Adhesives

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How are UV Adhesives Different?

When it comes to industrial adhesives, it can be tough to know which one is best for your project. There are seemingly endless varieties from which you can choose; fortunately, at Chemical Concepts we are knowledgeable of them all! Today, we want to focus on a special type of adhesive designed for maximum strength and Read more…

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Structural Adhesive Bonding in the Automotive, Aerospace, and Construction Industries

At Chemical Concepts, we love hearing about how our products are being used in the working world. Polaris released a video detailing their process of their powersports lines using LORD structural adhesive technology, which we consistently stock. In their video, Polaris details the benefits of structural adhesive bonding over traditional bonding techniques across a wide Read more…

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Synthetic Turf Rapid Repair: Product Spotlight

Football season is in full swing! What can beat the roar of the crowds, and excitement of the game? It’s a grueling sport and the field takes a beating. Fields must stand up to the pressures of a game, so the benefit of turf needs to keep athletes safe by reducing injuries. When the field Read more…

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How Does Cold Weather Affect Adhesives?

Winter may be fast approaching, but work must still go on. As a contractor or construction worker, knowledge of how weather affects your materials is absolutely crucial. Cold weather hits construction materials particularly hard, so we at Chemical Concepts want to offer you some tips to keep your adhesives working and your projects running smoothly.

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What’s the Most Effective Method of Dispensing Adhesive?

There are methods of dispensing adhesives onsite. The question is, what is easy as opposed to hard in completing a task. Choosing the correct method depends on the elements or varied ranges that meet with cost efficiency and waste reduction. So, what are the techniques to dispensing? With growth in the building and construction industries, Read more…

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Adhesive Removal Strategies

When working with industrial-grade adhesives, you know that precision is key. However, every once in a while, you’re bound to make a mistake. How do you remove adhesives? For different adhesives there are different ways to remove them.

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Structural Adhesive Joint Design Guide

When it comes to structural adhesives, there is a definitive process through which the best results can be achieved. This blog will outline the general guidelines for strong, sturdy adhesion in every project. Many of these ideas are more common sense.  Let’s explore. Firstly, we should define the different types of loading stress. There are Read more…

Corner boards & Columns using Chem-Set TrimGrip Cellular PVC Trim Adhesive

Product Spotlight: TrimGrip at Work

At Chemical Concepts, we love seeing our products in action. This week, we want to showcase our Chem-Set TrimGrip Cellular PVC Trim Adhesive and its incredible bonding capabilities. Our friends at Four Son’s Woodworking in Ephrata, PA are loving this product, and they have the action shots to prove it!

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Reasons for Using MMD Equipment

Before jumping into the reasons for using MMD equipment, it must first be defined. MMD equipment, or Meter Mix Dispensing equipment, enables bulk container usage within the process of dispensing adhesives. MMD equipment is usually manufactured and dedicated to a specific volume mix ratio, allowing coverage anywhere from 1:1 volume to 22:1 by volume. MMD Read more…

Lord 7542 Urethane Adhesive A/B

Urethanes and Polyurethanes

The third type of structural adhesives are known as urethane adhesives. Just like with the two previous types of structural adhesives, urethane adhesives are made up of properties that make it different and stand out from the rest. Urethanes are normally a one component synthetic crystalline compound or ethyl which varies according to chemical structure.  Read more…

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Epoxy Adhesives

The second type of structural adhesives are epoxy adhesives. As it stands with the acrylic adhesives, these have distinguishing properties that separate them from the others. Epoxy resins are known as polyepoxides, a class of reactive prepolymers which can be cross-linked (cured) with themselves or a wide range of catalysts referred to as hardeners.   Epoxy Read more…

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Same Material – New Packaging

At Chemical Concepts our aim is to give our customers the best products for their projects. When it comes to labeling we want people to understand what they are receiving. So, don’t be surprised when you see our new labeling for our 633 25ml and 50ml, which is now more informative to the products attributes. Read more…