sandblasting - this changes the roughness and the size of the surface area effective for the bond. At the same time, loosely adhering reaction products, polishing and sliding agents and stabilisers are removed. When selecting an adhesive, one should consider what the bond must be able to withstand and what stresses the component will be exposed to in use. These are the questions about mechanical, dynamic and static loads, the temperature range, the influence of moisture, other chemical substances or UV radiation. At the same time, the list of requirements should include information on the parts to be joined, the production conditions, specifications for occupational safety and environmental protection, information on long-term resistance and quality assurance, as well as the selected test procedures and costs. POM - Polyoxymethylene is one of the most frequently used engineering plastics due to its excellent sliding and wear behaviour. With its outstanding mechanical properties, POM bridges the gap to the more expensive metallic materials, often replaces them and is therefore one of the preferred construction materials, e.g. for precision mechanical parts. Normally, bonding is only possible after surface pre-treatment by flame treatment, etching with primer, corona or low-pressure plasma. Modern, high-performance adhesives, however, can do without this. Further information.

Double-sided acrylate foam adhesive tapes for a wide range of applications are available on the market. They're made of closed-cell acrylate adhesive for demanding material combinations or critical plastics with low surface energy such as PE or PP. These are able to absorb forces well and are therefore permanently resistant to tensile, shear, splitting and peeling forces. They're suitable, for example, for car mirror bonding or for the bonding of mouldings and decorative trim.Using this method it delivers a speedier application than mechanical fasteners, therefore replacing rivets, screws, bolts and spot welds. The heavy-duty bonding tape is viscoelastic in nature, giving foam stress relaxing and energy-absorbing properties – but what does this mean? Avoiding these forces causing failures over time, this happens with mechanical fixings, and leads to further maintenance and increased cost. If you already didn’t need an excuse to use this tape in your industry its durability is further increased by its resistance to solvents, moisture and UV, reducing wear unlike mechanical components, which can be easily corroded. UHB Bonding Tape Sizes

The flowable, red silicone rubber (RTB/HB) has a high heat resistance and low elasticity. They are used as mould construction material for casting moulds for low-melting metals where high hardness is required. Any great mechanic knows that to get the best results, you need the best products. While you may have some old glue or tape in the cupboard or the toolbox, car glues, adhesives, tapes and sealants are created to high-standards, which mean they won’t damage or destroy the finish on your car. Foams are quite common in everyday life: They are used in everything from upholstery and mattresses to insulation materials. They are based on a wide range of plastics as raw materials. However, not every adhesive is suitable for every material. In view of the wide range of variants, it can therefore be useful to always test how the adhesive behaves on small samples of the material beforehand. Further information. Specialist car glues, putty and sealants are hard-wearing products that are built for a life on the road. They’re also able to withstand the weather. We have specialist car tapes too that will help you to carry out rapid repairs and detailed restorations or touch-ups. If you need cable ties, we’ve got those too for those urgent fixes (and for tying up cables too). Offering a cleaner application than liquid adhesives, 3M™ Structural Adhesive Tape SAT1010is a single layer epoxy based adhesive tape for the Automotive industry (BIW), formulated for metal bonding applications. This tape is designed to provide structural bonding strength for various applications, specifically for bonding and isolation of dissimilar materials. In addition to bonding performance, the tape features gap filling properties due to its expansion features.PMMA - polymethyl methacrylate, also known as Plexiglas and acrylic glass, impresses with its optical and surface properties. In everyday life, corrugated sheets, for example for the roofing of garden arbours or pergolas, are often mistakenly offered as plexiglass. In reality, they are made of polycarbonate or PVC, which can make a big difference when bonding the material. The same applies to so-called hobby glass from the DIY store. For bonding on low-energy plastics such as PMMA, the surface energy is of central importance. However, caution is advised when using certain solvents for bonding preparation. Otherwise, there is a wide range of high-performance adhesives on the market for efficiently bonding PMMA to numerous other materials. Further information. It has unparralelled long term and short term strength and boasts brilliant resistance to humidity, solvents , plasticisers and UV, salt water and alkalines. This tape withstands the test of time and weathering! The tape is typically applied during the body in white process. It is run through the automotive paint pre treatment process and then the e coat process. The tape expands and cures in the e coat cure oven to fill and seal small gaps. The tape forms a continuous barrier between similar and dissimilar materials, which minimizes electrical conductivity and helps prevent galvanic interactions. The transparent plastic SAN from the group of styrene-based plastics is often used as a material for greenhouse or industrial glazing as well as shower cabins because of its weather resistance, rigidity and scratch resistance. Depending on the requirements, a wide range of high-performance adhesives is suitable for material bonding. Further information.