Author: Alan Duffy

There will be a time when you need to join 'A to B'. Choosing the right glue is a task...

20 March, 2017

Handy marble repairs with our epoxy glue! Marble, a somewhat expensive material at the best of times. Stains fairly easily and...

04 February, 2017

Structural metal glues are with us now! Gluing metal has never been so easy. Any you know, irrespective of the metal, or...

18 December, 2016

Optomise sealant adhesion. As the most well respected supplier of silicone, polyurethane and MS polymer sealant in Ireland, we are regularly...

15 December, 2016

Polystyrene gluing tips. One application for which we regularly receive technical enquiries, is in gluing polystyrene. And if you are looking...

12 December, 2016

  Don't be left behind! Wondering how to glue composite materials? Wondering what is the best glue to use and the best...

07 December, 2016

Is it real or synthetic? These days, it can be quite a job to distinguish natural stone from resin bound synthetic...

23 November, 2016

High performance insulation glue. Today's insulation manufacturers need glues which are easy to apply, have immediate tack, remain flexible at low...

08 November, 2016

The right glue knowledge when and where you need it. We receive glue requests from all over the world, and our...

28 October, 2016

The all-round sealant! Exterior mastic sealants are faced with tough conditions. They have to stand up to a wide range of...

26 October, 2016

Is UV Glue under valued glue? UV cure glue, is possibly one of the most underrated glues around, but if you are...

21 October, 2016

Do you love your wood? Woodworking is a craft that involves many demanding applications for glues, and as the best known...

17 October, 2016

Options for gluing Iron Iron, one of the oldest metals known to man and so important, it had a period of...

12 October, 2016

The 'friendly' chemicals! As the most well respected industrial adhesives supplier in Ireland, we know well of the importance of crosslinking...

23 September, 2016

The best PVC glue around! PVC plastic can be found everywhere, from gutters to electrical conduit to water pipes, it's possibly...

20 September, 2016

Local supply and local service. Glue and sealants are vital products in many key industries all over Ireland. Their applications range from...

11 September, 2016

Your guide to obtaining the optimum strength!! For any given glue system, the complete preparation of the materials being bonded is...

01 September, 2016

Gluing leather has never been easier. Leather is a natural material and in gluing it, we first have to know how...

29 August, 2016

We help you stay cosy! Regardless on whether your building is being heated or cooled, thermal insulation offers the greatest opportunity for...

24 August, 2016

Cleanliness is next to optimum bond strength! As the leading industrial glue manufacturer and supplier in Ireland, our technologists constantly advise...

19 August, 2016

Welding or gluing metal? It has been a busy week for us. An unusual week in that every day, we had...

12 August, 2016

The next big thing in plastic glue is already here! Looking for an all-round plastic glue? Want to glue PETG, polyurethane,...

03 August, 2016

Looking for a premium quality wood glue? There has been a growing trend in recent years, to offer woodworking shops an...

28 July, 2016

Selecting the right threadlocker. Without the right advice, choosing the right glue can be a chore. Luckily enough, one type of...

22 July, 2016

Plastic gluing options. Every week, we receive requests for glue for a very wide range of plastics. Once such enquiry which...

15 July, 2016

Should priming be your prime consideration? Want to glue concrete or seal a concrete constructing joint? Upon looking at it, concrete may...

11 July, 2016

How to make construction joints waterproof, is a regularly discussed topic within the construction sector. The combination of the diversity of...

25 June, 2016

The right coatings chemistry. The success of silicone glue and silicone coatings  in the field of high temperature applications is based on...

23 June, 2016

Unique glues with unique properties. Polyurethane glue has an interesting past. First developed in the late 1930's, they were initially made...

20 June, 2016

How important is solvent cleaning? As the most well known glue manufacturer in Ireland, we constantly give advice on all aspects...

15 June, 2016

The right and wrong's of contact adhesive. Contact adhesives are great! We offer the best range of contact adhesives in Ireland...

01 June, 2016

Premium quality contact adhesives There are many manufacturers of solvent based contact adhesives,  but one company excels in product quality, product...

30 May, 2016

What does threadlocker glue do? I am often asked about the benefits which threadlocker glue offers over traditional mechanical locking devices, after...

25 May, 2016

Complete industrial support All over Ireland, there are hundreds or industrial companies, who rely on our industrial products and our technical...

23 May, 2016

Weight saving composite glues offering fire protection. With the ever increasing use of composite materials in many areas of manufacturing, Scigrip...

16 May, 2016

Surgically Clean? Not really, but optimum surface preparation is vital to successful gluing. Irrespective of the materials being glued, if the...

13 May, 2016

A Nylon glue enquiry Nylon is an interesting material but as plastics go, not one which we frequently see in our...

29 April, 2016

Metal and Wood Glue Choices Among the many dozens of enquiries which we receive every week, there are generally several dealing...

21 April, 2016

What are contact adhesives? Contact adhesives are used in various sectors through Ireland. Contact adhesives see particular use in areas like gluing...

18 April, 2016

Metal glue choices. Of all of the glue enquiries which we receive, one of the most common is gluing metal to...

13 April, 2016

The silicone for electronics applications. Whether in a turbine or a solar sell, semi-conductors need to work under the most arduous...

11 April, 2016

Performance Glues. High quality structural glues have a very important role in todays manufacturing environment. In particular, acrylic-based structural adhesives score...

04 April, 2016

Quality Butyl Tape Are you looking for the best quality butyl  tape in Ireland? Our butyl tape has been specially formulated to...

31 March, 2016

Bespoke structural adhesives. Without doubt, the Scigrip range of structural adhesives are the  most innovative range of adhesives on the market...

21 March, 2016

Glue For Composite Bonding In today's global manufacturing environment, composite engineering is one of the most important and fastest growing disciplines....

25 February, 2016

The Glue Guru looks at marine glues What are marine glues and what makes them special from other types of glue? Any...

18 February, 2016

Bespoke Silicone Resins Room temperature vulcanising (RTV) silicone resins are now an indispensable range of products which find use in coating,...

17 February, 2016

Structural Foam Tapes are very often a misunderstood and unappreciated form of bonding. They are typically regarded as 'lightweights' and...

11 February, 2016

A multifunctional silicone! Looking for a high temperature silicone sealant and looking for the no-mess way to dispense it? Scigrip RTV851 high...

05 February, 2016

Looking for a sealant for slurry tank repair? Last week, we had a customer with such a requirement. He had a cylindrical...

03 February, 2016

Super strong glue? As the best known glue company in Ireland, we are often asked 'what is the strongest glue in...

28 January, 2016

Collective knowhow for the Caravan & Leisure Industry W.I Polymers research and development team work on the principle that customer is...

26 January, 2016

A novel instant superglue Are you looking for a low viscosity superglue, which bonds rapidly, and can be applied with pinpoint...

06 January, 2016

Hybrid sealants We have all heard about silicone sealant and polyurethane sealant but how familiar are you with hybrid sealants? To explain,...

15 December, 2015

Handy hints for gluing  Nickel Nickel, perhaps not the immediate choice when one is asked to name a metal, but over...

07 December, 2015

Our unique textile glues explained As adhesive chemist's, we know that adhesive bonds for high-performance textile applications can be a challenge....

01 December, 2015

Instant Superglue Looking for a really fast setting instant superglue, with incredible adhesion to a wide range of plastic and rubber...

30 November, 2015

What is polyurethane glue? Single component moisture curing polyurethane glues and sealants, are very interesting products. Upon exposure to moisture, these products...

23 November, 2015

 Developments in glue for plastic Within the composites sector, one industrial area which has benefited from the use of light-weight materials,...

05 November, 2015

The optimum glue for polyethylene Designers of plastic components are often encouraged to use certain plastics such as polypropylene. Traditionally, the most...

29 October, 2015

Engineering adhesives from Scigrip We are pleased to introduce the range of Scigrip securing and retaining compounds to the Irish market. These...

12 October, 2015

Gluing Titanium A few weeks ago, our laboratories received a very interesting enquiry. A major electronics company contacted us looking for...

09 October, 2015

Structural Glue What is a structural glue? Many of us have heard about them but do you know what they are? A...

07 October, 2015

How to Glue Carbon Fibre Carbon fibre is a material which consists of fibres which are approximately 10μ (micro-meters) in diameter....

30 September, 2015

Gluing rubber in boat construction and repair The water sports sector in Ireland employs many hundreds of people and here at...

11 September, 2015

Gluing Composite in Ireland? Here at W.I Polymers, we are the leaders in composite gluing. Combined with Ireland’s leading team...

04 September, 2015

Scigrip glue for metal and plastic Ireland's leading research based manufacturer and distributor of industrial glue, we are pleased to announce that...

28 August, 2015

Copper is a reasonably easy metal to glue and if you are in Ireland, and looking for copper glue, either...

27 August, 2015

The use of glue in the electronics sector Glue is used in many electronic applications. Take for example, their use in...

25 August, 2015

Contact Adhesives Contact glues or contact adhesives, they are used in every part of Ireland and we have all heard of...

17 August, 2015

We had an interesting application this week. The maintenance department of a major pharmaceutical company contacted us looking for an...

14 August, 2015

Gluing lightweight materials with Structural Glue Over the past decade, there have been many major advances in structural glue technology. These advances, though...

12 August, 2015

Primarily due to the continued growth in constrution in Ireland, the demand for glue and adhesive for polystyrene will undoubtetly...

06 August, 2015

Although glass may be considered a problematic material to stick to, our glues, adhesives and sealants for both sealing glass...

31 July, 2015