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3 Every question defines its answer. Asking about bondingӔ will result in adhesiveӔ as an answer. But ask how things get safer,more appealing, more convenient or healthier and adhesivesӔ may not readily come to mind. They should. Adhesives answer these questions and more and thats what we would like to show you here. LetҒs talk about safety, convenience, health, esthetics and about the contributions Collano can make. Gerry Leumann Stefan Leumann >

35 degrees centigrade (95 degrees Fahrenheit), 80 percent humidity. The earth trembles and an infernal shock wave isproduced as the train dashes through the tunnel at 200 kilometers per hour (125 mph). Past 140 air-conditioned command containers housing the tunnels electronic control system. The fact that they can withstand such stress has a lot to do with Collano. The adhesive does not simply hold together the sandwich panels of the containers, it also makes them flame-retardant and resistant to humidity, vibration, and temperature fluctuations. CollanoҒs adhesives bond materials plus offer...

High speed and good looks are results associated with adhesive applications. Body boards or skis acquire Olympic qualities because the use of adhesive films has led to a more elegant design. They enhance torsional and structural behavior while simultaneously improving appearance and streamlining production. >

Adhesive technologies are so advanced that everyimaginable shape, material combination, and design is achievable. Adhesive bonds are replacing mechanical bonds. Elements that are bonded benefit from one of the key properties of adhesives: they are invisible. It is the essence of adhesives to act out of sight. adhesive applications combine safety, comfort and appealwith economy: in interiors as well as in the design of impactprotection elements. Esthetic optimization is a goal easilyattained with adhesive applications: in wound care and in prostheses. What would have been an adhesive dream onlya...

Adhesives in surgery. What was once stapled or stitched will soon be glued. Substances that promote healing are incor-porated in bandages and dressings, and the adhesive controls their release and retention. Adhesive systems with health functionsӔ are becoming more and more important, whether in healthcare, in the food industry, in clothing or in the inte- rior design of rooms and vehicles. >

Wanderlust wanes when blisters grow. Hydrocolloid blister tapes are an excellent antidote. They contain an adhesiveelement that can absorb moisture equivalent to as much as 300 percent of its own weight. But adhesives also meet entirely different convenience needs of hikers: examples include seam tapes in climate-active clothing or special adhesive systems in shoes. >

The issue of דcomfort has two dimensions: comfort inapplication and comfort as a product feature. Heavy-duty structural connections of load-bearing or impact- absorbing components in railcars and vehicles are increas- ingly implemented with adhesives. In many cases this results in perceptibly greater comfort Ԗ not as a pleasant side-effect but as an intentionally added enhancement by reducing the amplitude of vibrations and noise. Comfort as a product feature is important whenever people,physical contact and health are involved in medicine, in the interior design of vehicles, in furniture design...

Collano is an internationally active innovation company thatestablishes new benchmarks in bonding with specialized adhesives systems. Asking candid questions helps overcome conventionalthinking. We do not ask questions that automatically haveadhesives as an answer. What we want to know is: Howcan we achieve enhanced safety, esthetics, health or comfort? To answer these questions, we have built a corpo-rate culture with people whose personalities, imagination,dedication and professional expertise provide the potentialthat makes us an innovation company. This objective is based on the deployment...

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