Many factors are considered and decisions made during the medical device design process, but one aspect that is often overlooked—and in some instances realized too late—is the role pressure-sensitive ...

FLEXcon recently released its V-483 pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive. Unlike regular acrylic adhesives, the V-483 can handle temperature spikes up to 450 degrees. “This product is an acrylic ...

A trio of pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) films are designed for use in lens gasket, speaker, microphone and battery pack assemblies for mobile phone handsets. The Arclad 8314 and Arclad 8901 are ...

For medical device manufacturers, selecting the right adhesives and developing the correct bonding procedures—including surface preparation, adhesive dispensing, and curing—are critical parameters in ...

The SBCs can be coextruded with polyolefins on standard cast or blown film lines. This eliminates secondary adhesive coatings when producing pressure-sensitive adhesive films. The SBCs reportedly have ...

Polyurethane-based pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have been developed to meet demand for safe, low-trauma medical devices formulated for sensitive-skin individuals. Suitable applications for the ...

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes has introduced a range of new solar panel bonding products. The durable, UV-resistant pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) are targeted at solar panel manufacturers and ...

Adhesives are typically grouped into five distinct categories — wet, contact, reactive, hot-melt, and pressure-sensitive. Cyanoacrylate adhesives, also referred to as 'superglues,' are ...

Medical grade adhesives can develop wrinkles during production, causing them to be scrapped. Vision Optronix developed a customized vision system using Teledyne Dalsa line-scan cameras to detect ...