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Understanding UV / Light Cured Adhesives

UV or light curing is an extremely convenient production technique for the polymerization of adhesives through the use of a lamp of certain wavelength. Single component adhesives that cure using UV or visible light provide what is referred to as...
Security Tapes and Labels

Unfortunately, security has become a big business. Whether aimed to prevent product counterfeiting, tampering of human consumables, spoilage, misoperation in service, or simple theft, the tapes and labels industry has recently come to realize a new...
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...
What's New In Pressure Sensitive Adhesives?

Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) are gaining broad acceptance in industries and applications that previously relied upon either mechanical fastening or bonding with liquid adhesives to complete device assembly requirements...
Low Temperature Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Many pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) applications require resistance to cold temperatures. These include tapes, labels, and sealing adhesives that are used for frozen food packaging; certain electrical tapes; and adhesives that are exposed outdoors...
Cationic UV Cured Epoxy Adhesives

UV curing of cationic epoxy systems is not generally well understood. This is mainly because of (1) the relative newness of these cationic materials and (2) the popularity and volume of adhesives and coatings that cure via the free radical mechanism....
Cellular (Foam) Adhesives

The foaming of an adhesive within a joint is often an undesirable situation. However, in certain circumstances adhesives are purposely designed to foam or expand. There are several performance and production benefits that can be gained from an...
Advances in Radiation-Curable PSAs

Most of the UV-cured PSAs offered today were nonexistent just a few years ago. Recent years have seen a surge in the number of research publications on UV-curable PSAs, and manufacturers now recognize the benefits of UV-cured PSAs.
Adhesives for Automotive Interiors

Adhesives have historically played a significant role in laminating, bonding and assembling components of automotive interiors for both aesthetic and performance reasons. In 2001, approximately 96 mil. dry pounds of adhesive were consumed in...
Starch and Dextrin Based Adhesives

An extremely large and well-known class of adhesives is based on starch and dextrin. These play a very large part in industrial production, especially the packaging industry. Starch and dextrin are principally used for bonding paper products. Most...
Silicone Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Silicone adhesives fill small but important niches in the pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) market. They are generally selected for the most demanding industrial applications because of their inherent resistance to temperature extremes, moisture,...
Advancements in Solventless Technology for Silicone PSAs

Silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have been used for many years in areas where typical organic PSAs have failed. One of the most important uses is applications where large temperature extremes occur.
UV-Curable Acrylic Hot Melts for PSAs

Considering the disadvantages of the established systems, the goal was to develop a new class of adhesive raw material for self-adhesive products that combines the attractive coating technology of the SIS/SBS hot melts with the excellent visual...
Innovation in Adhesive and Sealant Materials - Resins

During the past year or two, many new resins and additives have been introduced on the market. These add significantly to the adhesive formulators' toolbox. These new products can be used to build innovative adhesive systems meeting the demanding...
The Stability and Stabilization of Polyurethane Adhesives and Sealants

Polyurethanes are extensively and successfully used as adhesives and sealants, and they have an excellent record of durability. However, they are susceptible to several common forms of environmental degradation. If used in the wrong application or...