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The R&D team at Bostik’s Born2Bond™ engineering adhesives brand has revealed details of a new precision dispensing system at the in-adhesives symposium.

Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have become a valuable part of various industrial processes due, in part, to their versatility.

Fedrigoni Group has launched Re-Play™, a product range of upcycled self-adhesive materials that are made from the upcycling of siliconized glassine liner materials.

3M has launched a new medical adhesive – 3M™ Medical Tape 4578 – that can stick to the skin for up to 28 days. Prior to 2022, the standard wear time for extended medical adhesives was up to 14 days.

The market is expected to grow as two-component adhesives are increasingly used to replace traditional adhering methods such as manual screwing and soldering.

Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, announced the launch of the 2023 edition of the Afera Test Methods Manual.

Liquid adhesive systems developed to be used as thermal interface materials for EV battery cells offer better surface wetting and can also be used as structural adhesives.

3M premiered a new documentary film, "Skilled," to celebrate the skilled trades and break down stereotypes that may prevent people from pursuing these vital careers.

Specialty coatings provider Stahl announced last October that the company was expanding into the adhesive and bonding segments when it announced the launch of the RelcaBond^® brand.

The development of predictive and flexible algorithms has provided an opportunity to tackle the challenges presented by employing machine learning and artificial intelligence to understand polyurethane technologies.