With Born2Bond™, Bostik brings a new range of innovative engineering adhesives designed for ‘by the dot’ bonding applications in selected industries, such as automotive, electronics, luxury
packaging, medical devices, and MRO.

Today, engineering adhesives are the primary solution for assembling smartphones, medical and electronic devices, electric vehicles and luxury packs. Engineers are facing critical challenges such as smaller and more complex designs, the need for more adaptable and faster-curing processes as well as more demanding environmental and health and safety regulations. Bostik’s new Born2Bond™ products are designed to address these challenges.

Born2Bond™ Instant Adhesives

Instant adhesives currently available in the market are formulated using two major technologies – ECA and MECA – both of which can be improved. For too long users have had to deal with the significant drawbacks of those instant adhesives. Following years of R&D, Bostik has developed a process that has allowed them to unlock the full potential of MECA:

• High Performance:
  • High elongation
  • High impact resistance
  • High-temperature resistance
  • Gap filling
  • Dual cure
• Low odour
  • More comfortable manufacturing environment for the workforce
  • Ideal for environments where vapour control is difficult
  • Uncompromised adhesive performance
• Low bloom, high standards
  • Increased productivity
  • Higher quality end products
  • Reduce finishing cost and product rejection

Born2Bond™ Anaerobic Adhesives

Born2Bond^™ Threadlocking anaerobic adhesives provide single-component, one-stop solutions for all thread-locking requirements, including preventative maintenance. Eliminating the cost and inconvenience of holding extensive inventory, these liquid adhesives fill and seal all voids to achieve a cohesive connection of metal parts that remains fixed even when subjected to extreme vibrations, temperatures or chemical substances.

Engineering Adhesives Market Segments

Engineering Adhesives are present in major market segments for industrial assembly, maintenance & repair:

Automotive

Lightweight and versatile, our high-performance polymers and adhesives keep the mobility industry moving forward.

• Lightweight plastic and composite parts including bumpers, lighting, and interior trim.
• Electronics, panel instruments, audio speakers, infotainment, ADAS, sensors, connecting equipment and devices.
• Powertrain components including engine, gearbox, suspension, and electric motors.
• Batteries, battery management systems, power conversion systems.
• Automotive aftermarket, maintenance & repair.

Electronics

High-performance and reliable, our polymers and adhesives are an essential component of the electronics industry.

• Audio equipment and modules including external and integrated loudspeakers, headsets, hearing aids, and other wearables.
• Handheld and wearable devices including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, AR helmets, e-glasses, desktop computers, and internal components.
• Home appliances including kitchen mixers, blenders, coffee machines, cookers, vacuums, IoT robots, smart devices like cameras, locks, and speakers.
• Automotive electronics systems including infotainment and ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems).

General Assembly

High-performance polymers and bonding solutions for versatility, durability and efficiency in manufacturing.

• Household & commercial appliances including refrigerators, cookers, dishwashers, washers/dryers.
• Small appliances including razors, fans, food processors, and coffee machines.
• General transportation – vehicles and equipment for public transport and road haulage.
• Marine, agricultural and construction transport and machinery including boats, harvesters, tractors.
• Industrial equipment including pumps, compressors, centrifuges.
• Garden & firefighting equipment including pipes, sprinklers, and hoses.
• Sports & leisure equipment.

Luxury Goods

Ideal for premium goods that demand a fine finish, our polymers and adhesives are in a class of their own.

• Perfume & liquor bottles and packaging.
• Jewellery, glasses and watches.
• Chandeliers and luxury furniture items.
• Automotive and other luxury interiors.
• Leather and other aesthetic materials goods including shoes and bags.

Medical Devices

Safe and reliable, our bio-sourced polymers and fast-curing adhesives enable sustainable and precision manufacturing.

• Needles, syringes and catheters.
• Tube sets and masks.
• Personal protection equipment.
• Electronic medical devices e.g. hearing aids.
• Medical equipment e.g. scanners.
• Enclosures.

MRO

Essential solutions for every maintenance, repair and overhaul toolbox for various industrial markets.

• Power generation, including Renewable Energy Sources.
• Food processing.
• Transportation, including Aerospace MRO, Railway, Marine.
• Petrochemical, including Oil & Gas.
• Water utilities.
• General maintenance, repair & overhaul.