Custom adhesive formulations for medical devices, electronics, and industrial applications
Adhesives Research manufactures specialty adhesives and coatings for regulated industries—primarily healthcare and electronics. The tech stack reveals a manufacturing-operations-first architecture: Oracle EBS for enterprise resource planning, SQL Server + Power BI for data warehousing and reporting, and GC-MS for polymer analysis. Current hiring spans engineering, operations, and data roles with a manufacturing director in play, while active projects focus on stage-gate process improvement and ETL pipeline work—suggesting effort to modernize legacy systems and unlock data trapped in operational silos.
Notable leadership hires: Manufacturing Director
Founded in 1961, Adhesives Research develops and manufactures custom adhesive systems, engineered tapes, and laminates for medical devices, electronics, industrial, and splicing applications. The company operates manufacturing facilities and sales offices in Glen Rock (Pennsylvania), Limerick (Ireland), Shanghai (China), and Singapore. AR serves mid-market and enterprise customers in regulated sectors where adhesive chemistry directly impacts product performance and compliance. The business is structured around custom formulation, materials science, and flexible manufacturing—handling everything from pressure-sensitive adhesives to release liners and medical tapes.
Oracle EBS, Oracle APEX, SQL Server, Power BI, Azure Data Factory, Python, AWS, and GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for materials analysis). SugarCRM handles sales.
The company manages compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 (FDA pharmaceutical/medical device data integrity). Operations span medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial regulated sectors.
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