Issue #9 - The Advantages of Structural Bonding
12/10/2015
November 19, 2015
Structural Bonding
Replacing Traditional Forms of Fasteners
Steve Schneider - Engineering Sales Representative, Ellsworth Adhesives
Industries around the world are catching on to the improvements offered by modern structural-grade adhesives. Consider the aerospace industry, which for generations relied on mechanical fasteners to keep together the machines that kept us in the air. Rivets became such a recognizable part of airplane manufacture that an entire war effort was characterized by Rosie the Riveter. The aerospace industry has long since moved away from riveted airplane wings, and it continues to eliminate mechanical fasteners and welding whenever possible.
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