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Electric Battery Adhesives

Electric Battery Adhesives

Chemical Manufacturing

St Paul, Minnesota 1,262 followers

About us

For 130 years, H.B. Fuller has been a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to improve products and lives. H.B. Fuller’s commitment to innovation brings together people, products and processes that answer and solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. H.B. Fuller is prepared to help electric vehicle and battery manufacturers with the latest adhesive and sealant technology, providing turnkey solutions to improve the reliability and safety of battery packs with all cell types. We provide solutions for fire protection encapsulation, bonding cell to cold plate, battery and structural bonding of enclosures, dielectric coatings, thermally conductive and TIM solutions.

Website
https://www.hbfuller.com/ev
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
St Paul, Minnesota
Founded
1883
Specialties
electric vehicle batteries, cell to cell, cell to cold plate, encapsulants, adhesives, sealants, battery pack assembly, electric vehicles, cell to carrier, structural bonding of enclosures, fire protection encapsulation, dielectric coating, thermally conductive, TIM solutions, FIP and CIP gaskets, flame insulation bonding, bonding for body structures, adhesives for powertrain, and battery pack/module structural applications

Updates

  • We're back at The Battery Show Europe 🔋 Join us in Stuttgart to discover our portfolio of adhesive, sealant, and encapsulation solutions designed to improve battery performance, safety, and reliability across EV, energy storage systems and Automotive applications.   📍 Booth 3-A20, Messe Stuttgart 📅 9 – 11 June 2026   Register here - https://lnkd.in/d2dX9C32   Let’s talk battery innovation.   #hbfuller #thebatteryshow #batterytechnology #automotivesolutions #adhesives #sealants #electricvehicles #evbattery #encapsulation #thermalmanagement #batterysafety

  • We were thrilled to be part of The Battery Show India, where we showcased our innovative solutions for the electric battery, solar energy, and automotive industries. We had amazing conversations and it was an exciting opportunity to engage with professionals shaping the future of energy and mobility. A big thank you to everyone who visited our booth and made this event such a memorable experience! Learn more about our solutions here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dCp4-FBr #hbfuller #hbfullerindia #batteryshowindia #electricbattery #solarenergy #automotive #adhesives

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  • Electric Battery Adhesives reposted this

    Enhancing EV Battery Packs with Foams, Adhesives and High-Performance Thermal Materials. Effective thermal management is one of the most critical aspects of EV battery pack design. Engineers must not only ensure efficient heat dissipation during charging and discharging cycles but also maintain uniform temperature across all cells to optimize performance and extend battery life. This requires integrating advanced materials—such as flame-retardant foams, adhesives, and gap fillers—that can simultaneously control heat flow, provide structural reinforcement, and improve overall safety. To learn more about addressing these thermal challenges at the material level, Charged and Joel Franke recently chatted with Germaine Mariaselvaraj, Technical Service Manager at H.B. Fuller. Germaine explained how their EV Protect foam series addresses a core challenge in EV battery design: preventing thermal runaway from propagating between cells. The foam acts as a fire‐retardant barrier, helping isolate a single failing cell so that the rest of the pack remains intact. Beyond just safety, it also delivers structural and vibration-resistance benefits, which many battery integrators rely on to meet durability standards without adding heavy metal or plastic stiffeners. H.B. Fuller’s first offering, EV Protect 4006, is a semi-structural foam that flows into cavities and expands to encapsulate components. As market demands shifted toward more structural solutions, H.B. Fuller introduced EV Protect 5006, 5008, and 5009—versions with increased stiffness that allow for the reduction or replacement of traditional structural parts. The upshot: reduced part count, lower mass and a more integrated pack layout that supports newer architectures like cell-to-pack or cell-to-chassis. Beyond thermal management, the foam contributes to noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) control and thermal insulation. Some customers rely on the foam to help them pass vibration testing that they could not achieve with bare components, and because the foam envelops the cells, it also mitigates temperature swings in extreme ambient conditions. In cold or hot environments, the foam moderates local temperatures, helping reduce the impact on range or battery performance. Germaine also discussed H.B. Fuller’s EV Bond 775, a reactive hot-melt adhesive that streamlines battery module assembly. By replacing tape or multi-step adhesive processes, this reactive hot-melt enables faster bonding of mica to lids, cells and cooling tubes. That accelerates cycle time, reduces handling, and cuts scrap or rework—all valuable in high-volume battery manufacturing. On the gap-filling and thermal interface front, H.B. Fuller’s EV Them 288 (a silicone-free MS polymer) competes with traditional silicone gap fillers. Because it’s silicone-free, it helps meet stricter OEM constraints on materials in the manufacturing environment. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eE4-i6qP.

  • 🔋 Well-behaved batteries rarely make the news. H.B. Fuller is at The Battery Show Detroit showcasing our innovative solutions that power safer, more reliable battery packs. From thermal management to structural bonding, and flame retardant foam encapsulation, we’re helping shape the future of batteries. 👋 Stop by booth 2218 to say hello to our team and see how we can help enable your battery designs. #TheBatteryShow25 #Batteries

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  • Join us on Thursday, October 9, 11:30 AM–12:00 PM EDT for the session: “The Evolution of Battery Encapsulation Technology for Thermal Propagation Prevention.” with Germain Mariaselvaraj. Discover how our latest encapsulation innovations are helping improve safety and performance by addressing one of the industry’s toughest challenges: thermal propagation in EV batteries. Don’t miss this chance to learn more and connect with our team in Detroit!

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