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Home » Authors » Karen Parker

Articles by Karen Parker

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Navigating Uncertainty: Business and Human Strategies for 2025 and Beyond

karen parker
Karen Parker
June 19, 2025

If I were to sum up the general vibe experienced in the world over the last five-plus years in one word, the word I would choose is uncertainty. 


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Unlock the Future of Manufacturing at MAX

karen parker
Karen Parker
June 13, 2025

With the synergy created by five of BNP Media’s manufacturing brands, MAX is an event that reflects all parts of modern manufacturing and automation.


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From the Editor

Testing Helps Avoid Million-Dollar Mistakes

karen parker
Karen Parker
May 29, 2025

I am not going to sugar coat it, working for a publication dedicated to adhesives and sealants has generated not an insignificant amount of gentle ribbing from people in my life. And the longer I do this job, the less patience I have for the puns and jokes and the more apt I am to respond with a bit of a lecture about how important adhesives and sealants are to all of our lives.


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Unlock the Future of Manufacturing at MAX

karen parker
Karen Parker
May 15, 2025

With the synergy created by five of BNP Media’s manufacturing brands, MAX is an event that reflects all parts of modern manufacturing and automation.


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From the Editor

Old Friends, New Developments in the Adhesives Industry

karen parker
Karen Parker
April 29, 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a year of potentially big change in many areas, including within the chemical industry and the manufacturing industry.


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From the Editor

Challenges, Innovation, and Strategic Responses for the Global Chemical Industry

karen parker
Karen Parker
March 27, 2025

This issue of ASI features our annual roundup of the latest innovations in raw materials offered to adhesive and sealant formulators and manufacturers. Additionally, I encourage you to visit our updated Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers, and Additives Handbook. 


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Adhesive Tape Solutions for EV Battery Design

karen parker
Karen Parker
March 19, 2025

Tapes and functional films, label materials, and RFID materials can be used in EV battery packs to mitigate thermal runaway, provide insulation, and facilitate efficient assembly.


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Innovate to Elevate: Adhesives Industry Meets in Jacksonville in April

karen parker
Karen Parker
March 16, 2025

The Adhesive and Sealant Council's annual Conference and Expo will offer sessions covering myriad topics to help the industry build a better future through innovation.  


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2025 Adhesives and Sealants Raw Materials Roundup

karen parker
Karen Parker
March 10, 2025

In 2024, raw materials suppliers offered new technology to help formulate the latest adhesives and sealants that meet the evolving needs of customers.


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From the Editor

Adhesive Innovations are Fueling Growth in Transportation

karen parker
Karen Parker
March 4, 2025

This issue of ASI features a number of topics, including formulating ultra-low monomer solvent-free adhesives, how to optimize a manufacturing process with heat-activated sealants and structural adhesives, using captured carbon to create methanol for adhesives, and innovations for the packaging of adhesives. 


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