Adhesives and Specialty Monomers Studies Coming Soon
Skeist Inc. is planning to release two multi-client, techno-economic marketing studies: Adhesives VIII and Specialty Monomers V. (skeistinc.com)...
Adhesives Research Announces New Business
Adhesives Research has formed a new business, ARmark Authentication Technologies, which focuses on anti-counterfeiting technology in the form of covert markers, a technology that can be combined with custom-developed delivery systems for application to a variety of goods. ...
About Cold Seal Adhesives
People actually refer to this class of product using three different names—cold seal adhesives, self-seal adhesives, and cohesives. Remember that all the terms describe exactly the same material....
Measuring Force
Learn what adhesion is, how it is measured, what a test really measures relative to the true adhesion between two surfaces, how adhesion affects the performance of the final laminated or multilayer product, an ideal adhesion test between two materials, and what the common T-peel adhesion test measure....
Give Customer What He Wants
Too many times converters make substitutions when filling orders from their customers, with serious consequences. The customer will be unhappy unless he receives exactly what he ordered....
Hot Melt Adhesive Use
Hot melt adhesive use continues to grow due to unique properties including ease of use, adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces, strength properties, aging characteristics, etc. By some measurements, hot melts are among the fastest growing adhesives in the industry....
Coating & Laminating Special Report, Part 4
Elizabeth Park provides an overview of the current status of self-adhesive laminates in the graphic arts industry....
The Buzz on Remote Diagnostics
Walk into any room these days where numerous people are assembled and mention remote diagnostics. Immediately, you will become the central attraction....
Reeling in New Business
Ritrama relies on its coating expertise—and innovative adhesives—to hook new customers....
The PLACE Division of TAPPI Announces Film and Extrusion Coating Short Course
The PLACE Division of TAPPI has announced a short course entitled: 2004 PLACE Film and Extrusion Coating Short Course. It will be April 19-21, 2004, at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri....
G Prime A Rheological Indicator to Predict the Extrusion Coating Performance of LDPE
Application: A new rheological test method can predict the processing performance of LDPE for extrusion coating....
TAPPI Offers New Product
Beginning in March 2004, TAPPI will offer a new product for companies and individuals who use the TAPPI Test Methods and Technical Information Papers (TIPS)....
A Look at Adhesion Increase in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
Last month, this column addressed the subject of permanent and removable pressure-sensitive adhesives. A prime consideration in the difference between...
Permanent & Removable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
An intriguing aspect of pressure-sensitive adhesives is the wide variety available. They come in different forms for application as solutions in solvent,...
A Small Part of Big Performance
Hot melt adhesive converters be cheered: Hot melt technology is ripe for peak performance....
An Innovative Approach to Coloring Adhesives & Coatings
In the April 2003 issue, this column (Do You Really Want to Color That Adhesive or Coating?) explained that coloring adhesives and coatings often is not...
Do You Really Want to Color That Adhesive or Coating?
Anyone who has been in the converting business and uses adhesives and coatings has at some time or another asked (or heard someone else ask) the question,...
Filtration Transformation
Out of an engineer's introspection and some solid supplier relationships comes "a breakthrough" for one contract converter's final filtration of hot melts....
Controlling Color Change in Adhesives and Coatings
The column in this space last month discussed color in adhesives and coatings with emphasis on avoiding color during the manufacture of the products....
Colorful Adhesives and Coatings? Probably Not a Good Idea
Most people have color preferences. My favorite color is black. Some individuals have very strong feelings about their favorite color. A granddaughter...
PSA Problem Solving
When dealing with complex problems, it's best to take a step-by-step approach. This methodology can aid the investigation of quality issues commonly encountered...
Controlling Coater Gap Uniformity
Maintaining high levels of accuracy is critical in controlling coater gap uniformity. The role of noncontact thin gap sensors is discussed in in this article.
Halloween Is Coming: PSA Ghosts Can Be Pretty Scary
October is an exciting month. In many areas Mother Nature creates an amazing display of colors. The weather is often ideal without the extreme hot and...
A Lesson in Amines Used in Water-Based Products
One of the key ingredients of many water-based inks and coatings are amines. Amines and ammonia are used in water-based products to control pH required...
DOVIDs: Functional Beauty
Through a combination of overt and covert means, diffractive optically variable image devices (DOVIDs) offer a high level of security at a reasonable cost—and look good while doing it.
