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Marble-Slab Manufacturer Uses Araldite Adhesives Araldite engineering adhesives from Huntsman Advanced Materials are being used by Stonedil, an Italian manufacturer of thin marble slabs for the European building and construction industry. Stonedil has been producing materials for use in the facades of grand buildings across Europe. Combining traditional materials, such as stone and marble, with highly advanced manufacturing methods, Stonedil claims that it has devised a building solution using Araldite adhesives that gives architects and builders the design edge when it comes to choosing and using marble and stone materials. The Italian construction company has been using a 'slicing' technique that enables marble to be cut for use in a much wider range of interior renovation projects, including the refurbishment of lifts as well as floor and ceiling structures. Using a metal thread, Stonedil cuts marble into very thin, lightweight slabs, which are just 3cm thick. The compan...

Araldite 2000 Plus Adhesives Get New Additions Huntsman Advanced Materials has announced additions to the Araldite 2000 Plus range, including polyurethane adhesives and a methacrylate adhesive that requires minimal surface treatment. Araldite 2028 polyurethane adhesive is transparent and UV stable, as well as flexible and fast curing. The adhesive bonds a wide variety of plastics including polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC) and is tailor-made for sign bonding and seismic cables as well as general industrial applications. Araldite 2029 polyurethane adhesive has good gap-filling properties and high flexibility. The adhesive bonds copper and brass to composite and metals. Suitable for larger components where there is a need for longer open time, it is designed for the transport market as well as for multipurpose systems for thermoplastic and composite bonding and the general industrial market. Araldite 2045 polyurethane adhesive is ideal for making smaller sub-assem...