Name

Appli-Tec

Legal name

Appli-Tec, Inc.

Website

https://appli-tec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Specialty Adhesives

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (32552)

SIC

Adhesives & Sealants (2891)

akta.pro primary industry

Adhesives & Sealants Chemicals (IMAEABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Adhesives (Structural & Assembly) (IMAEAGAH)

Keywords

• Industrial adhesives
• Precision mixed frozen adhesives
• Aerospace adhesive materials
• Electronic potting compounds
• Thermally conductive adhesives

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. PMF Adhesive Products: Pre-mixed and frozen adhesive products sold in syringes (1cc to 55cc) and cartridges. Products include epoxies, polyurethanes, silicones, and polysulfides with various properties (thermally conductive, electrically conductive, optically clear, low outgassing). Revenue from recurring product sales to aerospace, defense, medical device, and semiconductor customers.
2. Custom Formulation Development: Custom material development services for unique application requirements. Engineers work with customers to develop or modify adhesive formulations for specific performance characteristics.
3. Potting and Encapsulation Services: Turnkey potting and encapsulation services for micro-electronic assemblies. Includes electro-mechanical assembly services with ESD-certified floors and IPC-certified technicians.
4. Two-Part Kits: Traditional two-part adhesive kits for customers who prefer to mix in-house. Available for various adhesive chemistries.
5. Material Sourcing Services: Sourcing services to help customers find replacement materials when original adhesive products have been discontinued. Leverages relationships with raw material manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Appli-Tec designs, formulates, and manufactures precision mixed and frozen (PMF) multi-component adhesives — epoxies, polyurethanes, silicones, and polysulfides — packaged in syringes and cartridges and stored at <-40°C for shelf life up to one year. The portfolio spans thermally conductive, electrically conductive, electrically insulative, optically clear, and low-outgassing formulations sold to aerospace, defense, medical device, and semiconductor customers, and is complemented by custom formulation development, turnkey potting and encapsulation, material sourcing for discontinued adhesives, two-part kits, and a freezer rental program.

Product overview

Appli-Tec is an industrial adhesive manufacturer specializing in precision-mixed and frozen (PMF) adhesives, primarily serving aerospace, defense, medical device, and semiconductor industries. The core offering is Cryo-Pac® PMF adhesives, which include multi-component materials (epoxy, silicone, polyurethane, polysulfide) that are mixed, degassed, and flash frozen to <-40°C for storage up to one year. The product portfolio is organized around the Appli-Thane® urethane line (7300, 7308, 7800, 7810, 7125) known for thermal conductivity and aerospace compliance, and various epoxy formulations (5235, 5230, 5200, 5380, 5390, 5340, 5051, 5010, 0176) serving applications from electrical bonding to potting and encapsulation. Services include custom material development, turnkey potting/encapsulation, material sourcing for discontinued products, and freezer rental. All products are AS 9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cryo-Pac: Appli-Tec's line of precision mixed and frozen adhesives, flash frozen and stored at ultra-low temperatures.
• Appli-Thane
• Appli-Pac
• Car-Pac

Products and services

• Cryo-Pac PMF Adhesives Precision-mixed, vacuum-degassed, nitrogen-purged, and flash-frozen (<-40°C) multi-component adhesives — epoxies, silicones, polyurethanes, polysulfides — packaged in syringes (1cc to 55cc) and cartridges for customers who want to eliminate in-house mixing errors and gain up to one year of shelf life. Used by aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and medical device manufacturers.
• Appli-Thane 7300 Flowable, high thermal conductivity (2.8 W/mK) urethane with 4-hour pot life, NASA low outgassing compliance, and a flexible cured state for aggressive heat dissipation in aerospace applications.
• Appli-Thane 7308 1.1 W/mK thermally conductive, electrically insulative urethane optimized for automated dispensing, with dispensability retained for over 8 hours, mass-reflow curable, and reworkable.
• Appli-Thane 7800 Thixotropic aerospace urethane (0.3 W/mK) silicone substitute with 3-4x longer pot life and half the cure time of standard aerospace urethanes, meeting NASA low outgassing requirements.
• Appli-Thane 7810 Free-flowing version of 7800 (0.25 W/mK) for coating applications and dam-and-fill processes, easily reworkable and meeting NASA low outgassing requirements.
• Appli-Thane 7125 Lowest viscosity Appli-Thane product (0.2 W/mK) for potting and encapsulation of advanced electronic assemblies, with 70 Shore A hardness, vibration resistance, and low shrinkage.
• 5235 Epoxy Silver-based, electrically conductive epoxy optimized for automated dispensing with 48-hour work life at room temperature, high glass transition temperature, high temperature resistance, low outgassing, and RoHS compliance.
• 5230 Epoxy Electrically conductive silver-filled epoxy with bio-based curing agent, long pot life, and room temperature cure for bonding applications and use as a cold solder for heat-sensitive components.
• 5200 Epoxy Silver-filled electrically conductive epoxy with 2.5 W/mK thermal conductivity, low shrinkage at room or elevated temperature cure, for electrical bonding, EMI shielding, and room temperature soldering.
• 5380 Epoxy 3.2 W/mK highly thermally conductive, electrically insulative, self-leveling dark gray epoxy for electronics potting and bonding requiring intense heat dissipation.
• 5390 Epoxy Silver-free, highly thermally conductive (4.3 W/mK), electrically insulative dark gray self-leveling epoxy for heat sink attachment and bonding, with independently verified thermal conductivity and available as PMF syringes.
• 5340 Two-Part Epoxy 1.0 W/mK thermally conductive epoxy in 1:1 dual cartridges for easy mixing, with high lap-shear strength, excellent adhesion, RoHS compliance, and NASA outgassing compliance.
• 5051 Epoxy Low viscosity, optically clear, free-flowing, electrically isolating epoxy that bonds well to metals, glass, ceramics, and plastics for potting and underfill.
• 5010 Epoxy Amber electrically isolating epoxy with long pot life and high glass transition temperature (130°C) for elevated temperature operations, with resistance to fuel, lubricants, water, and weather.
• 0176 Epoxy One-component, gray, high strength, electrically insulative epoxy with low shrinkage during cure, for use as a gap filler or staking material, meeting NASA outgassing at multiple cure temperatures.
• Custom Material Development Custom adhesive formulation services where engineers work directly with customers to develop or modify adhesive formulations conforming to structural, thermal, electrical, rheological, and acoustical specifications for specialized industrial applications.
• Potting and Encapsulation Services Turnkey potting and encapsulation of micro-electronic assemblies performed under AS 9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification, with ESD-certified floors and IPC-certified technicians for electro-mechanical assembly.
• Sourcing Materials Material replacement sourcing service that helps customers find equivalent adhesive raw materials when original products have been discontinued, leveraging Appli-Tec's relationships with raw material manufacturers.
• Two-Part Kits Traditional multi-component adhesive kits — epoxy, polyurethane, silicone, polysulfide — supplied as separate Part A and Part B for customers who prefer to mix in-house rather than receive pre-mixed frozen material.
• Freezer Rental Program Rental program for 1 cubic foot ultra-low temperature freezers (-70°C) provided to customers evaluating PMF adhesives so they can store Appli-Tec's frozen materials on-site during trials and qualification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced board failure rate from 20% to 0.2%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RaytheoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppli-Tec was selected by Raytheon to manufacture and market advanced adhesive products. The partnership enables Appli-Tec to offer Raytheon's specialty adhesive solutions to companies across the aerospace, defense, and high performance electronics industries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Master Bond: Specialty adhesives manufacturer offering custom-formulated epoxies, silicones, polyurethanes, and polysulfides for aerospace, medical, and electronic applications. Closely comparable to Appli-Tec in product breadth and mission-critical vertical focus.
• Epoxy Technology (EPO-TEK): Manufacturer of specialty epoxies and PMF/pre-mixed frozen adhesives for semiconductor, medical, and aerospace customers. Highly comparable PMF offering and end-market overlap.
• Creative Materials: Specialty conductive and thermally conductive adhesives, including pre-mixed and frozen formats, serving medical, electronics, and aerospace customers. Directly comparable in PMF/precision adhesive technology and end markets.
• Dymax: Manufacturer of light-cure and specialty adhesives with strong presence in medical device and electronics potting. Overlapping customer base in medical electronics and aerospace potting applications.

Broad incumbents

• Henkel (Loctite): Global adhesives incumbent (Loctite brand) covering structural, instant, and specialty adhesive chemistries across all industrial verticals. Serves as the primary benchmark competitor for structural and assembly adhesives in Appli-Tec's served markets.
• 3M Industrial Adhesives: Broad industrial adhesives portfolio including structural, thermally conductive, and specialty bonding chemistries. Comparable applications in aerospace electronics and thermal management, though a much broader portfolio with high-volume product focus.
• Parker LORD Corporation: Manufacturer of structural adhesives, potting compounds, and surface treatment chemistries for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Comparable in aerospace structural and potting compounds but a more diversified industrial supplier.
• ITW Devcon: Industrial adhesives and repair products brand within Illinois Tool Works, with structural epoxy and polyurethane offerings for industrial and maintenance applications. Comparable chemistry but broader, maintenance-focused positioning.
• H.B. Fuller: Major industrial adhesives manufacturer with broad coverage of specialty, structural, and packaging adhesives. Comparable in industrial adhesives manufacturing but far larger and more diversified across packaging and hygiene.

Emerging players

• Polytec PT: Specialty manufacturer of thermally conductive adhesives, potting compounds, and UV-curable systems for electronics. Overlaps with Appli-Tec's thermal management and electronics potting offering, with European market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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