Finished Adhesives and Sealants

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Contaminated printed circuit board assemblies can lead to poor performance. Oils and flux residue can prevent proper adhesion of conformal coatings, while marking inks, adhesives, and other materials can cause PCB delamination, blistering, shorting, dendrite growth, and electrochemical migration. It is therefore critical to remove all leftover manufacturing contaminants and to do it in an environmentally sustainable way. 

The Bodo Möller Chemie Group announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Henkel Bergquist.

Generally speaking, the hand dispensing of resins in prototypes is not a complicated process. Optimizing several factors will aid in the development of a transparent commercialization process, with straightforward resin dispensing and industrial dispensing equipment selection, all completed in an expedited timeframe.

LATICRETE recently launched TRI-LITE™ Rapid, a rapid adhesive mortar that reportedly meets ANSI A118.15 and contains no respirable crystalline silica levels that exceed the OSHA action level.

In line with the expectations of the Paris Agreement, Arkema has set a target, based on a science-based target (SBT) approach, to reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its scope 3 emissions by 46% by 2030 relative to 2019. 

Wacker recently announced that it has opened a new production site for silicones in Panagarh, India. 

Alamotape recently announced that it has become part of Arlon Graphics LLC, also a FLEXcon Holdings Trust company. 

Companies are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of their purchasing decisions. As a result, manufacturers of adhesives and sealants are increasingly demanding sustainable products, a trend that is driving change in the packaging sector.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) will hold its Adhesives & Sealants Sustainability Forum September 19-21, 2022, at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives, part of The Fedrigoni Group, recently announced that it will attend Labelexpo Americas this year for the first time.