3M Simplify Science

Nylon offers excellent temperature resistance and durability, but can be challenging to bond. Host Andy Gerver and 3M Product Developer Nelson Rotto discuss the nature of nylon bonding, traditional surface treatments, and a new 3M adhesive that makes nylon bonding easier.

Featured Guest: Nelson Rotto

How do you bond composite materials? In Part 2 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss bonding composites: how different adhesives work with different substrates, bond line read-through, surface preparation and more.

What are composites and why do manufacturers want to use them? In Part 1 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss what composites are, how they’re made and reasons for using them.

We have a special guest for this episode! Brian Witchger from Marian, Inc. comes on the podcast to talk about what converters (like Marian) do, and how they add benefit to the production process. Learn why Brian compares converters to a bakery and much more!

Andy sits down with 3M Application Engineers Quan Yuan and Anthony Cotter to discuss another hot topic in design and assembly: Finite Element Analysis.

We're back with another season, and this time we're tackling some of today's hottest issues in bonding and assembly! First, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Reese Weber discuss why most adhesives can't survive the powder coating process - and how 3M is changing that narrative.

Let’s go below the surface – we’re taking a deep dive into chemical adhesion and diffusion with 3M Application Engineer Tony Kremer on this episode of 3M™ Simplify Science. Andy and Tony discuss how bonding works at a molecular level, and why it can be the key to sticking to “hard-to-bond” materials like certain plastics.

How much surface area is your adhesive grabbing onto? Are there ways to increase it? Why does it matter? Join host Andy Gerver and his guest, 3M Application Engineer Nick LaBelle, as they tackle the tough questions about mechanical adhesion on this episode of 3M™ Simplify Science.

You know that thing we all did as kids, when we would rub a balloon on our heads and stick it to the wall? Did you ever wonder how and why that actually works? Join Andy as he talks with 3M Senior Application Engineer Reese Weber about the science behind electrostatic adhesion – and why it’s important in the world of bonding and assembly.

Have you ever wondered how tapes and adhesives work to hold two objects together? Or why they stick to some things better than others? Join host Andy Gerver as he sits down with 3M Application Engineer Joey Benson to discuss the topic at the center of that conversation: surface energy.