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Inline P-S Label Printing Reduces Costs

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October 09, 2006, Degussa Silicone RC silicones enable inline silconizing, adhesive coating, and laminate production of pressure-sensitive adhesives. PRESS RELEASE HOPEWELL, VA—Degussa Silicone RC silicones enable inline ...

Are Universal Products Possible?

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July 31, 2006, ... leads us to the primary point of this column: Do not use any adhesive, coating, or ink for any purpose other than that for which it is intended. A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that works well in ...

Eastman Offers Solution for Isoprene Shortage

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May 20, 2006, Eastman Chemical Co. offers a new formulation strategy that can reduce the use of isoprene by more than 50% in hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive formulations. PRESS RELEASE KINGSPORT, TN—The current ...

ACA Launches Web site

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April 19, 2006, Akron Coating and Adhesives’ newly-launched Web site, akroncoating.com, provides information about their water-based, heat-activated, and pressure-sensitive adhesives and coatings. PRESS RELEASE AKRON, ...

Protecting Brands

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January 30, 2006, The familiar pressure-sensitive label offers some practical approaches that converters can offer brand owners to secure the integrity of their products—by using a familiar "carrier" mechanism. Part 1 ...

The PSA Process

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January 30, 2006, With so many choices available in the manufacture of PSA products, how do you decide what's best? Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Pressure-sensitive ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

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December 30, 2005, Filmic release liners are used in many pressure-sensitive applications today. The market for filmic release liners is growing at a rate of 10%/yr, fueled in part by the emergence of premium applications ...

ASC Call for Speakers

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November 14, 2005, ... Equipment Business Section International and Domestic Markets Finance/Accounting Issues Development in Supply Chain Management Product Stewardship Technical Sessions Innovations in Pressure-Sensitive ...

A Menu for Thickness Control

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August 30, 2005, ... weight to apply. For example, a pressure-sensitive adhesive used for a decal might require a coating that is 1 mil thick. A laminating adhesive for a snack package would probably be approximately 3 lbs/ream. ...

Converting Industry News

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August 30, 2005, ... Sealants, “...Both companies will work jointly to help formulators and converters in pressure-sensitive adhesives and caulks applications assess and implement these solutions as high-performance and cost-effective ...

Converting Industry News

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July 30, 2005, ... in pressure-sensitive adhesives and caulks applications to assess and implement these solutions as high-performance and cost-effective alternatives to solvent-based products.” The two companies collaborated ...

One Stop Shop

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May 30, 2005, ... seal, gusset pouches, and bags. There are reclosable zipper pouches for powders and granules and reclosable cap and pouring-spout pouches for liquids. Carrier bags and a fairly extensive tattoo (pressure-sensitive ...

Give Customer What He Wants

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May 30, 2005, ... film with an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coated on it means exactly that. The PP film must be the proper gauge and not slightly less or more. The PSA must be that specified and not a version ...

Reporter Clips

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May 30, 2005, ... and owner of Geo, says, "Our focus is on pressure-sensitive labels for supermarkets. In that business, we must respond quickly and deliver excellent quality. The Instaprep allows us to streamline our changeover ...

Reporter Clips

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April 29, 2005, News from: MACtac, label converters at TLMI, and Mesirow Financial. Narrow Web Converting Industry News PSA materials supplier MACtac, Stow, OH, supplied the self-adhesive construction for the 170 ...

Hot Melt Adhesive Use

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February 27, 2005, ... users must consider when choosing these materials. The hot melt products arrive for use at room temperature when they are solids or extremely viscous fluids, as in the case of some hot melt pressure-sensitive ...

Waste Trimmed Away!

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February 27, 2005, ... 10,000–15,000-sq-ft building.) Politics and P-S Labels & Systems specializes in pressure-sensitive labels and non-p-s tags in sheets and rolls. Products include packaging labels for jars, cans, and ...

Film Opens New Markets

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February 27, 2005, Since pressure-sensitive labels and tapes—and other materials such as stamps—have become more sophisticated, the market for these materials has been expanding rapidly. In such product constructions, it ...

Reporter Clips

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January 30, 2005, Narrow web news from: Freedonia Group, TLMI, Sato America, MPI Label Systems, MACtac, Printex Packaging Corp., XericWeb Drying Systems, and Appleton. Narrow Web Converting Industry News XericWeb Acquires ...

ASC Announces Call for Papers: Collaborating for Success in the New Economy

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January 04, 2005, ... Substrates Demand New Adhesive Formulations Trends in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Latest "Environmentally Preferred Products" (Green Building Initiatives) Speaker guidelines and other details are ...