Techsil is pleased to add Devcon’s new range of high performance structural adhesives to its existing portfolio of epoxy and methacrylate adhesives for industry. Now companies needing to bond difficult substrates such as glass, plastics and dissimilar metals can do so in seconds without environmental and safety hazards by utilising Devcon’s new range of UV light-curing adhesives.
Devcon is well known for its special methacrylate and epoxy adhesives which are designed to bond metals, plastics and wood-based components such as signs, external lights and aircraft seats. These adhesives have been growing in popularity since their introduction to Europe 25 years ago and recently new products have been added to the range. Two part polyurethane adhesives are very fast setting and will bond unprimed ABS, steel, aluminium and composites.
Says Devcon’s UK/ROW Business Manager Gareth Lewis ‘These products offer customers specific advantages over ordinary products. What is very different is once the adhesive is applied the parts can be left for hours if necessary before the bond is formed but once UV light is applied to the glue line, the bond is cured within a few seconds. We have developed one of the products to bond some difficult plastics such as ABS, acrylic and polycarbonates’.
Andy Briars Sales Director of Techsil Ltd. says, “We are looking forward to presenting these new products from ITW Devcon to the marketplace.”
Customer Application
French manufacturers LES ATELIERS SAINT-GYL use Tru Bond 18206 to bond amongst other things, display boards, and PMMA office design furniture. Manually applied, the adhesive is then cured by a 250W UV lamp. Tru-bond 18206 offers high strength and elongation (up to 450%).
About ITW Devcon
Devcon is a division of ITW Performance Polymers Europe. ITW (Illinois Tool Works) is the world’s most diversified industrial company, with a sales turnover in 2006 of US$ 14 billion. ITW was established in 1912 and today employs 50,000 people world-wide. The Performance Polymers Europe division has more than 25 years experience in the design, development and production of UV curing, epoxy and methacrylate bonding agents. It has an extensive and ongoing adhesive R&D programme centred at its modern UK and German laboratory facilities. Technical service is particularly important to the company and it offers its customers free professional advice, substrate and bond-strength testing as well as ideas on dispensing equipment and process improvement. The company is accredited to ISO 9001:2000 quality certification.