Adhesives & Sealants Industry Top Stories - Articles

North America Dominates Oilfield Biocides Market

Oilfield biocides and bio-solvents together are expected to generate revenue of $833.5 million by 2020.

July 1, 2015

Solvents have traditionally been derived from petroleum. These petroleum-based solvents are now being replaced by bio-based solvents, derived from renewable feedstocks such as corn, soybeans and orange peels.

All Adhesive and Sealant Meter/Mix Systems Are Not Created Equal

Meter/mix systems vary immensely from application to application.

Chris Conary

June 1, 2015

Meter/mix systems vary immensely from application to application. Adhesive or sealant resin formulations can vary as well—by chemistry, viscosity, filler content, handling time, and moisture sensitivity, as well as other critical performance factors engineered by the material supplier.

Understanding OSHA's Revised Hazard Communication Standard

Chemical producers and shippers will encounter challenges with the GHS - here's what you need to know.

Daniel Levine

June 1, 2015

As a response to the multiple definitions of hazard—and multiple ways of communicating these hazards—the United Nations adopted the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) in 2003.

Focus On: 50 Years of Coatings Success

Valspar celebrates 50 years of Fluropon.

June 1, 2015

This year, the Valspar Corp. celebrates 50 years of Fluropon® 70% PVDF resin-based coatings.

Advancing Adhesives: Bio-Based Succinic Acid Polyester Polyols

Sustainable building blocks provide multiple benefits for performance-driven TPUs, PUDs and coatings.

William D. Coggio Ivan Hevus Prof. Dean C. Webster Alan Schrock Baylen Thompson Kenneth Ulrich Natalie Dzadek

June 1, 2015

Bio-based succinic acid provides researchers and product developers a valuable and innovative sustainable platform chemical for differentiable, high-performance polyurethane (PU) materials.

Bio-Based Feedstocks for Adhesives and Sealants: Everything Old is New Again

Recent years have seen a near adversarial relationship between bio-based product manufacturers and petrochemical companies.

Lee Colyer Speight

June 1, 2015

This is a call for innovation and collaboration. The ascent - or, more appropriately - re-ascent of renewable chemistry provides great promise for the adhesives and sealants industry.

Touchscreen Manufacturing with UV LED Curing Technology

UV LED curing technology provides a more consistent and reliable process without damaging or discloring heat-sensitive components.

Stacy Hoge

June 1, 2015

Ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) curing offers many benefits for bonding and coating applications in the touchscreen manufacturing segment. It provides a more consistent and reliable process without damaging or discoloring heat-sensitive components.

Disposable Static Mixers: A Maturing Industry

The disposable static mixer industry is bringing many changes to adhesives manufacturers, distributors and end users.

Paul Gossi

June 1, 2015

To understand the changes the plastic disposable static mixer industry is experiencing today, it is helpful to know where it has been and how it got there.

Two-Component Dispensing Solution for Adhesives and Sealants

Upgrading production to two-component dispensing systems can offer multiple benefits.

Richard Luo

June 1, 2015

With the continuous improvement of current metering and dispensing technology, two-component equipment proportioning and mixing precision can reach ±1%.