Assembly Planbook - July 2008 - (Page 20)

Assembly in Action Ad - Assembly.ai 5/30/2007 12:01:35 PM UV-Curable Adhesive Critical to Successful New Container isdon International Inc. (Watertown, CT) manufactures containers and bottles for the cosmetics industry. Customers include Chanel, Avon, Mary Kay and Proctor & Gamble. R Recently, the company set about ﬁnding a UV-curable material for use on a line of new polypropylene cosmetics containers. Among other requirements, the company wanted a material that would be easy to dispense and not contaminate the bottles’ contents. The company also wanted a material with a short cure time. Successfully implementing a UV-curable adhesive into a new product means looking at all aspects of the dispensing and curing process. USING TECHNO AUTOMATION GER OYA V SER VB1 IES Stock Lengths Up To 3 Meters Custom Lengths Up To 6 Meters All Steel Profile Rail For High Load Capacity 50mm Wide Steel Reinforced Belt For Heavy Loads VISIT OUR WEBSITE at www.technoautomation.com GANTRY TABLE DOWNLOAD 3D MODELS REQUEST FREE CATALOGS XY or XYZ 12 Series Glue Dispensing Assembly Inspection Pick & Place QUALITY Linear Motion Systems AFFORDABLE Techno Inc. SINCE 1986 1-800-819-3366 www.technoautomation.com Ultimately, Risdon went with a UVcurable formulation from Tangent Industries Inc. (Winsted, CT), a company that specializes in UV-curable adhesives, sealants and coatings used in a number of industries. Among other products, Tangent Industries manufactures glass-to-glass bonders used by the glass furniture industry in Italy; plastic bonders used in disposable medical device packaging; and a number of different pour-in-place gasket products. During the evaluation process, Tangent engineers not only demonstrated their product’s effectiveness with respect to the bottles’ substrate material, they also worked with Risdon’s automated equipment supplier to optimize the material’s dispensing characteristics. The UV light source and photoinitiator system in the sealant formulation were also coordinated to make sure the system met Risdon’s high-speed production targets. At one point, Tangent prepared a number of cured samples, which Risdon then submitted to its customers, so that they could conﬁrm the cured sealant would be inert to any materials placed in the bottles. Shortly afterward, one of Risdon’s customers asked for a design change that required a number of other modiﬁcations throughout the manufacturing process. However, by carefully coordinating the variables involved, Tangent engineers were still able to create an adhesive that helped make for a successful new product launch. For more on UV-curable adhesives, visit www.tangentindinc.com or call 860-738-7449. 20 ASSEMBLY / July 2008 www.assemblymag.com http://www.technoautomation.com http://www.technoautomation.com http://www.tangentindinc.com http://www.assemblymag.com

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Assembly Planbook - July 2008 Contents Editorial Quality in Assembly Station to Station Assembly Lines Assembly in Action Surviving the Roller Coaster The Human Side of Manufacturing Do Your Fasteners Need a Preapplied Thread-Locker? Manufacturing Innovation A Century of Progress Trendsetting Plants Pulse Tools Get Smart Plastics: Design for X Product Reviews Products Advertisers Index Classified Leading Lean

Assembly Planbook - July 2008

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