Develop High-Performance Optically Clear Adhesives by Controlling OCA and LOCA Formulation, Optical Properties, Lamination, Cure and Display Reliability. Optically clear adhesives are critical materials in modern display assemblies, where they must provide strong and durable bonding while remaining virtually invisible within the optical stack. OCA adhesive films and LOCA liquid optical adhesives are widely used in touch displays, OLED assemblies, automotive displays, cover-glass bonding, flexible electronics and emerging foldable display structures.
However, developing an optically clear adhesive involves far more than achieving transparency. Refractive index, transmission, haze, yellowness, modulus, viscoelastic behaviour, cure shrinkage, adhesion, outgassing and lamination quality must all be controlled simultaneously. Small formulation or processing changes can lead to bubbles, edge lift, delamination, optical distortion, yellowing or failure during temperature, humidity and repeated-flexing exposure.
This advanced expert-led training focuses on the practical formulation, processing and reliability decisions involved in developing and applying OCA and LOCA systems for modern display applications.
The training focuses on the complete development pathway:
Adhesive Architecture → Optical Properties → OCA / LOCA Formulation → Lamination & Cure → Reliability → Failure Analysis
What Problems Does This Training Solve?
Choosing between OCA film and LOCA for different display architectures
Balancing optical clarity with adhesion, modulus and cohesive strength
Controlling haze, refractive index and yellowing
Preventing bubbles and voids during optical lamination
Improving LOCA wetting, dispensing and UV cure
Reducing cure shrinkage and incomplete-cure defects
Managing creep, stress relaxation and edge lift
Improving reliability under heat, humidity and UV exposure
Developing adhesives for flexible and foldable displays
Troubleshooting delamination, bubbling and optical defects
Why Attend?
Participants will learn how to:
Select the right OCA or LOCA technology for the application
Build adhesive formulations around optical and mechanical targets
Control polymer architecture, crosslinking and viscoelastic behaviour
Improve transmission while minimizing haze and yellowing
Optimize LOCA viscosity, wetting and UV-curing performance
Improve OCA lamination and reduce trapped-air defects
Design adhesives for curved, flexible and foldable display structures
Evaluate thermal, humidity and bending reliability
Diagnose common OCA and LOCA failures more systematically
Who Should Attend?
This advanced training is particularly relevant for:
Adhesive and PSA formulators
OCA and LOCA development scientists
Display and electronic-material R&D teams
OLED and touch-panel engineers
Optical-bonding and lamination specialists
UV-curable adhesive formulators
Acrylic and silicone adhesive suppliers
Automotive display-material developers
Flexible and foldable electronics teams
Application, process and reliability engineers
Training Outline
OCA vs LOCA selection for different display and optical-bonding architectures
Acrylic, silicone and UV-curable adhesive formulation strategies
Optical performance control: transmission, haze, refractive index and yellowing
OCA film design, coating, lamination and bubble/void prevention
LOCA rheology, dispensing, photoinitiator selection and UV cure control
Adhesion, creep, stress relaxation and reliability in rigid, flexible and foldable displays
Thermal, humidity, UV and bending durability, failure analysis and troubleshooting
Expert Q&A Session
Develop more reliable OCA and LOCA systems by connecting adhesive formulation, optical performance, lamination, cure and display reliability. Register Now.
