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| Titre : |
Creative assembly : Some of the innovative, possibly revolutionary, achievementss in the electronics' adhesives sector |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Année de publication : |
2004 |
| Article en page(s) : |
p. 10-11 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
668.3 Adhésifs et produits semblables |
| Résumé : |
If the image of Charlie Chaplin in 'Modern Times' bolting together a huge wheel sums up an era dominated by screws, rivets and welding, the century that is now beginning is best encapsulated by the stylish, creative assemblies made possible through bonding.
From helicopter blades to the bodywork of modern trains, from miniaturised mobile phones to the immense spans of composite arches, adhesives and adhesive tapes are being used for an ever greater range of applications, while providing ever more enhanced preformance.
For it is thanks to these new components, resins and tapes that aircraft wings possess such incredible strenght, that engines no longer lose oil, and that drones and launch vehicles for space applications have such lightweight structures.
In fact, rather than simply changing assembly techniques, these new materials have altered our entire technological approach.
We are seeing shapes and objects that were previously impossible. Models and prototypes that could not be built because of the limitations of mechanical assembly are now commonplace.
Where once it was a question of thinking about weight and the rigidity of shapes imposed by the methods of mechanical assembly, now it's a matter of lightness and of lines determined solely by aesthetic considerations. Once complex and costly processes have given way to lighter loads and simpler procedures, very often bringing major competitive advantage. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Transformation ...
- ... And revolution |
| Permalink : |
https://e-campus.itech.fr/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=28530 |
in EUROPEAN ADHESIVES & SEALANTS (EAS) > Vol. 21, N° 2 (06/2004) . - p. 10-11
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