PPG Adds Adhesives and Sealants Research Facility
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PPG Industries Inc. announced it recently completed a 2,100-square-foot automotive adhesives and sealants laboratory on the company’s existing 42-acre manufacturing and research complex in Cleveland.
The laboratory will focus on developing and testing structural adhesives, sealants and related products for commercial vehicles, passenger cars, light trucks and SUVs.
“There is a tremendous amount of science in every paint layer on a modern passenger vehicle or commercial truck,” Gary Bennett, PPG general manager of adhesives and sealants, and automotive OEM coatings, said in a release.
PPG scientists also will use the new lab to continue their development of next-generation coatings for lithium-ion battery cells, modules and packs used in battery-electric and autonomous vehicles — including sealing of pack shells and components, fixing of cells and modules into packs, structural reinforcement, impact resistance and thermal management. — Transport Topics
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