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Huntsman Advanced Materials announces the use of Agomet® adhesives in automotive manufacture
[UKPRwire, Tue Dec 13 2005] Automotive designers and manufacturers can now ensure their designs are visually flawless by using Agomet® Adhesives from Huntsman Advanced Materials. Offering fast reaction and bonding time, Agomet® F300 and Agomet® Hardener Lacquer offer an industry first by eliminating the need for traditional screws and rivets in automotive bonding processes.
Decoma International, a global supplier of exterior vehicle appearance systems, approached Huntsman Advanced Materials when they required a unique bonding system. Karl-Heinz Schneider, project engineer at Decoma comments, “Traditional bonding methods involve the use of screws or rivets to securely bond exterior panels to a car’s A-frame. We approached experts at Huntsman to provide us with an alternative to the traditional methods. By using the Agomet® F300 and Agomet® Hardener Lacquer 2, we have eliminated the need for screws and rivets and with the help from Huntsman we have been able to provide our customers with perfect optical exteriors.”
The successful application of this bonding system can be seen in the Audi A4 Cabrio. Agomet® F300 and Agomet® Hardener Lacquer 2 have been used to bond aluminium bolts and coated aluminium trim to the aluminium frame for the car’s A-column.
Karl-Heinz Hack, from the German sales team at Huntsman Advanced Materials, comments, “As the automotive industry continues to develop there is an increasing demand from designers to work with materials that enhance the overall visual affect. Agomet® adhesives provide a superior bonding solution whilst eliminating the visual imperfections created by traditional bonding methods.”
Agomet® F300 is a fast curing methacrylate adhesive for separate surface applications that can join dissimilar substrates at ambient temperatures. In the automotive A-column bonding application Agomet® Hardener Lacquer 2 can be sprayed onto the aluminum parts hours, or even days, before the required bonding process. Agomet® F300 is then applied to the surface and the parts are fixed together. Thanks to its high curing rate parts bonded with Agomet® F300 can be handled after 2-4 minutes of the bonding process. The result is shock and peel-resistant bonds with high moisture resistance making Agomet® F300 and Agomet® Hardener Lacquer 2 an ideal solution in automotive manufacturing.
Agomet® F300 can be applied to bond a wide variety of materials including steel, aluminum, copper, ABS, polystyrene, rigid PVC, polycarbonate plastics, polyphenylene oxide plastics, molded polyester parts and hard paper.
Huntsman Advanced Materials is a leading global producer of advanced epoxy resins, adhesives, coating systems, electrical insulating materials, printed circuit board technology, tooling materials and structural composites. The business services end-use markets that include the aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, electrical and electronics, recreation, and appliance industries.
For more information about Huntsman’s range of Agomet® adhesives, go to www.huntsman.com/advanced_materials. Alternatively please contact Michelle Lamprecht, global branding and communications manager, T: +44 1223 832121 or E: michelle_lamprecht@huntsman.com
Agomet® is a registered trademark of Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC or an affiliate thereof in one or more, but not all, countries.
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Editor’s note
About Decoma
Decoma International, an operating division of Magna International Inc., is a full service supplier of exterior vehicle appearance systems for the world's automotive industry. Decoma designs, engineers and manufactures automotive exterior components and systems which include fascias (bumpers), front and rear end modules, liftgates and running boards, plastic body panels, exterior trim components, sealing and greenhouse systems and lighting components for cars and light trucks (including sport utility vehicles and mini-vans). Decoma has approximately 16,000 employees in 54 manufacturing, engineering and product development facilities in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, England, Japan, France, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic.
About Huntsman
Huntsman Advanced Materials is a business division of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN). Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and commodity chemicals. Its operating companies manufacture basic products for a variety of global industries including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, textiles, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging. Originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging, and later, rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals, Huntsman today has 11,300 employees, 57 operations in 22 countries and had 2004 revenues of $11.5 billion.
Statements in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current beliefs and expectations. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the company’s operations, markets, products, services, prices and other factors as discussed in the Huntsman companies’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Significant risks and uncertainties may relate to, but are not limited to, financial, economic, competitive, environmental, political, legal, regulatory and technological factors. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the company’s expectations will be realized. The company assumes no obligation to provide revisions to any forward-looking statements should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.
Press office details
For more information or to arrange an interview with a representative from Huntsman Advanced Materials, please contact: Denise Thompson / Kim Bithel / Becky Lamont at Ware Anthony Rust on +44 (0) 1223 566212 / +44 (0) 77147 66106 or by email at denise.thompson@war.uk.com / kim.bithel@war.uk.com / becky.lamont@war.uk.com
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