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Program Highlights for the Adhesive and Sealant Council Spring 2015 Convention

Program includes concurrent technical sessions, an Expo, Caulks and Sealants Short Course and more.

March 23, 2015

Delegates from around the world will gather for the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s Spring Convention and Expo, scheduled for April 20-22 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville.

Berry Plastics Receives Responsible Innovation Award

March 17, 2015

Berry Plastics recently announced it has received the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers’ (APR) inaugural Responsible Innovation Acknowledgment award.

Adhesives at Work: Stuck on Heat Sinks

The performance of a heat sink can be improved by using thermal adhesives.

Maureen McHale

February 2, 2015

If you’re like most modern-day professionals, each morning you boot up your computer and work late into the day. During that time, you probably don’t even think twice about the heat sink inside your computer, do you?

Adhesives at Work: Using Conductive Adhesives for Thermal Management in Micro- and Power Electronics

Thermally conductive adhesives are a proven yet underutilized bonding solution in electronics engineering.

Arno Maurer

February 2, 2015

The increase in demand for mobile electronic devices has brought about new design challenges with an ever-greater emphasis on mechanical strength and thermal management capability.

Editor's Memo: Are We Slaves to Electronics?

The truth of the matter is that electronics are going to become even more prevalent.

Susan Sutton

February 2, 2015

My answer to that question is somewhat complicated and depends on what I happen to be doing at any given moment

University of Tennessee to Lead New Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Advanced Composites

January 19, 2015

The Obama Administration recently announced that the University of Tennessee will lead the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Advanced Composites.

Materials Insights

What’s happening in the often-tumultuous raw materials and chemicals sector?

Susan Sutton

January 7, 2015

In the March issue of ASI, we’ll share answers—but we need your help.

Disposable Hygiene: One Core Adhesive Does Not Fit All

As core fluff in disposable hygiene products is decreased or eliminated, the role of adhesives becomes increasingly essential to core integrity.

Diane Toonen

January 5, 2015

In mature markets, disposable diaper and feminine hygiene products have reached market saturation. Since consumers of these products expect reliable absorption and no leakage, their purchase decisions are now based on other differentiating factors, such as scent and softness—but also thinness.

Making Adhesives and Sealants Safer

Innovations discovered at Purdue University are being commercialized to improve radiation detection and make adhesives and sealants safer.

January 5, 2015

Officials at a Chicago-based startup say innovations discovered in Purdue University’s School of Nuclear Engineering are being commercialized to address challenges in improving radiation detection and making sealants and adhesives safer.

A Closer Look at Planetary Mixers for Adhesives and Sealants Production

Double planetary mixers are standard workhorses that continue to evolve with the changing needs of the adhesives and sealants industry.

Christine Banaszek

January 5, 2015

When the first change-can double planetary mixer was introduced in the early 1940s by Charles Ross and Son Company, it quickly became a popular machine for batching heavy paste paints.