Nordson Corporation

Nordson Corporation engineers manufactures and markets products and systems to dispense apply and control adhesives coatings polymers sealants biomaterials and other fluids worldwide. It operates through three segments: Industrial Precision Solutions (IPS); Medical and Fluid Solutions; and Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS). The IPS segment provides dispensing coating and laminating systems for adhesives lotions liquids and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing systems used in packaged goods industries; components and systems used in the thermoplastic and biopolymer melt stream; and product assembly systems for use in paper and paperboard converting applications and manufacturing roll goods as well as for the assembly of plastic metal and wood products. It also offers automated and manual dispensing products and systems for cold materials container coating liquid finishing and powder coating as well as ultraviolet equipment used primarily in curing and drying operations. The Medical and Fluid Solutions segment offers medical devices including cannulas catheters and medical balloons; single-use plastic components; precision manual and semi-automated dispensers; minimally invasive interventional delivery devices; and plastic molded syringes cartridges tips and fluid connection components. The ATS segment provides automated dispensing systems for the attachment protection and coating of fluids as well as related gas plasma treatment systems for cleaning and conditioning surfaces; and bond testing and automated optical acoustic microscopy and x-ray inspection systems for use in semiconductor and printed circuit board industries. The company markets its products through direct sales force as well as distributors and sales representatives. Nordson Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Westlake Ohio.