Ordinarily, if you want to join metal and plastic items together, you have to use either adhesives or rivets. Engineers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, however, ...

Bonding plastics parts is increasingly recognized as a major problem in many assembly operations. Master Bond Inc. has developed a comprehensive line of adhesive systems designed to bond plastics to ...

Rather than use unreliable adhesives, Apple is exploring new ways to permanently bond plastic and metal parts to build better portable devices like the iPhone. The concept was revealed this week in a ...