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ASI interviewed packaging industry veteran Carlos Quintero, the director, Industry Services, at PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, about the latest industry trends.

Compact, efficient UV LED systems offer several cost-saving advantages including decreased demand for facility space, minimal heat generation at the curing site, reduced downtime and reduced energy consumption. 

This overview highlights some of the new tools adhesive and sealant manufacturers can use as they formulate.

The newly developed CREATS (Coupled REaction Approach Toward Super-resolution imaging) allows researchers to image polymerization catalysis reactions at single-monomer resolution and, through fluorescent signaling, to differentiate monomers from one another.

The three-day event takes place April 15-17, 2024, at the Omni Louisville Hotel.

Embracing the use of digitalization into chemical industry maintenance requires a strategic approach, commitment to change, and a focus on the holistic development of both technology and human resources.

Examining the manufacturing process and chemistries of key materials used for packaging materials, such as latex binders, can help the industry keep up with the increased demand for parcel shipping while also meeting sustainability requirements.

Afera, the European Tape Association, and the German Adhesives Association (IVK), are developing a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) tool for harmonized PCF calculation of adhesives and adhesive tapes.

FEICA’s input to the European Commission outlines how considering adhesives an impediment to the circularity of end-of-life vehicles misses the role they play in the sustainability, performance, and safety of vehicles.

With continued demand for adhesives and sealants used in the production of EVs, there is growing need for the raw materials used to manufacture those adhesives.