The Hot Melt Committee of TAPPI's Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Division has issued an invitation to industry professionals to participate in the 2001 TAPPI Hot Melt Symposium to be held June 10-13, 2001, at the Westin Hotel, Hilton Head, S.C. The symposium will address such topics as the Stage Gate, a process for new-product commercialization; the use of hot melts as sealants; the market potential of hot melts in the United States, Europe and the Far East; combinatorial hot melt chemistries and their synergistic effect in performance and cost; and the issue of solvent use in the United States.
The theme for the 2001 tutorial is "Back to Basics." The tutorial will address such topics as a review of test methods for PSAs; packaging and structural applications; formulation and function of raw materials for hot melt adhesives; and process equipment.