Finished Adhesives and Sealants - Articles - Page 461

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.

DuPont Supports Bipartisan TSCA Reform

June 7, 2013

DuPont recently announced it applauds the bipartisan Chemical Safety Improvement Act.

Henkel Adhesives Receive Product of the Year Awards

June 7, 2013

Henkel Corp. recently announced that two of its Loctite^®products have received gold level recognition as best new products of the year.

ASC Announces TSCA Proposal Webinar

June 6, 2013

The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) recently announced it will conduct a webinar to address details regarding the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013(S. 1009).

HENKEL: Primer and Liquid Optically Clear Adhesive

June 6, 2013

A new Loctite^®primer and liquid optically clear adhesive (LOCA) is now available for 4- to 15-in. displays, from cell phones to monitors.

Moniz Named U.S. Secretary of Energy

June 4, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy recently swore in Ernest Moniz, Ph.D., as the nation’s 13th Secretary of Energy.

Ask Dr. Dave: June 2013

How can we get some of our sealants approved for drinking water applications?

June 3, 2013

QUESTION: We would like to get some of our sealants approved for drinking water applications. How can we do this?

Case Study: Progressive Cavity Pumps to the Rescue

The right progressive cavity pump can improve mixer discharge rates and minimize maintenance requirements.

Kathryn Ranger

June 3, 2013

As a member company of the AISIN Group, Aisin Chemical contributes to the automotive industry by developing and producing chemicals, friction materials and plastic parts. Aisin Chemical specializes in adhesives, coatings, and friction materials for transmissions and brake pads.

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.