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Using hot-melt adhesive technology offers multiple advantages.

Two pieces of process equipment are receiving attention in the industry.

Dispersion blades are relatively inexpensive to replace and should be changed on a regular basis.

State-of-the-art laser cutting systems can consistently cut more intricate designs with tighter tolerances than ever before.

Multi-shaft mixers are often necessary when a product requires enhanced processing capabilities.

A particular application will require me to bond a variety of optically clear polymers to each other and to glass. What adhesive options are available?A particular application will require me

“If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” -Herbert Stein

A new structural adhesive recently withstood successful trials and may prove to offer major production benefits.

From left: Larry Brotherton, board chairman, SOCMA; Dan Hawkinson, Torsten Hauschild, Rob Hampe, and Rainer Eischeid, LANXESS; and Larry Sloan, president, SOCMA. The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA)