Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from August 2002

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from August 2002

Packaging drives demand for adhesives. (Editor's Memo).
August 1, 2002... According to the study World Adhesives by the Freedonia Group, Cleveland, one primary factor behind rising demand for adhesives is the favorable growth forecast for the paper and paperboard-packaging industry, which will primarily benefit...

Automakers honor Henkel Loctite with quality awards. (Applause).(Nissan North America Inc. and Ford Motor Co. honor firm)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Nissan North America, Inc., and Ford Motor Co. recently honored Henkel Loctite Corp. (formerly Loctite Corp.), Rocky Hill, Conn., with quality awards. Zero Defect Award In September 2001, Ford recognized the adhesive and sealant...

International Paper to keep Arizona Chemical/appoint new vice president. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- International Paper (IF) has decided to discontinue the efforts to divest its Arizona Chemical business. The business will remain a part of International Paper. After reviewing its options, IP determined that the best...

ICI announces agreement to sell stake in Huntsman venture. (Industry News).(to CSFB Global Opportunities Partners L.P.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... LONDON -- ICI plc recently announced an agreement to sell its 30% stake in the Huntsman International Holdings joint venture to CSFB Global Opportunities Partners L.P. for [pounds sterling]295 million, or approximately $430 million. The sale...

Loctite renamed Henkel Loctite. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ROCKY HILL, Conn. -- The Loctite Corp. in the United States has changed its legal name to Henkel Loctite Corp. In the near future, Loctite companies around the world will also follow suit. The Henkel Group, headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany,...

Rohm and Haas Chairman addresses Goldman Sachs Financial Conference. (Industry News).(Raj L. Gupta)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PHILADELPHIA -- Rohm and Haas Chairman and CEO Raj L. Gupta recently told investors that Rohm and Haas is committed to sustainable top-line growth led by the continued introduction of new products into key markets. Speaking at the Goldman...

Rohm and Haas opens adhesives plant in Brazil. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PHILADELPHIA -- Rohm and Haas Co. has announced the successful start-up of its new Brazilian adhesives plant in Jacarei. This newest production facility for the company's global adhesives business was built with an investment of $15 million...

2002 TAPPI PLACE Conference. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... NORCROSS, Ga., -- TAPPI's annual Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings and Extrusions (PLACE) Conference will be held September 8-12, 2002, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The conference will attract hundreds of converters, suppliers,...

[TiO.sub.2] in the news. (Industry News).(prices rise for titanium dioxide)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... [TiO.sub.2] Suppliers Seek Price Hikes DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del.; Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Hunt Valley, Md.; and Kronos Inc., Chelmsford, Mass.; have announced price-hike moves for titanium dioxide ([TiO.sub.2]) pigments, which...

Intertech announces plans for [TiO.sub.2] conference. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... PORTLAND, Maine -- Intertech Corp. has announced preliminary plans for its eighth international titanium dioxide forum and business-development conference, [TiO.sub.2] 2003, scheduled for February 3-5, 2003, in Miami. Organizers said the...

ASC Exhibitor Prospectus available online. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... BETHESDA, Md. -- The Adhesive and Sealant Council's 2002 Fall Convention and Exposition will be held October 13-16, 2002, at the Pittsburgh Hilton. With the theme, Leading Change in Our Industry, the event promises to satisfy technical and...

Adhesion Society discounts. (Industry News).(on subscriptions for journals)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Members of the Adhesion Society are entitled to substantial discounts on subscriptions to two journals -- The Journal of Adhesion and the International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. Normally $1,458 per year, the Journal...

Polyurethane recycling system. (Industry News).(Dow Chemical Co. and Mobius Technologies complete machine installation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MEYRIN, Switzerland -- The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Mobius Technologies, Grass Valley, Calif., have completed the installation of a proprietary polyurethane recycling system at Dow's Technical Development Center in Meyrin,...

Acquisitions, Expansions, Consolidations, Joint Ventures. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ACQUISITIONS, EXPANSIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, JOINT VENTURES Company Products Location Avery Dennison Corp., Pressure sensitive Pasadena, Calif. Pasadena, Calif. materials ...

Web Sites. (Industry News).(Adhesives and Sealants industry)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... WED SITES Company Products Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Surfactants, defoamers, curing Lehigh Valley, Pa. agents and polymer emulsions Cogent...

Price Adjustments. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PRICE ADJUSTMENTS Company Product The Dow Chemical Co., Ethylene- and propylene-based Midland, Mich. glycol ether products The Dow Chemical Co., Hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), Epoxy Products and...

Eric Bensaid. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Troy Corp., Florham Park, N.J., has promoted Eric Bensaid to senior vice president, sales and marketing, with responsibility for the company's global sales-growth program. Bensaid was formerly vice president, international, and has presided...

Andy Bleggi. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Andy Bleggi has been named senior financial analyst for PGPHILLIPS & Associates, Inc., Southern Pines, N.C., a general management consulting firm serving the adhesives, sealants, coatings, inks and plastics industries globally. Bleggi has...

Degussa, Parsippany, N.J., has named Probyn Forbes director of manufacturing of the Colorants business line. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Degussa, Parsippany, N.J., has named Probyn Forbes director of manufacturing of the Colorants business line. Forbes has global responsibility for the manufacturing operations of all the company's Colorants facilities. Degussa has also named...

Bryan A. Huston. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Acme-Hardesty Co., Blue Bell, Pa., a marketer and distributor of vegetable- and animal fat-based oleochemicals and industrial process chemicals, has named Bryan A. Huston to the newly created position of national marketing manager. Huston will...

Kathrine Johnson Lewis. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Kathrine Johnson Lewis has joined Vantico Inc.'s (Los Angeles), Adhesives & Tooling Division as the technical development manager for aerospace and general bonding adhesives. She will be responsible for supervising the product-development...

Sika Industry, Madison Heights, Mich., has appointed Brian Marks to South Central area manager within the Industrial Business Unit. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sika Industry, Madison Heights, Mich., has appointed Brian Marks to South Central area manager within the Industrial Business Unit. He will be responsible for sales in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. In addition, Sika...

Maroon Inc., Avon, Ohio, has announced that Michael Maroon, senior vice president/chief financial officer. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Maroon Inc., Avon, Ohio, has announced that Michael Maroon, senior vice president/chief financial officer, has succeeded Anthony Maroon as chief executive officer. Executive Vice President Mark Reichard has been named president and chief...

Richard Sturma. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Bostik Findley, Inc., Middleton, Mass., has appointed Richard Sturma distribution group territory manager responsible for sales of industrial products across a three-state region. Sturma is based in the Los Angeles area and oversees sales and...

Jeff Starcher. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ADCO Products Inc., Michigan Center, Mich., has hired Jeff Starcher as account manager for the Electrical/Electronics business group. Starcher will be responsible for managing existing accounts while increasing the company's presence in the...

Paula L. Schaefer. (People Going Places).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Boonton, N.J., has named Paula L. Schaefer area manager for its Drew Industrial Division's Chemical Additives group's Eastern district. Schaefer will have sales responsibility for specialty additives including...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Education Programs, Meetings & Shows AUGUST 11-16 Science of Adhesion Gordon Research Tilton School Tilton, N.H. www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2002/adhesion.htm 13-15 Nonwovens Training Course ...

Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals, Chicago, has appointed Durr Marketing Associates, Inc., as its distributor of polymer additives in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. Akzo has also appointed...

Degussa Corp. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Degussa Corp., Parsippany, N.J., has named Palmer Supplies Co., North Olmstead, Ohio, as an official distributor of its organosilanes product line in the Midwest. Degussa has also named Stochem, Inc., Brampton, Ontario, as the official...

DRUMNET[R] SA. (Company News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DRUMNET[R] SA of Switzerland, a worldwide association of leading steel drum manufacturers, has announced a global supply agreement with The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., for supply of large steel drums across the globe. DRUMNET will supply...

EKATO Corp. (Company News).(opens new office in Houston, Texas)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... EKATO Corp., Ramsey, N.J., a leading manufacturer of fluid-mixing equipment, has opened an office in Houston to better serve its customers in the Gulf Coast region. The office is headed by Wayne Harris, formerly general manager of Klaus Union.

Euram Chemicals Group. (Company News).(Kazan names polysulphide resin distributor)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Euram Chemicals Group in the U.K. has been named distributor for polysulphide resin used in specialized sealants and coatings for Kazan in the Russian Federation. Euram will distribute the products in the United States, Canada, and Central and...

Sartomer Co. (Company News).(Brenntag AG to distribute products from Sartomer Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sartomer Co., Exton, Pa., has added Brenntag to its distributor network. Brenntag will distribute Sartomer's entire monomer, oligomer and photoinitiator product lines to several regions of the United States.

Sunbelt Corp. (Company News).(Chemcentral Dye and Pigment Division to distribute Sunbelt Corp.'s solvent dyes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sunbelt Corp., Rock Hill, S.C., has appointed CHEMCENTRAL Dye & Pigment Division, Romulus, Mich., as an authorized distributor for its new Morfast line of solvent dyes for the foil and adhesive coating, printing ink, market pen, and ink-jet...

Testing building materials for emissions: to meet California standards for indoor air quality. (Environmental Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The state of California has established material specifications for its Capitol Area East End Complex projects to improve indoor air quality. The specifications were developed to limit the introduction of potentially harmful chemicals into the...

Innovations in pressure sensitive adhesives: understanding converting and application requirements.
August 1, 2002... While pressure sensitive adhesives suppliers may know their customers' needs, understanding the needs of their customers' end users is just as important. By focusing on converting and application requirements, adhesives suppliers can broaden...

FEICA: European Adhesives Conference 2002.
August 1, 2002... 25..27 September 2002, Hotel Sheraton Firenze, Florence, Italy "Bonds for the Future" The FEICA 2002 European Adhesives Conference and Expo is the unique opportunity to reach the global adhesives industry - organised for the industry...

Fine-tuning viscoelasticity of EB-cured adhesives to optimize performance.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Adhesive performance is largely determined by the underlying viscoelastic character of the adhesive. Electron beam (EB) curing of monomer-containing formulations results in rather significant changes in molecular weight and crosslinking with...

Rheological evaluation of a thermosetting urethane sealant: used in a medical device.
August 1, 2002... Urethane-based thermoset polymers are used as adhesives and sealants because of their desirable chemical and mechanical properties. Often, these materials can be delivered as uncured resins of low viscosity and allowed to cure in situ,...

Tube supplier cuts lead times in half or more for sealants packager.
August 1, 2002... Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., EVER is a leading manufacturer of collapsible aluminum tubes used for packaging products in a variety of industries - including adhesives and sealants. Although the company serves a myriad of customers, a key...

The rotor/stator selection dilemma.(adhesive/sealant mixers)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... We've all heard about the increasing popularity of rotor/stator mixers in recent years. Like the term "Sandmill," the term "rotor/stator" mixer is used loosely and can mean many different things to many different people. In a variety of...

Web directory.
August 1, 2002... Additives Air Products & Chemicals Inc. - www.airproducts.com Avecia Protection & Hygeine - www.avecia.com/biocides/asi Elementis Specialties - www.elementis-specialties.com Hi-Mar Specialties Inc. - www.himarspecialties.com...

PSA supplier provides materials for commemorative stamps. (Application).(MACtac wins contract for Postal Services' Greetings From America stamps)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MACtac[R], a worldwide supplier of pressure sensitive label materials located in Stow, Ohio, recently participated in the contract award for the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) series of 50 "Greetings From America" self-adhesive stamps. This was...

Epoxy adhesive wins Olympic Gold. (Case Study).(Vantico adhesive used in Olympic curling stones)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Great Britain took home Olympic Gold in curling from the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City using a stone bonded with Araldite 2013 epoxy adhesive supplied by Vantico's Adhesive Group, Los Angeles. The adhesive, which is part of...

High-performance foam. (Materials & Supplies).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... VOLTEK, DIV. OF SEKISUI AMERICA CORP. This company has introduced a line of high-performance, radiation-crosslinked polyolefin foams for tape and converting applications. The Volara HPT foams rely on advanced extrusion, crosslinking and...

Monomer for UV-cure resins. (Materials & Supplies).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... THE DOW CHEMICAL CO. This company has introduced ERL-4140 cycloaliphatic epoxide monomer for use in developing new UV-cure resins. This monomer contains an ester capable of alcoholysis or trans-esterification reactions with a variety of...

Quartz bulk fiber. (Materials & Supplies).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... STOCKERYALE, INC. This company introduces high-quality quartz bulk fiber (fused silica), which is typically used for UV curing of adhesives. The company's quartz polymer-clad silica (PCS) fiber offers a hard-coat cladding. Unlike...

Antistatic additive. (Materials & Supplies).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ADM TRONICS UNLIMITED, INC. This company offers Staticon 452 additive for water-based liquids requiring antistatic properties. The product's unique polymeric structure creates an electrolytic lattice formation with conductive properties in...

Anchoring systems. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... POWERS FASTENERS, INC. The PLUS Series of epoxy acrylate anchoring systems features fast curing times, high load capacities and other performance benefits while maintaining all the conveniences of a cartridge-dispensed adhesive system. AC...

Flame-retardant tape. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SCAPA NORTH AMERICA Scapa T3605 is a fire-retardant, single-coated adhesive tape engineered to meet the requirements of Federal Aviation Regulation 25.855(d). This product is designed to join, seal and repair cargo-compartment liners on...

New packaging for urethane sealants. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BOSTIK FINDLEY, INC. This company has introduced new packaging designs for two of its solvent- and isocyanate-free urethane sealants for transit-vehicle assembly applications. Bostik[R] 2100 SPS high-performance sealant and Bostik 1100...

Neutral silicone sealant. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ACCUMETRIC LLC CIRCLE NO. 153 This company has developed BOSS[R] 319, a one-component, fast-cure, neutral oxime silicone sealant that is formulated to exhibit faster cure times and increased adhesion to a variety of materials. The...

Conductive epoxy. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... TRANSENE Ohmex AG is a silver-filled conductive epoxy thermoset designed for establishing ohmic bonding in semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes, rectifiers, thermistors, and integrated monolithic and hybrid circuits. This...

Structural adhesives. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ITW PLEXUS This company's adhesives have received Underwriter Laboratories certification for use in sign-bonding applications listed under UL Specification 746C -- Standard for Polymeric Materials -- Use in Electrical Equipment...

Thermally conductive epoxy. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... COTRONICS CORP. Duralco[TM] 132 thermally conductive epoxy cures at room temperature and is designed for use in any high-power, high-temperature, industrial, electrical or electronic application. The product features excellent adhesion to...

UV-/heat-curing adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INC. OPTOCAST AC-3716 is a 100%-solids, low-viscosity, one-component, acrylate-based formulation that can be cured almost instantly with exposure to ultraviolet light in the 320- to 380-nm wavelength range, or with...

Transfer adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. ARclad[R] 9032 is a 1-mil, electrically conductive, acrylic pressure sensitive transfer adhesive with a durable polyester-film release liner. This thin tape quickly builds a strong bond and is highly conductive in...

Woodworking adhesives. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NATIONAL ADHESIVES, A UNIT OF NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CO. This company will introduce several advanced adhesive systems at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, August 22 - 25. These systems enable those in the woodworking and...

Hybrid adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PERMABOND PERMABOND[R] HT2O is a one-part, moisture-cure hybrid adhesive for transportation body assembly, providing a high instant tack ideal for securing side and roof panels without fasteners. Panels can be aligned even after initial...

Empty hose sensor alarm. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BANDIT MACHINE, INC. This company's empty hose sensor alarm features a sensor strapped to the outside of the PVC feed hose that reads the material in the hose. When it senses a void, it switches on an audible alarm and a bright-yellow...

PLM software. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... FORMATION SYSTEMS Optiva 4.0 is a Web-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform that drives innovation into the supply chain. Leveraging its real-time innovation engine, Optiva 4.0 fosters collaboration throughout the innovation...

Dispensing system. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... CONPROTEC INC This company introduces the MIXPAC[R] "S" SYSTEM, which offers dispensing of 1:1, 2:1, 3:2, 4:1 and 10:1 volumetric ratios all within one dispenser. The improved, ergonomically designed dispenser provides a more mechanical...

Progressing cavity pump. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... MOYNO, INC. The Moyno[R] 2000 progressing cavity pump is a versatile, high-performance pump designed to handle a range of applications from shear-sensitive chemicals to difficult-to-process slurries and sludges. The pump features a...

Isocyanate vapor monitor. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ZELLWEGER ANALYTICS Model SPM is a portable, easy-to-use gas monitor that is capable of monitoring over 40 toxic gases, including 15 isocyanates. Because of its size and flexibility, the unit is ideal for industrial hygiene applications as...

Software. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... FREEDOM APPLICATIONS, LTD. A.M.M.O., Access Manufacturing Management Overlay, is an easy-to-use, comprehensive software program that fills the gap between simple accounting programs and elaborate ERP programs. A.M.M.O. operates on a...

Evaporators. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BUFLOVAK This company's evaporators are engineered specifically for each customer's application. System efficiency is increased dramatically by employing multi-effect designs, thermo-vapor recompression or mechanical-vapor recompression....

Custom vessels. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ROSS ENGINEERING Ross engineering offers extensive capabilities in custom vessel fabrication. The company manufactures standard and custom vessels to over 70,000 gallons in carbon steel, stainless steel, Hastelloy alloy, titanium and other...

UV-curing systems. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... HONLE UV AMERICA, INC. UVAPRINT SOL series of UV-curing systems is designed for curing UV screen inks coatings and adhesives on both flat and contoured glass surfaces. Optimized for fast curing, the systems provide high-intensity, uniform...

Flow-monitoring system. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ASYMTEK This company offers an integrated flow-monitoring system that monitors the amount of material dispensed for the Century[R] C-740 Series selective conformal coating platforms. This new system ensures that products have been coated...

Baffled bag. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... B.A.G.CORP. This company introduces its solution to product contamination due to the interior baffles of an FIBC -- the Clean Seal[R] baffle in a MaxSack [TM] container. The MaxSack container's interior baffles and their half-moon-shaped...

Dispense valve. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SEALANT EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING, INC. The 2200-727 Snuf-Bak [R] dispense valve precisely dispenses silicones, mastics or plastisols. Designed for use with filled or abrasive materials, the valve provides drip-free control of high-viscosity...

Rheometer. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BENZ MATERIAL-TESTING INSTRUMENTS The Benz ODR2100 oscillating, diskcure rheometer tests elastomeric materials for viscosity, cure characteristics and temperature at various points in the cure cycle. The unit has exceptionally fast,...

Colloid mills. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PREMIER MILL, A LIGHTNIN CO. This company offers two types of colloid mills -- the KSIF and KCD. The KSIF operates by application of tremendous hydraulic shear imparted to a thin film of material as it pushes through the variable-gap...

Dispensing valve controller. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... I&J FISNAR INC. The Model VC-1195A can control two dispensing valves simultaneously. Pneumatic logic provides a continuous valve-off state to any valve designed for a four-way operation. The valve-off state is always active until a signal...

Cartridge heaters. (Equipment).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DALTON ELECTRIC HEATING CO., INC. Watt-Flex[R] Split-Sheath cartridge heaters are available with a choice of leads and abrasion protection to accommodate a variety of process-heating applications. Because of their unique split-sheath...

Coatings-thickness gage. (Equipment).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PAUL N. GARDNER CO., INC. The Mikrotest Digital Banana Gage is a coatings-thickness tester that includes the following features: digital display, electronically controlled readings, no calibration required and one-hand operation. The unit...

Chub packaging. (Equipment).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... PLASSEIN INTERNATIONAL New flexible chub packaging can be used for caulking, specialty adhesives and urethane sealant applications. The new packs offer a 50-percent packaging materials cost savings over traditional rigid tubes, improve...

Vacuum loader. (Equipment).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... FORCE-FLO, INC. This company's vacuum loader is an economical tool to move low-viscosity adhesives, sealants, caulks and other materials from 5-gallon pails to caulking guns. By attaching the caulking-gun barrel to the outlet adapter on...

Fluid-containment products. (Literature).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... EDLON, INC. High-purity, fluoropolymer fluid-containment products, systems and accessories offer superior control of metal, silicate, particulate and organic contamination. A 32-page product catalog describes key product features,...

Feedback solutions. (Literature).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... THOMSON INDUSTRIES, INC. This company offers a 40-page technical guide for understanding options available to establish accurate positioning for rotary- and linear-motion applications. The guide explains theory and terminology as well as...

Safety practices for UV curing. (Literature).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... UV PROCESS SUPPLY This company's UV Curing Safety Manual is a technical guide that provides safety guidelines for companies utilizing UV-curing chemistries and equipment. This 20-page booklet highlights the special transfer, storage and...

Medical PSAs. (Literature).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC. CIRCLE NO. 117 This company announces new product literature for the global medical industry. The series of five new literature pieces includes a review of the company's line of high-performance PSA systems and...

Silanes. (Literature).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DEGUSSA CORP. Silanes for Adhesives and Sealants outlines the company's Sivento[R] silanes. Used as adhesion promoters, coupling agents, crosslinkers, polyurethane end-cappers and drying agents, DYNASYLAN[R] silanes offer superior wet and...

Cartridge dust collector. (Literature).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... SLY INC. Literature describes the company's recently introduced line of cartridge dust collectors. The Sly Pleat Jet[TM] II horizontal dust collectors employ a specially engineered venturi pulse-cleaning system. The Opti-Pulse[TM] cleaning...