Instant Adhesives
Instant adhesives (also known as cyanoacrylates or super glue) are fast-acting, strong adhesives suited to a wide range of applications. They form instant bonds to virtually any material, including rubber, wood, metal and engineered plastics. Cyanocrylates are single component and cure at room temperature.
Conro offers a wide choice of instant adhesives from major manufacturers such as Henkel Loctite.
Conro is an authorized distributor for Henkel Loctite.
Key advantages of instant adhesives
- Easy to use: They come in gel or liquid form, with a choice of applicators to suit the project. Most cyanoacrylates are one-part, so there is no need to mix components. They can be integrated in an automated production line or applied manually.
- Versatile: Instant adhesives provide excellent bonding to most substrates. They can be used for industrial purposes or to repair household items. They come in a wide variety of formulations, to fit user requirements.
- Strong: Instant adhesives produce strong bonds. They provide the strength and flexibility to resist shock, vibration and impacts.
- Fast: Curing speed ranges from seconds to a few minutes. Reaching holding strength immediately means parts can move rapidly to the next processing stage.
- Good appearance: Instant adhesives require a minimal amount to form strong bonds. There is little risk of overspill. Super glues leave minimal to no trace between substrates.
- Water resistant: Cyanoacrylates provide a continuous bond line. This prevents infiltration from water and other fluids.
Types of instant adhesives
Different formulations of instant adhesives are made to meet specific performance criteria.
These include:
- High flexibility
- High strength
- High temperature
- High toughness
- Light cure
- Instant bond
- Low odor
- Surface insensitive
Certain types of adhesives are material-specific, to be used on rubber, plastic or metal. Unlike one-part adhesives, two-part cyanoacrylates allow users to mix the adhesive for curing. This brings a higher level of control on the mixture. Two-part cyanoacrylates are ideal for gap filling applications.
