DELO Industrie Klebstoffe GmbH & Co. KGaA (inherent spelling: DELO; international brand name: DELO Industrial Adhesives) is a leading manufacturer of industrial adhesives and equipment for dispensing as well as curing adhesives. The company has its headquarters in Windach near Munich, Germany, and employs 780 people. It operates worldwide from subsidiaries in the US, China, Singapore and Japan as well as representative offices in South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. Customers include Bosch, Huawei, Siemens und Sony.
Founded in 1961, Sabine and Wolf-Dietrich Herold took over DELO in the course of a management buy-out and converted it into an independent, owner-managed company.
Products and technology
Adhesives
Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.
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potting compounds and optical materials from DELO are mainly used for microelectronic and optical applications in consumer electronics and the automotive industry. The company specializes in
UV curing
UV curing (ultraviolet curing) is the process by which ultraviolet light is used to initiate a photochemical reaction that generates a crosslinked network of polymers. UV curing is adaptable to printing, coating, decorating, stereolithography, ...
and dual-curing polymers for high-volume industrial production. These products obtain their complete or initial strength under UV light.
Delo is regarded the world market leader in smart card bonding, for example for encapsulating credit card chips. In addition, almost every mobile phone in the world contains DELO adhesives.
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DELO also develops and produces microdispensing
Microdispensing is the technique of producing liquid media dosages in volumes of less than one microlitre. The continuing miniaturization in almost all technical areas creates constant challenges for industry, development and research facilities. ...
valves and UV LED lamps for dispensing and curing adhesives, respectively.
Timeline
* 1961 Foundation
* 1997 In the course of a management buy-out, DELO becomes an independent company managed by Wolf-Dietrich Herold and Sabine Herold
* 2004 Establishment of a representative office in Shanghai/China
* 2005 Establishment of a representative office in Singapore
* 2008 Foundation of a subsidiary in Boston, USA - DELO Industrial Adhesives LLC
* 2012 Foundation of a subsidiary in Singapore - DELO Industrial Adhesives (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
* 2013 Foundation of a subsidiary in Shanghai, China - DELO Industrial Adhesives (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
* 2017 Foundation of a subsidiary in Yokohama, Japan - DELO Industrial Adhesives Inc. (Japan)
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Manufacturing companies of Germany
Chemical companies established in 1961
Chemical companies of Germany
German brands
1961 establishments in West Germany
1989 mergers and acquisitions
German companies established in 1961