Featured on Home Page - Articles - Page 59 | Adhesives & Sealants Industry

High-Speed Adhesive Dispensing for High-Voltage Batteries

The high viscosity and high proportion of abrasive fillers in the pastes, adhesives, and sealants used to assemble high-voltage batteries requires specialized dispensing and filling technologies.

Gabriele McFarland

October 4, 2019

Thermal influences can significantly affect the service life, capacity, and—above all—operational safety of high-voltage (HV) batteries.

Adhesive Technologies Help Electric Vehicles Go the Distance

New adhesives, sealants, and foams can address the thermal and weight challenges of modern high-voltage vehicle batteries.

Volker Oehl

October 1, 2019

The desire to reduce vehicle emissions, especially in densely populated areas, is driving the replacement of combustion engine-powered cars with electrical vehicles.

Advancing Adhesives

Advances Toward Non-Yellowing Optically Clear Silane-Modified Polymer-Based Adhesive Formulations

Using hydrophobic surface-treated fumed silica in combination with a novel non-yellowing amino-functional silane adhesion promoter leads to an optically clear silane-modified polymer-based adhesive system with superior color stability.

October 1, 2019

The hybrid adhesive and sealant market is projected to grow from $4.6 billion in 2016 to over $7.5 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 8.6%.1 Silane-modified polymers (SMPs) are the resins of choice for this market, as they provide excellent adhesion and elasticity.

Optimizing 5S with Durable Surface-Safe Labels

Signage or identification labels that easily adapt to change can streamline the 5S continuous improvement process.

Tina Huff

September 26, 2019

For facility operations managers, launching a 5S lean manufacturing program can reduce waste and optimize productivity through better workplace organization.

Henkel’s Pritt Brand Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary with Social Responsibility Initiative

For the “We craft for children” initiative, participating countries organized local anniversary events where Pritt employees had the opportunity to craft paper figurines expressing what they wanted to be as a child.

September 25, 2019

Henkel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Pritt glue stick brand in 2019 with different activities throughout the year.

Case Study

Adhesives Help Double-Deck Trailers Carry the Load

Flexible adhesives spread the load when used to bond trailers and give far greater strength than mechanical fasteners.

September 24, 2019

Transdek UK Ltd. is a Yorkshire-based manufacturer of double-deck trailers and associated loading bay solutions.

Using Novel Emulsion-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives in High-Performance Applications

New pressure-sensitive adhesives have been developed that can rival existing solvent acrylic and radiation-curable technologies used in high-performance tape and label applications.

Yong Park

September 20, 2019

Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have become more popular in demanding tape and label applications.

Fire Breaks Out at Huntsman Polyurethanes Systems House in Turkey

The systems house produces polyols and blends polyols that are used in the manufacture of polyurethanes products.

September 18, 2019

This morning at approximately 11:14 a.m. local time, a fire started in a non-manufacturing area at the Huntsman EMA systems house in the Leather Organized Industrial Zone, Istanbul, Turkey.

Explore Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Thousands of packaging professionals from around the world will have the opportunity to see myriad packaging industry innovations from September 23-25 at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

September 17, 2019

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019, co-located with Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2019, will be held September 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the shows’ 2,000 exhibiting companies will host an expected 30,000 attendees across the 900,000-sq-ft (net) exhibit floor, including 5,000 international visitors from more than 125 countries.