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MAPEI Receives OSHA Certification

February 18, 2014

MAPEI recently announced its Tempe, Ariz., facility has been certified by OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).

Ellsworth Adhesives Launches ERP System

February 4, 2014

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced it has launched a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system platform and enterprise applications.

Materials Roundtable: Let's Talk Materials

Without quality materials that are often tailored to specific applications, the adhesives and sealants industry could never fully succeed.

Susan Sutton

February 1, 2014

Raw materials and chemicals are literally the building blocks of the adhesives and sealants industry. Without quality materials that are often specifically tailored to specific applications, our industry could never fully succeed.

IP in Depth: Expediting Patent Application Examinations

The USPTO developed four programs designed to speed up the examination of patent applications.

Michael Gzybowski

January 2, 2014

In August 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reported a backlog of 591,665 patent applications waiting to be examined and an average total pendency (time from filing to end of examination) of 29.4 months.

Editor's Memo: New Year's Resolutions

Chances are, finding ways to work smarter and faster will be on your list of goals for 2014.

Susan Sutton

January 2, 2014

The beginning of each calendar year is a great time to take stock of our business and try to make some work-related New Year’s resolutions (aka, goals).

Top 5 News that Sticks

Readers Most Interested in Bostik Personnel Announcement

This weekly roundup highlights the news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

Susan Sutton

December 23, 2013

A personnel announcement regarding Bostik Marketing drew the most interest last week.

Energy Department Announces $10 Million to Advance Energy-Saving Lighting Technologies

December 17, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced nearly $10 million to support research, development, and manufacturing of solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies.