From April 15–17, thousands of manufacturing professionals gathered at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for three premier co-located events: The ASSEMBLY Show South, The Quality Show, and Adhesives in Action. The dynamic three-day event highlighted the latest technologies, processes, and innovations driving the future of manufacturing and production automation across the southern United […]
The medical device industry is facing increasing regulatory scrutiny regarding the use of PVC materials containing Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP), a known endocrine disruptor. Both the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health and the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017 have emphasized minimizing DEHP exposure, prompting manufacturers to explore alternative flexible substrates like thermoplastic elastomers […]
Meridian Adhesives Group announced the appointment of Grant Huffine as the new Commercial President of Meridian’s Product Assembly Division. He brings over two decades of experience in driving transformational growth and operational excellence across global markets to his new position. A seasoned leader, Huffine joins Meridian with expertise in global sales, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, […]
During these volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) times, successful manufacturers are finding ways to automate, create value, and deliver bottom-line results. From extreme geopolitical and supply chain risk to ever increasing customer expectations, manufacturers are experiencing an unprecedented need to set a new course to create sustainable bottom-line results. Continuous improvement is no longer […]
The various supply chain disruptions of the past several years brought into sharp focus the need to identify alternative sources for key products, including adhesives used in assembly operations. Having an already known and verified supplier and/or replacement product is necessary for manufacturing companies trying to limit the ramifications of these disruptions on production capacity, […]
Professionals in the manufacturing industry will gather this year at the ASSEMBLY Show 2024, which is taking place October 22–24 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The annual event features the most recent products and equipment in assembly. It will give visitors the chance to connect with potential business partners and […]
Voice coil motors (VCMs) have been an important part of smartphone camera assemblies over the last decade, enabling features such as image stabilization and auto focus. DELO presents DELO DUALBOND LT2221 as a universal adhesive for the over 50 bonding tasks in VCM manufacturing. Curing fully at just 60 °C, it needs less energy than […]
DOWSIL™ PV product line with six silicone-based sealants and adhesives solutions can be used to deliver durability and proven performance for frame sealing, rail bonding, junction box bonding and potting, and building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) installation materials. As the market for PV module assembly evolves to meet the rising demand for integrated building and infrastructure […]
The latest innovation in one-step cure adhesives from Henkel is bringing speed, efficiency, and sustainability to the assembly of high-resolution advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) camera and lidar modules. Loctite Ablestik NCA 01UV is an active-alignment adhesive that can be cured in a single step with just three seconds of UV LED light exposure. Eliminating the […]
