Successful, strong and reliable bonding and coating processes start with understanding your surface. Whether it’s adhesives, inks, sealants, paints, coatings, tapes… or barnacles, the effectiveness of adhesion is influenced by properties of the surface like cleanliness, roughness, and surface energy. Here, Alison Fox, Dyne Sales Manager at Intertronics, outlines how you can find the right approach for optimising your adhesion.

Dyne Testing presents the Sigma 702 Force Tensiometer from Biolin Scientific, a standalone instrument for precise surface tension and interfacial tension measurement. The Sigma 702 Force Tensiometer features a precision balance, motorised sample stage and an intuitive user interface, meaning minimal training is required for operation.

To help manufacturers address the rising demand for bonding low surface energy (LSE) materials, such as polypropylene and polyethylene, adhesive specialist Intertronics presents SCIGRIP SG400LSE Methyl Methacrylate Adhesive (MMA).

To illustrate how equipment such as the CleanoSpector conducts contaminant and cleanliness inspection within the production process, Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, has released a new whitepaper, ‘Detection of Organic Contamination on Surfaces by Fluorescence Measurement’.

Intertronics has supplied Apacor with preeflow eco-PEN300, a precision volumetric dispensing system that provides accuracy and repeatability.

There are many factors that make specifying an adhesive complex, one of which is rheology — the material’s flow behaviour. Here Matthew Baseley, Technical Sales Executive at adhesives specialist Intertronics, gives an overview of what manufacturers and design engineers need to know about the rheology of adhesives.

Intertronics has named Teresa Arnaud and Ben Swanson Joint Managing Directors, while Founder and former Managing Director Peter Swanson will stay on as Executive Chair.

Peter Swanson, Managing Director of adhesives specialist Intertronics, reflects on eight innovations from the last five years.

Adhesives and sealants company Intertronics has supplied Process Instruments (Pi), a manufacturer of water analyser instruments, with the high-performance flexible epoxy IRS 2125. 

Intertronics, has completed the purchase of Dyne Testing Ltd, a UK manufacturer and supplier of surface measurement technology.

Potting and encapsulation are commonly used to protect LED assemblies from shock, vibration, the environment, and for thermal management.

To help manufacturers find the right material for their application, Intertronics has launched a structural adhesive selector guide.

Intertronics has launched an online shop to make it more convenient for manufacturing and design engineers to order adhesives, equipment, and consumables. 

To enable electronics and medical device manufacturers to dispense small volumes of liquid with high precision and accuracy, the most precise volumetric dispensing technology currently available is now offered by adhesives and dispensing equipment specialist Intertronics.

Air voids can pose challenges in electronic assemblies, potentially compromising thermal conductivity, electrical insulation, and structural integrity.

Potting and encapsulation are common methods used to protect electronic and LED assemblies from shock, vibration, and the environment.

When specifying an adhesive, the primary consideration is functionality – will it act as an adhesive for the lifetime of the assembly? But it’s also important to consider how the material will work in production – its processability.

Intertronics has introduced SCIGRIP SG800 to its range of materials. SCIGRIP SG800 high temperature MMA Methyl Methacrylate adhesive is a two-component structural adhesive for bonding metals, as well as composites and plastics.

Adhesives supplier Intertronics has partnered with Scigrip to distribute its methyl methacrylate structural adhesives (MMAs) in the UK.

Intertronics is now offering seminars for customers under the adhere academy brand to expand the UK market knowledge.