The Facts:
Krayden partnered with Dow and a leading manufacturer of hosing, tubing, ducting and electronic components to develop multiple bonding solutions for a large Transit customer in a major metropolitan area. What was unique was the fact that we collectively found one material, Dow EA-7100, to solve three solutions, saving time and money.
| What is the application? | Bonding fiberglass reinforced (PPS/FGL) composite. It is a composite of woven fiberglass fabric and PPS plastic with 3 areas to bond.
1. PPS fiberglass to itself |
| What issues was the end user having? | This was a new, never seen before application |
| What material was used to solve the issue? | DOWSIL EA – 7100 |
| Why was the material chosen for the application? | Recommendation from Dow due to its instant green strength and ability to adhere to all of the different substrates |
| Why did this material work better than other materials? | We were able to use one material for all three applications |
| Did the material improve the process? |
Yes, we were able to reduce sku’s and use one material vs three |
| Savings to end user in cost of material or process improvement? Time, $ or both? | Significant time savings |
| What industry/market was this material used in? | This will be used in the Rail industry. |
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