Adhesives Bundle

Manufacturers increasingly rely on adhesives to assemble a variety of products, such as cars, computers, furniture, and toys. An adhesive is a substance used to join two or more materials. Adhesive bonding is the process of placing an adhesive between two surfaces, or substrates, and allowing it to harden, or cure. Structural adhesives are most commonly used in adhesive bonding, since they can easily withstand heavy loads. Epoxies, anaerobics, acrylics, silicones, urethanes, and cyanoacrylates are commonly used structural adhesives.

These courses explain the fundamental concepts of adhesive bonding as they apply to product assembly. The course content first addresses adhesive properties, basic concepts of the adhesive bonding process, and types of adhesives. Intermediate-level courses explain surface preparation methods as well as basic steps for applying an adhesive to a surface.

Intro to Adhesive Bonding
This course describes adhesive bonding, adhesive classification, and the various factors that lead to a successful adhesive bond.

Basics of the Bonding Process
This course describes the basics of the adhesive bonding process, as well as the various solidification methods of adhesives.

Intro to Adhesive Properties
This course describes the mechanical and nonmechanical properties of adhesives and addresses how they impact adhesive bonding.

Types of Adhesives
This course describes the characteristics, pros and cons, and applications of types of synthetic adhesives.

Surface Preparation
This course discusses surface factors that affect adhesion, the nature of the different types of surfaces used in adhesive bonding, and the methods of selecting and preparing a surface for adhesive bonding.

Steps for Adhesive Application
This course discusses each step involved in the adhesive application process, as well as basic dispensing methods and methods of testing the effectiveness of the application process on the assembly line.

Courses listed above are available only as part of a ToolingU bundle.  Custom bundles of any five or more ToolingU courses are available upon request as a Corporate Learning Solution.