Adhesion Technology

POSITION OF ADHESIVE BONDING IN THE FIELD OF JOINING TECHNIQUESHISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OD ADHESIVE BONDINGADHESIONClassical TheoriesChemical Reactions in Boundary LayersBehavior of Adhesion in Material CompoundsNew Aspects in the Field of AdhesionConclusionsCHEMISTRY AND PROPERTIES OF ADHESIVESPressure Sensitive AdhesivesContact AdhesivesHot MeltsPhenolic AdhesivesEpoxy AdhesivesPolyurethane AdhesivesAcrylate AdhesivesSilicone AdhesivesFillers and AdditivesAdhesion Promoters and PrimersDESIGN, PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF ADHESIVE OINTSDesign of Adhesive Joints under the Aspect of Viscoelastic/ Plastic Behavior of AdhesivesSurface PreparationApplication Systems for AdhesivesMechanical Properties of Adhesive JointsDurability of Adhesive JointsQuality ControlTEST METHODS FOR ADHESIVE JOINTSStrength TestsCrash TestsAgeing TestsFracture AnalysisNon Destructive Test MethodsAPPLICATION OF ADHESIVE BONDING TECHNOLOGYAircraft IndustryAutomotive IndustryRailway IndustryBuilding IndustryWood ConstructionsPaper- and Packing IndustryElectronic IndustryOptical InstrumentsMechanical EngineeringTextile IndustryRoad BuildingSurface DesignMedicine and Medical InstrumentsAdhesive Bonded Joints in the NatureArts, Archeology, JewelryAdhesive Bonds on DemandFUTURE TRENDSEconomical AspectsTechnical AspectsR&D Activities

Walter Brockmann studied mechanical engineering in Hanover, gaining his doctorate in 1969. After many years at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Materials Research in Bremen since 1990 he has been heading a workgroup for materials and surface technology as professor for materials science at the TU Kaiserslautern. In 1997 and 1998 he was an honorary professor at Northeastern University Shenyang, China, where he also became Research Fellow Professor at the Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin. In 1999 he received the order of merit from the DECHEMA. Professor Brockmann has six books and 266 scientific publications to his name, and is a founding member of the expert group for adhesive technology at DECHEMA and the EURADH conferences.Paul Ludwig Geiß studied mechanical engineering at the TU Kaiserslautern, where he earned his doctorate in 1998 under Professor Brockmann. After a spell in industry, in 2003 he accepted the post of junior professor in joining technology at the TU Kaiserslautern, taking over the workgroup for materials and surface technology from 2004 onwards. Dr. Geiß is head of the norm committee "Testing of construction adhesives, adhesive joining and sandwiching" at the DIN and a member of the scientific advisory board to the international meeting "Swiss Bonding".Jürgen Klingen studied chemistry at Duisburg University, majoring in instrumental chemical analysis. He gained his doctorate in polymer interlacing under Professor Robert Gillard at the University of Wales. He has been working at 3M Deutschland GmbH in Neuss for 20 years, since 1996 as head of the R&D department for adhesives, new materials and polymer processes. Dr. Klingen is the owner of several patents in the field of adhesives chemistry.Bernhard Schröder earned his doctorate following his chemistry degree in Münster in 1978. After many years working in industry, he switched to the Scientific and Medical Institute of Tübingen University in 1986,