H.B. Fuller Co. has announced that it will create a global center of excellence in application development for the window and solar industries at the company’s headquarters in St. Paul, Minn.
Application development for these industries will be centralized and joined with global product development, accelerating innovation timelines, according to the company. H.B. Fuller’s technologies, including reactive hot melt adhesives, have generated significant value for our customers in the window markets and are rapidly gaining acceptance in applications within the solar-panel industry.
The center of excellence is supported by teams of locally-placed product and industry specialists around the world. “H.B. Fuller’s adhesive business was built upon a strong foundation of innovation. Creating a global center of excellence for window and solar markets will facilitate the delivery of innovative and value-added products to market at a fast pace,” says Bill Magee, global director of strategy and marketing.