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Accreditations for Marine Adhesives; How important are Marine Accreditations like Wheelmark?
When it comes to choosing adhesives for the marine industry, there are countless options available. Maritime manufacturers have thousands of adhesive options from a vast array of suppliers. Some see this as a luxury. Others suffer from analysis paralysis.
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As Winter marches on, you might want to keep a close eye on outside temperature. The temperature of both environment and substrate can cause havoc with cure speed when bonding or sealing. For every 8°C drop in temperature, the cure time doubles and likewise for every 8°C increase…
Careers at Forgeway
Since our beginning in 1994 our aim has always been to solve our customers' problems and offer enhancement to their products. With that in mind and due to our continued growth, we are always on the lookout for high calibre talent to join us in various functions within the…
Forgeway the Movie
Check out our whistle-stop tour of how we meet a client challenge, from continuous development to high-quality on-site manufacturing, via vigorous testing and the highest level of quality control. Follow the journey to an intelligent solution.
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Technical Insight 007: UV stability – Protecting your most valuable assets
The effects of ultraviolet radiation on vehicles can be seen daily on our roads. The most obvious example is the fading visible on red vehicles such as Post office vans. Whilst all colours are affected by UV, the effects on red and orange materials are most severe. As all industries…
All aboard the Forgeway Euro Bus
We’re all set to attend Euro Bus Expo 2016 at NEC in Birmingham 1-3 November.
Having decided to exhibit, the big question was how best to unveil our new brand. Of course we could have brought our rebranded products along…
Technical Insight 006: The True Cost of Corrosion
When we ask our customers in commercial vehicle manufacturing what their biggest challenges are, corrosion is always mentioned - corrosion of the chassis, side and body panels, or a breakdown of paint and powder coatings and so forth. It costs the industry billions of pounds…
Formoa 760 – Is there anything it can’t do?
As onsite manufacturers, we like to think we know our products and their applications inside out. However, even we couldn’t have predicted the versatility of one of our most popular products, Formoa 760.
760 was originally…
Technical Insight 005: The significance of jaw separation speeds when testing adhesives using a Tensometer
In ensuring all our products are perfectly suited to their end use there are a number of factors we consider.
It’s important to take into account the mechanical properties of an adhesive, as well as establishing the forces…
Technical insight 004: Temperature Resistance of Adhesives
Elevated temperatures have long been recognised as the number one enemy of organic adhesives, degrading their efficiency in a number of ways. There are two main reactions that cause a breakdown of bond strength at elevated temperature – thermal oxidation and pyrolysis.
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