How Are Industrial Adhesives Categorized?

Industrial adhesives are tricky to manage and master. You need to understand these adhesives well and get to know their various properties. In addition to this, they are divided into and available in many categories. Once you get the hang of it, however, nothing is impossible. All you need to know is where a particular adhesive is used, it will help to determine and distinguish from the wide variety available. This, in turn, will help to come up with tailor made solutions to complex challenges.

At Pidilite Industrial Products we see that we manufacture products that suit customers from various industries. But in order to get there, you need to start with the basics. So let’s start with classifying industrial adhesives.

Classifying Industrial Adhesives

Industrial products are essential for manufacturing products. Industrial adhesives help to facilitate the joining of one material to the other. It is important to know the type of adhesive you are using for the capacity to join one material to the other. This, in turn, ensures the entire process is conducted in a successful manner.

Industrial Sealants: You can classify industrial adhesives depending upon organic and inorganic chemical components. For instance, industrial sealants are renowned for their ability to fill the gaps in between surfaces. This prevents infiltration and leakage.

Acrylic Adhesives: You can even categorize adhesives based on adhesion properties and chemical compositions. Acrylic or acrylate adhesives come with impeccable resistance to conditions of the environment. These kinds of adhesives set faster on the surface or wherever it is applied and so are placed higher than any other bonding systems.

Cyanoacrylate: Adhesives are further categorized based on chemical compositions. Cyanoacrylates fit into this category. They are also known as super glues since they create an instant connection with any type of mating surface. Other adhesives of this classification include epoxy adhesives or compounds that create a bond with other compounds.

There are other types that comprise of rubber adhesives, formaldehyde and melamine resins, polyurethane, phenolic, and silicone.

Adhesives that come with Adhesion Properties

Adhesion basically means the ability of one component to stick securely and evenly onto another material. These adhesives come with the following categories.

• Hot melt adhesives: These adhesives go through the entire heat softening process. Later on, they are hardened through cooling. This adhesive provides great flexibility as you can reposition or remove materials while the assembling process is taking place.
• UV curing adhesives: UV curing adhesives are widely known as radiation curable adhesives. They use ultra violet radiation to carry out the curing process of the adhesives.
• Thermoset adhesives: During the curing process, these adhesives utilize heat or a combination of heat and pressure.
• Pressure adhesives: These adhesives are also known as contact adhesives and work functionally even with a limited amount of pressure, during the bonding process.

We, at Pidilite Industrial Products, are up-to-date with the latest trends in the global market. Combining high quality and eco-friendly ways and means, we develop performance driven industrial adhesives that offer impeccable processing performance for a variety of manufacturing processes.