Industrial Adhesives
Bonding
Bonding is a popular method of joining different materials together by means of a suitable adhesive or adhesion. It is an integral part of many fields, from crafts to construction and manufacturing. Adhesives vary in type and application, allowing different materials and projects to be bonded together. It is important to match the adhesive to the task, surface preparation and cure time. Gluing is used for repairs, construction and art, but caution is required due to potential health and safety hazards.
Metal bonding
Metal Bonding began with the joining of structural components in the aerospace industry, where bonding technology offered the best stiffness to weight ratio.
Today, bonding is used to join many commercial structures such as buses, fire engines, trailers and isothermal vehicles (including refrigerated trucks, of course) and many others.
In our practice we bond among others
- mild steel,
- galvanised steel,
- powder coated steel,
- aluminium, including anodised,
- steel and aluminium before powder coating,
- copper and its alloys (bronze, brass),
- and less commonly used metals such as magnesium, titanium, etc.
- and many other metals and their alloys.
Examples of metal bonding
| galvanised sheets | Monolith PU 900-1; EP 2510-1, EP 2579-1 |
| oily sheets | 371-1 |
| steel structures | EP 2579-1 |
| thin steel structures | Monoflex MS 611-1 |
| cast iron | Super Metal P3; EP 2510-1; EP 2579-1; 348-1 |
| stainless steel | 330-1; 331-1; 147-1; Monoflex MS 611-1; EP 2579-1, SE 131-1 SE 132-1 |
burglar proof door | Monolith PU 715-1 lub PU 900-1 |
| nameplates, rating plates | 180-2 |
| magnets and ferrites | 136-1, 342-1 |
| metals with plastics (thermoplastics) | Monolith 342-1, 330-1 |
| steel – concrete | EP 2579-1 |
| repair of cracked cast iron housings | żywica kompozytowa Super Metal P3; EP 2510-1 |
| signs and billboards | 342-1; EP 2510-1 |
| sheet metal cladding | Monoflex MS 611-1, Monolith SE 131-1; SE 132-1; 180-2 |
| machine tool guides | EP 2579-1; 347-1 |
| metal staircase | EP 2579-1; EP 2510-1 |
| structures intended for powder coating | EP 2579-1, EP 2510-1 |
| sealing of structural joints | Monoflex MS 611, Monoseal B 470 |
Assembly Adhesives
assembly (bonding) of bearings, bushings, gears | Monolith seria MH 9.. |
| securing threaded connections against self-tightening | Monolith seria MH 5.. |
| pipe thread sealing | Monolith MH 759-3***, |
| sealing of hydraulic and pneumatic threads | Monolith MH 745-3 |
| gear sealing | Monolith seria MH 1.. |
| sealing of sheet metal covers and oil pans | Monoflex CS 4169-1, Monoflex CS 4170-1, Monoseal B 470 |
| transformer sealing | Monoflex CS 4169-1 |
| sealing of microcracks in welds | Monolith MH 191-3 |
| assembly bonding in the manufacture of vehicle components | Monolith PU 900-1; MS 611-1; 181-1 |
Examples of non-ferrous metal bonding
| non-ferrous metals | EP 2510-1, EP 2579-1; 180-2 |
| aluminium | Monolith 342-1, 371-1; 180-2; EP 2510-1; EP 2579-1, Monoflex MS 611-1 |
| aluminium joinery | EP 2579-1, Monoflex MS 611-1*** |
| copper, bronze, brass | Monolith PU 900-1; EP 2579-1; |
ATTENTION: The above information should only be considered as a general guide and is by no means a direct recommendation. Technical and technological considerations must be taken into account in each case.
Items marked with * – use the appropriate primer.
Items marked ** – contact your Proxima Adhesives consultant.
Items marked *** – means + Other adhesives in this group.
Adhesives for plastics
When we talk about bonding plastics, we are not talking about gluing paper or leather to plastic. We specialise in the structural bonding of plastics and the structures built from them.
We do structural bonding of
- Polycarbonate (PC), e.g. displays – illuminated advertising, aircraft structures, building structures, machine parts,
- Organic glass (PMMA, Plexiglas™), e.g. machine parts and medical devices,
- Polystyrene (PS),
- ABS,
- PVC (rigid and flexible)
- Rubber,
- Polyester, epoxy, phenolic laminates, etc,
Polystyrene and PU rigid foam, usually with other matrices, often to make sandwich panels, - Ferrites,
as well as
- Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), PTFE, POM, Polyamides (PA) and other difficult to bond plastics.
Examples of plastics bonding
| ABS | 342-1, 349-1, 330-1, Monolith CE 40-3, Monolith CE 60-3, |
| ebonite | 331-1, 330-1, 342-1, EP 2579-1, EP 2510-1 |
| PMMA (plexiglass) | 342-1; 368-1, 181-1; Monolith CA 20-3 |
| polycarbonate PC | 349-1, 342-1 |
| laminates | 342-1; 147-1 |
| laminate yachts (hull with deck) | 345-1, 325-1, |
| laminates with metals | 342-1, 331-1 |
| bonding plexiglass windows and portholes in yachts | 342-1*** |
| PA polyamides (not all grades) | Monolith SE 105-1; 331-1 |
| PVC (rigid) | 342-1*** |
| PVC film | Monolith PVC; VP 7062-1, Monolith CE 40-3*** |
| build with SMC | EP 2510-1, EP 2579-1, 342-1*** |
| polyethylene PE, polypropylene PP, polyoxymethylene POM | PEPP; it is advisable to contact our technical expert. |
| polystyrene PS | Monolith CE 40-3, Monolith CE 05-3, 349-1 |
| polyurethane | PU 715-1 |
| polyurethane foams | VD 6612-1 |
| teflon | contacting our technical advisor is recommended |
| PVC conveyor belts | Monolith PVC |
ATTENTION: The above information should only be considered as a general guide and is by no means a direct recommendation. Technical and technological considerations must be taken into account in each case.
Items marked with * – use the appropriate primer.
Items marked ** – contact your Proxima Adhesives consultant.
Items marked *** – means + Other adhesives in this group.
Flexible bonding
This is a modern approach to bonding with flexible products that are excellent at transferring structural loads, especially impact and vibration.
This is how our customers bond, for example
- bus bodies,
- isothermal and refrigerated body components,
- commercial vehicle bodies,
- industrial building components,
- aerospace structural parts,
- facades,
as well as
- electric and steam irons,
- electric and gas cooker parts,
- kitchen robots,
- electronic components.
Sealants
Flexible sealing of joints and seams in the manufacture of
- wagons
- containers
- trailers
- cars
and in the manufacture and assembly of
- air conditioning and ventilation systems of sheet metal and body panels (very good adhesion to painted, raw and primed surfaces),
- spray sealing of welds,
- sealing of seams and joints in metal, sheet metal and plastics processing.
Other examples of bonding
Bonding rubber
| rubber conveyor belts | PKT |
| rubber – metal | PKT; EP 2510-1 and other adhesives |
| rubber – plastic | Monolith CE 40-3; CX 50-3 |
| rubber – wood | PKT; Monolith CE 60-3; CE 90-3 |
| rubber – rubber | Monolith CX 07-3, CE10-3; CE 15-3; PKT |
| bonding O-rings | Monolith CE 10-3, Monolith CX 07-3 |
| flexible linings in tanks | Monolith SE 131-1/132-1; EP 2510-1, PKT |
Wood gluing
| wood | Monolith PU 715-1***, EP 2579-2, Monoflex MS 611-1, Monolith SE 105-1, Monolith PU 404-1*** |
| wood – metal | Monolith PU 715-1, EP 2579-1, Monolith SE 131-1/132-1; Monolith PU 404-1; Monolith CE 60-3, Monolith CE 90-3, Monolith CM 70-3, Monoflex MS 611-1***, |
Bonding of other materials
| conveyor belts of materials other than rubber | PVC |
| Styrofoam | Monolith PU 715-1***, Monolith PU 404-1***; VS 889-1 |
sandwich panels | Monolith PU 715-1 |
| mineral wool with metal or wooden panels | Monolith PU 404***, PU 715-1** |
| ceramics | Monolith CE 40-3***, EP 2579-1; EP 2510-1 |
| alumina (e.g. grinding wheels) | EP 2579-1, PU 900-2 |
| minerals | EP 2579-1; EP 2501-1 |
| marble | EP 2579-1; EP 2579 + Monolith PU special** |
| steel – concrete | EP 2579-1, EP 2510-1, PU 715-1 |
ATTENTION: The above information should only be considered as a general guide and is by no means a direct recommendation. Technical and technological considerations must be taken into account in each case.
Items marked with * – use the appropriate primer.
Items marked ** – contact your Proxima Adhesives consultant.
Items marked *** – means + Other adhesives in this group.
