Abstract: Housing seals and methods seal off a housing interior from a housing exterior. The housing seals and methods comprise an elastic adhesive strip that is arranged between a first housing element and a second housing element, wherein the adhesive strip comprises a first end portion having a first edge face, and a second end portion having a second edge face, wherein the adhesive strip and is arranged between the first housing element and the second housing element in such a way that the first and second edge faces lie substantially in a plane, the adhesive strip is arranged between the first housing element and the second housing element in a closed circulation, and the first edge face of the adhesive strip is in contact with the second edge face of the adhesive strip and forms a sealing gap.

Abstract: A laminate that includes: (i) a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the first layer comprising a block copolymer containing at least one polymer block formed from vinylaromatics and at least one polymer block formed from alkenes; (ii) a metal layer disposed on the first layer; (iii) a blowing agent layer disposed on the metal layer; and (iv) a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the blowing agent layer, the second layer comprising a block copolymer containing at least one polymer block formed from vinylaromatics and at least one polymer block formed from alkenes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reactive adhesive film comprising (a) a polymeric film-forming matrix, (b) at least one reactive monomer or reactive resin, and (c) a reagent selected from an initiator, in particular a radical initiator, or an activator, featuring enhanced heat-and-humidity resistance, and to a reactive 2-component adhesive system in film form for bonding diverse materials, such as, for example, metal, wood, glass and/or plastic material.

Abstract: Layer constructions allow an adhesive tape to be wound to form a spool simply and with relatively uncomplicated apparatus. At least one layered construction comprises: an adhesive tape comprising at least one outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive; a release liner lying on the outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive; and an interliner lying on the side of the adhesive tape opposite the outer layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, at least the side of the interliner facing away from the adhesive tape being adhesively furnished, wherein all layers of the layered construction finish substantially flush with respect to each other. At least one spool comprising a spool core and the at least one layered construction wound crosswise in a plurality of plies on said core, and a method for producing the at least one spool are also disclosed.

Abstract: An adhesive tape that includes: a first adhesive layer defining an upper surface of the tape; a second adhesive layer defining a lower surface of the tape; and a reinforcement layer (or first and second reinforcement layers) and a thermally activated layer between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer. The thermally activated layer is a thermoplastic polymer layer. The thermoplastic layer may be made of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, modified polyolefin, ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, ethylene terpolymer, polyamide copolymer, poly(trans-1,4-isoprene), polyethylene oxide, or a combination thereof. Further, the thermoplastic layer may exhibit a melting point from 60° C. to 150° C. and may have a molecular weight from 1,000 to 1,000,000.

Abstract: Methods may seal or seal a continuous clearance in a substrate and comprise a) producing or providing a bonding element comprising: i) an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive, ii) a carrier layer disposed on the adhesive layer and comprising a first carrier ply, and b) adhering the bonding element by means of the adhesive layer to the substrate, so that the bonding element completely covers the continuous clearance and the continuous clearance is fluid-tightly sealed by the bonding element. The bonding element comprises a pressure opening region which is surrounded at least sectionally by a weakening region formed in the carrier layer, the mean thickness of the carrier layer in the weakening region being lower than the mean thickness of the carrier layer in the pressure opening region.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive tape comprising a backing consisting of a film, to at least one side of which backing an adhesive mass is applied. The film is a film that is monoxially stretched in the longitudinal direction and contains at least 90 wt. %, preferably 95 wt. %, more preferably 99 wt. % of polyester polymers.

Abstract: A cylinder sleeve, comprising a cylinder base sleeve consisting of cylindrical base layers arranged on top of each other, wherein said cylindrical base layers comprise one or more cylindrical polyurethane layers, wherein, independently of each other, at least 50 weight-% of each of said cylindrical polyurethane layers consist of polyurethane, and wherein the outermost cylindrical base layer is a cylindrical polyurethane layer; and one or more cylindrical layers, arranged on top of each other, wherein the innermost cylindrical layer is applied on the lateral surface of the cylinder base sleeve according to (a) and wherein the outermost layer of said one or more cylindrical layers is an adhesive layer for attaching a printing plate thereto, wherein the cylinder base sleeve according to (a) exhibits a carbon dioxide release coefficient RCO2 in the range of from 0 to 9.5 ppmv cm?3 d?1.

Abstract: A structural adhesive bond formed with a pressure-sensitive adhesive that comprises at least two components forming one phase each, from which an interpenetrating network with at least two phases is produced by a cross-linking build-up reaction, the first phase and second phase having at least a softening point temperature of less than 23° C. and greater than 23° C., respectively, the two phases having a morphology of a cross-linked nanoparticle network after the build-up reaction.

Abstract: Adhesive tapes comprise a textile carrier and a pressure-sensitive adhesive, applied on at least one side of the carrier, in the form of a thickened dried polymer dispersion, wherein the unthickened dried polymer dispersion comprises: (a) 30.0 to 98.0 wt % of monomeric acrylates; (b) 0 to 50.0 wt % of ethylenically unsaturated comonomers which are not acrylates; (c) 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of tackifier; and (d) 1.0 to 10.0 wt % of kaolin, wherein a rheological additive is added to the polymer dispersion so that the polymer dispersion has a viscosity before drying of 40 to 100 Pa*s at a shear rate of 10/s and a viscosity of 3000 to 8000 Pa*s at a shear rate of 0.01/s.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a diecut especially for the permanent closing of holes especially in metal sheets or in plastics parts, having a carrier composed of an assembly, more particularly laminate in the specified layer sequence, of optionally at least one first layer, which is formed by a metallic layer having a thickness of 10 to 40 ?m, optionally at least one second layer, which is formed by a woven glass fabric or laid glass fabric having a basis weight of 30 to 200 g/m2, optionally at least one third layer, which is formed by a first pressure-sensitive adhesive having a basis weight of 70 to 200 g/m2, at least one fourth layer, which is formed by a flame-retardant foam having a thickness of at least 0.5 to 2.5 mm, and at least one fifth layer, which is formed by a second, acrylate-based pressure-sensitive adhesive having a basis weight of 300 to 1800 g/m2, preferably 360 to 1500 g/m2 and/or a thickness of 400 to 1800 ?m, preferably 800 to 1500 ?m.

Abstract: Self-adhesive product redetachable by extensive stretching comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising: a) an elastomer component, where i. the elastomer component comprises a hydrogenated polyvinylaromatic-polydiene block copolymer described herein, ii. the polydiene blocks are substantially fully hydrogenated, iii. the hydrogenated polyvinylaromatic-polydiene block copolymer has a construction described herein, and iv. the elastomer component comprises a hydrogenated diblock copolymer having a construction described herein, b) a tackifying resin component, c) optionally a plasticizer, d) optionally further adjuvants, and also at least one ply of a temporary carrier material.

Abstract: An absolute position encoder for a measuring instrument, comprising a digital scale and a reader movable relative to the digital scale. The digital scale is arranged along a travel direction of the reader. The digital scale comprises at least one absolute position track having a sequence of discrete regions sharply separated from each other by separating regions. The reader comprises a first and a second series of detectors configured to sense the discrete regions and separating regions to detect at least one of a first and a second absolute position code. The sequence of discrete regions and the first and second series of detectors are disposed such that none of the detectors of at least one of said first and second series of detectors is aligned with a transition between a discrete region and a separating region at each possible position of the reader relative to the digital scale.

Abstract: Rolls for use in coating plants and processes for preparing said rolls is disclosed. The rolls and processes comprise at least: a) providing a coating plant with a roll having a lateral face intended for contact with a substrate to be coated; b) producing or providing an adhesive tape comprising i) a carrier layer consisting at least partly of ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, and ii) an adhesive layer disposed on the carrier layer and consisting at least partly of a silicone adhesive; and c) adhering the adhesive tape to the lateral face of the roll by means of the adhesive layer to give or provide a prepared roll.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive film which comprises a layer of an adhesive that comprises one or more polymers and at least one peroxide, characterized in that the adhesive comprises at last 50% by weight of thermoplastic polymers that do not have C?C multiple bonds, in that at least one peroxide has the general structural formula R—O—O—R?, wherein R and R? each represent organyl groups or together represent a cyclic organyl group, and in that the peroxide in solution has a 1-minute half-life temperature of less than 200° C. In a preferred embodiment, the thermoplastic polymer is a polyurethane and the peroxide is a dicumyl peroxide.

Abstract: A graft tensioning tool includes an elongate frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axial passage extending therethrough. The distal end is configured to detachably engage a tunnel ring at an entrance to a tunnel in bone, and the frame includes a first suture puller and a second suture puller. Each suture puller detachably engages a length of suture emerging through the attached to suture and/or a soft tissue implant in the bone tunnel. A tensioner on the elongate frame displaces the suture pullers in a proximal direction to apply a controlled tension to the suture lengths and/or implant. A tension gauge measures tension applied to the suture pullers, and a locking tool is configured to engage the suture lock through the axial passage of the frame, allowing a user to fix the suture ends to bone when a target tension is attained.

Abstract: Adhesive tapes suitable for bonding to clearcoat materials and exhibiting a good shear strength and a bond strength compatible with requirements. Methods apply the adhesive tapes onto clearcoat materials. The adhesive tapes comprise a carrier layer and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive, arranged on the outside in the structure of the adhesive tape. The layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises: at least one polymer selected from poly(meth)acrylates and polydiene block copolymers, or at least one blend of at least one poly(meth)acrylate and at least one polydiene block copolymer; and a tackifier resin component comprising at least one terpene phenolic resin, wherein the terpene phenolic resin has a softening temperature as determined by the ring-and-ball method according to ASTM E28, of not more than 140° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which exhibits good adhesive forces, in particular on polar adhesive substrates, and good shear strength, and a significant proportion of which can be produced from bio-based raw materials. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises: at least one copolymer which can be traced to a monomer composition comprising a) 45-75 wt. % of at least one monomer selected from i-amyl acrylate, n-heptyl acrylate, and 2-octyl acrylate, b) 24-50 wt. % of at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate, the alcohol component of which has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and c) 0.5 to 10 wt. % of acrylic acid; and at least one adhesive force-enhancing resin. Also disclosed is an adhesive tape comprising a carrier material and the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition; and the use of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition or the adhesive tape to produce adhesive bonds in electronic, optical and/or precision mechanical devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a curable adhesive comprising, based on the mass of the curable adhesive: a) one or more (meth)acrylate block copolymers of the structure A-B-A in a combined mass fraction of 25% or more, where the A blocks independently of one another stand for a poly(meth)acrylate having a glass transition temperature Tg of 50° C. or more which is preparable by polymerization of an A monomer composition composed of A monomers, where the B block stands for a poly(meth)acrylate having a glass transition temperature Tg of less than 50° C. which is preparable by polymerization of a B monomer composition composed of B monomers, b) one or more polymerizable first epoxide compounds E1 in a combined mass fraction of 5% or more, where the first epoxide compound E1 at 25° C. is a solid or a high-viscosity substance, and c) one or more polymerizable second epoxide compounds E2 in a combined mass fraction of 5% or more, where the second epoxide compound E2 at 25° C.

Abstract: Laminates separated after long-term bonding and methods for separating laminates after long-term bonding is provided. The laminates comprise (a) a first adhesive layer, (b) a separation layer, and (c) a second adhesive layer, wherein the separation layer comprises a laser-sensitive pigment which at the same time is coloring, and so preferably a black coloration is produced, and consists of a cured coating material, preferably an electron beam-cured or UV-cured coating material, which is at least partly removable by laser irradiation. The first adhesive layer and/or the second adhesive layer may be laser beam-translucent or may comprise a reactive or latent-reactive adhesive.