If your adhesive performs well in the lab but fails in the field when joining plastics to metals, composites to coated surfaces, or polymers with mismatched thermal behaviour this training addresses exactly that problem. Bonding dissimilar materials such as metals, plastics, composites, and coated surfaces introduces complex interfacial risks that cannot be resolved through adhesive selection alone. Differences in surface energy, polarity, roughness, and chemical compatibility often lead to poor wetting, interfacial failure, or long-term durability loss. In addition, mismatches in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), stiffness, and environmental resistance generate internal stresses that can cause fatigue cracking, creep, or delamination during service.
This advanced training focuses on formulation-level strategies for managing multi-substrate bonding challenges. Participants will learn how adhesive chemistry, modulus design, and interfacial interaction mechanisms influence stress distribution and long-term reliability. The session also examines surface preparation limits, primer strategies, and the role of functional adhesion promoters when bonding low-energy polymers, coated metals, or composite structures. Special attention is given to moisture, thermal cycling, and chemical exposure effects that commonly drive field failures.
Rather than trial-and-error approaches, the training provides decision-based methods to align adhesive formulation, substrate properties, and service conditions to achieve durable, predictable performance across mixed material assemblies.
Why you should not miss the training?
What you will be able to do after this training;
- Stop bonds failing at the interface: Know exactly which formulation adjustments, primers, and surface strategies to use when poor wetting is the root cause before you waste time reformulating blindly.
- Design bonds that survive thermal cycling and mechanical stress: Select the right modulus and toughness profile to prevent fatigue cracking and delamination in assemblies where materials expand and contract differently.
- Bond PP, PE, powder-coated metals, and composites with confidence: Know when a primer or adhesion promoter is genuinely necessary, what chemistry to use, and when surface treatment alone is sufficient.
- Predict field failures before they happen: Identify which failure mechanism, whether moisture ingress, thermal fatigue, chemical attack, or creep, is most likely for your specific assembly and design the formulation around it.
- Cut development time and costly trial cycles: Use a structured decision framework to align your adhesive chemistry, substrate properties, and service requirements from the start, not after repeated failures.
Who Should Attend
This industry-recommended training is essential for professionals in the adhesives, sealants, and manufacturing sectors, including:
- R&D Chemists, Formulators, and Scientists
- New Product Development Professionals
- Technical and Product Managers from adhesives and raw material suppliers
- Engineering and Manufacturing Professionals from OEMs and brand owners
Training Outline
- Systematic Problem Assessment
- Formulator's Diagnostic Approach
- Critical Decision Points
- Strategy Selection Framework
- Proven Formulation Strategies
- Surface Wetting and Adhesion Enhancement
- Stress Management and Durability
- Advanced Chemistry Integration
- Case Studies For Better Understanding
- Automotive Structural Application
- Electronics Thermal Management
- Validation and Implementation
- Testing Strategy Development
- Production Readiness
- Continuous Improvement Framework
- Common Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them
- Case Studies
- Q&A session
