ADERIS, with more than 30 years of experience in adhesives and sealing technology, is launching the first line of hybrid structural adhesives, called INES for INterlaced Elastomer NetworkS. The new adhesives offer high structural and damping performance.

This high-performance multi-material adhesives targets many different applications, and can create reliable adhesive bonds where welding and riveting are now used, in particular to assemble composite materials and metals.

The INES line combines the performance of three different adhesive bonding technologies: the resistance and mechanical strength that only epoxies can usually offer; the elasticity provided by polyurethanes (PU); and the fast assembly rate enabled by methacrylates (MMA).

This is the first time that a structural adhesive combines elongation, low modulus and high mechanical performance with high impact, peel and shear strength, for a range of temperatures from -80° to +140°C.