High-performance adhesives for automotive applications

The technologies available from Henkel, world market leader in adhesives, sealants and surface treatment, can be found in virtually every development stage involving motor vehicles. The company’s products are used to prepare bodies for painting as well as being successfully employed in maintenance and repair. Increasingly, high-performance adhesives are being used in the automotive industry to join disparate parts. Adhesive bonding renders the vehicles lighter, quieter, more durable and safer.

The applications for adhesives in the automobile industry are as many and varied as the adhesive technologies themselves. Adhesive bonding is increasingly replacing conventional joining techniques such as welding, riveting or bolting. This not only increases safety but also simplifies many production operations, thus enhancing cost efficiency. Every stage of production of an automobile, whether for non-load-bearing body components or structural parts, uses adhesives, sealants and surface treatment products in one form or other. They are deployed in the manufacture of body components, engines, gear boxes and mounted parts such as wing mirrors, seats and steering wheels where these require pretreatment, adhesive bonding or coating.