Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (PSAs)

MICHELMAN: Primers

September 13, 2013

Two new DigiPrime^®primers from this company, optimized for the HP Indigo 20000 and HP Indigo 30000 digital presses, will be introduced at LabelExpo Europe 2013.

AVERY DENNISON: Security Label Materials

September 10, 2013

The new Avery Dennison Select Solutions™ Security portfolio of materials is reportedly designed to help companies counter product tampering and counterfeiting while protecting consumers.

Evolving Pressure-Sensitive Tape Adhesives

Technology is keeping pace with demands for increasingly industrial applications.

Thomas C. Epple

September 5, 2013

Industries ranging from automotive and consumer electronics to building and construction are designing and manufacturing products that call for increasingly sophisticated bonding solutions.

Advancing Adhesives: Improving Hot-Melt Adhesives

A new generation of polyolefins with valuable properties has been introduced.

September 4, 2013

Polyolefin-based, hot-melt adhesives have proven their advantages in various fields of adhesive applications in recent decades. In the last 10 years, a new generation of polyolefins have been introduced, showing new and value-adding properties for the hot-melt adhesive customer.

Aligning Adhesive Price and Performance

Knowing a few basic distinctions among adhesives could help manufacturers save money and extend the life of their products.

Kurt Schramer

September 4, 2013

For technical applications that require some form of adhesion, pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) usually offer the best value, given their affordability, ease of use and clean application, when compared to alternative bonding options like mechanical fasteners or liquid adhesives.

Editor’s Memo: Continual Evolution

Pressure-sensitive adhesive technologies have evolved to the point that tapes are in a position to replace traditional bonding systems in multiple applications.

Susan Sutton

September 4, 2013

I'm writing this column in the midst of a very busy week. Sometime between conference calls and podcast recordings, I realized how little time I now need to spend on tasks that—even just a few years ago—took up the majority of my day.

Avery Dennison Creates Global Client Service Laboratory

August 1, 2013

Avery Dennison recently announced it has created a Global Client Service Laboratory at its Innovation Center in Mentor, Ohio.

NORDSON CORP.: Temperature Controllers

July 29, 2013

Concert™ series temperature controllers reportedly provide an easy, economical way to increase application flexibility and capacity of material melters.

3M: Masking Tapes

July 26, 2013

This company has launched a new industrial lineup of five “go to” masking tapes entitled “Masking Made Simple,” with products ranging from 101+ to 501+.