3M displays power of its adhesive by lifting a car

In an innovative educational campaign, 3M of Germany executed a live performance to show the effectiveness of their scotch material. The 45-metre boom of a crane rose high above the ground recently – holding a mid-range sized car including a metal lifting frame. The only thing holding them in the air were two metal plates the size of a postcard, bonded together by 3M Scotch Weld Adhesive DP 490.

The demonstration, recently conducted at Neuss, 3M's headquarters in Germany, illustrates the bonding strength of 3M's epoxy-based two-part structural adhesives, said a release issued in Dubai.

3M high performance adhesives such as the Scotch-Weld DP 490 used here, are being used throughout the region for many industrial applications such as automotive and aircraft construction. 3M adhesives, which are lighter weight and more flexible than mechanical bonding systems, achieve high structural strength at room temperature – even on low surface energy substrates such as plastics, said the release.

3M adhesive specialist Marcus Sauerborn who did the calculations and adhesive bonding for the demonstration, said: "I have full confidence in the adhesive and would even sit inside the car myself and let it be lifted up."

Adhesive technology is gaining increasing importance in modern manufacturing processes for industries and trade.

3M has developed a range of high performance adhesives for applications in nearly all industries, which are used to bond the most diverse materials to meet a wide variety of loading and end-use requirements.

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