The monthly roundup from Editor Teresa McPherson.
We love reading about new, innovative or offbeat
applications for adhesives and sealants. From duct tape prom dresses to people
made of packing tape and left as modern art installations throughout various
cities (“Tape Artist,” August 2007), they inspire and amuse us with their
originality.
That’s why we’re excited to introduce a new feature to our
Web site, “Adhesives in the News.” This section will spotlight various stories
in the news about adhesives and sealants that you might not have heard about –
from new chemistries and applications to a 70,000-year-old super glue. Check
back often for new stories – and submit your own as well. If you hear of an
interesting adhesives and sealants story in the news, share it with us. You can
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Correction
In the July/August article “UV/EB Laminating Adhesives
Improve Productivity and Reduce CostCost” by Ed Petrie, Table 2 and Figure 1
should have been attributed to M. Trakhtenberg and S. Lapin, “UV/EB Laminating
for Packaging Applications,” Northwest Coatings LLC, April 2000.
In
addition, the first two sentences after the heading “UV/EB Adhesives” (“In
general, UV laminating adhesives are based on the free radical curing of
acrylate monomers and oligomers with a photoinitiator. Cationic photoinitiators
and epoxy resins may also be used.”) should have been credited to an article by
Steve Lapin, “Shine the Light – UV/EB Laminating Adhesives Offer Many
Advantages in Packaging Applications,” that appeared on p. 40 of the December
2003 issue of
Converting magazine.
ASI
and the author regret the errors.
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