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Henkel Adhesive Technologies

Henkel Adhesive Technologies

Data and telecommunications

When every joule, watt and GHz matters

In data centres and for broadband connectivity and optical networks, increasing speeds need more power, escalating performance-limiting heat and cost. Henkel's cool, advanced material innovations help dissipate heat at component level in high-performance network applications.

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At a glance

5G

Technology

5G sites need 2–3x more power and generate more heat than 4G.1

$40

Billion

Data centre cooling costs expected to rise by 2030.2

53

MBPS

Data speeds have doubled since 2014.3

Explore our Data and Telecommunications solutions

  • Data center

  • Optical

  • Broadband connectivity

Industry solutions

In a high-speed, digitally connected world, advanced materials help keep data centres cool, enhance mobile signals and protect optical networks.

Our formulations source sustainable raw materials, co-engineered to your specific needs, helping to usher in next-gen technologies like 6G, 800G and 1.6T.

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Increase thermal efficiency + network performance

Learn how you can meet and exceed demands for higher data rates, lower latency and more reliable performance. Advanced thermal materials help dissipate heat and reduce the operational temperature in microelectronics, enabling higher processing power, higher speeds and greater bandwidth.

Achieve cost savings

As pressure increases on profitability, customers are looking for new ways to achieve efficiency and cost savings. Learn how to reduce capital and operating expenses while increasing performance and dependability. Innovative advanced materials help optimise performance, reduce heat and extend the life of components as they help lower power, cooling and repair costs.

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Resources

  • Phase change on component with heatsink

    Tackling ASIC warpage with thermal innovation

    As ASICs grow in size and power, managing thermal stress is critical. Henkel’s latest article explores how next-gen thermal interface materials (TIMs) reduce die warpage, resist pump-out, and improve reliability in high-performance electronics.
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    The heat is on

    Today, network performance, reliability, and durability are critical to datacom and telecom performance around the world. And when network performance is largely determined by power and cooling, the role of thermal management is only going to increase.
  • This is an image of a futuristic circuit board like a city at night

    Look small to go big

    In today’s world of unprecedented network and infrastructure expansion, the need for increased performance and stability is accelerating. This rapid expansion is further challenged by the need to process more data at faster speeds while also accommodating emerging technology developments.
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FAQs

Henkel supports a broad range of applications across the data and telecommunications ecosystem, including data centers, cloud and hyperscale infrastructure, optical networking, optical transceivers, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics (CPO), broadband connectivity, wireless infrastructure, servers, switches, routers, and emerging AI platforms. Henkel's advanced material solutions help enable next-generation connectivity, improved thermal management, and reliable performance for high-speed networking and communications technologies. Connect with our experts to discuss your specific application requirements.

Henkel provides advanced material solutions that help improve thermal performance, reliability, and efficiency across data centers, optical networks, broadband connectivity, and wireless infrastructure. These materials help customers address increasing power densities, higher data rates, and evolving network demands.

As data centers and telecommunications networks process increasing amounts of data, managing heat and maintaining system reliability become critical to performance and operational efficiency. Henkel helps address these challenges through advanced thermal management and adhesive solutions that support efficient heat dissipation, protect critical components, and enhance long-term system reliability.

Thermal management solutions help reduce operating temperatures in high-performance electronics, enabling higher processing speeds, greater bandwidth, and improved energy efficiency. By optimizing heat transfer and cooling performance, these solutions can help lower cooling requirements and support more reliable operation.

Henkel adhesive solutions provide durable bonding and protection for components used in data centers, optical networks, broadband connectivity, and wireless infrastructure. These materials help improve equipment reliability, extend component life, and support consistent performance in demanding operating environments.

This combined approach helps customers improve infrastructure efficiency, reduce maintenance and operating costs, and build more resilient networks that are ready for evolving technologies such as AI, 800G/1.6T networking, and next-generation communications.

Yes. Henkel collaborates closely with customers to co-engineer material solutions tailored to specific application, performance, and manufacturing requirements.

At Henkel, sustainability is embedded in innovation. Guided by our commitment to be "Pioneers at Heart for the Good of Generations," we develop advanced material solutions that help improve energy efficiency, enhance reliability, extend equipment lifecycles, and support responsible resource use across data center and telecommunications applications. From sustainable sourcing to product end-of-life considerations, Henkel works with customers to advance technologies that deliver both performance and sustainability benefits.

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