Adhesive and sealant industry professionals can learn about new technologies and innovations at the upcoming ASC Convention and Expo.
March 1, 2016
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) Spring Convention and Expo will take place April 18-20 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. The three-day event will include concurrent technical sessions focusing on business development and market trends, government relations issues, and advanced technology, as well as an Expo.
A new, tetrafunctional epoxy reactive modifier is increasingly being used as non-mutagenic, drop-in formulation replacement for polyfunctional aziridine.
Formulating pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) presents a number of complex challenges. The adhesive must flow and set without activation from anything more than the pressure of a hand, remain permanently tacky, and exhibit a strong bond—often to a variety of substrates, such as wood, glass, or metal—for as long as the application requires or until the end user decides to remove it.