As the commercial aerospace manufacturing sector begins to recover, it’s worth taking stock of where it was before the pandemic, the challenges it faces now, and how it can meet them. 

Henkel showcases adhesive innovations at China’s Interzum Guangzhou 2021

It’s hard to have a conversation about the aerospace industry now without coming back to its carbon footprint and the imperative to get from its current 2.5% share of global emissions to net zero by 2050.

The lamination of panels with a wide range of substrates including wood, wood-derived materials, metals and plastics, is commonly known as “Flat Lamination”. Ideally suited for this application are polyurethane-based (PUR) adhesives.

Edge banding is a multifaceted application that demands accuracy in terms of e.g. the adhesive application or pressure of the rollers.  In this context, wood humidity, room temperature as well as workpiece temperature play a major role.

Rising labor costs and advances in green production are the main challenges in the sports and fashion manufacturing industries. When you work with Henkel, you can leverage our global network, technical know-how, and innovation capabilities to solve them. With the largest range of adhesives and specific process know-how, we're able to support your manufacturing process, no matter your challenge.

Introduced in the 1990s in footwear industry, Polyurethane Reactive Hotmelt Adhesive, so called PUR or PURHM, to react with moisture in the air and creates strong crosslinks, which enable them to deliver excellent bonding characteristics and durability. In adhesive technologies, PUR hotmelt is the popular solution for bonding applications relating to packaging and woodworking. 

Vietnam’s emergence as a leading manufacturer is a trend that companies in industry can no longer ignore. Competitive labor cost, skilled labor, growing production and logistic infrastructure, together with the political stability are key momentum supporting for factories in Vietnam, not only in textile, footwear industry but also in bag manufacturing.

On top of that, Henkel understands that for a customer wearing a bag, it’s not just a bag – it’s also a statement. In Henkel, we have been cooperating with leading global luxury bag manufacturers to upgrade the manufacturing process with full innovative and tailor-made adhesive solutions.

We offer a diverse technology portfolio including water-based adhesives, toluene-free adhesives, cyanoacrylates & hotmelt to meet drastic changes in fashion trends as well as increasing productivity in bag manufacturers.

Ascent, a 25-story luxury apartment building in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the tallest mass timber building in the world, surpassing Norway’s 85.4m tall Mjøstårnet by a meter.