Adhesive Technologies

As a global leader in automotive adhesives, sealants, thermal materials and functional coatings, Henkel Adhesive Technologies is dedicated to help solve the challenges of OEMs and battery manufacturers to accelerate the transition toward zero-emission mobility. Therefore, Henkel has extended its broad portfolio of solutions for EV battery systems with a first-of-its-kind injectable thermally conductive adhesive. The new adhesive – Loctite TLB 9300 APSi – provides both structural bonding, as well as thermal conductivity in the battery system. The breakthrough product has already been adopted by one of the world’s largest EV battery manufacturers.

Henkel, a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, has officially opened its Technology Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, US. Occupying 70,000 square ft., the center provides a unique and interactive destination for the company’s strategic partners and customers. The facility showcases Henkel’s entire technology portfolio of adhesives, sealants, functional coatings and specialty materials and supports an environment for collaboration with customers from over 800 industry segments to develop innovative solutions.

Adding to its broad portfolio of thermal interface material ‏(TIM) innovations, Henkel today announced the commercial availability of Bergquist Hi Flow THF 5000UT. The phase change film TIM marks a significant milestone in thermal management materials development, allowing for low mechanical pressure to achieve thorough wet out and an ultra-thin bond line at the interface. This is critical for challenging package designs with complex architectures, such as lidless multi-chip devices used in high-performance compute and industrial applications.

As brands seek more sustainable packaging options, new coating technologies for fibre-based packaging are unlocking the full potential of paper. At Interpack 2023, Henkel and UPM Specialty Papers presented two recyclable paper solutions created through a joint development between the two companies that push the performance of barrier papers to an unsurpassed level of grease resistance – offering a heat-sealable alternative to conventional plastic packaging. By combining Henkel coatings with UPM packaging papers, the innovative combined solutions provide fully recyclable alternatives for both food and non-food packaging applications.