Work Truck and Trailer Enabling tougher, more aesthetically pleasing vehicles with lower manufacturing costs. Read More
Vehicle Interiors of the Future In this segment of On the Road with Henkel, we take a closer look at how adhesives will enable these vehicle interiors of the future. Read More
High-Reliability Meets Pb-free and Halogen-Free Working with a consortium of partners, Henkel has developed a new high reliability alloy called 90iSC, which has a melting point equivalent to standard SAC alloys and is capable of operating at high temperatures. Read More
Lightweighting Through Henkel’s Composite Solutions In collaboration with KraussMaffei and different partners, Henkel developed a composite matrix resin for the Surface-RTM process to manufacture a carbon fiber reinforced roof panel for the Roding Roadster R1. Read More
The Importance of Thermal Expansion in Vehicle Development Temperature is an important consideration throughout the entire vehicle development process. The most prominent example is inside the car where driver and passenger comfort are taken into account. The issue with thermal expansion is that when one substrate grows faster than another during heating, potential issues can arise including distortion and joint stress. Read More
Sealing in Quality with Vacuum Impregnation The reliability and safety needs of today’s automotive industry requires all parts to be fully sealed against fluids, gases and other external influences. These gaps can be catastrophic because corrosive fluids and moisture can intrude and spread throughout electronic parts and components, causing them to fail. Read More
Material and Design Enhancements are Driving Electric Vehicle Innovation Advancements in electrification and lithium-ion batteries are driving serious growth in the all-electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) space. Read More