PBT is a technical plastic often
used in the automotive industry, which has a good resistance against oil,
fuels and many solvents. Its surface is energy-low and therefore a challenge for
adhesives.
In this case we recommend a suitable surface pretreatment
method. One example of a successfully solved application challenge
is the sealing of airbag sensors made of PBT.
To achieve especially short cycle times in the fully automated
process, a light-activated adhesive, DELO®-KATIOBOND®,
was selected. The adhesive shows very good results after a surface
pretreatment of the PBT in a low-pressure plasma:
Very good adhesion
Long-term
stability
No visible decrease in strength after storage in moisture/heat
for 1,000 h