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Join Parker Lord for a free two-day training on Chemlok® rubber-to-substrate adhesives. This exclusive event takes place October 13 – 14, 2026, at Parker Lord’s facility in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Join us October 7 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT) in Buena Park, California, for a free Chemlok® application and troubleshooting seminar hosted by RDAbbott and Parker Lord. This is a terrific opportunity to learn about rubber-to-substrate bonding and how to troubleshoot bond failures.

Cristina DiFranco, Account Manager for RDAbbott, will participate in a panel discussion called “Leading the Way: Women Transforming the Foam & Adhesives Industry” at the Adhesives & Bonding Expo in Novi, Michigan, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM (ET). Attendees will gain valuable insights and actionable advice for advancing women’s careers in engineering.

RDAbbott’s June 2026 Custom LSR Processing Training is a two-day, hands-on learning experience designed for processors, molders, and engineers looking to strengthen their Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) processing knowledge and optimize production performance. Hosted at RDAbbott’s LSR Application Center in Barberton, Ohio, this expert-led training will cover silicone fundamentals, injection molding machine setup, dosing systems, tooling considerations, and fill study analysis using industry-leading equipment and real-world processing applications.

Join us May 14 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (ET) in Boucherville, Québec, Canada, for a free Chemlok® application and troubleshooting training hosted by RDAbbott and Parker Lord. This is a terrific opportunity to learn about rubber-to-substrate bonding and how to troubleshoot bond failures.

Join us May 12 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (ET) in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, for a free Chemlok® application and troubleshooting training hosted by RDAbbott and Parker Lord. This is a terrific opportunity to learn about rubber-to-substrate bonding and how to troubleshoot bond failures.

Join us April 28 – 29, 2026, in Barberton, Ohio, for Organic Elastomers 360°, a multifaceted training event where you’ll learn how to examine the performance of organic elastomers from every angle. This hands-on event is hosted by RDAbbott in collaboration with Akron Rubber Development Laboratory (ARDL) and features expert contributions from companies across the rubber industry.

Donald Alstadt, inventor of the Chemlok® Rubber-to-Metal Adhesive System, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame as part of its 2026 class. Alstadt, a chemist at LORD Corporation (now Parker Lord), patented this solvent-borne adhesive technology in 1956. His former schoolmate, RDAbbott’s Carl Hoglund, helped commercialize Chemlok.

Learn how advanced filler technologies transform silicone elastomers from insulators into materials capable of static dissipation, ESD protection, and EMI shielding across a wide range of applications.

Cancarb Limited has published a Technical Bulletin about how Thermax® N990 affects the properties of butyl seals for capacitors. Thermax® N990 is a non-reinforcing medium thermal carbon black that can replace parts of Thermax® N550, a medium-reinforcing product, in this application. Both products have excellent dispersion, but N990 requires less mixing power for a potential savings in electricity costs.