Editorials - Trends & Innovations

Feb 3, 2010 - Overmolding – Adhesion without Adhesives

Today’s editorial discusses the process of overmolding. Overmolding allows two different materials to be combined into one part without adhesives to...
Dec 23, 2009 - Packaging Relies Heavily on Adhesives and Vice-Versa

This editorial reviews the close relationship between the packaging industry and the adhesives industry. This relationship is likely to continue and...
Dec 9, 2009 - Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?

This editorial looks at natural feedstock as a source of adhesives. These bioadhesives have contributed substantially to the growth of the adhesive...
Nov 11, 2009 - The Many Stakeholders to the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

When one looks at the many types of stakeholders in the adhesives and sealants industry, it becomes readily apparent why this industry is important to...
Sep 16, 2009 - Reversible Adhesive “De-Bonds” in an Instant

This editorial describes a new adhesive that debonds when exposed to an external magnetic field. The new technology could have significant...
Aug 5, 2009 - Market Drivers, Issues, and Innovations

This editorial examines the issues that are driving innovation and sales in the adhesives and sealants market. Several of the major trends in the... (1 Member Reaction)
Apr 15, 2009 - Reduce Energy Use to Save Cost and Preserve the Environment

There are multiple ways in which one can be friendly to the environment. This editorial discusses how the adhesives end-user can become "green"...
Mar 18, 2009 - Preventing Mistakes

The liability of "failures" in the adhesive industry should adjust the way that we consider testing and evaluating adhesive systems. (1 Member Reaction)
Feb 4, 2009 - Decals - A Simple but Flashy Use of Adhesives

Decals are commonly used to decorate parts. They offer significant advantages in certain applications, and new materials and processes promise to...
Jan 21, 2009 - The MSDS – What it Contains and What it Doesn’t

The MSDS is designed to provide both workers and emergency personnel with the proper procedures for handling and working with a particular substance.
Dec 24, 2008 - Reducing Costs By Cutting Energy Consumption

Energy costs are made up of two costs: base load and process load. Base load is a fixed element and it occurs regardless of production.
Oct 15, 2008 - Ask the Right Questions

The editorial reviews the important questions that should be answered before an adhesive end-user approaches a supplier or formulator for a possible...
Oct 1, 2008 - The Term “Sustainability”

This editorial takes a look at a relatively new term - "sustainability". It is changing the way products are being designed, produced, and discarded.
Jul 9, 2008 - Hot Melt Adhesives with Multiple Reaction Mechanisms

Today's editorial takes a look at advanced hot melt adhesive systems. These adhesives supply value by reacting in different - and multiple - ways.
May 14, 2008 - Adhesive - Heal Thyself!

Today's editorial takes a look at the developing technology of self-healing. Perhaps in the future an adhesive bond may have nine lives thanks to the...
Apr 16, 2008 - The Many Stakeholders in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

There are a quite a few stakeholders in the adhesives and sealants industry. Today's editorial looks at some of the companies and groups that rely on...
Apr 2, 2008 - Wire Tacking

The addition of wires to printed circuit boards is a necessary evil in our fast changing design environment. Fast acting adhesive systems such as UV...
Mar 19, 2008 - Thermally Conductive High Heat Electronic Adhesion

Various types of thermal interface materials (TIM) can be used to facilitate conductive high heat transfer across two adjacent plastic surfaces...
Feb 20, 2008 - The Overlapping Functionality of Adhesives and Sealants

Adhesives and sealants often provide multiple functions for the end-user. These functions often overlap, blurring the boundaries between the two.
Jan 23, 2008 - The All-Important Glass Transition Temperature

If one had to choose the most important physical parameter for an adhesive or sealant, it arguably would be glass transition temperature, Tg. Today's... (2 Member Reactions)
Dec 12, 2007 - Substrate Uniformity – An Often Overlooked Parameter

Often the substrate is assumed to be a constant – both as it is received from the supplier and as it ages in service. Actually, this is often far from...
Nov 28, 2007 - Warpage in Adhesive Joints

This editorial will look at the causes of warpage in adhesive joints and possible remedies. Warpage does not generally mean bond failure, but it... (1 Member Reaction)
Nov 14, 2007 - Adhesives - an Enabling Technology for the RFID Industry

The radio frequency identification (RFID) industry has developed significantly in recent years. Part of the fast development is due to the value...
Sep 12, 2007 - When Teflon Becomes the Adhesive

This week's editorial considers Teflon, the well known non-stick surface. We look at the conundrum "if nothing sticks to Teflon than how does it...
Aug 22, 2007 - Controlling Stress in Adhesive Joints

This week's editorial looks at stresses that can occur within adhesive joints. They not only degrade the strength of the joint but also can actually...
Jul 25, 2007 - Adhesive Failure Analysis at the Big Dig

In this week's editorial a recent and very well publicized possible adhesive failure, Boston's Big Dig Project, is examined. Potential reasons for...
Jun 27, 2007 - Problems With Fast Curing Adhesives

Cure-on-demand has become a buzz-word in assembly industries that are focused on reducing production time. This week's editorial takes a look at...
May 24, 2007 - Advances in Medical and Surgical Adhesives

As procedures and devices in the medical and surgical field have become increasingly more sophisticated, so too have the adhesives used in these...
May 23, 2007 - Reversible Adhesion

Why is it so difficult to design an adhesive to unbond? After all, if we are smart enough to glue something together at the molecular level, shouldn't...
Apr 25, 2007 - Back to the Future

This month's editorial takes a somewhat nostalgic look at certain historical adhesive applications and how their relevance survives today. Some...

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