Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from April 2002

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from April 2002

ASI launches dispensing and curing equipment supplement. (Editor's Memo).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine introduces our supplement on dispensing and curing equipment. Included is a tutorial on equipment to use in dispensing two-component materials, a case history and a comprehensive listing of...

DuPont realigns businesses into five growth platforms. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... WILMINGTON, Del. -- DuPont Co., saying it is taking the next step in its transformation to a sustainable-growth company, announced the realignment of its businesses into five market- and technology-focused growth platforms. The company also...

Eastman cancels proposed spin-off. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Eastman Chemical Co. has cancelled its previously announced plan to spin off its specialty chemicals and plastics business. The company announced its plan for the spin-off in February 2001. J. Brian Ferguson, Eastman's...

ASC presents PSA short course at International Convention and expo. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... BETHESDA, Md. -- A two-day Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) short course is scheduled in conjunction with the Adhesive and Sealant Council's (ASC's) International Convention in Los Angeles, April 14-15, 2002. Led by industry experts, this...

EB Workshop to be part of RadTech 2002. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... BETHESDA, Md. -- Energy Sciences Inc., Wilmington, Mass., will chair the EB for End Users Workshop, which will be held May 1, 2002, as part of the End User Conference at RadTech 2002. The workshop, which is sponsored by Adhesives & Sealants...

PSTC Technical Seminar focuses on 25 years of Tape technology. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Tech XXV, the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council's (PSTC) 25th Technical Seminar, will be held May 1-3, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta. The seminar will celebrate PSTC's continued efforts to promote technical papers that...

TAPPI announces 2002 Hot Melt Symposium. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ATLANTA -- TAPPI will hold its 2002 Hot Melt Symposium June 23-25, 2002, in Charlotte, N.C. This year's symposium is designed for formulators, equipment manufacturers, sales and marketing personnel, suppliers, and end users both experienced and...

High-Performance Adhesives. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... AKRON, Ohio -- The High-Tech Adhesives 2002 International Conference and Exposition will be held May 12-14, 2002, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, LaGuardia Airport, New York. This conference will bring together the industry's leading producers and...

Detroit Society announces program for FOCUS conference. (Industry News).(Detroit Society for Coatings Technology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... DETROIT -- The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology has announced program plans for its annual FOCUS conference, scheduled for May 2, 2002, at the MSU Management Education Center, Troy, Mich. The conference, carrying a theme of "P.A.I.N.T. -...

EPA issues proposed standard on emissions from coatings, resin manufacturing. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- In a milestone regulatory action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed hazardous air-pollutant emission standard for the manufacture of paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, and some polymers and...

Call for papers for symposium on Building/Construction Adhesives and Sealants. (Industry News).
April 1, 2002... WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- Papers are invited for a symposium on Durability of Building and Construction Sealants and Adhesives, sponsored by ASTM Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants. The symposium will be held January 29-30 2003, in...

Acquisitions and Expansions.
April 1, 2002... ACQUISITIONS AND EXPANSIONS Company Products Location Cammda Corp., Fluid-dispensing products London Toronto, Canada and services LittleJohn & Co., Investment...

Price Adjustments.
April 1, 2002... PRICE ADJUSTMENTS Company Product CasChem, Inc., Castor oil products Bayonne, NJ. DuPont Co.'s White Coatings-grade titanium Pigment & Mineral dioxide ([TiO.sub.2])...

ISO Certifications.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ISO CERTIFICATIONS Company Location Activity Certificate Sartomer Co., Chatham, Va. Specialty chemicals ISO 9001:2000 Exton, Pa.

Nordson Corp. (PeopleGoingPlaces).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Nordson Corp., Westlake, Ohio, has appointed John Byers director, supply chain management. He will provide functional leadership for global purchasing activities, working with the company's business groups and subsidiaries worldwide to build...

Chemcentral Corp. (Company News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Chemcentral Corp., Bedford Park, Ill., has announced that its Milwaukee branch has received The #1 Supplier Award from Northern Coatings for the second quarter 2001. The company rated the highest out of 31 suppliers in the categories of on-time...

Condea servo LLC. (Company News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Condea Servo LLc, South Plainfield, N.J., has appointed St. Lawrence Chemical as its exclusive Canadian distributor. The distributor will be responsible for the Canadian sales and marketing of CONDEA Servo's additives, which include...

ConProTec Inc. (Company News).(announces opening of Custom Products Division)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ConProTec Inc., Salem, N.H., a leading innovator in two-component adhesive-dispensing systems, announces the opening of its Custom Products Division, located in Salem. This newly created Custom Shop will focus on modifying or adapting static...

Daikin America. (Company News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Daikin America, Orangeburg, N.Y., recently commissioned a full-service fluoroelastomer applications laboratory at its headquarters. This laboratory will support the development of the company's DAI-EL fluoroelastomer products. The start-up of...

Dunleary. (Company News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Dunleary, Baltimore, has been awarded exclusive distribution for Reichhold's vinyl acetate/ethylene emulsion and vinyl acetate homopolymer technologies for Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,...

Venture tape. (Company News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Venture Tape, Rockland, Mass., has increased the size of its Rockland headquarters with the recent completion of a 30,000-sq-ft addition, creating a 134,500-sq-ft facility. The addition will be used for adhesive-tape manufacturing and storage...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Education Programs Meetings & Shows APRIL 14-17 2002 International Convention and Exposition The Adhesive and Sealant Council The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles www.ascouncil.org 16-17 Increasing Human...

Adhesive-coated breathable films for medical applications. (Choosing the Correct).
April 1, 2002... Adhesive-coated polymeric films can be used in a variety of medical applications, including wound-care products, IV-site dressings, ostomy attachments, surgical drapes and other device attachments to the skin. They may also be used in the...

UV-curing technology continues to shed light on assembly techniques.
April 1, 2002... For more than 50 years, chemical researchers have been fascinated with photo-polymerization, the process by which monomers are polymerized by energy generated by light. UV-curable adhesives, encapsulants and coatings have seen a great deal of...

Supply-chain software controls key inventory issues.
April 1, 2002... Plymouth Meeting, Pa One of the key issues facing chemical companies has always been controlling inventory. Inventory is the focus of two conflicting corporate objectives: maintaining inventories large enough to provide good customer...

Meter, mix and dispense technologies for two-part adhesives and sealants.
April 1, 2002... A few metering technologies have prevailed over the years to provide users of adhesives and sealants a choice in the type of equipment to use in dispensing two-component materials. The piston, gear, Geroter and progressive cavity each share the...

System dispenses air-free shots of epoxy into pump housings.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When Danner Manufacturing, Inc., Islandia, N.Y., wanted to streamline the production of its magnetic-drive submersible water pumps, they turned to Liquid Control for help. Having previously purchased their equipment, Danner was confident that...

ASI's 2002 guide to dispensing and curing equipment.
April 1, 2002... ASI's 2002 Guide to Dispensing and Curing Equipment DISPENSING EQUIPMENT DISPENSERS Single- or...

Precision mixing, metering and dispensing. (Products).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... NOVAMAX INTL LIC This company offers the Eldo-Mix line as part of the diverse mixing, metering and dispensing equipment product line manufactured by DOPAG/Hilger&Kern. All Eldo-Mix models feature precision gear pumps for metering the A and...

Spot-cure unit. (Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... HONLE UV AMERICA, INC. This company offers the BLUEPOINT 3 spot-cure unit. It is available with multiple-spectra filtering options, PLC interfacing capabilities and multi-legged light guides. With an auto-ranging transformer, the BLUEPOINT...

Desktop Robot. (Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... THE JANOME SEWING MACHINE CO. This company has introduced the JR2200 Desktop Robot, designed specifically for dispensing applications, and with a 200-mm x 200-mm work envelope. The unit is repeatable to +/- 0.01 mm, has a portable weight...

High-flow static mixer. (Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... TAH INDUSTRIES, INC. The 162A Series of static mixers is intended for high-flow-rate meter/mix applications. The rugged nylon housing has an oversized bell inlet to accommodate both high-flow or high-viscosity materials, and the outlet is...

Air-powered dispense system. (Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... MICHAEL ENGINEERING/ROOK METERING The Pro Meter E-Stop is an air-powered, bench-top, two-part dispensing system. This compact machine delivers accurately metered material through a static-mixer head. It features highly accurate,...

Active Minerals Company LLC. (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... www.itcglobal.com Active Minerals Company LLC, a division of ITC Industrials, Inc. introduces Acti-Gel [TM] 208, a high-purity, self-dispersing magnesium alumino silicate. Acti-Gel [TM] is shear thinning when agitated, pumped, sprayed or...

Chemir/Polytech Laboratories, Inc. (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... www.chemir.com Chemir/Polytech provides analysis services for adhesives, plastics, paints, pharmaceuticals, coatings, adhesives, finished products, inks, etc. In operation since 1959, the firm specializes in customized problem solving,...

UV systems from IST America. (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... www.ist-uv.com IST develops and manufactures UV systems for environmentally friendly curing of solvent-free adhesives, silicones, coatings, inks, varnishes and UV powders. Each IST ultraviolet system is engineered and manufactured to...

The pressure sensitive tape council. (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... To better serve the needs of the pressure sensitive adhesive tape industry, PSTC has developed a Web site to enhance the availability of technical information within our industry. Available throughout the site is a variety of information...

Schnee-Morehead, Inc. (SM). (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... www.trustsm.com Schnee-Morehead, Inc. is known as the "House that Quality Built" and for its advanced sealant technology. SM offers foam tapes, waterborne sealants, acrylic and urethane sealants, siliconized acrylic latex sealants, and...

MFIC Corp. (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... www.microfluidicscorp.com www.morehousecowles.com Find the latest technology and product information for lab and industrial mixing and dispersion equipment from Morehouse-COWLES division of MFIC Corp. At www.microfluidicscorp.com find...

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... www.airproducts.com/chemicals Air Products' award-winning Web site provides key product and technical information on the company's high-performance products for the worldwide adhesives and sealants industry. From this user-friendly site,...

Liquid Control Corp. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.liquidcontrol.com Liquid Control Corp., a leader in meter, mix and dispense equipment, announces its launch of a new and improved Web site. The new site allows browsers to easily navigate by specific application. Electronic bonding,...

Nusil Technology Inc. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.nusil.com NuSil Technology, Inc., the world's leading custom formulator of silicone compounds, has developed its Web site. www.nusit.com, to help product developers and materials specifiers throughout industry explore the properties...

Accumetric, LLC. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.accumetricinc.com This company's Web site contains information on its extensive line of sealants and adhesive products marketed under the BOSS[R] label, as well as information on custom/contract packaging of one- and two-component...

Goodyear chemical. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.Goodyearchemical.com Now you can place, track and access orders and invoices when it's convenient for you with Goodyearchemical.com. This online ordering and tracking service provides virtual service, 24 hours a day, seven days a week....

KW Plastics. (Web-Site Locators).(advertisement)
April 1, 2002... www.kwplastics.com kwplastics.com is home to KW Plastics -- the best-equipped, highest-output polypropylene plastic-recycling company in the international marketplace. See innovative products and services like the KWCan[R] -- a...

Sealant Equipment & Engineering. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.sealantequipment.com A leader in precision meter/mix/dispense equipment and valves, Sealant Equipment & Engineering provides easy access to information on its Web site. The site describes Sealant's technologically advanced eqoipment...

Conn & CO. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.connblade.com The Conn Blades are the only blending/dispersion blades that provide true pumping action for complete material circulation. The ITT style is the most aggressive. The IT style provides the same superior pumping but is...

Hockmeyer. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.hockmeyer.com Providing Process Solutions Around the World HOCKMEYER is a leading supplier of grinding, dispersion and process equipment satisfying the needs of the paint, ink, coatings and adhesives industries, Our team of support...

EXFO. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.efos.com Power. Precision. Control. Repeatability. These are the cornerstones of EXFO Toronto's spot-curing systems. Continuing to listen and work with its customers, adhesive formulators and other manufacturing and assembly experts,...

Spectronics Corp. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.spectroline.com Spectronics Corp. has developed several ultraviolet lamps for curing adhesives, inks, epoxies, resins and other materials. The new, ultra-powerful Maxima[TM]3500 UV lamp (patent pending) provides an average UV-A...

Fischbach USA. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.fischbach-fi.com Fischbach is a leading worldwide supplier of plastic cartridges and cartridge-filling equipment. Our new generation of cartridge-filling equipment provides extremely high productivity, low waste and precise filling for...

Fusion UV. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.fusionuv.com Featuring industry solutions, prospective customers can look up applications and product offerings from UV powder coatings to optical media to fiberglass composites. Technical service offers answers to frequently asked...

Reynolds Industries. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.reynoldsmixers.com Reynolds Industries is a global leader in the design and manufacture of industrial mixing and process equipment. We take pride in the quality, durability and performance of each product we make. To learn more about...

Eastman Chemical Co. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.materialsoradhesives.com For information on raw materials for a variety of industrial and consumer adhesives and polymers, visit www.materialsforadhesives.com. This site provides easy access to product descriptions, technical data...

American Ultraviolet. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.americanultraviolet.com Dedicated to ultraviolet technology since 1960, American Ultraviolet provides curing solutions for shops large and small. Through its Aetek UV Systems subsidiary, the company offers innovative, compact caring...

Merlin packaging. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.merlinpackaging.com This company's Web site features the many different ways Merlin can package one- or two-component adhesives, sealants and resins. We fill dual cartridges, syringes, collapsible tubes, barrier and injection kits,...

Charles Ross & Son Co. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.mixers.com Ross Online provides fast answers to processing questions in mixing, blending, dispersion, drying, emulsification and control systems. More than just a catalog of products, the Web site provides information on all Ross...

Michael Engineering Ltd. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.michaelengineering.com. Michael Engineering Ltd./Rook Metering Equipment Inc. offers a tall line of two-component meter, mix, dispense equipment for your applications. Manual metering systems eliminate time, ratio inaccuracy, mess and...

Industry Tech. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.industrytech.net Industry Tech designed and manufactured its first precision, wire-wound metering rod in 1969 and over the years has become the leading supplier of coating rods worldwide. The company has introduced many innovative rod...

Russell Finex Inc. (Web-Site Locators).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... www.russellfinex.com Russell Eon self-cleaning filters can help you achieve consistent product quality, increased capacity and reduced maintenance costs. The filters are available in several configurations of on-line, in-line and...

Prosys. (Web-Site Locators).
April 1, 2002... www.prosystill.com ProSys is a manufacturer of manual to fully automatic equipment for filling cartridges, squeeze tubes and syringes for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Our complete line of equipment can fill a wide...

Ashby Cross Co. Inc. (Web-Site Locators).
April 1, 2002... www.ashbycroos.com Manufacturer of meter, mix and dispense equipment for a wide range of applications including: potting/encapsulatn * mold making * structural bonding * web coating * gasketing * rapid prototyping * molding * packaging...

Lycus Ltd. (Web-Site Locators).
April 1, 2002... www.lycusitd.com Lycus produces the Maxgard(r) product line of ultraviolet stabilizers at its El Dorado, Ark., production facilities. The Maxgardo products are supplied for adhesive, coating and plastic applications. In addition to the...

Dispensit(R), A Division of Liquid Control Corp. (Web-Site Locators).
April 1, 2002... www.dispensit.com Dispensit(R), a division of Liquid Control Corp., provides single-component dispensing solutions with positive-displacement dispense valves, teed systems and bench top productivity centers. Industries manufacturing auto...

Multishaft Dissolvers Morehouse-Cowles, a Division of MFIC Corp. (Web-Site Locators).
April 1, 2002... The Visco-MAX mixes and disperses products to 1,000,000 cps viscosity and more with greater uniformity, finer batch circulation and minimal heat buildup in lab, pilot and production runs. Proportionate machine design means better scalability to...

Cartridges and filling equipment Fischbach USA. (Web-Site Locators).
April 1, 2002... Fischbach is a leading worldwide supplier of plastic cartridges and cartridge-filling equipment. Our new generation of cartridge-filling equipment provides extremely high productivity, low waste and precise filling for a wide range of sealants...

Aqueous Defoamer/Additive. (Materials & Supplies).
April 1, 2002... ADM TRONICS UNLIMITED, INC. This company offers 955 Defoamer, a high-performance aqueous product designed for most water-based inks, coatings and other liquids. The product has proven to be effective both as a foam-prevention aid and a...

Specialty coatings. (Materials & Supplies).
April 1, 2002... HUNTSMAN POLYURETHANES RUBINATE [R] 9513 isocyanate, designed for use as a primer for concrete to be used with a spray polyurea topcoat, now has expanded capabilities, including certain adhesive applications. The product is an emulsifiable...

Preservative. (Materials & Supplies).
April 1, 2002... TROY CORP. MERGAL [R] K10N is a solvent-free, 100-percent water-soluble benzisothiazolin (BIT) compound. It is designed to provide in-package control of bacteria and fungi with improved effectiveness and greater compatibility than...

Machinery adhesives. (Adhesives & Sealants).
April 1, 2002... DEVCON SUPERLOCK[R] machinery adhesives provide reliable locking and sealing of nuts, screws, studs, bolts and other fasteners. They require no primers, exhibit excellent capillary action and gap filling, cure rapidly, and are resistant to...

Anaerobic sealant. (Adhesives & Sealants).
April 1, 2002... THREE BOND INTERNATIONAL, INC. This company has introduced single-component, solvent-free anaerobic sealants TB1133B and l1N-001. The sealants set quickly and achieve good bonding strength and flexibility after curing. TB1133B has...

Encapsulant. (Adhesives & Sealants).
April 1, 2002... EMERSON & CUMING STYCAST[R] 1365-65 N encapsulant offers excellent mechanical shock resistance and very good adhesion to a variety of substrates in a convenient 1:1 mix ratio. This material provides process compatibility and flexibility...

Epoxy resin. (Adhesives & Sealants).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... CVC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC. This company has introduced ERISYS[R] EMUA-11, the second product in the family of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-modified bisphenol A epoxy resins. When cured, the product provides tenacious bonds to PVC...

Double-faced tape. (Adhesives & Sealants).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. ARclad[R] 9030 is an orange, double-faced tape designed for splicing low-energy-surface substrates. It features superior adhesion and quick tack properties for splicing polypropylenes, polypropylenes, high-slip...

Conveniently sized adhesives. (Adhesives & Sealants).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... 3M To assist customers in varied industries, this company has introduced three convenient, low-temperature-applied, economical additions to its line of adhesives. New Scotch Mini-Weld Adhesives are packaged in two-ounce plastic cartridges...

Cyanoacrylate adhesives. (Adhesives & Sealants).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ACCUMETRIC BOSS[R] cyanoacrylate adhesives provide dependable and effective bonds to a variety of materials, including plastics, metals, woods and ceramics. The one-component adhesives have cure rates ranging from instantaneous to two to...

Anaerobic threadlocker. (Adhesives & Sealants).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... LOCTITE CORP. Patent-pending Loctite[R] Brass-Loc[TM] 2020 is a pre-applied anaerobic threadlocking adhesive specifically formulated for use on brass, steel and zinc-steel fittings. Designed to seal damaging automotive fluids such as motor...

Tapes for converting machinery. (Adhesives & Sealants).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... TESA TAPE, INC. tesa 4563 and 4863 are single-sided tapes specially designed for wrapping rollers on converting machinery. The tape backings have a high coefficient of friction that grips the web as it passes over rollers to keep material...

Resin-based adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CO. Tests on a new resin-based adhesive show excellent adhesion of paper labels to pinch-grip bottles in both refrigerated environments and hot environments. It remains flexible even in these temperature...

James J. Hahn. (PeopleGoingPlaces).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... U.S. Anchor Corp., Pompano Beach, Fla., introduces James J. Hahn as the newest member of its team. Hahn will be based in Medford, N.J., and assumes the role of director of sales for the Northeast, managing various national accounts.

H.M. Royal, Inc. (PeopleGoingPlaces).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... H.M. Royal, Inc., Trenton, N.J., has named Joseph E. Royal president of the company. He succeeds Toms B. Royal, who remains active with the company as a principal owner and director of Royal's technical services group -- The Technical Gang[R].