On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:12:37 -0800 (PST), "
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On Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 8:58:13 AM UTC-5, Ed Huntress wrote:
It's a little far-out, but this could be a big deal in electronics and
automotive light metals:

http://fortune.com/2016/01/13/mesogl...od-metal-glue/

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Ed Huntress

This was discussed over in SED. OT? Welding, Soldering May Be Obsolete Two of the materials are a lot more expensive than tin or lead.

Dan

There have been a lot of developments in adhesive assembly, but don't
think that welding is becoming obsolete. Laser welding is really
taking off, for example, along with friction-stir welding and all
kinds of robotic welding systems. Of our three magazines, Welding
Productivity is the one that's growing the fastest.

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Ed Huntress