3M Simplify Science

Nylon offers excellent temperature resistance and durability, but can be challenging to bond. Host Andy Gerver and 3M Product Developer Nelson Rotto discuss the nature of nylon bonding, traditional surface treatments, and a new 3M adhesive that makes nylon bonding easier. Featured Guest: Nelson Rotto

How do you bond composite materials? In Part 2 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss bonding composites: how different adhesives work with different substrates, bond line read-through, surface preparation and more.

What are composites and why do manufacturers want to use them? In Part 1 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss what composites are, how they’re made and reasons for using them.

We have a special guest for this episode! Brian Witchger from Marian, Inc. comes on the podcast to talk about what converters (like Marian) do, and how they add benefit to the production process. Learn why Brian compares converters to a bakery and much more!

Andy sits down with 3M Application Engineers Quan Yuan and Anthony Cotter to discuss another hot topic in design and assembly: Finite Element Analysis.