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3M™ Simplify Science Podcast
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Meet your Host, Andy Gerver
Andy Gerver is a 3M Bonding Project Specialist and the host of 3M™ Simplify Science. Andy graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2012 and has been working with tapes and adhesives ever since, helping customers solve complex assembly challenges in transportation, metalworking, plastics and woodworking-related markets.
In this podcast, Andy will speak with experts in the world of bonding and assembly to help Simplify the Science behind adhesion, so you can make better decisions next time you need to stick two things together.
Season 2: Hot Topics in Bonding and Assembly
We're back with another season, and this time we're tackling some of today's hottest issues in bonding and assembly! You know it’s not always as simple as sticking substrate B onto substrate A, and this season we look at some specific challenges and trends of bonding and assembly, including joints that will be powder coated, predictive modeling with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and how a converter can help with the production process.
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Episode 1: Why Don't (Most) Tapes & Adhesives Survive Powder Coating?
Powder coating is hot – literally, with bake cycles of around 400°F to melt the particles into a protective coating. Host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Reese Weber discuss why most adhesives can't survive the powder coating process – and how 3M is changing that narrative.Featured Guest: Reese Weber
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Episode 2: What is FEA Modeling?
Physical prototypes are too expensive to build for every variable, but it’s critical for manufacturers to know how different options will perform in the real world. Andy sits down with 3M Application Engineers Quan Yuan and Anthony Cotter to discuss another hot topic in design and assembly: Finite Element Analysis.Featured Guests: Quan Yuan and Anthony Cotter
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Episode 3: What is a Converter and how can they Help?
How can a converter help with design and manufacturing? Our special guest for this episode is Brian Witchger from Marian, Inc., who joins Andy to talk about what converters like Marian do and how they add benefit to the production process. Learn why Brian compares converters to a bakery and much more!Featured Guest: Brian Witchger of Marian, Inc.
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Episode 4: Composites, Part 1: About Composite Materials
What are composites and why do manufacturers want to use them? In Part 1 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss what composites are, how they’re made and reasons for using them.
Featured Guest: Patrizia Capogreco
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Episode 5: Composites, Part 2: Composite Bonding
How do you bond composite materials? In Part 2 of our deep dive into composite materials, host Andy Gerver and 3M Application Engineer Patrizia Capogreco discuss bonding composites: how different adhesives work with different substrates, bond line read-through, surface preparation and more.
Featured Guest: Patrizia Capogreco
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Episode 6: Bonding to Nylon
Nylon offers excellent temperature resistance and durability, but can be challenging to bond. Host Andy Gerver and 3M Product Developer Nelson Rotto discuss the nature of nylon bonding, traditional surface treatments, and a new 3M adhesive that makes nylon bonding easier.
Featured Guest: Nelson Rotto
Season 1: The Science of Adhesion
On one level, adhesion is simple – everyone has taped or glued things together. But understanding why adhesives stick, choosing the right adhesives and making them work better in your design is a more complicated story, one that involves science, engineering and design. At 3M, we help simplify the science of tapes and adhesives for our customers around the globe while helping them find the best solutions for their design challenges.
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Have you ever wondered how tapes and adhesives work to hold two objects together? Or why they stick to some things better than others? Join host Andy Gerver as he sits down with 3M Application Engineer Joey Benson to discuss the topic at the center of that conversation: surface energy.
Featured guest: Joey Benson
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You know that thing we all did as kids, when we would rub a balloon on our heads and stick it to the wall? Did you ever wonder how and why that actually works? Join Andy as he talks with 3M Senior Application Engineer Reese Weber about the science behind electrostatic adhesion – and why it’s important in the world of bonding and assembly.
Featured guest: Reese Weber
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How much surface area is your adhesive grabbing onto? Are there ways to increase it? Why does it matter? Join host Andy Gerver and his guest, 3M Application Engineer Nick LaBelle, as they tackle the tough questions about mechanical adhesion on this episode of 3M™ Simplify Science.
Featured guest: Nick LaBelle
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Let’s go below the surface – we’re taking a deep dive into chemical adhesion and diffusion with 3M Application Engineer Tony Kremer on this episode of 3M™ Simplify Science. Andy and Tony discuss how bonding works at a molecular level, and why it can be the key to sticking to “hard-to-bond” materials like certain plastics.
Featured guest: Tony Kremer
Need help finding the right product for your project? Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M technical specialist, or give us a call at 1-800-831-0658.
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Need help finding the right product for your project? Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M technical specialist, or give us a call at 1-800-831-0658.
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