The new DYMAX Encompass technology in a range of light cure adhesives is now available at Intetronics.
Engineers at Intertronics expect this new blending of technologies to be adopted in areas where great accuracy, repeatability and verification are required, such as medical device manufacturing, and electronics production.
Encompass adhesives exhibit colour change (SeeCure) and red fluorescence (Ultra RedTM) coupled with light curing capability.
While in an uncured state, Encompass adhesives formulated with See-Cure technology are blue in colour for easy verification of joint fill and placement. Then as the product cures with sufficient exposure to UV light, its blue colour transitions to colourless and provides obvious visual confirmation that the adhesive is fully cured and the bond site secure.
The further incorporation of Ultra-Red technology within Encompass products causes the product to fluoresce bright red under low-intensity black light (365 nm), contrasting extremely well on plastics that naturally fluoresce blue in colour (like PVC).
This allows manufacturers to incorporate automated or manual quality inspection to verify complete and accurate placement of the adhesive after cure, as well as enabling product validation.
Encompass technology is presently available to suit varying substrates including platinum, stainless steel, PC, PVC, ABS, CAP, PA, Nylon 12, PVC, PET and PEBA.