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Release Liner | Annual AWA Seminar Paints Picture of Today’s Market

(Label/Tape)

November 16, 2014, Attendees review and debate the pressure-sensitive label industry’s achievements and action plans Nearly 70 interested parties joined AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. on September 8 to review and debate ...

Dyna-Tech Offers Biodegradable Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

August 26, 2014, ... biodegradable and compostable water-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive. DyTac 9577 is a rubber-resin emulsion, formulated as a permanent adhesive based on components reported to meet the requirements ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... the printer has a wide degree of substrate flexibility that does not require top coating. The CENTRA HS prints on most standard pressure-sensitive paper substrates, which are typically half to a third ...

Kapco Celebrates 40 Years of Business

(Coating/Laminating)

July 26, 2014, ... is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a manufacturer, coater, and converter of pressure-sensitive flexible materials. Kapco began manufacturing in a 2,500 sq-ft facility in Kent in 1974. Thanks to consistent ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. reports on a recent seminar on pressure-sensitive label release liner issues and opportunities. AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. reports on a recent seminar on pressure-sensitive ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... industries that employ pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). Considered a subset of hot melts, PSAs are typically rubbers or acrylate copolymers that are tacky at room temperature and physically bond to ...

Market Trends | Profile of North American Label Industry

(Label/Tape)

August 12, 2013, ... demand for labels—behind Asia Pacific, now the world’s largest label consumer at 36%, and Europe at 28%.     Pressure-sensitive—still first choice Of the total demand for labels in the North ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... for labels, adhesive tapes, and specialty packaging. It has developed a rubber-based pressure-sensitive hot melt adhesive that possesses high initial tack and final adhesion, allows the simple application ...

AWA Updates Linerless Label Market Study

(Label/Tape News)

May 28, 2013, Linerless pressure-sensitive labels are enjoying a resurgence due to cost and environmental pressures AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | Linerless pressure-sensitive labels are enjoying a resurgence of interest ...

Avery Dennison Offers P-S Material for Craft Beer Labels

(Label/Tape News)

April 14, 2013, ... has introduced a new portfolio of pressure-sensitive label materials for the craft beer market. The portfolio features ten p-s facestocks and four adhesives said to meet the design and application needs ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2013

(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... and pressure-sensitive adhesives. Automatic trim waste collection increases line efficiency and reduces labor costs. Dual collection bags allow continuous operation. Unit is pre-engineered so it arrives ...

P-S Tapes | A Converter’s Guide

(Label/Tape)

January 07, 2013, A newly published global market study and sourcebook assesses the status of one of the world’s faster-growing areas of specialist converting. Pressure-sensitive specialty tapes have, since their relatively ...

Readers Choice: Top 11 New Products of 2012

(Coatings)

January 01, 2013, ... opportunities for lighter weight labels with a glossy no-label look. Company says film is designed for demanding pressure-sensitive label applications that require outstanding ink adhesion and adhesive ...

3 Sigma Adds Coating Line

(Coating)

December 15, 2012, Wide-format specialty coater provides PSAs and custom-coated products   TROY, OH | 3 Sigma Corp., a supplier of specialty custom adhesive and topcoated materials for the pressure-sensitive label ...

Spinnaker Expands Line of EFI Jetrion Facestocks

(Substrates)

August 17, 2012, ... print on many of Spinnaker’s standard pressure-sensitive products without requiring a special topcoating, reportedly making material sourcing easy. EFI Jetrion presses are said to be ideal for short ...

AWA Label Report Looks at Africa, Middle East

(Label/Tape)

July 13, 2012, ... and challenges across all the major labeling technologies: pressure-sensitive, wet glue, sleeving, and in-mold. With the BRIC countries ((Brazil, Russia, India, and China) well on the way to becoming ...

Labelexpo Americas | Mission Possible

(Label/Tape)

July 12, 2012, ... including a thermal transfer film that delivers high yield for improved economics and wide ranging print and adhesive performance for pressure-sensitive labeling (PSL) applications. There also will be ...

AWA Offers Report and Workshop

(Label/Tape)

May 22, 2012, A study on glue-applied labels and a workshop with Chemsultants on pressure-sensitive/self-adhesive technology are available from AWA   AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | The worldwide market for glue-applied ...

Henkel New Products Include PSA

(Coating/Laminating)

May 19, 2012, A repositionable PSA and a low-migration water-based adhesive for low-migration consumer goods are among new products from Henkel   DUSSELDORF, GERMANY | Henkel presented its new pressure-sensitive ...

Release Liner | Industry Conference Covers Market Data & Trends

(Label/Tape)

April 11, 2012, ... and Events, is annually the meeting point for participants in this specialist industry, at all levels of the value chain. Siliconized release liner’s major market is in pressure-sensitive labeling, but ...