The automotive industry's reliance on efficient and precise application of sealing materials to vehicle parts

Carmakers rely heavily on a range of automated systems to manufacture vehicles. This is particularly true for the application of seals, adhesives and potting materials to various automotive components, in processes that need to be carried out precisely, safely and efficiently. In this article, sealing specialist Sonderhoff, which has been part of Henkel AG & Co KGaA since July 2017, briefly looks at sealing technology used in the automotive industry by describing some of the materials and technologies it has developed for this sector, together with the way in which these are effectively used.