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Achieving Net-Positive Operations in Adhesive Tape Manufacturing

An air pollution control system designed and installed for a major tape coating line exemplifies how the best economic solution can also be the best environmental solution.
Tasha Jamaluddin
Tasha Jamaluddin

As more manufacturers across the adhesives and sealants industry embrace sustainable manufacturing processes, they are finding their decisions are also improving their financial bottom line. There does not need to be a trade-off, and green manufacturing is proving to be a win-win. 


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HAUSCHILD ENGINEERING: Laboratory Mixers

The SMART DAC series features variable counter rotation, increased mixing weight and volume, and allows up to 30 min of mixing time.
Hauschild Engineering recently announced a new generation of laboratory dual-asymmetric centrifugal (DAC) mixers.
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CHARLES ROSS & SON CO.: Double-Planetary Mixer

The company reports that this mixer excels in rugged applications that require enormous torque.
According to Charles Ross & Son Co., its double-planetary mixer is used for high-precision mixing, granulation, and vacuum drying.
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CHARLES ROSS & SON CO.: Inline Shear Mixers

The close tolerance of the rotor and stator exposes 100% of liquid product to high shear and exerts a secondary pumping effect.
Charles Ross & Son Co. reports that its inline SLIM high-shear mixer solves three processing steps with one machine.
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Improving Supply Chain Visibility through Digitalization

An ongoing, award-winning project highlights next-generation possibilities for the raw materials and chemicals supply chain.

Earlier this year, BASF received the German Innovation Award 2021 in the Excellence in Business to Business-Chemical Industry category for a project involving the use of smart intermediate bulk containers (IBCs). These awards are presented by the German Design Council to recognize aspects of product innovation within different industries that offer additional benefits compared with previous solutions.

 


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Excelitas Completes PCO Acquisition

The acquisition expands Excelitas’ technological scope and its geographic footprint in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Excelitas Technologies Corp. recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of PCO AG, a leading manufacturer and innovator in digital imaging for a wide range of scientific and industrial applications.
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GRACO INC.: Electric Diaphragm Pumps

Graco reports that the Husky 3300e pump is made in the U.S. with long-wear, high-quality components.
The Husky™ 3300e electric double diaphragm pump transfers a variety of industrial fluids, offering high-volume fluid transfer (up 220 gpm) while reducing power consumption.
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Eliminating Adhesive Buildup with Air-Operated Double-Diaphragm Pumps

Next-generation diaphragms have been designed to meet the pumping challenges inherent in the sticky and viscous materials that are the foundation of adhesive and coating manufacturing.
Erik Solfelt
It’s simple: without adhesives, the world would literally fall apart. They are utilized in almost every industry in the world and in the manufacture of millions of unique products, with the highest concentration in the packaging, automotive, electronics, building and construction, home goods, textiles, and transportation markets. 


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