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Strategic Solutions: Surface Treatment - A Formulator's Friend for Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings

A well-chosen and implemented solution allows manufacturers—and their customers—to focus on the next challenge.
James (Jim) E. Swope
September 2, 2014

As a supplier, imagine knowing that almost any material was bondable. How much more productive would your work be if you could focus on such factors as environmental resistance, structural strength or cure speed?


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Editor's Memo: Adhesives and Sealants Contribute to Mind-Blowing Progress

It really is mind-boggling to consider just how pervasive adhesives and sealants are in our daily lives.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
September 2, 2014

Nearly everything we take for granted today could be considered high-tech, especially when looked at from the perspective of the past.


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Ask Dr. Dave: Why are some waterborne adhesives called latex, others called dispersions and yet others emulsions?

Dave Dunn's August 2014 column.
August 1, 2014

Many companies use different terms to disassociate their water-based adhesives from adhesives based on natural latex.


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Strategic Solutions: State of the U.S. Adhesives and Sealants Industry

U.S. adhesive and sealant manufacturers have benefited from an economy that has been growing quicker than other developed economic regions.
A. Todd Muhleman
August 1, 2014

The outlook for the U.S. adhesives and sealants industry at the mid-point of 2014 has slightly improved over 2013. After growing just 1.9% in 2013, most economists are predicting the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 3% for 2014.


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Editor's Memo: 2014 ASI Top 25

The exclusive ASI Top 25 details leading companies in the worlwide adhesives and sealants industry.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
August 1, 2014

I'm thrilled to invite you into the third annual ASI Top 25 issue!


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Regulatory Review: Adhesives Manufacturers Blindsided from the Left Coast

While the easier approach might be to look the other way and let a handful of impacted manufacturers fight this battle alone, I'm not sure it would be a wise one.
Mark Collatz
July 1, 2014

We all knew it was coming. The California’s Safer Consumer Regulation has been on everybody’s radar screen for years.


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Editor's Memo: Distributor Partners for the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

The relationship between distributors and manufacturers in the adhesives and sealants industry has evolved far beyond simple product delivery.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
July 1, 2014

Welcome to our annual Distributor Directory, a year-long reference tool designed to help you quickly locate a distributor that best suits your needs.


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IP in Depth: Effective Preissuance Submissions

Preissuance submissions are a one-chance opportunity to present prior art in such a way that an examiner will be convinced to apply the prior art to reject pending claims in a patent application.
Michael Gzybowski
June 2, 2014

"The preissuance submission provision in the America Invents Act aims to bring the most relevant prior art to the examiner’s attention as early as possible during prosecution to enhance examination effectiveness and efficiency,” says Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos.


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Editor's Memo: Potpourri

We've got lots of exciting things happening: the annual Dispensing & Curing Equipment Directory, the ASI Top 25 and the ASI Readers' Choice Awards.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
June 2, 2014

I have so much exciting information to share with you that I almost don’t know where to start.


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Ask Dr. Dave: What is a good adhesive for bonding glass to metal?

Dave Dunn's May 2014 column.
Dave Dunn, Ph.D.
Dave Dunn Ph.D.
May 1, 2014

 Bonding glass to metals can be done successfully, although it is often necessary to choose systems that have appropriate "adhesion promoters." 


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