Advantages

When choosing a bonding technique, the use of adhesive bonding has a number of notable advantages. The main advantage is that one type of adhesive can combine several functions. For example, in practice one product often takes care of bonding, sealing and protection at the same time. This offers designers great freedom in terms of functionality and styling.

Adhesive bonding has the following advantages: 
• Time saved during design and production.

• More dimensional tolerance.

• Increased durability and reliability.

• Lower maintenance costs.

• Equal distribution of strength due to continuous bonding.

• Increased fatigue strength.

• No weakening of base materials due to perforations.

• Sealing properties.

• Lighter construction due to use of thinner material.

• Smooth surface.

• Possibility of flexible bonds.

• Galvanic separation to protect unequal types of material against corrosion.

• Possibility of electric or thermal conduction.

• Invisible application.

•Interruption of heat/cold bridges.

Possible disadvantages of adhesive bonds:
• More attention must be paid to the circumstances during application (temperature and humidity).

• Clamping times required.

• Non-detachable bond.