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3M: Recycled Corrugate Tape

June 7, 2013

This company is continuing to expand its line of Scotch^® recycled corrugate tape with the addition of 3072, an industrial packaging tape designed to deliver performance on today’s corrugated boxes.

Converting to Electron Beam Technology

Interest in EB technology has grown significantly in recent years.

Karl E. Swanson

June 3, 2013

The world continues to embrace initiatives fostering more environmentally friendly “green” processes, and the converting industry is not exempt from this pursuit. All aspects of the converting process are being scrutinized, including the need to make the adhesives and sealants component of converting more environmentally friendly.

Advancing Adhesives: Physicist Develops New Silicone Rubber

The new material may find applications as a packaging tape, as a shoe insole, as padding for prosthetics, and much more.

Fariss Samarrai

June 3, 2013

If anything bothers University of Virginia physicist Lou Bloomfield, it’s a wobbly table. So much so that he actually invented a material to eliminate the problem. The material, a type of silicone rubber that is both rigid and fluid—a “viscoelastic” solid—can be placed under a table leg where it conforms to the shape of the leg bottom and the floor surface, perfectly filling the gap.

SHURTAPE: Packaging Tape

June 3, 2013

The new HP 235 packaging tape is a standard-gauge tape solution that can reportedly deliver better performance and adhesion on highly recycled corrugate.

H.B. Fuller Acquires Plexbond Quimica

May 31, 2013

Plexbond Quimica reportedly works closely with customers to develop adhesives solutions.

Product Profile: Simplifying Case and Carton Sealing

A new hot-melt delivery system is designed to improve uptime and deliver cost savings.

May 1, 2013

Graco Inc. recently announced its new InvisiPac™ Tank-Free™ hot-melt delivery system for case and carton sealing applications is available through distributors.

H.B. FULLER CO.: Laminating Adhesives for Packaging

April 18, 2013

Two new adhesives can help customers get food products packaged and shipped faster.

3M: Adhesive Cover Tape

April 9, 2013

The polyester adhesive film tape is designed to protect components from damage while offering smoother peels and improved transparency for visual inspection.

DYMAX CORP.: Glass Adhesive

March 4, 2013

Ultra Light-Weld® 431 is reportedly a versatile adhesive for glass-to-glass and glass-to-metal applications.

Ask Dr. Dave: February 2013

Dr. Dave answers a question about the recycling of adhesives and sustainability in the adhesives industry.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

February 1, 2013

QUESTION: In the manufacturing world, the recycling of materials and the use of “green” materials are popular trends that are increasingly coming under legislative pressures. What about the recycling of adhesives and sustainability in the adhesives industry?