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Feb 3, 2010 - Bonding Leather

This article reviews the characteristics of leather as an adhesive substrate and points out why there can be much variability in leather bonding. It also describes the adhesives that are commonly used with leather and the application requirements of...
Nov 25, 2009 - Sustainable Packaging Lamination Adhesives

When surveyed in recent years, manufacturers and consumers have overwhelmingly shown that the environmental impact of packaging is a growing concern. For laminating applications, a strong case can be made that adhesives minimize this impact. While... (1 Member Reaction)
Jun 10, 2009 - Focus on Modern Flexible Packaging Adhesives

Flexible packaging is now a well established favourite, predominantly in producing containers for food. While millions of such packages are being manufactured there remain limitations to how straightforward these products are to use and dispose of.... (1 Member Reaction)
May 27, 2009 - Fuel Cell Adhesives and Sealants

This article is the third part in a series of articles dealing with new markets for adhesives and sealants that have been created by our unquenchable demand for electricity. The first part focused on photovoltaic systems for the conversion of... (3 Member Reactions)
Apr 29, 2009 - Bonding in Thin-Film Electronics

Thin-film semiconductors and electronics are becoming increasingly important as devices get ever smaller and thinner. The most enduring image of such technologies is a circuit produced on a flexible substrate, although this is largely a product of...
Apr 15, 2009 - Adhesives in the Furniture Industry

The furniture industry is a major user of adhesives and has been so for many decades. One can easily argue that adhesives are as important as wood or any other substrate to the builder of furniture. In this article, we will review adhesives, both...
Feb 18, 2009 - Producing Long-Lasting Lightweight Structures: Adhesives for Sandwich Panels

If you are involved in a manufacturing application that demands structural materials with high strength-to-weight ratio, heat resistance, sound insulation and easy assembly, then you should consider sandwich panels. The combination of low-density... (1 Member Reaction)
Oct 29, 2008 - An Overview of the Packaging Adhesive Market

Estimates suggest that packaging applications comprise up to 35 percent of the global adhesive market, with revenues from North America alone anticipated to hit $4.65 billion in 2008. The market can nominally be split between three different areas:...
Sep 3, 2008 - Textile Adhesives and Adhesion

Adhesives and adhesion are of fundamental importance to the textile and clothing industries. They are necessary in nearly every type of textile-based product. Adhesion to textile fibers and fabrics may be either temporary or permanent. Temporary...
Apr 16, 2008 - Choosing Adhesive Bonding Over Other Fastening Methods - Weighing the Options

This article addresses the process of choosing a method of joining. In many applications, several joining methods are possible. These include welding, brazing and soldering, mechanical fastening, and adhesive bonding. Each joining application must be...
Jan 30, 2008 - Epoxy adhesives

Epoxy adhesives are suitable for such a wide range of applications that they are sometimes mistakenly rejected on the grounds that they are too generalist. In fact there are so many grades available today that an epoxy's properties can usually be...
Dec 12, 2007 - Corrugated Board Manufacture

Almost 95% of all products that are shipped are shipped in corrugated boxes. These include small items such as light bulbs and pizza to larger items such as computers and dishwashers. In 2005, the value of the corrugated board market in the U.S....
Dec 5, 2007 - Adhesives for Recycling of Paper

Major problems in recycling paper were first noted when the use of pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) rather than water-soluble remoistenable adhesives (e.g., polyvinyl alcohol, starch) became popular. Those products that converted quickly from water...
Nov 14, 2007 - Adhesion of Encapsulated Inserts

There are several processes that can be used to encapsulate inserts in a polymeric outer-shell. The most common processes are potting, casting, insert molding, and saturation coating. A relatively new process is over-molding or two-shot molding where...
Sep 26, 2007 - Adhesive issues for LED Makers

To provide illumination, the light must pass out of the semiconductor material used to make the diode, and then through adhesives, encapsulants and any other packaging materials. This passage is known as light extraction. Internal reflection will...
Sep 19, 2007 - Cold Seal Adhesives

When two pieces of uncrosslinked elastomer is contacted under light pressure, some fraction of the molecular chains from one surface will come into intimate contact with those on the opposite surface. Progressive molecular contact will be realized as...
Apr 25, 2007 - Radiation Resistance of Adhesives and Sealants

At one time the main interest in radiation resistant adhesives and sealants was in the nuclear power or the spacecraft industries. However, today there is still interest in radiation resistance, but it is coming from far different and more stable...
Sep 5, 2006 - Laminating Adhesives for Flexible Packaging

The variety of modern flexible packaging products that are available today would not be possible without modern adhesive systems. The evolution of the packaging industry has closely matched the development of new adhesive materials and production...

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