The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) held its 6th annual Innovation Awards on April 27, 2022, at the 2022 World Adhesive & Sealant Conference. A panel of judges reviewed submittal packages from 34 entrants, reportedly the most in the awards’ history, and have recognized the top three innovations from the adhesive and sealant industry.
The primary award was presented to Mark Gower and the PACE Team at Avery Dennison for a development entitled “Advanced Acrylics Technology for High Performance Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Applications.” The technology combines controlled radical polymerization within emulsion systems with polymerizable surfactant technology to deliver emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) that is replacing high-performance solvent-based PSA in many applications.