December 2011 marked the publication of our 18th annual Buyers' Guide, a purchasing and applications resource for raw materials, equipment and services used to manufacture adhesives and sealants, pressure sensitives, and adhesives and sealants products such as tapes and labels.
To help connect manufacturers with the appropriate distributor partner, the August 2011 issue of ASI includes our second annual Distributor Directory. This year-long reference tool is organized by region to help you quickly locate a distributor in your area.
The 2011 Global Adhesives & Sealants Directory is a comprehensive buyers’ guide and resource for finished adhesives and sealants, and adhesives and sealants products. This digest-sized directory is designed to be the single-best purchasing reference for engineers, designers, managers, and purchasing agents to specify and purchase finished adhesives and sealants.
3M recently announced its 3M Scotch-Weld™ instant adhesive helped set a Guinness World Record, lifting an 8.1 metric ton (17,857 lbs, 2,990 PSI) forklift in the air for one hour.