Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from May 2007

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from May 2007

Air Products.(COMPANY NEWS)(Air Products and Chemicals Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... AIR PRODUCTS, Lehigh Valley, PA, has embarked on a major expansion of its China Technology Center in Shanghai to support fast-growing businesses in Asia, particularly those in the polyurethane, coatings, inks, adhesives, civil engineering,...

Akzo Nobel.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... AKZO NOBEL, Arnhem, The Netherlands, has divested its Akcros Chemicals PVC additives business to UK-based private investment firm GIL Investments. Under the terms of the deal, Akzo Nobel's sites in Eccles, UK, and New Brunswick, NJ--along with...

Asymtek.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... ASYMTEK, Carlsbad, CA, has announced that it has won Circuits Assembly magazine's "Service Excellence Award" for the fourth consecutive year. Asymtek was selected as best supplier in the dispensing equipment category, and received the highest...

C.A. Litzler Co. Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... C.A. LITZLER CO. INC., Cleveland, OH, has announced the development and construction of a new PERFECT FLOAT[R] flotation dryer system for Chemsultants International, Mentor, OH. The project consists of new dryers for two coating lines. The...

The Carlyle Group.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... THE CARLYLE GROUP, Washington, DC, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Engineered Products Division in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.475 billion. Goodyear Engineered...

Cognis Corp.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... COGNIS CORP., Cincinnati, OH, has announced the recipients of its 2006 Functional Products DOME Awards. The Distributor Operational Measures of Excellence (DOME) Award recognizes outstanding performers within Cognis' North American distributor...

Dow Epoxy.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... DOW EPOXY, Midland, MI, has announced Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) as the selected site for its world-scale, 150,000-MTPA glycerine-to-epichlorohydrin (GTE) plant and 100,000-MTPA liquid epoxy resins (LER) plant. Both plants are...

Dow Polyurethanes.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... DOW POLYURETHANES, Midland, MI, has announced plans to further invest in Europe by expanding capacity at two of its facilities over the next two years. The company plans to increase name-plate capacity at its polyols plant in Terneuzen, The...

Eastman Chemical Co.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. has announced it has entered into an agreement for the sale of Eastman Chemical Iberia, S.A., located in San Roque, Spain, to La Seda De Barcelona, S.A., located in Barcelona. The sale includes Eastman's PET polymers...

Lord Corp.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... LORD CORP., Cary, NC, has announced the addition of a new MetalJacket custom coater, Wuxi Zhongjie Vibration Isolators Co. Ltd., which will help LORD Corp. meet the growing customer demand for MetalJacket coatings for both automotive and...

Lyondell Chemical Co. and the National Titanium Dioxide Co. Ltd. (Cristal) have announced the signing of an agreement for a proposed sale by Lyondell of its worldwide inorganic chemicals business to Cristal in a transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion, including the assumption of certain liabilities directly related to the business.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO. and the NATIONAL TITANIUM DIOXIDE CO. LTD. (CRISTAL) have announced the signing of an agreement for a proposed sale by Lyondell of its worldwide inorganic chemicals business to Cristal in a transaction valued at...

Marchem Pacific.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... MARCHEM PACIFIC, Orange, CA, has announced the addition of a bulk tank truck fleet as another component of its distribution system. The company, which is owned by DASH Multi-Corp., has seen sales volume rise substantially as it has extended its...

NSL Analytical Services.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... NSL ANALYTICAL SERVICES, Cleveland, has announced plans to relocate its operations to a newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility at 4450 Cranwood Industrial Park, Warrensville Heights, OH. The move to the 30,800-square-foot building will...

PCT Engineered Systems LLC.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... PCT ENGINEERED SYSTEMS LLC has announced the completion of a new 40,000-square-foot facility in Davenport, IA. The Eastern Iowa Industrial Center (EIIC) will support the continued growth of PCT's business, which was fueled by the acquisition of...

Sartomer Co.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... SARTOMER CO., Exton, PA, has announced a corporate restructuring designed to enhance global customer support for companies with multinational operations. Sartomer will now operate with three geographical sales regions (Americas, Europe and...

Solutia Inc., St. Louis, MO, has expanded its distributor sales contract for Butvar[R] PVB resins and aqueous dispersions with Dowd and Guild Inc., San Ramon, CA, to include the states of Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and New Mexico.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... SOLUTIA INC., St. Louis, MO, has expanded its distributor sales contract for Butvar[R] PVB resins and aqueous dispersions with DOWD AND GUILD INC., San Ramon, CA, to include the states of Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana,...

Trelleborg Emerson & Cuming Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... TRELLEBORG EMERSON & CUMING INC. recently announced the opening of a new corporate headquarters, manufacturing and research facility in Mansfield, MA. The state-of-the-art, 81,000 square-foot plant with a 5,000 square-foot R&D Center produces...

Univar N.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Univar USA, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Chemcentral Corp. for approximately $600 million in cash, including assumed debt.(COMPANY NEWS)
May 1, 2007... UNIVAR N.V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Univar USA, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of CHEMCENTRAL CORP. for approximately $600 million in cash, including assumed debt. On a...

CVC Specialty Chemicals Inc.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... ANTONIUS (TONY) BROUNS was recently appointed European sales manager for CVC Specialty Chemicals Inc., Moorestown, NJ. Brouns formerly served as distributor manager EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) for Hexion, where he was responsible for...

Appli-tec.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... CHARLES A. CLARK, JR. has been named director of Quality and Continuous Improvement at appli-tec, Salem, NH. Clark previously worked as a corporate quality lead auditor for Brooks-PRI Automation in Chelmsford, MA, and as a senior quality...

Dow Corning Corp.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI, has named STACY COUGHLIN as the new global marketing communications and e-business manager for two Dow Corning industries--XIAMETER[R] and Construction. In this role, Coughlin will oversee the creation and...

Sika Corp.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... Sika Corp., Lyndhurst, NJ, has announced the promotion of TIMOTHY GILLESPIE to director of marketing for its Repair and Protection business unit. Gillespie has been with Sika for 10 years and has held various positions within product...

Asymtek receives Intel Corp's 2006 SCQI for fourth consecutive year.(APPLAUSE)
May 1, 2007... Nordson Corp., Carlsbad, CA, has announced that its Asymtek business has received Intel Corp.'s 2006 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) award. This is the fourth consecutive year Asymtek has been honored with the SCQI, Intel's most...

Sika wins six ICRI Awards.(APPLAUSE)
May 1, 2007... Sika Corp., Lyndhurst, NJ, has announced that its has received six International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) Awards in the following categories: Award of Excellence Project of the Year for the Mayorhold Parking Garage, Northampton,...

Bunge Ltd.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bunge Ltd., White Plains, NY, recently announced the appointment of DOUGLASS HARLESS as director of Manufacturing for Bunge Biphor LLC, manufacturer and marketer of BIPHOR[TM] white pigment. In his new position,...

Plasticolors Inc.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... Plasticolors Inc. recently appointed WAYDE JENKINS to the position of product development specialist at the company's headquarters in Ashtabula, OH. In his new role, Jenkins will be primarily responsible for the design, planning and execution...

The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, has unveiled a senior level realignment that includes the formation of a five-person Executive Leadership Committee that will concentrate on defining the company's strategic direction, prioritizing its investment agenda, establishing enterprise-wide policy, and setting financial plans and performance metrics.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, has unveiled a senior level realignment that includes the formation of a five-person Executive Leadership Committee that will concentrate on defining the company's strategic direction, prioritizing its...

BASF.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... BASF, Charlotte, NC, has appointed DREW RUTHERFORD sales manager of its Acrylic Monomers and Superabsorbent Polymers business in North America. Rutherford assumes responsibility for the management of sales activities for acrylic monomers and...

Bayer MaterialScience AG.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... DR. AXEL STEIGER-BAGEL has been appointed chief administration officer of Bayer MaterialScience AG. He will be a member of the Management Board and Executive Committee of this Bayer subgroup. Steiger-Bagel has been Senior Bayer Representative...

Ashland Inc.(PEOPLE)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MIKE SWARTZLANDER has been named vice president and managing director, India, for Ashland Inc., Dublin, OH. Swartzlander previously served as vice president and general manager of Ashland's Casting Solutions...

Sika Corp.
May 1, 2007... Sika Corp., Lyndhurst, NJ, has announced the promotion of AAMER SYED to product marketing manager for Repair Systems. Syed has been with Sika for eight years and has experience in all areas of Sika's Repair and Protection business.

Price adjustments.(COMPANY NEWS)(Table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... PRICE ADJUSTMENTS COMPANY PRODUCT INCREASE BASF, Glyoxal and derivatives 8% Florham Park, NJ Bayer Hydroxyacrylates and saturated 0.13 [euro]/kg...

Calendar.(COMPANY NEWS)(Calendar)
May 1, 2007... MAY 2007 6-10 2007 Annual Meeting; The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers; Philadelphia Marriott; Philadelphia; www.stle.org 7-9 The Nurnberg Congress; Vincentz Network; Nurnberg, Germany; www.coatings.de 8-10...

Case study: advanced composites for terrestrial applications prove useful in space industry.
May 1, 2007... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] THE CHALLENGE As aerospace technology advances, requirements for innovative composite/adhesive materials have also grown more demanding. Materials must be the lightest weight possible, offer the ability to withstand...

Orlando hosts Tech 30.
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Orlando, FL, will host the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council Week of Learning, scheduled for May 14-18. It is the only industry event focused on pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape. The Week of Learning includes the...

Two-brand strategy spells success: Xiameter[R] online business energizes Dow Corning and provides customer choices.(Company overview)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was called disruptive. It was called risky. It could even have been called the result of a mid-life crisis. But five years after Dow Corning reinvented itself with a two-brand strategy, the experiment may now be...

Low-molecular-weight polyolefins for hot-melt adhesives part 2.
May 1, 2007... This is the second of two articles discussing low-molecular-weight polyolefins for hot-melt adhesives. Polyethylenes, polypropylenes and synthetic polyolefins are among the most versatile products in the chemical industry, useful in diverse...

Corona surface treatments and bonding with silicone adhesives.
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Adhesives and fastening technologies are some of the fastest growing products in the business-to-business marketplace. As technology changes rapidly, so does the need for new adhesives. Design trends like...

Polymer glossary.
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Following is a list of terms relating to the manufacture of polymers and their definitions. See sidebar for abbreviations for the most common rubber polymer types. ACCELERATOR Chemical added to increase...

A new light: SLM resolves end user complaints about traditional arc lamps.(Semiconductor Light Matrix)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The science behind creating UV-curable materials has grown into a billion-dollar-plus industry, enabling new applications for curing across many markets. UV curing offers its users savings in both time and money, as...

There is a "best choice": choosing the right RFID label design for your job.
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you are responsible for specifying RFID labels for an in-house labeling operation, be sure to select RFID labels that are application-compatible. Choosing the correct label is as important as purchasing the right...

Chipless RFID: RFID tags that do not contain a silicon chip are called chipless tags. These chipless tags could eventually be printed directly on products and packaging for 1 cents. Far more versatile and reliable, the tags could replace 10 trillion barcodes per year. This article reports some of the findings from a new study on the topic.
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RFID is a powerful enabling technology with ever-expanding application. However, the largest potential applications of RFID, such as consumer packaged goods, postal items, drugs and books, can only be fully addressed...

A graphic display: FLEXcon taps windows of opportunity with perforated-vinyl graphics.(ADVANCING ADHESIVES)(Cover story)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A large, four-panel see-through window graphic installed inside FLEXcon's Spencer, MA, headquarters builds awareness of product capabilities and company innovation while offering practical benefits. Employees and...

Underfill system: Henkel.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
May 1, 2007... Loctite[R] 3508 is a one-component Cornerbond[TM] underfill system designed specifically for CSP and BGA devices processed in lead-free environments. Unlike traditional capillary underfills, which are dispensed around the edges of the device...

Reclosable fasteners: M&C Specialties.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company now offers its high-quality 3M[TM] adhesive reclosable fasteners for a variety of applications in the industrial market. 3M Scotchmate Thin Reclosable Fasteners, manufactured with nylon, polyester and...

Automated dispensing system: Asymtek.(EQUIPMENT)
May 1, 2007... The DispenseMate[R] D583/585 is an automated precision dispensing system based on the popular DispenseMate D-550 benchtop series. The D-583/585 platform provides exceptional dispensing accuracy and repeatability and performs with a range for...

Dispensing cartridges: Conprotec Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company has announced the availability of S-50 System 10:1 ratio cartridges for its MIXPAC[R] Hand-Held Cartridge Dispensing System. The MIXPAC System consists of a manual dispensing gun, a cartridge and a...

Epoxy gun: Cox North America Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
May 1, 2007... With an ergonomically designed handle and a body manufactured from reinforced polymers, the Eclipse Bi-Mixer is as comfortable to use as it is lightweight and durable. For use with 300ml x 300ml dedicated cartridge systems, the Eclipse is user...

Dispensing robot: I&J Fisnar Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The model I&J7900-LF is a fully RoHS-compliant, compact 3-axis dispensing robot with a sizable work area of 8 x 8 inches (200 x 200mm) and a Z-axis of 2 inches (50mm). The I&J7900-LF is simple to program using unique...

Peristaltic Pump Dispenser: I&J Fisnar Inc.(EQUIPMENT)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... The precision dispensing of dangerous or toxic substances can be controlled by the model PPD-130 Peristaltic Pump Dispenser, maintaining a clean and safe bench environment while providing accurate and repeatable deposits of low-viscosity...

Refill station: Mixpac Equipment Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company offers the DXR refill station for quick and easy refilling of its DX Series dispensing system. The DXR helps to create a versatile and accurate solution for two-component material dispensing. The MIXPAC...

Pre-heater: OK International.(EQUIPMENT)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company has introduced a focus pre-heater for enhanced process control during lead-free hand assembly and rework. The PCT100 uses convection air heating to maximize responsiveness and thereby avoid temperature...

Planetary Mixers website: Charles Ross & Son Co.(RESOURCES)(Website overview)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company has announced the launch of a new website covering its line of Planetary Mixers. The site, accessible at www.planetary mixers.com, includes extensive information on the Double Planetary and PowerMix...

Resins brochure: LANXESS Corp.(RESOURCES)
May 1, 2007... The Lustran Polymers business unit of LANXESS Corp. now offers a full-color brochure that highlights the features and benefits of its new Soft Touch resins. Soft Touch resins include Lustran[R] ST4566 for interiors and Centrex[R] ST4766 for...

Updated website: Michelman.(RESOURCES)(Website overview)
May 1, 2007... Visitors to the completely redesigned website from Michelman--www.michem.com--will find a powerful set of tools to help them take advantage of new business opportunities, launch new products and choose the best possible technology for their...

Online library: Sartomer.(RESOURCES)
May 1, 2007... This company has announced enhanced features to its online technical library, including improved search functionality for its Product Selection Guide and easier access to its growing archive of New Product Alerts. The improved Product Selection...

Ask Dr. Dave.
May 1, 2007... QUESTION: We bond borosilicate glass to stainless steel with a heat-cured epoxy adhesive. Our production is very slow; we get very strong bonds but sometimes see cracking of the glass. What do you suggest to alleviate this problem? ANSWER:...