3M™ Fastbond™ Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive 1049 is now in a new portable, ergonomically engineered cylinder delivery system from Worthington Enterprises.

As the demand for environmentally friendly products rises, manufacturers are evaluating their current sustainability practices and finding ways to minimize their environmental impact.

The tape supplier now offers standard and custom solutions from all four primary adhesive technology platforms.

More than any single piece of lab equipment, a successful R&D team’s most vital tool is a flexibility mindset.

Tim Pione, vice president, Advanced Packaging and Converting, Adhesives, at Arkema discusses the company’s pressure-sensitive adhesive products, including hot-melt, waterborne, UV, and specialty solution acrylics technologies. 

The wide use of dissimilar substrate materials driving the selection of sealants was reported in The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s “2017-2020 North American Market Report for Adhesives and Sealants with a Global Overview.”

With increasing consolidation among adhesives manufacturers and the raw material suppliers that support them, global product formulation and availability of materials used in these formulations continue to grow in importance.

Independent testing and third-party validation of application-specific and customer-required adhesive products are expected across the value chain. It is especially important to validate adhesive performance for the electronics industry.