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Avery Dennison Launches Online Designer Showcase

December 17, 2012

The Label and Packaging Materials division of Avery Dennison Corp. recently launched a global Designer Showcase that features insights, examples, and personal stories about packaging and design.

Strategic Solutions: State of the Industry Report

Daniel S. Murad

November 1, 2012

Recovery within the adhesives and sealants industry appears increasingly favorable as the U.S. macro backdrop improves.

Advancing Adhesives: Paper and Packaging Progress

October 1, 2012

WACKER introduces a new VAE dispersion for difficult-to-bond surfaces in paper and packaging.

Advancing Adhesives: Structural Solution

September 10, 2012

Carbon nanotube-reinforced epoxy outperforms current adhesive industry competitors.

Paper Packaging Prevails

March 19, 2012

2011 global paper packaging market to reach $236 billion.

FOCUS ON: Award-Winning Global Brands

October 1, 2011

More than 270 participants from 43 countries created works that showcased their creative skills and vision.

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives 101

This article explains what a pressure-sensitive adhesive is, how it is constructed and what adhesive options are available.

Kurt Schramer

October 1, 2009

Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are used in applications ranging from labeling food packaging to assembling electronic devices to mounting graphics displays. Although they have been around for decades and their use is widespread, manufacturers, converters, and printers may not understand the key differences between the adhesive choices available, how they’re constructed, or which are best suited for a particular job.

Adhesive Tapes as Trace Evidence

When adhesive tape is found as evidence at a crime scene, it is the forensic scientist’s job to match it to its source with little or no knowledge of tape construction.

John Johnston

January 1, 2008

The criminal element has discovered the thousands of uses for adhesive tape, and it is being found more and more often as trace evidence at crime scenes. By far the most common tape found as evidence in two out of three cases involving adhesive tape is duct tape.

Biodegradable Polymers in Adhesive Systems

Many biodegradable polymers are suited for adhesive applications, such as environmentally friendly packaging, recyclable envelope adhesives and biomedical devices.

Edward M. Petrie

June 1, 2007

Significant advances have been made over the past 20 years in the development of biodegradable polymers. These materials have been developed in a variety of forms, and thus have potential use in a range of industries, including adhesives.

Packaging EndUser: Starch- and Dextrin-Based Adhesives

Starch- and dextrin-based adhesives play a large part in industrial production, especially the packaging industry.

August 1, 2005

This article provides an overview of the raw materials that go into starch and dextrin adhesives, the methods of adhesive manufacture, and the additives that are commonly used in formulations for improvement of specific properties.