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Fast Dispersion Reactive Tougheners ~ FREE

FREE WEBINAR

Friday, November 1, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

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* Registration open until 11/1/24 at 12:30 PM (EST)

Event Details

This is a Free to Attend webinar for everyone.

There are several classes of tougheners for structural adhesives. The reactive toughener is such a class that has found widespread acceptance in structural adhesive applications such as the aerospace, automotive, and marine markets. These industries have learned and applied the benefits of cost, time, weight, performance, and aesthetic improvements. One of the remaining challenges and drawbacks for reactive tougheners however is viscosity which can affect dispersive time. Recent developments have yielded low viscosity epoxy and acrylic functionalized tougheners without the necessity of diluents or VOCs. A description of these reactive siloxane based tougheners and the effect on enhancing mechanical properties will be discussed during this webinar.   

Learning Objective:

  1. Typical structural adhesives markets
  2. Applications and advantages of structural adhesives
  3. Standard reactive tougheners for structural adhesives
  4. New technologies designed to enhance toughening properties and create ease of handling

Agenda

  1. Advantages of structural adhesives
  2. Types of structural adhesives and markets
  3. Selection of appropriate adhesive
  4. Modifier and toughener systems
  5. New toughener technologies and benefits of use

Who Should Attend:

This is an ideal webinar for professionals in technical, sales, marketing and business development roles serving in the  transportation and building and construction markets. Technology managers, R&D scientists, chemists, technical service, and process engineering folks will gain from attending this webinar.

SPEAKER

Steve Crain
Ele Corporation

Steve Crain have over 40 years in the chemical industry starting with R&D and Technical Service at the Dow Chemical company, plus almost 4 years in a business development role with Bakelite Synthetics. He is the Director of Business Development for CASE and PU additives at Ele’ Corporation for over two years. Steve has extensive knowledge and experience in the development of formulations, manufacturing, customer support, and leading technical teams in product areas including latex, thermoplastic elastomers, and PIR rigid foam – film and sheet to wall and roof insulation products. HIs most recent endeavors have helped customers in value added additives for PUR, PIR, OCF, HP SPF, LP SPF rigid foam, sealants, cast elastomer, and adhesives.