Conference reveals all on rubber bonding

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Oct 17, 2005

The 5th International Conference on Rubber Bonding will be held at the Holiday Inn, City Centre, Dusseldorf, Germany, on 21st and 22nd February 2006.

The 5th International Conference on Rubber Bonding will be held at the Holiday Inn, City Centre, Dusseldorf, Germany, on 21st and 22nd February 2006.

The conference starts with a session on rubber to metal bonding with an overview by R Del Vecchio on comparisons between eight different types of rubber.

Automotive applications of rubber bonding are a key feature of the conference.

Henkel and Polycil are giving papers on bonding of antivibration systems.

Boss Rubber Technologies has been working on PSAs for applications such as bonding TPE weatherstrip.

Chris Stevens of NGF has worked on improving rubber to glass cord bonding for automotive applications such as timing belts and EPDM weatherstrip sealing profiles.

Rhodia Silicones will be discussing automotive adhesives.

There is a keynote address on tyre cord bonding from the world expert, Dr William van Ooij.

Rubber bonding must withstand increasingly aggressive and corrosive environments, particularly in automotive and oilfield applications.

Thad Plasczynski is talking about the latest Rohm and Haas adhesives for metal bonding in the most severe environments and there is a case study by Marek Gnatowski on a natural rubber-steel pipeline liner bonding failure.

Phoenix Rubber has been working on oilfield hoses and the issues of bonding rubber to plastic liners made of PA11 and PVDF.

Advanced Elastomer Systems will present information on new thermoplastic vulcanisates with good adhesion to engineering thermoplastics.

There are some unusual sources of inspiration in rubber bonding with Ewen Kellar describing a method of moulding a tacky profile onto elastomers, based on studies of the adhesives used by geckos to climb shear surfaces.

Environmentally friendly rubber bonding is the aim of many manufacturers.

Tack-Service and Lord Corporation have both made advances in this field.

Rubber Bonding 2006 offers delegates the chance to advance their skills and network with the experts.