The present teachings contemplate a method comprising coating a poly(vinyl chloride) material with a composition including a dicarbonyl compound, a cyanoacrylate compound, or a combination thereof and a viscosity modifying agent so that the composition has a viscosity of from about 50 cps to about 2500 cps; wherein the coated poly(vinyl chloride) material is capable of adhering to a second material without the use of a primer.

Described herein is a method for joining a first metal pipe with a second metal pipe, the pipes being joined together in an overlapping area by use of a two-component polyurethane adhesive that encapsulates the overlapping area, where the method includes the steps of:

(1) applying the two-component polyurethane adhesive onto an inner surface of a fixture;
(2) inserting one end of the first metal pipe into one end of the second metal pipe so as to form a pipe assembly having the overlapping area between the two ends, and putting the overlapping area of the pipe assembly into the fixture; (3) closing the fixture such that the overlapping area of the pipe assembly is fixed in the fixture, and such that the adhesive therein encapsulates the overlapping area of the pipe assembly; (4) curing the two-component polyurethane adhesive; and (5) optionally, removing the fixture from the pipe assembly.

A pipe device includes a pipe and a connection element. The pipe has a pipe jacket that has an inner surface and an outer surface and forms a flow channel. The connection element forms a through-channel that extends from a connection piece consisting of a first material (M1) and having a first opening to a second opening. The pipe jacket is positioned on the connection piece with a first pipe end consisting of a second material (M2). A bonded connection is formed between the first material (M1) and the second material (M2) in a contact region between the inner surface of the pipe jacket and a peripheral surface of the connection piece.

A connector body having a first end portion defining a first end face of the body and an opposite second end portion defining a second end face of the body, the first end portion including a first peripheral groove with a first sealing ring, and the second end portion including a second peripheral groove with a second sealing ring, an intermediate portion of the—body defining a peripheral surface extending between the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring, the peripheral surface to be covered by the retaining glue for bonding the body to the tube, a glue flow passage at the first end portion extending transversally to the first sealing ring, and a glue injection channel extending from the first end portion towards the second end portion and including a glue injection port in the first end portion and a glue ejection port at the peripheral surface.

A method of installing an insert in a body is provided, including advancing an insert into a bore of the body bounded by a lip so that a round seal of the insert passes the lip with a clearance therebetween, and so the insert first engages the body with a contact rim rather than the round seal. Accordingly, the round seal is not compromised to self-center the insert in the bore. The bore can include a shoulder distal from the lip. The round seal, which optionally can be an O-ring, can sealingly engage the shoulder and a secondary bore after the insert is self-centered in the bore. The round seal can be advanced farther into the body so another contact rim engages the shoulder. The insert can be heated so components of the body melt and fuse to parts of the insert during installation. A related system is provided.

A tubing coupler. The coupler includes a tubular body and a a stock body portion that is grooveless. The tubing coupler also includes a first engagement end with a first set of grooves disposed thereon to engage with an inside portion of a first piece of tubing. A method of making a customized part with the tubing coupler. The method includes securing at least a portion of the tubing coupler inside a first piece of carbon fiber tubing.

An isolator includes a first fluid-carrying member and a second fluid-carrying member; and a resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component located between the first and the second fluid-carrying member. The component conveys fluid flowing from the first fluid-carrying member to the second fluid-carrying member. The isolator further has a reinforcing composite encircling the first fluid-carrying member, the second fluid-carrying member and the component. The reinforcing composite having first fibers extending at an angle of between −30 degrees and +30 degrees to a longitudinal axis (A-A) of the resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component; second fibers interwoven with the first fibers and extending around the first fluid-carrying member, the second fluid-carrying member and the component at an angle of between +60 degrees and +90 degrees and/or between −60 degrees and −90 degrees to the longitudinal axis (A-A); and a resin.

Components of medical devices include polypropylene-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic graft copolymers (PP-g-PEO) in their base polymer formulations. The base polymeric formulations comprise at least a polymer or co-polymer of propylene. These components are suitable for solvent-bonding with other components and enhance bond strength of the medical devices.

A plumbing fitting of a first plastic material comprises at least one annular branch defining a hollow port. A sleeve of a second plastic material can be inserted into the hollow port. The sleeve is retained within the hollow port by a retaining member which is fitted to the outer end and outer wall of the annular branch. The sleeve is configured to facilitate attachment of the plumbing fitting to a second plumbing fitting by insertion of the second plumbing fitting into the hollow port, wherein the second plumbing fitting is of the second plastic material.

A hose joint assembly includes a fitting, a hose receivable onto the fitting, and an adhesive for bonding the hose and the fitting together. For example, the adhesive is a microencapsulated two-part epoxy adhesive that functions as a lubricant when assembling the hose onto the fitting before curing.