Dow Automotive’s BETAFORCE adhesives enable significant weight reduction, improved acoustic performance of high-performance joints of different materials in lightweight vehicles. Design flexibility, performance goals and sustainability with improved corrosion protection are also ensured.
The latest formulations of BETAFORCE adhesives offer a cycle time of about one minute and are currently used for severe series production runs
Open times can be adjusted to suit the specific needs of each assembly plant, such as, for example, speeding up curing with infrared exposure.
In addition, the initial adhesive properties do not require additional fastening tools.
BETAFORCE is ideal for bonding carbon fiber composites, fiberglass and other materials, offering a variety of lightweight designs, including modular assemblies.
It can be used to join coated materials such as aluminum-aluminum, carbon fiber-aluminum composite panels or SMC-aluminum composites.
Composites are gaining much importance in automotive manufacturing for potential weight savings, however, they remain difficult to join. BETAFORCE adhesives offer a more reliable alternative to traditional mechanical and thermal processes that cannot be used with these modern lightweight materials.
