Products in Industrial Manufacturing: Acrylics & Acrylates

Acronal® A 107 serves as a tackifying admixture in the production of dispersion-based construction adhesives and expandable joint sealing tapes. It's an aqueous dispersion containing a polyacrylic acid butyl ester with low cohesion. This dispersion is neutralized with ammonia and is manufactured without the use of APEO, or formaldehyde. It exists in liquid form, presenting a white color, and is almost odorless.

Acronal® A 240 is an APEO-free, aqueous adhesive dispersion specifically employed in manufacturing pressure-sensitive adhesives for self-adhesive articles. It comprises an acrylic copolymer dispersion containing carboxyl groups. Its market focus includes adhesives and sealants, industrial printing, and packaging, catering to applications in chemical and industrial manufacturing. This product is in liquid form.

Acronal® V 212 is an aqueous dispersion of an acrylic ester copolymer containing carboxyl groups, produced without the use of APEO. Its physical form is a liquid, aqueous polymer dispersion. This versatile product finds application in the production of adhesives with a pressure-sensitive character, distinguished by excellent adhesive properties, even in cold temperatures, low water sensitivity, and strong adhesion to both rigid and flexible PVC films, polyester films, electrically pretreated polyethylene, and polypropylene films. Remarkably, it achieves robust adhesion even without the use of adhesion promoters.

Acronal® DS 3502 is a polymer dispersion used to manufacture packaging, laminating, and flock-coating adhesives. This aqueous dispersion of an acrylic acid ester copolymer adheres well to various materials, serving as an adhesive or an enhancer for other polymer dispersions to boost adhesion. It finds application in adhesives for packaging, plastic-to-paper or board lamination, fabric lamination, and flock coating.

Acronal® 3612 is a liquid solution in the Acrylics and Acrylates chemical family. Specifically formulated for pressure-sensitive adhesives, it boasts high durability and weather resistance, making it an ideal choice for various industrial applications, including adhesives and sealants in industrial manufacturing processes.

Acronal® A 145 is an aqueous dispersion consisting of an acrylate copolymer containing carboxyl groups. It is specifically employed in producing self-adhesive labels, films, and tapes. Due to its resilience against the impact of plasticizers, it is especially recommended for coating plasticized PVC film. However, given that the influence of plasticizers on pressure-sensitive adhesives varies based on the type and quantity of plasticizers in the film, comprehensive trials, especially storage trials, should be conducted before commencing the production of such articles.

Acronal® 500 L ca.40% in ethylacetate is a liquid product with end uses in pressure-sensitive adhesives. It features high durability and weather resistance, serving as a binder and resin in applications such as building and construction architectural coatings.

Acronal® A 225 stands as a specialized product with a focus on serving as a pressure-sensitive adhesive. It distinguishes itself through key attributes, including remarkable durability and resilience against varying weather conditions. Functioning as both a binder and resin, this product finds its applications across diverse markets, most prominently in adhesives and sealants and the broader industrial sector. Specifically tailored for use in chemical and industrial manufacturing, it excels in industrial adhesives and sealants, particularly those employed in industrial and assembly processes. Categorized as a pressure-sensitive adhesive, Acronal® A 225 adopts a liquid form, ensuring its adaptability and ease of incorporation into various manufacturing contexts.

Acronal® A 245 is a specialized product designed for pressure sensitive adhesive applications, offering distinctive features such as superior durability and resistance to varying weather conditions. Serving dual functions as both a binder and resin, it caters to diverse markets, particularly adhesives and sealants and the broader industrial sector. Acronal® A 245 is tailored for use in chemical and industrial manufacturing. Classified as a pressure sensitive adhesive, Acronal® A 245 adopts a liquid form, enhancing its versatility and facilitating seamless integration into various manufacturing settings.

Acronal® 3591 is designed for specific end uses, primarily as a pressure-sensitive adhesive, showcasing notable features such as high durability and weather resistance. Acronal® 3591 is tailored for industrial applications in chemical and industrial manufacturing, it finds a niche in industrial adhesives and sealants, particularly those used in industrial and assembly processes. Acronal® 3591 takes the form of a liquid, facilitating its seamless integration into different manufacturing environments, especially those requiring pressure-sensitive adhesives.

Acronal® V 115, geared for pressure-sensitive adhesive applications, highlights key features of high durability and weather resistance. Positioned in the adhesives and sealants market and the broader industrial sector, this product excels as a binder and resin, adding value to applications in industrial adhesives and sealants as well as industrial manufacturing. Available in liquid form, Acronal® V 115 ensures optimal performance in various industrial adhesive applications, making it a trusted solution in the industrial adhesive landscape.

Acronal® S 201, designed for end-use in latex and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications, features high durability and weather resistance. This product, which functions as a binder and resin, caters to markets like adhesives and sealants and the broader industrial sector. In the realm of industrial adhesives and sealants, particularly in industrial and assembly processes, Acronal® S 201 shines as a pressure-sensitive adhesive with a liquid physical form. This versatile product stands ready to meet the demands of various applications, ensuring optimal performance and adaptability.

Acronal® 3618 is available in liquid form, is a high-performance binder and resin designed for a wide range of applications. Acronal® 3618 is known for its features of high durability, good weather fastness, and weather resistance, it caters to markets including adhesives and sealants, building and construction, industrial, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. This versatile product finds applications in architectural coatings, industrial adhesives and sealants, and tape and label adhesives, specifically in the form of pressure-sensitive adhesive. Its liquid form ensures ease of incorporation into various manufacturing processes.

Crestomer® Advantage 60 Structural Adhesive bonds a wide range of substrates with minimal surface preparation and a lower odor when compared to competitive materials. It is white in color and has a gel time of 60 minutes, with a workable time of 3 hours for bonded parts. This product is based on Scott Bader's innovative urethane acrylate technology and exhibits exceptional impact strength and toughness. Its excellent adhesion and gap-filling capabilities offer great flexibility in design with significant time and cost savings.

Crestomer® Advantage 10 Structural Adhesive bonds a wide range of substrates with minimal surface preparation and a lower odor when compared to competitive materials. It is white in color and has a fast gel time of 10 minutes, with a workable time of 70 minutes for bonded parts. This product is based on Scott Bader's innovative urethane acrylate technology and exhibits exceptional impact strength and toughness. Its excellent adhesion and gap-filling capabilities offer great flexibility in design with significant time and cost savings.

Crestomer® 1152PA Structural Adhesive provides high performance and is designed for demanding applications. It creates tough bonds with greater movement and allows for significant time, cost, and weight savings. This product has reduced styrene emissions, and it greatly improves cosmetics. It can be used to bond many substrates and has certified approvals from Lloyds, DNV, and RINA.

Crestomer® 1186PA Structural Adhesive is a multi-purpose structural adhesive with exceptional adhesion to a wide range of metals, ceramics, and polymeric materials. In addition, it exhibits superior properties for impact resistance and resistance to crack propagation when compared to polyester bonding pastes. This product is pre-accelerated and maintains a high-strength structural bond even when used as a gap filler with non-slumping and low-odor properties. It has been certified by Lloyds.

Crestomer® Advantage 30 Structural Adhesive is a white, high-performance structural adhesive offering the same advantages as Crestomer® 1151A but in a more convenient, pre-packed 380ml co-axial cartridge. It is particularly suitable for marine applications and has Lloyd's approval. The opaque white color of the adhesive blends well aesthetically with cosmetically sensitive applications.

Crestomer® 1196PA Structural Adhesive is a low-density, high-performance structural core adhesive with good gap-filling properties. This product is based on Scott Bader's innovative urethane acrylate technology and is used in sandwich construction where strong, tough, highly impact-resistant structures are required. Compared to other core bonding methods, this product has reduced print through, reduced weight, and outstanding adhesion. It has Lloyds' approval and can be used to bond many substrates. This product has been formulated to bond core materials such as rigid PVC foam and balsa to cured or semi-cured FRP skins. Using Crestomer® 1196PA gives a significantly tougher and more durable structural bond than a polyester resin/glass structure or polyester bonding adhesive. In addition, it provides significant weight savings, reduced styrene emissions, and greatly improved cosmetics with the elimination of core print-through.

Crestomer® 1150PA is a two-part, pre-accelerated, highly thixotropic structural adhesive that is based on unsaturated urethane-acrylate in styrene monomer. It is used in many structural composite applications and has excellent adhesion to FRP laminates, core materials, wood, and some metals. This product can be used for bonding diesel tanks, contour joints in FRP components, building up damaged areas, and bonding "green" FRP.

Omnivad 280 is a radically curable silicone acrylate utilized in a broad array of UV/EB curable coatings and printing inks. Omnivad 280 provides superior substrate wetting and surface slip by reducing the surface coefficient of friction. It enhances durable anti-mar and anti-blocking performance.

PHOTOMER® 5500 is a hyper branched polyester acrylate which exhibits of high functionality (12 – 15) with relatively low viscosity. It provides low shrinkage, good toughness and fast cure speed.

PHOTOMER® 3016-20G is a moderate viscosity, non volatile, acrylic ester derived from a low molecular weight aromatic epoxy resin. The product exhibits very fast cure speed.

PHOTOMER® 4006 (TMPTA) is an aliphatic trifunctional acrylate of low viscosity and excellent crosslinking reactivity. In comparison to other trifunctional acrylates, it is an effective reactive diluent with excellent solvency and viscosity reducing characteristics in UV/EB curable formulations based on epoxy, polyurethane, and polyester oligomers.

MM-304 is a liquid mono-functional methacrylate monomer. It has similar properties as Isobornyl Methacrylate (IBOMA) when polymerized but with lower weight loss on cure. It has a mild, pleasant odor. MM-304 has good resistance to hydrolysis.

Photomer® 5050 is a low-viscosity, multifunctional resin for use in UV/EB curable systems. The low viscosity of this oligomer allows a wide formulating latitude. This resin also exhibits low odor and very high cure-speed.

Photomer® 3016 LT is a non-volatile, 100% bisphenol A type difunctional epoxy acrylate oligomer. The product is designed for use in UV/EB curing applications and exhibits fast cure speed, good solvent resistance and high gloss. It is characterized by its low irritancy and versatility.

PHOTOMER® 5042 is a tri functional chlorinated polyester acrylate diluted in 40% Photomer® 4006. It has been designed to provide adhesion to substrates like metals, wood and plastics such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP).

PHOTOMER® 3016-40R is a moderate viscosity, non volatile, acrylic ester derived from a low molecular weight aromatic epoxy resin. The product exhibits very fast cure speed.

Photomer® 8061 is a novel aliphatic monofunctional acrylate (TPGMEMA) of low skin irritancy, low viscosity, low surface tension and low odor. It exhibits good solvency and viscosity reducing characteristics with typical UV/EB curable oligomers and prepolymers.

Omnivad Mirroflex SB 50 % is a product specifically designed for the Energy Curing coating and ink industry. This product can be used in many applications where high gloss and flexibility are required. Omnivad Mirroflex SB 50% is an outstanding coating modifier for clear and pigmented coatings.

PHOTOMER® 5930 is a tetra functional amine modified polyether acrylate used in UV/EB applications.

Omnivad SB Flakes is an organic filler. For absorbent substrates Omnivad SB Flakes can act as a hold-out additive, preventing low viscosity coatings or inks from soaking into the substrate. This additive will help with enhancing higher gloss, increase color strength and improve cure. This Resin is compatible with radically curable inks, coatings and adhesives.

MM-290 is a liquid mono-functional acrylate monomer. It has similar properties as Isobornyl Acrylate (IBOA) when polymerized but with lower weight loss on cure. It has a mild, pleasant odor. MM-290 has good resistance to hydrolysis.

PHOTOMER® 3319 is a low viscosity di functional aliphatic epoxy acrylate which exhibit of excellent reactivity and chemical resistance.

PHOTOMER® 4812 is a mono functional acrylate monomer, used as flexibilizing agent in coatings and inks. It will also increase water resistance properties due to its hydrocarbon backbone.