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Production Compounder Vacancy

Forgeway are a specialist manufacturer of high performance structural adhesives, sealants and coating based in Newton Abbot, and due to the continued growth we are looking to recruit a Production Compounder to join our team.

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With over 20 years’ industry experience we understand that both 1k and 2k adhesive systems have their own respective merits. But have you ever wished that there was an adhesive that had the strength and cure time of a 2k with the flexibility of a 1k?

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A day in the life of... Q&A with Roderick Buckley our Managing Director

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Quality Manager Vacancy

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Production Operative Vacancy

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Knowledge Center

Got a question? See if we've already answered it in our FAQs, we've also provided all of our product sheets for all the information you should need to know on any of our Forgeway products. If you still haven't found the answer to your question, don't hesitate to get in touch!

Do you have an adhesive for bonding to polypropylene/polyethylene?

FORMOA 066 & FORMOA Primer can bond very well to PP and PE. PP and PE are plastics with low surface energy, typically below 38 dyne’s. Dyne’s is the unit of measurement for surface energy. A substrate can be broadly deemed as bondable if it’s surface energy is above 38 dyne’s. The surface energy of PP and PE can be increased by chemical, flame, plasma, crona treatment etc. If a flexible bond is required, FORMOA Primer PP is an excellent chemical primer which improves adhesion and thus overall performance.

What is open time, handling strength and full cure?

Open time is the time frame from when the adhesive is applied to when it no longer bonds to another substrate.

Handling strength is the time it takes for a 25mm x 25mm lap shear joint to reach 0.3N/mm². In simple terms this is the point in which it is no longer possible to pull the joint apart by hand using tensile shear force.

Full cure is the time for the adhesive to reach its ultimate lap shear strength.

At what temperature should I store FORMOA products?

Recommended storage temperatures can be found on each specific technical data sheet. These will generally be quoted as +5°C to +25°C. The ideal temperature however, is +15°C to 25°C.

The latest batch of adhesive seems a lot slower/faster, is something wrong with it?

The temperature and humidity in the environment as well as the temperature of the substrate will have a big effect on the cure speed of an adhesive. The substrate and adhesive should be between + 15°C and 25°C. For every 8°C drop in temperature the cure time doubles and for every 8°C increase in temperature the cure time is half.

Why is the adhesive still wet in the middle?

FORMOA 1K adhesives are moisture curing systems that cure ‘from the outside in’ using atmospheric moisture. Cure is measured in mm/24 hour period. It would therefore not be expected for a 20mm wide bond to be fully cured and dry all the way through after 24 hours.

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