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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Creates Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility

The facility was designed to support education and research efforts across all materials science and engineering-related disciplines.

May 4, 2018

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with the University of North Florida to establish the Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility (MSERF).

FEICA Updates Adhesives and Sealants Use Map

The FEICA use map reportedly provides a standardized overview of the most common adhesives and sealants uses.

May 3, 2018

FEICA has published an updated version of its use map packages.

Global Chemicals Production Ends First Quarter on a Soft Note

During March, production gains were in North America, the Former Soviet Union, and Africa and Middle East, with weakness elsewhere.

May 3, 2018

Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council show that the global chemical industry ended the first quarter on a soft note.

SARTOMER AMERICAS: PSA Additives

May 3, 2018

This company plans to showcase several technologies for optimizing energy-curable pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) for high-end applications at RadTech UV+EB 2018.

Bostik Announces Price Increases

Hurricane Harvey’s impact in particular has triggered rising feedstock and logistics costs as the U.S. supply chain continues to reset itself.

May 2, 2018

Bostik recently announced it will increase prices on U.S. industrial product orders with a requested delivery date of May 1 or later.

DuPont, ADM Open World’s First Bio-Based FDME Facility

The plant is reportedly the centerpiece of a long-standing collaboration.

May 2, 2018

DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland Co. recently announced the opening of the world’s first biobased furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) pilot production facility.

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Characteristics and their Impact on Foam Anchorage

Understanding the variables involved in PSAs can lead to first-time-right decisions on adhesive selection and processing.

Natalie Ganio

May 1, 2018

Foam tapes are used in a wide range of markets, such as automotive, packaging, electronics and medical. They serve a number of functions—from vibration dampening to shock absorption to temperature insulation.

Tape Summit 2018 Discusses the Ins and Outs of PSA Tape

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s annual event provides learning and knowledge-building opportunities to PSA tape professionals.

Michel Merkx

May 1, 2018

Chances are pretty good that you’re not losing sleep thinking about pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape. But the fact is, PSA tape is everywhere—and the more you know about it, the better armed you will be. The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s annual Tape Summit can provide such learning and knowledge-building opportunities.

Selecting the Optimal Adhesive for Wearable Medical Devices

Skin-interfacing adhesives’ ability to properly adhere to the skin is a key factor for an effectively functioning wearable device.

Anne Wibaux

May 1, 2018

The wearable adhesives market is being propelled by healthcare advancements and increasing demand for personalized care options. Wearable adhesives are used to attach medical devices to the body for continuous and long-term durations. While the skin-interfacing adhesive is only a small component of a wearable device, its ability to properly adhere to the skin is a key factor for an effectively functioning device.

Editor's Memo

Talking Adhesive and Sealants Tapes

Foam tapes and tapes for wearables are just two uses of adhesive tape.

Teresa McPherson

May 1, 2018

At my house, tape is a precious commodity. Whether it’s needed for wrapping a gift, or my kids’ use in building a robot out of random empty boxes, or adhering doodads to the pages of a scrapbook, we go through roll after roll of the stuff. But what about more high-tech uses of tape? Foam tapes are used in a range of markets, such as automotive, packaging, electronics and medical, and serve a number of functions.