Developing high-performance adhesives requires more than routine testing. It demands the ability to translate analytical data into formulation decisions that control cure behavior, network structure, and long-term performance. This training focuses on the practical use of FTIR and DMA for adhesive formulation, enabling professionals to understand reaction progress, viscoelastic behavior, and structure–property relationships that determine real application performance. Participants will learn how FTIR spectroscopy for adhesives is used to monitor curing mechanisms, chemical conversion, and compatibility issues, while DMA analysis provides critical insight into modulus development, glass transition (Tg), crosslink density, and temperature-dependent mechanical behavior. The training emphasizes how these analytical tools support adhesive cure analysis, failure diagnosis, and polymer network characterization across structural, pressure-sensitive, and hot-melt systems. The training also connects viscoelastic profiling to durability, creep resistance, thermal stability, and service performance, helping teams predict failures before long-term testing. By linking analytical results to adhesive performance optimization, troubleshooting, and scale-up decisions, participants will gain the ability to reduce trial-and-error, accelerate development, and generate technically defensible data for quality, customers, and regulatory requirements.
If you work with adhesive development, testing only matters when it drives faster decisions and fewer failures.
1. Turn FTIR & DMA into decisions, not reports: Interpret cure state, compatibility issues, and network development confidently.
2. Predict performance before long-term testing: Link viscoelastic behavior and Tg to durability, creep, and service life.
3. Diagnose failures without trial-and-error: Identify root causes of weak bonds, brittleness, or inconsistent curing.
4. Control cure and network architecture precisely: Optimize crosslink density, modulus build, flexibility, and thermal stability.
5. Make your data defensible and actionable: Translate analytical results into clear technical justification for stakeholders.
This is a very useful and highly recommended training for the adhesives and sealants industry professionals in particular;
- R&D chemists, formulators, scientist, new product developers
- Technical service managers, lab managers, product managers
- Professionals from adhesives and related raw-materials area
- OEM and brand owners
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