Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from October 2002

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from October 2002

Adhesives play major role at Labelexpo. (Editor's Memo).(Labelexpo Americas 2002)
October 1, 2002... Arriving at the Stephens Convention Center for the opening day of Labelexpo Americas 2002, I had a good feeling. The multistory parking lot was filled to capacity, and shuttle buses circled the entranceway. This was the first of three days of...

3M acquires Polymer Engineering Corp. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... 3M ST. PAUL, Minn. -- 3M has acquired Polymer Engineering Corp., a polymer-adhesive company based in Oxnard, Calif. 3M will offer Polymer Engineering Corp.'s well-known Duramix urethane adhesives to its network of automotive refinishing and...

Bemis to sell MACtac. (Industry News).(UPM-Kymmene acquires subdivision)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... MINNEAPOLIS -- Bemis Company, Inc., has reached an agreement to sell its global pressure sensitive materials business (known as MACtac) to UPM-Kymmene for $420 million. In a separately negotiated transaction, Bemis has reached an agreement to...

Solvay in agreement with Dyneon to sell Solvay Fluoropolymers Inc. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Solvay America Inc. and Dyneon LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M), have entered into a binding letter of intent for the sale of the North America-based Solvay Fluoropolymers Inc. to Dyneon, subject to final regulatory...

Chemir/Polytech announces name change. (Industry News).(Chemir Analytical Services)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... St. Louis -- Chemir/Polytech Laboratories, Inc., has announced its new name -- Chemir Analytical Services. The new identity reflects a sales growth rate of 300% achieved since 1996, increased instrumentation, and an expanded team of Ph.D....

CHEMCENTRAL announces new "Regionalization" plan. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- CHEMCENTRAL Corp. has implemented a new operating strategy designed to expand and enhance the company's customer and market focus. Termed "Regionalization," the new strategy centralizes support functions in regional business centers...

Bayer offers manufacturing site for $1. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... ELKHART, Ind. -- Bayer has announced a yearlong initiative to attract a significant new employer to Elkhart, Ind., by offering approximately one million square feet of laboratory space for $1. The unusual effort, known as "Develop Northern...

ASC 2002 Fall Convention and Exposition. (Industry News).(Adhesive and Sealant Council)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... BETHESDA, Md. -- The Adhesive and Sealant Council's (ASC) 2002 Fall Convention and Exposition, "Leading Change in the Industry," will be held October 13-16, 2002, at the Hilton Pittsburgh. The event will offer customized programs for both...

Fiberoptic Automation Expo, NEPCON West and Assembly West co-locate. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... NORWALK, Conn. -- Attendees of Fiberoptic Automation Expo, NEPCON West and Assembly West will hear a keynote address by Jeff Montgomery, founder and chairman of ElectroniCast, Inc., on Thursday, December 5, 2002, at the San Jose McEnery...

BASF confirms confident outlook for 2002. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany -- BASF reports higher earnings from stable sales in the second quarter of 2002. The company reports improved earnings in the Chemicals, Plastics & Fibers, and Performance Products segments. According to Dr. Jurgen F....

TAPPI announces flexible sustaining member benefits. (Industry News).(Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... ATLANTA -- In the most comprehensive change to the TAPPI Sustaining Member program since its inception more than 75 years ago, the TAPPI board of directors has approved a new flexible benefits plan for TAPPI Sustaining Members. Starting...

Henkel with clear plus in sales/operating profits. (Industry News).(Henkel Group)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... DUSSELDORF, Germany -- In a difficult market environment, the Henkel Group achieved sales of 2.49 billion euros and an operating profit (EBIT) of 168 million euros in the second quarter of 2002. "In the second quarter we achieved profit...

Nominations sought for Robert L. Patrick Fellowship Award. (Industry News).
October 1, 2002... BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Adhesion Society has issued a call for nominations for the Robert L. Patrick Fellowship Award. The purpose of this award is to elevate a member to Fellow of the Society, and is meant as a formal recognition of outstanding...

CEO of ei3 Corp. to speak at 2002 ISA conference. (Industry News).
October 1, 2002... MONTVALE, N.J. -- To help automated process manufacturers improve productivity, product quality and cost savings, Brett Smith, CEO of ei3 Corp., will deliver a presentation entitled, "Maximizing Manufacturing Productivity with Online Services"...

Acquisitions, expansions and strategic alliances.(adhesives and sealants industry)
October 1, 2002... ACQUISITIONS, EXPANSIONS AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Company Products Location Adhesive Applications, Tape manufacturing Easthampton, Mass. Inc., Easthampton, Mass. ...

ISO certification.(Brief Article)(Directory)(Illustration)
October 1, 2002... ISO CERTIFICATION Company Location Degusa Corp., Aerosil * fumed silica Parsippany, N.J. ND Industries Inc. [R], Fastener locking and Clawson, Mich. sealing solutions ...

Web sites.(adhesive industry)(Directory)(Illustration)
October 1, 2002... WEB SITES Company Products Address CARON Products & Temperature- www.caronproducts.com Services, Inc., control products Marietta, Ohio cc-chemplorer ...

AST, Adhesive Systems Technology Corp. (Company News).(relocates)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AST, Adhesive Systems Technology Corp., New Hope, Minn., has relocated to a larger location. The company's new contact information is 9000 Science Center Drive, New Hope, MN 55428; phone 763-592-2060; fax 763-592-2075; e-mail: ast@ast-corp.net;...

Chemir/Polytech Laboratories, Inc. (Company News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Chemir/Polytech Laboratories, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., was recently honored as one of a select group of the fastest growing independent, privately held, for-profit companies based in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The St. Louis Business Journal...

Flexicon Corp. (Company News).(moves headquarters)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, Pa., a supplier of bulkbag handling systems and other manufacturing equipment, has relocated to a new manufacturing facility and world headquarters in Bethlehem. The move consolidates operations formerly located at...

Russell Finex Inc. (Company News).(relocates to new facility)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Russell Finex Inc., Pineville , N.C., recently relocated to a custom-designed, 35,000-sq-ft facility complete with test labs for its patented Vibrasonic deblinding system, Eco Line filters, compact screeners and Eco separators. The company is...

Sartomer Co. (Company News).(signs Norsolene distribution agreements)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Sartomer Co., Exton, Pa., has signed three new distributors for its Norsolene[R] line of hydrocarbon resins. The three companies, J.H. Cab Co., Inc.; Dowd and Guild, Inc.; and Brenntag Mid-South/Brenntag South-East, will distribute Norsolene...

Superior Materials, Inc. (Company News).(receives Sud-Chemie contract)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Superior Materials, Inc., Garden City, N.Y., has been appointed distributor of Sud-Chemie's full line of products marketed for adhesives, sealants, paint, coatings, inks and related industries in the Northeastern United States. Sud-Chemie is an...

Boehme Filatex Inc. (People Going Places).(Sid Oakley, Nova Specialty Chemicals Div. appointment)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Sid Oakley has joined Boehme Filatex Inc. as sales manager for the company's Nova Specialty Chemicals Div. Boehme Filatex created the division in 2001 with the acquisition of NovaChem, a chemical manufacturer based in High Point, N.C. Nova...

Sika Automotive. (People Going Places).(Kevin Casey and Helmut Doyen appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Kevin Casey has joined Sika Automotive, Madison Heights, Mich., as vice president of automotive marketing. He will be responsible for directing the planning, coordination and execution of all marketing programs for new and existing automotive...

Ultra Additives Inc. (People Going Places).(announces executive appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Ultra Additives Inc. has named Dianna Renz and Mary Taylor regional sales managers, and promoted Paul Fox to account manager, Northeast sales, for the adhesives, paint and coatings, and ink industries. Renz, formerly product manager with...

Sorbent Products Co. (People Going Places).(Jacquelyn Cho appointment)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Sorbent Products Co. (SPC), Somerset, N.J., introduces Jacquelyn Cho as the new director of marketing. Cho brings years of accomplished professional experience in marketing, product branding and development.

European furniture makers value adhesive performance over price. (Market Trends).
October 1, 2002... Research from international market analysts at Frost & Sullivan reveals that in the European furniture and woodworking adhesives business, customers place more emphasis on product performance and delivery than on price and technical support...

Numerous processes rely on trends in hot melt development: bookbinding, woodworking and packaging among industries reaping benefits.
October 1, 2002... Today, hot melt technology has reached a high technical level. Many production processes could not be achieved without hot melts. The production of mail-order catalogs on fast-running perfect binders, the production of hygiene articles (e.g.,...

Development of environmentally benign pressure sensitive adhesives.
October 1, 2002... There has been a growing concern that the pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) currently used in many products cause the "stickies" problem in the paper-recycling process and, therefore, are not environmentally friendly. Most of the earlier...

Temp-indicating labels and monitors meet packaging and QC needs.
October 1, 2002... A wide range of temperature-indicating labels and monitoring devices from Dry Pak Industries, Los Angeles, provide quick visual assurance that quality control (QC) standards have been monitored during storage and transit of...

Breakthrough developments in very thin foams for cushion - mount tapes.(Volara)
October 1, 2002... For more than thirty years, Volara[R] -- a closed-cell, irradiated, crosslinked polyolefin foam -- has been converted into a variety of products for the medical, tape and industrial markets. However, the market demand for extremely thin (0.012"...

The ASI 50.(Adhesives and Sealants Industry magazine list of fifty largest adhesives/sealants makers)(Directory)
October 1, 2002... This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings you the fifth annual listing of the country's top manufacturers of adhesives/sealands; pressure sensitives; and adhesives/sealants products (tapes, labels). Companies are listed in...

Web directory.(web addresses for companies in adhesives industry)(Directory)
October 1, 2002... Additives Air Products & Chemicals Inc. - www.airproducts.com Avecia Protection & Hygiene - www.avecia.com/biocides/asi Elementis Specialties - www.elementis-specialties.com Hi-Mar Specialties Inc. - www.himarspecialties.com...

Dispensing technology improves mobile-phone reliability / production. (Case Study).
October 1, 2002... Philips Consumer Communications Div., Le Mans, France, has achieved measurable improvement in its mobile-phone reliability and is experiencing faster cycle times that were previously unattainable as a result of innovative dispensing technology...

Filler. (Materials & Supplies).
October 1, 2002... AMERICAN FILLERS & ABRASIVES This company has introduced Filler 260PA, a crosslinked polymethylmethacrylate. The product is currently available as a white course -100 U.S. mesh filler/extender/texturizer with a built-in fire retardant. ...

Flame retardant. (Materials & Supplies).
October 1, 2002... HUBER ENGINEERED MATERIALS This company introduces MoldX[TM] A120 aluminum trihydrate (ATH). This product is a flame retardant, smoke suppressant ATH featuring exceptional processing and performance properties. It is specifically designed...

Resins. (Materials & Supplies).
October 1, 2002... SARTOMER Poly bd[R] resins are hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene polyols commonly used in urethane sealant, adhesive or electrical-potting formulations, where they impart excellent hydrophobicity, thermal-cycling properties, low...

Isocyanates. (Materials & Supplies).
October 1, 2002... RHODIA This company offers Rhodocoat[R] WAT, WAT-1 and WAT-2 self-emulsifying aliphatic isocyanates for waterborne polyurethane adhesives. The products can be used in wood-coating, automotive and footwear applications. They have excellent...

Release resins. (Materials & Supplies).
October 1, 2002... DOCK RESINS CORP. This company has introduced DORESCO[R] RA Series release resins to its range of acrylic, water-based and specialty release resins for tapes and labels. This family of products provides formulators with alternatives,...

Sprayable adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... 3M This company introduces a sprayable, solvent-based adhesive that contains no hazardous air pollutants and meets the 250 grams/liter volatile organic compounds limit in South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1168....

Medical-grade light-cure adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... HENKEL LOCTITE CORP. Loctite[R] 3345 is a high-performance, ultraviolet-cure, medical-grade adhesive designed for metal-to-glass bonding. Offering superior sterilization resistance, this product is ideal for a variety of medical-device...

Spray hot melt adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. This company announces the release of Formula 298-404, a versatile, super-strength glue product specifically designed in 4"x4" blocks for use with melt pots and large bulk systems. This hot melt spray adhesive...

Dissolving tape. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... DAYMARK This company's Dissolve-A-Way[R] tape can be used to add information to a product or container, then can be eliminated completely by dissolving it under running water. It adheres to many surfaces and performs well in a broad range...

Cyanoacrylates. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... DYMAX CORP. This company introduces a new cyanoacrylate line of adhesives for industrial-assembly applications. The 301 Series is ideal for materials such as acetyl, nylon, rubber and opaque plastics, including polyethylenes, acrylics and...

Conductive film adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... EMERSON & CUMING This company offers CF 3350, a silver-bearing, electrically and thermally conductive epoxy film adhesive that delivers a balance of strength, adhesion and flexibility. The adhesive can be used for bonding all types of...

Ask the expert.
October 1, 2002... Q: How do I extend the stability of my precatalyzed wood glue? A: There are many ways to realize minor improvements in precatalyzed wood glue stability. However, meaningful improvements should start with the thoughtful selection of a base...

No-clean solder paste. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... LOCTITE CORP. Multicore[R] MP200 is a no-clean solder paste that is suitable for fine-pitch, high-speed printing applications. The product is a high-activity, soft, colorless, low-residue solder paste that exhibits excellent print...

Electronically conductive PSA. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... ROUSH ANATROL This company introduces an electrically conductive version of the RA925 acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive, available in one- and two-mil thick-nesses. RA925-NG transfer film is designed to be highly conductive through its...

Plastics adhesive. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... ELECIRONIC MATERIALS INC. OPTOCAST AC-3801 Series is a family of one-component, electronic-grade, acrylate-based formulations. These room-temperature-stable, free-radically initiated, visible-UV light and/or heat-activated...

Adhesive tapes for splicing. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... ADHESIVES RESEARCH INC. This company offers three acrylic, permanent tape products for splicing low-energy or difficult-to-adhere substrates during a variety of high-speed splicing applications. Arclad[R] 8891 is a double-faced,...

Conductive epoxies. (Adhesives & Sealants).
October 1, 2002... TRANSENE CO. Microcircuit Silver conductive adhesives are one-part, thermoset silver epoxies designed for conductive bonding of microcircuit assemblies such as IC chips and capacitors. Types K and L are ideal for thermal compression...

Container. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... B.A.G. CORP. The Spread Strap[TM] Super Sack[R] container maintains its square shape without interior baffles. Its easy forklift access and maintained square shape make it an excellent choice for forklift-intensive locations. The...

Flexible chub tubes. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... PLASSEIN INTERNATIONAL Flexible chub packing offers a 50-percent packaging-materials cost savings over traditional rigid tubes, improves filling efficiency, and reduces labor costs and storage space. Available in form/fill/seal, flexible...

Pump/mixer for viscous materials. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... SEEPEX, INC. This company has introduced an openhopper, progressive-cavity pump that incorporates a high-volume auger and induction chamber into the pump design. The pump can handle viscosities to 700,000 cps. A ribbon-mixer-type auger can...

Pressure transducer. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... SENSOTEC, INC. The subminiature Model S(H) pressure transducer operates at temperatures up to 400[degrees]F. The 0.375-inchdiameter, flush-sensing diaphragm makes this unit ideal for many applications, including industrial process control...

Viscometer. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES This company offers the CAP 1000+ viscometer for fast, repetitive testing of very small samples ( CIRCLE NO. 226

IBC. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... MEESE ORBITRON DUNNE CO. This company introduces the OTP-All-Plastic intermediate bulk container (IBC), a new design featuring a one-piece, rugged plastic base for the safe shipping and storage of heavyweight products with specific gravity...

Fluid detection control. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... MOYNO[R] This company's Fluid Detection Control ensures that pumps operate within design parameters, protecting them from over-pressure, run-dry conditions and loss of seal water. Designed primarily for use with Moyno progressing-cavity...

Tank Washer. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... HOCKMEYER EQUIPMENT CORP. This company has made advances to its CMX-100 Tank Washer. The low-pressure, high-volume cylinder hoist has been changed to a telescopic column, making the new CMX structurally stronger. The hydraulic power unit...

UV-curing ystem. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... AFTEK UV SYSTEMS The UV Genie is a highly versatile UV-curing system designed specifically for narrow-web applications. The system consists of a low-profile UV irradiator that provides an exceptional UV irradiance range with 29% cooler web...

Positive-displacement pumps. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... VIKING PUMP This company's rotary positive-displacement pumps use gear and lobe principles, and offer an alternative to centrifugal pumps in applications where system pressure or fluid viscosity fluctuates. In comparison with centrifugal...

Modular filling systems. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... NATIONAL INSTRUMENT CO. This company has introduced a new series of highly automated, Digifil inline modular filling systems. The systems are available in several expandable frame sizes. These systems handle a variety of fill volumes, from...

High-speed bag inserter. (Equipment).
October 1, 2002... PEARSON PACKAGING SYSTEMS The B240 high-speed bag inserter uses novel Parallel Motion (patents pending) to achieve speeds up to 24 bags/min. With servo-driven Parallel Motion, bag-opening and bag-inserting steps overlap. The system uses a...

Ask Dr. Dave.(questions about adhesives answered by Dave Dunn of consulting firm bms)(Column)
October 1, 2002... Q I keep coming across the term "cohesives." Is this different from adhesives? A Cohesives (sometimes called cold adhesives) are adhesives that stick only to themselves. They are applied to both substrates being assembled and then pressed...