I got the chance to speak with ClickBond's Bill Perez to learn why bonding technology is gaining ground in some of the world's most demanding environments.

So let me give you an example of a customer that came to us.

I think that's the best way to kind of lead in on this.

For example, the folks that were designing the Orion capsule, as they were making attachments inside, they knew that there was no way they were going to be able to drill in or make mechanical fastening.

like standard bolts and screws to put wire harnesses, fluid lines, control systems.

There were no way to attach them on the inside of that capsule while preserving the structural integrity of the capsule itself.

That's where Clickbond comes in.

Is this becoming, and obviously you're going to want to hope that the answer is yes, but is it going to be the case where adhesives are almost fully replacing, screwing the normal techniques of putting something together in spacecraft and aircraft in the future? Is it getting more and more? What can you tell me about what lies ahead?

Just from your perspective, what are some of the hidden design decisions made early in a program that has the biggest impact on those outcomes decades later over the life cycle of a vehicle?

I think that is a very pertinent question to ask, and I think it's important for people to understand that when these vehicles are being designed and manufactured, that there are instances where there's, there's just no way to know until you put that vehicle through some trials.

So l- this is a great opportunity to share an amazing story where we worked with a team that was building a military vehicle, and during the trials, the military vehicle ended up on its side.

When it ended up on its side, the position of the war fighters inside the vehicle did not have the leverage nor the strength to, to just simply open a door.

If you think about that, for a military vehicle, whether it be in theater or whether it be in, you know, training, if that vehicle were to turn on its side and the guys can't get out, they're, they're in a lot of peril, because it's gonna get hotter inside.

They don't have any real...

They don't, they don't have a significant amount of support materials inside the vehicle.

When you look at the next generation of military vehicles that are being developed, whether they're crewed or autonomous, a lot of autonomi- autonomy, uh, going into that space right now, what design or manufacturing shift do you think will seem obvious in 20 years but is still being underappreciated today?