Episodios

  • Episode 6: Bonding to Nylon
    Aug 24 2022

    Nylon offers excellent temperature resistance and durability, but can be challenging to bond. Host Andy Gerver and 3M Product Developer Nelson Rotto discuss the nature of nylon bonding, traditional surface treatments, and a new 3M adhesive that makes nylon bonding easier.

    Featured Guest: Nelson Rotto

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    28 m
  • Composites, Part 2: Composite Bonding
    Apr 20 2022

    How do you bond composite materials? In Part 2 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss bonding composites: how different adhesives work with different substrates, bond line read-through, surface preparation and more.

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    20 m
  • Composites, Part 1: About Composite Materials
    Apr 19 2022

    What are composites and why do manufacturers want to use them? In Part 1 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss what composites are, how they’re made and reasons for using them.

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    35 m
  • What is a Converter and how can they Help?
    Sep 24 2021

    We have a special guest for this episode! Brian Witchger from Marian, Inc. comes on the podcast to talk about what converters (like Marian) do, and how they add benefit to the production process. Learn why Brian compares converters to a bakery and much more!

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    32 m
  • What is FEA Modeling?
    Sep 24 2021

    Andy sits down with 3M Application Engineers Quan Yuan and Anthony Cotter to discuss another hot topic in design and assembly: Finite Element Analysis.

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    23 m
  • Why Don't (Most) Tapes & Adhesives Survive Powder Coating?
    Sep 24 2021

    We're back with another season, and this time we're tackling some of today's hottest issues in bonding and assembly! First, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Reese Weber discuss why most adhesives can't survive the powder coating process - and how 3M is changing that narrative.

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    24 m
  • The Science of Adhesion: Chemical Adhesion and Diffusion
    Mar 2 2021

    Let’s go below the surface – we’re taking a deep dive into chemical adhesion and diffusion with 3M Application Engineer Tony Kremer on this episode of 3M™ Simplify Science. Andy and Tony discuss how bonding works at a molecular level, and why it can be the key to sticking to “hard-to-bond” materials like certain plastics.

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    39 m
  • The Science of Adhesion: Mechanical Adhesion
    Mar 2 2021

    How much surface area is your adhesive grabbing onto? Are there ways to increase it? Why does it matter? Join host Andy Gerver and his guest, 3M Application Engineer Nick LaBelle, as they tackle the tough questions about mechanical adhesion on this episode of 3M™ Simplify Science.

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    30 m
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