This month's cover story describes a boat manufacturer's use of dispensing equipment to make sailboats. Vanguard Sailboats, the world's leading manufacturer and largest U.S. supplier of recreational and high-performance small sailboats, uses a MIXPAC DXH dispenser and DXR refill station as part of its sailboat manufacturing process. See details on p. 32.
Electronics adhesives and sealants continue to be a growing market. According to a recent Freedonia Group study, demand for electronic chemicals in the United States is projected to increase 11% per year to over $6 billion in 2008. This upward trend is led by extraordinary growth in low-k dielectric materials, as well as healthy growth in premium high-performance products.