Achieving solvent-grade performance in water-based adhesives is no longer a theoretical goal. It is now a formulation challenge that can be addressed through deliberate polymer selection, interaction control, and performance-driven design decisions. However, many water-based adhesive systems still fail to deliver consistent cohesion, green strength, drying behavior, and resistance under real processing and end-use conditions. This advanced training focuses on how solvent-grade performance is achieved in water-based adhesives through formulation, not through claims or incremental adjustments. The session examines the critical formulation barriers that limit performance, including water interference at the interface, film formation constraints, surfactant effects, rheology control, and crosslinking efficiency. Participants will gain clarity on which formulation levers genuinely matter and how polymer architecture, additive systems, and drying dynamics interact to define final adhesive performance. The training is designed for experienced adhesive professionals working on high-performance water-based systems across packaging, construction, electronics, and industrial applications. Emphasis is placed on formulation decision logic, trade-off management, and practical performance optimization rather than basic theory. By the end of this training, participants will be equipped to design, evaluate, and optimize water-based adhesive formulations capable of delivering solvent-grade performance with greater confidence, predictability, and formulation efficiency..
Adhesive formulators have a number of compelling reasons to attend this online training.
1. Break the Solvent Performance Barrier: Learn which formulation levers directly enable solvent-grade cohesion, green strength, and durability in water-based adhesives.
2. Eliminate Chronic Water-Based Failure Modes: Identify and correct root causes of weak adhesion, poor film formation, slow strength build-up, and moisture sensitivity.
3. Control Polymer and Additive Interactions: Understand how polymer architecture, surfactants, rheology modifiers, and crosslinkers interact to define performance limits.
4. Design for Solvent-Grade Benchmarks: Move beyond incremental fixes and learn how to intentionally design water-based formulations to meet solvent-level targets.
5. Reduce Reformulation and Scale-Up Risk: Apply structured formulation logic that improves predictability and minimizes late-stage performance failures.
This is a very useful and industry 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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