Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from January 2006

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from January 2006

A new start.(EDITOR'S MEMO)
January 1, 2006... The start of a new year is a time for introspection. Here at ASI, we are constantly reevaluating our content, whether in print, online, in our weekly e-mail newsletter, or in our web seminars. Are we reaching the right audience? Are we...

Arkema.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... ARKEMA, Philadelphia, has announced the successful commission of a new high-content ethylene-vinyl acetate (HC EVA) copolymer production unit at its Balan facility in Ain, France. Located near major supply and transportation arteries, the Balan...

Asymtek[R].(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... ASYMTEK[R], Carlsbad, CA, was recently awarded a Global Technology Award in the Dispensing category for its Spectrum[TM] S-820 Series Dispensing System. The first annual awards, sponsored by Global SMT and Packaging magazine, recognize the best...

BASF.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... BASF, Florham Park, NJ, has announced that its green demonstration home, the BASF Better Home Better Planet: Near Zero Energy Home in Paterson, NJ, has been selected by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)'s pilot testing for the recently...

Dow Automotive.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... DOW AUTOMOTIVE, Auburn Hills, MI, and Volkswagen recently received an Innovation Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers International (SPE) in the Process/Assembly/Enabling Technologies category for the bonded hybrid front-end carrier,...

Ellsworth Adhesives.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... ELLSWORTH ADHESIVES, Germantown, WI, has further expanded its international brand presence with the addition of Ellsworth Adhesives Central Europe East (CEE) to its family of companies. Ellsworth Adhesives CEE will operate a sales office and...

Forbo Adhesives LLC.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... FORBO ADHESIVES LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, has announced the acquisition of the assets of Industrial Adhesives Inc., Eugene, OR. This acquisition is an important strategic step for Forbo in moving its global product portfolio to higher...

The Henkel Group.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... THE HENKEL GROUP, Dusseldorf, Germany, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Huawei Electronics Co. Ltd., Lianyungang, in the Chinese province of Yiangsu. Huawei Electronics Co. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of epoxy molding...

Huber chemist awarded for technical paper on fire-resistant technology.(APPLAUSE)
January 1, 2006... Huber Engineered Materials has announced that Gary Rex. Ph.D. was recently recognized for his paper titled "Rheological Study of Particle Packing in Unsaturated Polyester Resin Loaded with Alumina Trihydrate (ATH)." The award part of the...

Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC., Columbus, OH, has announced a recent offer to purchase the global ink and adhesive resins business of Akzo Nobel. The purchase price will be $88 million. Closing will occur upon successful completion of normal...

IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries.(PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries, Bannockburn, IL, has added NEAL BENDER to its staff as a membership director responsible for developing, implementing and directing IPC's membership recruitment and retention programs. With...

Radtech recognized at Annual Clean Air Awards.(APPLAUSE)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Radtech--The Association for Ultraviolet (UV) and Electron Beam (EB) technology was recently recognized for "Excellence in Advancement of Air Pollution Technology" at the 17th Annual Clean Air Awards by the South Coast Air Quality Management...

Dow Chemical Co.(PEOPLE)
January 1, 2006... The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, has announced the appointment of JIM FITTERLING to the position of business vice president for Polyethylene. Fitterling will transition to his new position over the next several months and relocate to Midland,...

Malvern Instruments.(PEOPLE)
January 1, 2006... Malvern Instruments, Worcestershire, UK, has appointed JOHN MARTIN to the new role of director of Customer Services. Martin will be responsible for all customer services and global support activities for Malvern.

Orscheln Products LLC.(PEOPLE)
January 1, 2006... BOB ORSCHELN has been appointed president of Orscheln Products LLC, Moberly, MO. In this position, Orscheln will be responsible for directing all manufacturing operations within the Orscheln Group of companies.

InteliCoat Technologies[R].(PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... CHUCK QUINBY, a long-time executive at InteliCoat Technologies[R], South Hadley, MA, has been appointed business development manager for Conductive Products. Since joining InteliCoat more than 20 years ago, Quinby has worked in a range of...

Price adjustments.(COMPANY NEWS)(Illustration)
January 1, 2006... PRICE ADJUSTMENTS COMPANY PRODUCT INCREASE Air Products, Lehigh AirflexO, Flexbond[R] 4 cents/lb (wet) Valley, PA and Vinac[R] emulsion products Air...

Calendar.(Illustration)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... JANUARY 2006 11-14 2006 International Builders' Show: National Association of Home Builders; Orange County Convention Center; Orlando, FL; wwwbuildersshow.com/Home/ FEBRUARY 2006 5-10 Professional...

High-performance styrenic block copolymers featuring a novel hybrid midblock phase.
January 1, 2006... Editor's note: This article was the winner of the Best Technical Paper award at the Adhesive & Sealant Council Fall 2005 Convention, Louisville, KY. Two families of non-hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers (SBC) have been widely used in...

Polymer problem solver: low-viscosity, plasticizer-free SPU[R.sup.+] * prepolymer allows freedom in formulating sealants.
January 1, 2006... Silane-terminated polyurethanes (SPU[R.sup.+] prepolymers) have become increasingly appealing to adhesives, sealants and coatings manufacturers due to the synergy between the silane-curing mechanism and the polyurethane backbone properties. ...

Using tackifier resins to facilitate nonwovens reformulation.(Adhesives Essentials)
January 1, 2006... Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles designed to address the fundamentals of adhesive and sealant formulation. See ASI November 2005 for the previous installment. Adhesives formulators and product managers in the...

Pulsed electron beam: polymerization.
January 1, 2006... Editor's note: This article is based on the PSTC's Carl A. Dahlquist Award paper presented at Tech XXVIII in Baltimore. Electron beam radiation has been used successfully to crosslink polymers, and it has also been applied to curing...

Globalization: the tail gets longer.
January 1, 2006... Editor's note: This article is winner of the Best Business Paper award, presented at the Adhesive & Sealant Council Fall 2005 Convention, Louisville, KY. Consolidation and globalization have been major buzzwords in the adhesives and...

Legends of the industry: Dr. Robert H. Krieble.
January 1, 2006... Co-founder of Loctite Corp.--Inventor, entrepreneur and freedom advocate Editor's note: This article is the second in a series of articles profiling legends in our industry. See "SuperGlue--Superman," July/August, 2004, for the first...

Silane coupling agent: Dow Corning.(RAW MATERIALS)
January 1, 2006... New Dow Corning[R] Z-6172 Silane, a Vinyl-tris-(2-methoxyethoxy) silane coupling agent, provides improved dispersion of mineral fillers in EPDM rubbers and thermoplastic resins. It increases initial and wet strengths of glass-filled polyester...

Wetting additive: Troy Corp.(RAW MATERIALS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Troysol ZLAC, the latest additive from Troy Corp., is a silicone-free wetting and flow additive. It is easy to incorporate, promotes wetting of low-energy substrates and provides higher gloss, improved flow and leveling, and excellent color...

Specialty release films: CPFilms.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... CPFilms Inc. now offers polyester-based release liners well suited for medical applications. They include UV54, UV10, UV12, UV30, UV50 and UV100 UV-cured, and S10 fluorosilicone release, the latter for use with silicone-based pressure-sensitive...

Two-component adhesives: GE Advanced Materials.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... GE has introduced a new family of two-component, room-temperaturecure adhesives that offer higher productivity in automated industrial assembly thanks to exceptionally fast cure times (as little as nine minutes to tack-free) and primerless...

Die-attach adhesive: Henkel.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Hysol[R] QMI538N B non-conductive die-attach adhesive is a PTFE-filled paste with low viscosity and reduced resin bleed (even on open channels) designed specifically for use with SCSPs or other stacked packages. This product's formulation was...

Automotive transfer adhesives: Scapa Automotive.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Unifilm[R] U617A and U618A are two low-fogging acrylic transfer adhesives for automotive assembly applications, including general assembly and foam lamination. Both products meet the requirements of GM 3622-M (Type I). GM 3607-M (Type I), GM...

GPM pump: All-Flo Pump Co.(EQUIPMENT)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... This company has announced the introduction of a revolutionary 3/8" pump for 0-9 GPM applications. The Max-Pass[TM] Valve is a standard feature designed to pump solids up to 1/4", coagulating fluids and fluids with high viscosity. Process...

RFID label printer: Avery Dennison.(EQUIPMENT)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The AVERY DENNISON[TM] AP 5.4 RFID Printer enables companies to meet stringent RFID labeling requirements in the apparel, footwear, retail, packaging, distribution and industrial markets. Equipped with a high-speed microprocessor, the AP 5.4...

Triple shaft mixer: Charles Ross and Son Co.(EQUIPMENT)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Designed for multiple mixing requirements, such as high-speed dispersion, emulsification, particle size reduction and homogenization, the Ross VersaMix Triple Shaft Mixer is now available with a Solid/Liquid Injection Manifold (S.L.I.M.[TM])...

Adhesive feed system: Nordson.(EQUIPMENT)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The new FillEasy Adhesive Feed System automatically maintains desired adhesive levels in Nordson melters and is ideal for production environments requiring a simple, dependable, and economical filling system. The system uses a cone with...

UV curing system: Xenon Corp.(EQUIPMENT)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Xenon CoolCureXL RC-800 Series Curing System features high-intensity pulsed UV lamps (mercury-free) with single- or dual-lamp operation, a controller that provides instant on/off and a power supply. Designed for easy integration into an...

Application notes: Brookfield Engineering.(RESOURCES)
January 1, 2006... New easy-to-read application notes are now available at www.brookfieldengineering.com. These notes were written by Neil Cunningham, a well-known authority in the world of viscosity testing and director of the Rheology School, an online website...

Product brochure: Degussa.(RESOURCES)(Degussa AG)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Dispersions, a new 24-page color brochure now available from Degussa, showcases the value added benefits that product manufacturers in the paper, coatings, adhesives and sealants, and other industries can expect by applying the company's...

Carpet Latex website: Dow Chemical Co.(launching of new websites)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Latex business of The Dow Chemical Co. has announced the debut of its new website, www.dowcarpetlatex.com, dedicated to meeting the needs of the carpet industry. The new site showcases Dow's expanded portfolio of carpet latex solutions for...

Design Guide: Henkel Corp.(introduction of user guide for electric equipments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The Design Guide for Electric Motors and Generators is a 46-page educational resource written for design, manufacturing and quality engineers regarding adhesives and sealants' use in electric motors and generators. The Guide provides detailed...

Ask Dr. Dave.(usage of polyethylene)
January 1, 2006... QUESTION: What choices do I have for high-strength bonding to surfaces like polyethylene and polypropylene? I am aware of the use of cyanoacrylates, but can you recommend any alternative adhesives? ANSWER: You are right that cyanoacrylates...