Tony is Fielco Adhesives’ Technical Director and Chief Adhesive Specialist. Tony has overseen new product development, quality control, and the manufacturing of Fielco’s Adhesives products for over 16 years. Tony is also involved in new market research and technical sales.

Tony Ring has over 20 years experience in the development, property evaluation, performance testing, and manufacturing, of 2-part and 1-part thermoset epoxy adhesives and UV cured adhesives. He has developed over 200 adhesive systems encompassing a large range of applications. He is directly involved with customers and learns as much as possible about the end application, adhesive property needs, and performance requirements for each individual customer need.

Tony says, “It is imperative for me to work directly with our adhesive end-users. This is the most productive way to maximize the performance and minimize the development cycle of Fielco’s adhesives. It also gives me insight into future product needs and how Fielco can add additional value to our customers.”

In addition to the experience above, Tony has over 32 years of chemical and materials research including: material property evaluation such as compression, flexural, bend, peel, shear, friction testing, molecular weight distribution, glass transition, and melt point testing.

Tony’s electronic material experience includes adhesion promotion techniques for engineering thermoplastics, photo imaging processes for 3 dimensional circuit boards, 1-part epoxy and UV cured solder mask development, adhesives for flexible circuits, aqueous developed plating dielectrics, and 1-part epoxy hole filling compounds for metal core circuit boards. He is also experienced in electronic property testing of electronic materials.

Tony’s personal interests include cycling, racquetball, meditation, and philosophy. He resides in Glenmoore, PA and where he has a close relationship with his family, friends, and is actively involved with Living God Lutheran Church.