TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Adhesives
Henkel announces the opening of its technical application center in Santa Clara, California. It is designed to support product development for the company’s high-tech customers in the Silicon Valley region.
The center is equipped as a state-of-the-art facility, the application center will help expedite proof-of-concept initiatives for electronics advances.
Provide Impactful Prototype Design to Customers
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The current pace of technological progress is unprecedented,” said Stefan de Diego, Henkel regional head of electronics, Americas and Europe.
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With our knowledgeable team and extensive lab resources, Henkel can provide immediate and impactful prototype design and analysis support for our customers, helping them meet critical time-to-market windows with tested, proven devices,” added de Diego.
As a manufacturer of adhesives and sealants, Henkel has formulated thousands of materials that are vital to the form, function and reliability of the technologies powering modern-day life. Henkel materials and solutions enable robust electrical connections, heat management for optimized performance, protection from stress and environmental conditions and long-term durability.
Henkel’s Santa Clara Application Center offers a co-development environment, with access to all the resources required for technology design and testing.
2 Million USD Investments
The investment of about 2 million USD includes dispensing robots, 3D printers, mechanical property evaluation equipment, coating and jetting systems and failure analysis capabilities, among other assets. In addition to the hands-on laboratory, the facility provides multiple secure collaboration spaces for Henkel’s technical experts and its customers, as well as digital platforms for virtual engagement opportunities.
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Henkel not only shares our customers’ passion for improving people’s lives through convenience and connectivity, but we also share an unwavering commitment to sustainability. The work undertaken at our new application center will promote sustainable future while providing an inspirational environment that helps bring ideas to life,” said de Diego.
Henkel’s Santa Clara Application Center is the latest addition to the company’s growing footprint of adhesive engineering and development centers in key regions around the world.
Source: Henkel