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Congratulations to LORD on $1 Billion in Sales!

Chemical Concepts has been one of LORD’s wholesale adhesive distributors for over 25 years, so we are extremely proud to announce their most recent milestone: $1 billion in sales! We are LORD’s largest distributor on the East coast, and we are humbled to have helped LORD achieve such a monumental goal. About LORD For over Read more…

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Adhesives Dictionary: Types of Two-Component Adhesives

At Chemical Concepts, we carry numerous lines of adhesives with a variety of formulations to meet specifications on individual projects. Knowing which adhesives will drive quick production time and lack of waste is imperative to success.  Today, we want to break down the four different types of two-component adhesives and what makes each one unique:

Product Spotlight: LORD Signlok 406

One of our favorite things at Chemical Concepts is highlighting our amazing suppliers. One of our largest suppliers, LORD adhesives, brings us innovative technology in each product they produce. Their Signlok 406 adhesive has had resounding success since hitting our shelves; here’s what it can do for you! Signlok 406 is a two-component adhesive system 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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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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Acrylic Adhesives

Acrylic adhesives are a resin-based adhesive that is comprised of methyacrylic polymer which needs a catalyst to cure. This type of adhesive is characterized by having a strong bond to a multitude of substrates, withstanding fluctuations in temperatures ranging from-40°F to 400◦F, resistant to sunlight and solvents that will not exhaust the bond strength on Read more…

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Key Advantages of Structural Adhesives

At its base level, a structural adhesive is an adhesive that can be used to produce a load-bearing joint. Structural adhesives are most often applied mainly to those within the engineering field where the joints will normally have a lap shear strength that is greater than 1MPa and more commonly, higher than 10MPa. Some of Read more…

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Trucking Industry Silicone and Adhesive Needs Handled by Chemical Concepts

Companies who depend on high-quality products to support adhesive and silicone needs in the transportation industry trust the product selections available at Chemical Concepts. In this post, we spotlight a few products that are a perfect fit for various trucking industry needs.

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Versatile Options for Sign Industry Professionals

Signs are used to communicate a message to a specific group or the purpose of marketing.  Visual graphics are created to display information.  Over years sign technology standards have changed and UL is to provide service to illuminated and nonilluminated installed lights and the connection to an electrical supply source.   Lord has the perfect adhesives Read more…

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LORD Accelerators Are Important Partners for Many Industrial Adhesives

Many industrial adhesives will note that they should be used in tandem with a particular accelerator. When bonding acrylic adhesives accelerators speed up the curing process. Whether applying them separately or in a mix ratio, the material creates a strong bond between substrates such as, metals, plastics, glass and some dissimilar substrates. The bond is Read more…

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Signlok Adhesives from LORD Offer the Flexible Options That Sign Installers Seek

The Signlok adhesive line from LORD form one of our most popular line of products for sign installations. Let’s take a look at three products in the Signlok line. LORD® Signlok™ 810 LORD® Signlok™ 810 adhesive, when cured with LORD Accelerator 20, creates a flexible adhesive system for bonding metals, such as aluminum, aluminum composite Read more…