Innovation, sustainability and collaboration can increase the value of pine chemicals for adhesives and sealants formulations.
July 1, 2016
Pine chemicals add tremendous value to customers and society. In addition to their use in adhesives and sealants, our products are found in flavors, fragrances, lubricants, inks, tires, pharmaceuticals, and many additional applications.
Technology is evolving rapidly—not only in the adhesive dispensing world, but in all of manufacturing—to meet ever-changing customer demands. New products launch more frequently than in the past, bringing new features and advanced controls to the market every few years.
Exhibitors and visitors will gather in historic Vienna to discuss growth strategies in adhesives and sealants.
June 1, 2016
From September 7-9, participants will gather in Vienna, Austria, to attend the FEICA 2016 European Adhesive and Sealant Conference and Expo. The event will feature exhibition space, a business forum, breakout sessions, and two networking events.
Researchers have developed a new coating that could make ice simply slide off of equipment and car windshields.
June 1, 2016
On your car windshield, ice is a nuisance. On an airplane, a wind turbine, an oil rig or power line, it can be downright dangerous. In addition, removing it with the methods available today—usually chemical melting agents or labor-intensive scrapers and hammers—is difficult and expensive.
Sustainability initiatives are becoming an expectation across all industries, especially construction. In fact, homebuilders report that, by 2020, more than 60% of their projects will incorporate green building materials.
Long regarded as a highly specialized option for curing and crosslinking adhesives, coatings and inks, ebeam technology continues to earn a reputation for being both powerful and cost-effective.
A new generation of 3-D vision systems is being used to automate the inspection of adhesive applications that cannot be addressed with conventional 2-D vision systems.
The key advantage of 3-D vision in adhesive applications is the ability to determine the width, position, height and volume of the adhesive that has been applied.
The PSTC's Tape Summit 2016 comes to Orlando to showcase the latest in PSA tape know-how.
May 2, 2016
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) will host the 2016 Tape Summit and Spring Membership Meeting May 2-6 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. The event will offer PSA professionals the chance to learn about the latest trends in PSA technologies and regulations, explore the exhibition space, and network with other industry professionals.
What types of chemical structures could be built into a polyurethane adhesive to optimize heat resistance? Can you make any formulation recommendations?