B & B Hydraulics

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Adhesives are used in thousands of applications today, and can be formulated from natural as well as synthetic materials. Care to guess what historians believe may have been the first adhesive used by early man? If you guessed tree sap, you're right. 

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Scientists have found that the mucilage in cacti has the ability to draw in bacteria and contaminants. For this reason, cacti has long been used to clean drinking water. 

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The invention of anaerobic industrial adhesives helped speed manufacturing processes and reduce assembly times. How so? Because rough surfaces actually increased adhesion, manufacturers could skip some finishing processes and move straight to assembly. 

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In addition to being practical, adhesives also offer some visual benefits, including getting rid of visible joint lines, preventing the rust of metal fasteners, and eliminating the bulge of screw heads. 

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Ever wonder how water-based dispersion adhesives work? Apparently, the solid adhesive is dispersed in a liquid solution to allow it to be spread over the substrate. Bonding gradually occurs as the aqueous component evaporates or is absorbed by the adhesive. 

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Epoxy adhesive makes a durable bond and is one of the most popular and multipurpose adhesives on the market. It does have a limitation, though. Epoxy adhesives are usually not recommended when the finished material is required to flex. 

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Industrial metal pipe sealant is specially designed to both lubricate and seal metal pipe joints as well as protect them from corrosion and seizing. The benefit of industrial metal pipe sealant is that it can be used on all metal joint types, including flanged, threaded, and gasketed.