The conference aimed to widen the area of discussion from a purely rubber or purely plastic based topic to include those additional related bonding application areas. Papers discussing bonding within the polymer industries and from academic researchers will enable the reader to more fully understand the problems and their solutions for the bonding between polymers and a wide range of substrates.

Topics covered at Polymer Bonding 2004 include: latest material advances, new processing technologies, analysis of bonding techniques, progress in application technology, formulation advancement and business and industry issues.

List of papers
SESSION 1: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

A Review of Recent Developments in Bonding of Steel Products for Rubbers and Plastics Reinforcement
Dr Daniel Mauer, N.V. Bekaert S.A. (Bekaert Technology Centre), Belgium

Strength vs Durability of Rubber-Metal Bonds Factor: Effects from Processing and Chemistry
Mr RJ DelVecchio, Technical Consulting Services, USA

Quantum Leap in Polymer Innovation Performance through Advanced Technology Management
Dr Wolfram Keller, P R T M, Germany

SESSION 2: POLYMER BONDING ANALYSIS

Can Test Pieces Predict Component Performance
Dr Marina Fernando, Charles Forge & Jonathan Clarke, TARRC, UK

The Development and Exploitation of Accelerated Durability Tests - The new ASTM D429 Method G immersion Test and Potential Future Developments
Mr Peter Hansen, MERL, UK

Analysis of Adhesion Differences by Nano-Indentation and Cure Kinetics in a Rubber-Glass Composite
Dr Chris Stevens, NGF EUROPE Ltd, UK

SESSION 3: NOVEL BONDING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

Self-Adhesive Silicone Rubber: High Speed Processing in Conventional Injection Moulding
Dr Sascha Buechel, Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Germany
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Bonding Cellulosic Substrates to Polyolefins without Corona treatment or use of a Primer. Special one-component water based adhesive
Mr Stelios Theocharidis, Viscol, Greece

A Shift Toward Two Component Adhesive Packaging that Fits in Standard Caulking Guns
Ms Meghann Horner & Crispin Dean, TAH Europe Inc, UK & Dan Mottram, TAH Industries, USA

Hybrid Nonisocyanate Polyurethane Adhesives
Prof. Oleg Figovsky, EFM -Enviromentally Friendly Materials GmbH, Germany

Bonding Plastics with Cyanoacrylates and UV Curing Adhesives
Mr Bob Goss, Henkel Loctite Adhesives Ltd, UK

SESSION 4: DEVELOPMENTS IN BONDING TECHNOLOGY

Reactive Fluid Bonding Systems
Dr Daniel L Neuman, DuPont Dow Elastomers, USA

Water Based Bonding Agents
Mr Greg Rawlinson & Dr Keith Worthington, Chemical Innovations Limited (CIL), UK

Aramid as Reinforcement in TPEs: A Method for Measuring Adhesion
Ms Annamarie Zuuring, Teijin Twaron BV, The Netherlands
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Non-Hygroscopic Polyamide Bonding TPV
Mr Synco de Vogel, Solvay Engineered Polymers GmbH, Germany
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Hard-Soft Combinations with Silicone Rubber - Innovative Technical Solutions
Dr Joachim Hegge, & Stefan Rist, GE Bayer Silicone GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

One Component Bonding Agents Technology for Anti Vibration Automotive Parts Production
Mr Aissa Benarous, Chemical Innovations Limited (CIL), UK