Epoxy Adhesives for Automotive Assembly Operations 800209
This paper describes several new epoxy adhesives and bonding processes specifically developed for high volume, low cost automotive assembly operations. The applications include halogen-quartz headlamps; assembly of a variety of under-the-hood electrical and electronic components; a one component epoxy body solder used since 1971 to replace lead in the exposed body joints of taxicabs and other vehicles; and low temperature curing, flexible epoxy adhesives used to increase the strength of steel body joints of school buses and other “rivet bonded” structures.