Instant adhesives are cyanoacrylates; as you’ve probably guessed, they bond and cure very fast. Cyanoacrylates were originally discovered in 1942 and were used to create clear plastic gun sights. Today, they are used in virtually every industry from automotive and manufacturing to the surgical room adhering tissue together.
Cyanoacrylates are acrylic monomers that transform into a strong polymer resin when cured. Unlike most adhesives, cyanoacrylates instantly cure in the presence of moisture. The smallest amount of humidity in the air will create a bond between 5 and 90 seconds, depending on the cyanoacrylate used.
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After 70 years, cyanoacrylates are still produced using the Knoevenagel process. Despite the success of many leading brands, this process has limitations such as:
Bostik’s engineers have discovered a way to overcome all the issues production faced in the past. Bostik’s engineering team created a new generation of adhesives that are faster to produce, consume less energy, require less heat, and are more environmentally friendly than their predecessors.
Here at BC Adhesives, we proudly carry Born2Bond — a crackles MECA-based instant adhesive with all the advantages of its predecessor and none of the disadvantages, producing less odor, increasing flexibility, and eliminating blooming, opening the doors to endless possibilities and industries.
Born2Bond Ultra adhesives are low-odor, low-blooming, fast-bonding adhesives designed for most materials. The formulation allows a high bond strength even in places subject to flexing, such as leather and rubber; therefore, it is perfect for shoe repair or automotive assembly.
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Offering a gel consistency for precise applications, Born2Bond Ultra Gel adhesives bring most of the benefits of Born2Bond Ultra, making them ideal for toy and shoe assembly, bonding glass jewelry to metal, and sports equipment. Designed for most materials, Born2Bond Ultra Gel is a low-odor, low-blooming, fast-bonding adhesive that provides high bond strength in areas subject to flexing.
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Born2Bond™ Light Lock MV, HV, Gel and 30X are patented, low-odor, low-blooming, dual-curing (contact and light curing) cyanoacrylate adhesives. They are designed for bonding applications that require fast fixturing, coating or surface cure. The UV and visible-light cure sensitivity allow rapid bonding through transparent parts and quick curing of light-exposed bulk or surface-coated areas. Further, the product’s instant bonding capability ensures cure between opaque substrates (contact cure).
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Born2Bond™ Flex is a patent-pending, flexible, elastic and low-odor instant adhesive with exceptional adhesion to a very broad range of materials and surfaces. Furthermore, it becomes a polymer (hardens) with over 200% elongation and a working time (in mixer) of up to six minutes. It can also be used for high-volumetric gap filling, achieving instant adhesion to most plastics, woods, metals, and even porous or irregular surfaces.
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Born2Bond™ Repair is a patented†, gap-filling, instant adhesive and repair product with excellent adhesion to a very broad range of materials and surfaces. Additionally, Repair is ideal for instant bonding and repairing, as it combines the strength of a structural adhesive with the speed of an instant adhesive. A tough polymer is achieved within a hardening time of under 10 minutes, and the gel consistency enables application in any orientation.
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Moreover, Born2Bond™ Structural is a patent-pending, high-strength hybrid adhesive that delivers a fast fixture time at room temperature while ensuring good process-ability and bond gaps up to 5mm. Additionally, this product provides excellent bonding to a wide range of closed substrates, including aluminum, steel, plastics, and elastomers, as well as porous substrates like wood, chipboard, and leather. Born2Bond™ Structural is formulated for applications that require mechanical and in-use environmental resistance.
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Born2Bond™ Aquafast is a low-medium viscosity instant adhesive which provides excellent adhesion performance even in high humidity environments. The product has good bonding properties to a very broad range of materials such as metals (including aluminum), plastics, rubbers, and can withstand water immersion once bonded.
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