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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...
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....
Adhesives for Recycling of Paper

Many adhesives including pressure sensitive, hot melt, starch, and polyvinyl acetate emulsions are useful for bonding paper substrates. With the current emphasis on the production of "sustainable" or environmentally friendly products, it is very...
Adhesion of Encapsulated Inserts

Some of the more important requirements for adhesion do not involve the use of discrete adhesives. For example, paint coatings must adhere well to substrates generally without an adhesive or primer layer, vinyl labels telling that its time for an...
Adhesive issues for LED Makers

The light emitting diode industry is expanding rapidly, as LEDs are used ever more widely in electronic goods, such as backlight units for mobile phones and flat-screen display equipment. LEDs also offer great potential in general illumination, where...
Cold Seal Adhesives

Cold seal adhesives are a special class of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) that possess the capabilities of forming a strong bond to themselves at room temperature when only slight pressure is applied...
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...
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...