Adhesives and Sealant Expert: Over 400 formulas developed and improved in the adhesives and sealant fields
Category |
Examples |
Applications |
Hot melt Adhesives |
EVA hot melt glue sticks; high performance with long and short open time EAA Polyethylene |
Kitchen (and bathroom) counters Wood Carpet Book binding Packaging Automotive and cables Solid surfaces |
Pressure sensitive Adhesives(PSA) |
Water base and hot melt Acrylic and SBR Block copolymer (SBC, SBS, SEBS, SEPS, SIS) elastomer and construction |
Paper Packaging Diapers Labels Wood Construction |
Water Base Adhesives |
PVA PVC PVOH SBR Dextrin Starch Casein Polyurethane(PU) |
Labeling Book binding Bags Sacks Cartons Wall coverings Carpet Automotive |
Solvent Base Adhesives |
PVC CPVC Neoprene solvent-based adhesives Polyurethane solvent-based adhesive (PU) |
PVC and CPVC pipes Leather to rubber for shoes Plumbing Construction Concrete All purpose |
Polyurethane (PU) |
Water-based and Solvent-based PU adhesives: one part and two parts for a wide variety of applications |
Shoes Metals Solid surfaces Fabric Foam Electronics Automotive Building and construction |
Epoxy and Cyanoacrylate Adhesives |
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Concrete Transportation Automotive Electronic Solid surfaces |
Sealant |
Block hot melt co-polymer Butyl/Phenolic/EVA sealant Water base gap filling water base sealant |
Insulation Cement Construction Glass sealant |
Achievements in the Adhesives and Sealant Field
Developed an all-purpose high performance glue stick adhesives with long and short open time
Applications: wood, metal, packaging, plastics, polyolefin
Replaced a 3M product resulting in a 12.5% cost reduction and increase in revenueof $3.5 million
Modified company’s patent PSA hot melt adhesive formula
The new modified formula’s outstanding performance open two new production lines
Resulted in a revenue of $7 million
Developed a patentable hot melt formula for the 50 and 75 ohm coaxial cable
Increased the sales by 40%
Saved the division from bankruptcy
US patent application #09/939, 95
Patent revenue of $100 million
Developed new hot melt adhesive formula for the roofing industry bonding EPDM rubber to woven fabric.
Formula shows very strong bond with high peel strength exceeding the inspection peel strength
Revenue of $10 million exceeded expectations
Developed a high performance patentable glass sealant
Functions from -40°F to 160°F
Expect this new sealant to be a top seller from Arizona to Alaska
Resulting revenue of $35 million
Developed patentable water base adhesive to bond PU foam
Application is furniture
Production trials shows outstanding performance which far exceeds competitive performance
Generated revenue of $5 million
Modified three companies’ formulas: PVC, CPVC and PU solvent base
Solved gelling and short life time
Saved the company from bankruptcy
Generated revenue of $15 million
Modified company’s neoprene base adhesive formula
Provides high performance
20% raw material cost reduction
Troubleshooting on a PU production line to define the right processing condition
The new processing condition fixes the product problem
Reduced the scrap level to 0%
Modified a company’s one part PU water base adhesive formula for automotive application
The new formula was 78% cheaper than the company’s original formula
Production trials were very successful and showed a potential for large markets