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Aerospace Sealant: A Positive Partnership

Two companies collaborate to develop a new aerospace sealant and meter-mix process solution.

January 5, 2015

Formulators continuously partner with customers to create customized solutions for specific applications, as well as tailored packaging and equipment to smoothly integrate into the customer’s assembly process.

A Closer Look at Planetary Mixers for Adhesives and Sealants Production

Double planetary mixers are standard workhorses that continue to evolve with the changing needs of the adhesives and sealants industry.

Christine Banaszek

January 5, 2015

When the first change-can double planetary mixer was introduced in the early 1940s by Charles Ross and Son Company, it quickly became a popular machine for batching heavy paste paints.

Editor's Memo: New Year, New Look for Adhesives & Sealants Industry

Happy New Year to everyone in the adhesives, sealants and coatings industries!

Susan Sutton

January 5, 2015

Happy New Year, everyone! For many companies in the adhesives and sealants industry, 2014 was a year of renewed optimism.

ROSS: Hopper

December 15, 2014

A new high-efficiency charging hopper is now available for this company’s line of high-shear mixers with solids/liquid injection manifold (SLIM) technology.

How to Use the Adhesives & Sealants Industry 2015 Buyers' Guide

The Buyers' Guide is divided into five main sections.

Susan Sutton

December 11, 2014

Welcome to ASI’s annual Buyers’ Guide, a purchasing and applications resource for raw materials, equipment and services used to manufacture adhesives and sealants, pressure sensitives, and adhesives and sealants products such as tapes and labels.

ROSS: Double Planetary Mixer

November 3, 2014

This company’s laboratory double planetary mixers (DPMs) are reportedly ideal for processing a range of applications.

ROSS: Static Mixers

October 1, 2014

Ross recently announced low-pressure drop (LPD) and low-low pressure drop (LLPD) static mixers that reportedly promote composition and temperature uniformity.

Rotary batch mixer production of wheat flour

Case Study: A Speedy Solution for Glue Extender Production

A rotary batch mixer helps in the efficient production of wheat flour for glue extenders.

August 1, 2014

Since 1982, Idaho Milling and Grain has produced wheat flour in a process that involves measuring, milling, and mixing. The industrial-grade wheat flour is then formulated into a glue extender for the wood products industry.

Mixing and Dispersing Silicones

Proper care during the mixing process ensures that time and energy input is minimized while the utility of the formulation is optimized.

Stephanie Shira

August 1, 2014

When producing a new adhesive or sealant product, the formulation must first be worked out.

ROSS: High-Speed Dispersers

June 9, 2014

This company’s vacuum-rated high-speed dispersers are a line of tank-mounted and raisable mixers featuring a laser-cut saw-tooth blade that runs to approximately 5,000 ft/min.