Bringing Tape Education to a Wider Audience at Tape Week 2022
Tape Week 2022 detailed cutting-edge research and market-related developments for pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape professionals and end users alike.
After two years of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 437 people gathered May 2-5, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., for the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s (PSTC) inaugural Tape Week. With 21 technical speakers presenting advances in our understanding of pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape’s scientific properties, as well as 46 exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations in the PSA tape industry, Tape Week 2022 provided the cutting-edge research developments that PSA tape professionals have come to expect from PSTC’s conferences.
For example, PSTC’s annual Carl Dahlquist Award went to Joseph Binder, Ph.D., polymer synthesis chemist with Dow Adhesives. His paper identified opportunities to improve the adhesion/cohesion balance of waterborne PSAs.