Specialty Vehicles
Meet Specific Performance Needs
Our specialty vehicle portfolio includes PLIOGRIP™ structural adhesives and silyl modified polymer (SMP) sealants that can offer the following:
- Ability to reduce fastener usage: Our adhesives can bond to varied substrates, including metals, composites, woods and plastics; this allows you to reduce reliance on mechanical fasteners when joining materials together. As a result, you can help minimize weak spot potential that may occur when using mechanical fasteners and lower overall vehicle weight.
- High strength: Our PLIOGRIP™ structural adhesives are formulated with high bond strength to composites and dissimilar materials to help the specialty vehicle components maintain performance as intended. Additionally, their ability to offer uniform, consistent coverage compared to mechanical fasteners can help contribute to high strength.
- Vibration and shock resistance: Our specialty vehicle sealants solutions are designed to offer flexibility and elasticity to absorb and distribute mechanical stress from vibrations and shocks, which can help extend part longevity.
- Ability to expand design options: Because our specialty vehicle adhesives and sealants can bond to a variety of substrates, you can incorporate different interior designs to appeal to consumer style preferences.
- Temperature resistance: Additionally, our specialty vehicle adhesives are engineered to withstand a wide temperature range and fluctuating temperatures to help them meet specific requirements, such as cold-chain durability in refrigerated trucks.
Increase Manufacturing Efficiencies
Our specialty vehicle solutions can help you increase manufacturing efficiencies, offering:
- Primerless capabilities: Our SMP and PU sealants can be applied to many substrates, including metals, rubber and wood, without a primer; this helps reduce production time, potential for rework and associated downtime.
- Fast open and fixture times: Our hot melt adhesives offer a range of open times to help keep production lines moving quickly. Additionally, when using our dual SMP gun, you can achieve fixturing strength in 1 hour compared to 8-12 hours, based on our internal testing; this helps you increase output volume.
- SKU reduction capabilities: Because our specialty vehicle solutions can bond to a variety substrates, you can utilize one technology for different production lines.
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Why Choose Bostik
As the adhesive solutions segment of Arkema, Bostik offers more than quality specialty vehicle adhesives and sealants. We also provide:
- Local manufacturing capabilities: Most of our products and their raw materials are produced directly in the U.S., which helps increase ease of access and reduce lead time.
- Access to a strong distribution network: Our specialty vehicle adhesives and sealants are available for purchase through quality distributors to help increase access and availability ease. View our distributor list here.
- Broad portfolio: In addition to specialty vehicle bonding and sealing products, we offer MRO solutions, such as NEVER-SEEZ® anti-seize and lubricating compounds, to help your equipment operations.
- Extensive technical support: Our Bostik experts will work closely with you, providing in-house testing and on-site support to help increase your efficiency and quickly get you to the right solution for your needs with minimal disruption to your operations.
- On-going development: Additionally, we prioritize staying apprised of key specialty vehicle trends impacting our customers; we use this knowledge to develop products that can address the trends and help achieve goals.
Our specialty vehicle adhesives and sealants are also available through a strong distribution network; consult a Bostik expert to learn more.
In a world of evolving needs, let’s have a discovery call to explore how we can help you!
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