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Truck Adhesive Solutions for Stronger, Lighter Work Trucks

Work truck builders, including manufacturers of ambulances, fire trucks, bucket trucks, rescue vehicles, and other specialty vehicles, are under constant pressure to deliver lighter bodies, faster build times, and better long-term durability. One of the most effective ways to achieve all three goals is by switching from traditional welds and mechanical fasteners to a truck Read more…

How to Choose the Right Adhesive for Your Application: A Step-by-Step Guide

Selecting an adhesive is more than simply sticking materials together—it’s about ensuring long-term strength, durability, and performance. With countless options, choosing the right adhesive for your application can feel overwhelming. This guide simplifies the process, providing a proven, step-by-step approach to select the perfect adhesive for your project. As a result, you will avoid costly Read more…

The Ultimate Guide to Bonding Metal: Tips, Techniques & Best Practices

Metal is prized across industries for its strength, durability and versatility. Bonding metal pieces together, however, can be challenging – it’s a non-porous surface prone to contaminants. This guide discusses proper preparation and adhesion tactics, which allow metal components to withstand stress, environmental factors and repeated use without failure. Explore adhesives formulated for metals to Read more…

Lord Structural Adhesives: The Best Options for Vehicle Accessories

Looking for a strong, durable, and flexible adhesive solution for your vehicle accessories? Look no further than Lord structural adhesives. These versatile adhesives are ideal for bonding a wide range of materials, including metals, plastics, composites, and foams. Whether you’re assembling truck caps, toolboxes, running boards, or other components, Lord structural adhesives deliver superior performance Read more…

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Summer Heat and its Effects on Adhesives

This summer has been a hot one! With so much sunshine (and humidity), we thought it might be worthwhile to cover the effects of excessive heat on the adhesives you’ll be using for your projects, particularly if the job is being executed in an outdoor or non-temperature-controlled area. We’ll also cover which adhesives perform admirably Read more…

LORD 310 A/B

Why is Epoxy a Good Adhesive for Metals?

At Chemical Concepts, we field lots of questions about our products. One of the most common questions we receive is “which adhesive is right for my metal-to-metal design?” Adhering metal to metal can be difficult, but we’re committed to finding everyone the right adhesive. For metal-to-metal adhesion, nothing is more effective than epoxy adhesives. But Read more…

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Aerosol Adhesives vs. Two-Component Adhesives: Which Is Right for You?

In any construction project, one of the most important components is the adhesive or fastener used to bond all the pieces together. With so many options from which you can choose, how can you ever determine which adhesive will keep your project together for years to come? Today, we want to help you make the Read more…

Bostik 940 Marine Sealant

The High Seas are Calling; Spend a Nautical Summer with a Ship-Shape Boat!

Now that summer is right around the corner, it’s time to pull your boat from its dry dock and send it home to the water. However, when following your spring maintenance checklist after a long winter out of water, you may notice that boats often require a re-sealing treatment or a quick dollop of adhesive Read more…

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Honeycomb Composites

Overview: Honeycomb Composite Panels are a class of composite materials that are fabricated by attaching two thin “skins” to a low density inner core which resembles the hexagonal structure of a beehive. The skin and core can be made of a variety of materials including aluminum, steel, plastic, wood, foam, fiberglass, and carbon fiber. The Read more…

Chemical Concepts Launches UltraLok® Performance Series Adhesives

A New Structural Adhesive: UltraLok® has all of the performing capabilities of its competitors and MORE! For years, Chemical Concepts has provided high quality adhesives and our mission is to find the best products for our customers.  The Chem-set™ UltraLok® 420GB, 421GB, 422GB and 430FX are high performance two part structural adhesives engineered to bond Read more…

LORD and Architectural Cladding

Since its inception, LORD has been dedicated to reconfiguring and reimagining everything about the adhesives industry. Today, the industry is booming and LORD is constantly designing and producing more and more adhesive breakthroughs in order to accelerate and improve their customers’ experiences. LORD has patented a two-component adhesive, Signlok™ 810, which is designed for bonding Read more…

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Snowmobile Repair Kits: Everything You Need to Know

Despite the notion that spring might come early this year, winter is still going strong for the time being. It’s always smart to be prepared for a snowy situation – but what if your snowmobile needs some repair work? Count on Chemical Concepts to stock the complete snowmobile repair kit you need to get it Read more…