Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from October 2005

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from October 2005

Moving on down the road.(Editorial)
October 1, 2005... Forty-three years ago, I left Indiana University's graduate school for the Chemical division of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. where I was assigned to a new group with instructions to build an adhesives business. This year, I will retire from...

3P/Performance Plastics Products Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... 3P/PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PRODUCTS INC., Houston, has been recognized as an Approved Injection Molder for TORLON[R] polyamide-imide (PAI) by Solvay Advanced Polymers LLC.

Bayer MaterialScience AG.(Established Chinese distribution network with import and export rights)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG has announced the establishment of its own Chinese distribution network with import and export rights. At the core of this distribution network is Bayer MaterialScience Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., a wholly owned...

CHEMCENTRAL.(2004 Supplier of the Year)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... CHEMCENTRAL Chicago, has been named 2004 Supplier of the Year by Dow Corning Corp., a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation. CHEMCENTRAL was the only one of 8,000 suppliers to Dow Corning's Americas business to be selected...

Arizona Chemical celebrates 75th anniversary.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... In honor of its 75th anniversary, Arizona Chemical is planning a series of special events to be held throughout the year to recognize the invaluable contributions of its team members. "The success of Arizona Chemical over the past 75 years...

ExxonMobil Chemical France.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL FRANCE has announced plans to expand by 50% the capacity of its Escorez[TM] 5000 hydrogenated tackifier plant in Notre-Damede-Gravenchon. Mechanical completion of the additional Escorez 5000 line is expected in the first...

Henline Adhesive Equipment Co. Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Loveland, OH-based HENLINE ADHESIVE EQUIPMENT CO. INC. (HAECO) recently assumed the role of glazing equipment provider for MW Manufacturers, Rocky Mount, VA. Since the partnership began, HAECO has provided MW with four Auto-Glaze[TM] tables,...

InteliCoat Technologies, Matthews, NC, has announced the appointment of Insulectro Express, Lake Forest, CA, as its national distributor for InteliCoat Tecnilith[R] APF Artwork Protect Films for customers in Canada, the United States and Mexico.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... INTELICOAT TECHNOLOGIES, Matthews, NC, has announced the appointment of INSULECTRO EXPRESS, Lake Forest, CA, as its national distributor for InteliCoat Tecnilith[R] APF Artwork Protect Films for customers in Canada, the United States and...

Jyco Sealing Technologies, Dexter, MI, has announced a joint venture with Noel Group LLC to establish a major TPV automotive sealing production facility in Europe.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... JYCO SEALING TECHNOLOGIES, Dexter, MI, has announced a joint venture with NOEL GROUP LLC to establish a major TPV automotive sealing production facility in Europe. The Jyco Europe subsidiary will be located in the Wallonia region of Belgium....

At the 16th International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis and Related Chemistry in Poznan, Poland, Materia Inc., Pasadena, CA, disclosed that its joint effort with Cargill, Minneapolis.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... At the 16th International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis and Related Chemistry in Poznan, Poland, MATERIA INC., Pasadena, CA, disclosed that its joint effort with CARGILL, Minneapolis, funded in part by a U.S. Department of Energy grant for...

MorehouseCowles.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... MOREHOUSECOWLES has announced the recent relocation of its business and production facilities from Fullerton, CA, to Chino, CA. The company's new 72,000-sq ft facility has been retrofitted to meet new manufacturing and office space needs....

Tremco Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... TREMCO INC., Beachwood, OH, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the pan-European illbruck Sealant Systems businesses from the Illbruck family. Based in Leverkusen, Germany, illbruck Sealant Systems is a...

BASF.(Christopher Lubbers Appointed in BASF America Corp)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... BASF has appointed CHRISTOPHER LUBBERS as a senior technical service representative for its Functional Polymers business in North America, located in Charlotte, NC. In his new position, Lubbers provides technical support for asphalt customers...

Tremco Inc.(PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... The Sealant/Weatherproofing division of Tremco Inc., Beachwood, OH, has announced the promotion of KEN RECKO to vice president, U.S. Manufacturing. In this position, Recko will concentrate on operational excellence for the...

Moyno Inc.(PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... Moyno Inc., Springfield, OH, has announced the appointment of PAUL REISS as vice president of Finance. Reiss' responsibilities will include the financial oversight of the worldwide Moyno Group, including its activities in the United Kingdom,...

Universal Instruments Corp.(PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... JEROEN SCHMITS has been appointed president of Universal Instruments Corp., Binghamton, NY. Schmits brings over 15 years of global circuit board assembly experience to Universal, including two years served as vice president of Universal's...

Henkel.(Michael Todd Appointed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Henkel, Dusseldorf, Germany, has appointed DR. MICHAEL TODD to the position of technical director of Research, Development and Engineering for Material Sets. This position was designed to enhance the material set development of Henkel's...

ADCO Products Inc.(PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... ADCO Products Inc., Michigan Center, Ml, has named RON VOLLMER business manager of its Construction, Assembly and Private Label businesses. Vollmer holds a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Case Western Reserve...

CHEMCENTRAL.(Appointments in CHEMCENTRAL Corp. Chicago)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... CHEMCENTRAL, Chicago, has announced the appointment of KRISTINE J. WEIGAL to the position of vice president-Corporate Business Development. Weigal most recently served as director of Corporate Business/Account Development, overseeing the...

IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries[R].(PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... IPC -- Association Connecting Electronics Industries[R], Bannockburn, IL, has announced the appointment of SHANE WHITESIDE of TTM Technologies as the newest addition to the IPC board of directors. Whiteside fills the vacancy left by Stan Gentry...

Speedline Technologies.(Promotions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Speedline Technologies, Franklin, MA, has announced the promotion of CHRIS WILD to the position of product manager, MPM General Purpose Printers. A Speedline employee for 12 years, Wild's previous positions include applications engineer, sales...

ChemQuest Group Inc.(DR. Zhiming M. Zhou Appointed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The ChemQuest Group Inc., Cincinnati, has announced the appointment of DR. ZHIMING "JIMMY" M. ZHOU to the position of general manager for its China division. Zhou brings to his new role more than 18 years of active involvement in many aspects...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... OCT. 2005 9-12 ASC FALL: The Adhesive and Sealant Council. Inc.: Louisville Marriott Downtown: Louisville, KY: www.ascouncil.org/meetings/ 10-12 Introduction to Pressure Sensitive Tapes and PSTC Test Methods. Test Training Workshop:...

Future trends of PSA and structural adhesive technologies.(pressure-sensitive adhesives )
October 1, 2005... The U.S. adhesives industry is poised for solid growth after four years of lackluster performance. As it were, the industry try has yet to recover fully from the past recession The reason lies in two key issues: 1. The industry experienced...

Size that really matters.(business in a foreign market)
October 1, 2005... Does size matter? If you're investing time, capital and effort into developing your business in a foreign market, you'd better believe it does. One of the most common and damaging mistakes companies make when entering foreign...

U.S. construction chemicals demand to reach $7.5 billion in 2008.
October 1, 2005... Demand for construction chemicals used in on-site applications in the United States is projected to increase 5% per year to $7.5 billion in 2008, essentially in line with average growth over the last decade. However, this steady growth masks...

ASI 50.(Adhesives and sealants industry)
October 1, 2005... This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings you the eighth annual listing of the country's top manufacturers of adhesives/sealants; pressure sensitives; and adhesives/sealants products. Companies are listed in alphabetical...

Ask the expert.(usage of vinyl acetate-ethylene )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Q The usage of vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsions is at an all time high and growing. Any future supply issues? A Airflex[R] vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) polymer emulsions demand has grown rapidly in many adhesive applications. They offer a...

Adhesives and sealants market resumes growth: Rauch Guide points to $12.3 billion in 2008.
October 1, 2005... The fourth edition of the Rauch Guide to the U.S. Adhesives and Sealants Industry, a new 324-page study, reports that adhesives and sealants registered sales of $11.850 million in 2003, spurred by resumed growth in the economy. It forecasts...

Green bonds: the role of adhesives in environmentally conscious construction.
October 1, 2005... Although the idea of environmentally conscious building is as old as architecture itself, people tend to associate the concept with a lifestyle radically different from the mainstream. Green building is, however, a growing trend and does not...

Go lean: using ERP software to create a lean workplace.(enterprise resource planning)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Properly selecting and implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software can be an important step in making a company a lean competitor in the new millennium. A truly lean company, like a well-trained athlete, is lean in all areas....

Global RFID market to top $7 billion by 2008.(IDTechEx'S Market Research)
October 1, 2005... RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2005-2015, a new market research report from IDTechEx, reveals some surprising predictions for the RFID market. Repeating the barcode market trend, where the market grew then declined, the study...

Machine intelligence: machine intelligence software is designed to uncover hidden trends in data while modeling a large number of variables. By learning more from your data with this approach, cost savings of 75% or more can be realized, compared to traditional R&D programs.
October 1, 2005... There is a wealth of information in the public domain that formulators may not be aware of. The problem is finding such information and making use of it. To illustrate this point, we retrieved over 15,000 rubber compositions from the...

Finding the goldmine in a product line.
October 1, 2005... As oil costs continue to rise and raw material costs increase in response, many companies are feeling the pressure on their bottom line. The management responses that have worked in the past no longer seem to be able to close the gap. Raising...

Adhering to difficult substrates with silicone adhesives.
October 1, 2005... Adhesive technology is equal parts chemistry and "black magic." The sheer number of available substrates makes it nearly impossible to test each adhesive on every type. However, by conducting tests on a selection of novel, or...

Paste dot adhesives for bonding nonwovens.
October 1, 2005... Nonwoven fabrics are defined as fibrous webs bonded together by the addition of chemicals or by fusion of some constituent fibers to impart strength and integrity to the final product. These planar textile structures can be made of fibers,...

Acrylic Adhesive Tape: Adchem Corp.( 353M Double-Coated Acrylic Adhesive Tape )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The new 353M Double-Coated Acrylic Adhesive Tape System combines quick-stick properties similar to rubber-based systems with the temperature performance of an acrylic system. 353M is engineered for numerous substrate-bonding applications...

Adhesive Gel: Henkel Corp.(Instant Adhesive Gel )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Loctite[R] QuickTite[R] Instant Adhesive Gel is a general-purpose instant adhesive packaged in an innovative, serf-piercing, spill-proof bottle that won't leak into a pocket or toolbox. A no-clog tip allows users to dispense QuickTite from...

Liquid encapsulant: Polysciences Inc.(LoSTRESS SF54GB )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... LoSTRESS[TM] SF54GB is an environmentally green version of this company's popular LoSTRESS liquid encapsulant. LoSTRESS SF54GB maintains all of the excellent physical properties of previous product versions, but does not contain brominated...

Acrylic transfer adhesives: Scapa North America.(Unifilm U636 and U647 acrylic transfer adhesives )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Offering excellent adhesion and long-term aging on a variety of urethane foams, Unifilm[R] U636 and U647 acrylic transfer adhesives are ideal for lamination to foam for gasketing and sound-control applications. U636 (3 mils) and U647 (2 mils)...

UV Intensity Labels: UV Process Supply Inc.(Product Information)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... CON-TROL-CURE[R] New UV Intensity Labels are paper-thin, photochromatic, pressure-sensitive labels that change color upon receiving a UV dose. Improvements over original Intensity Labels include: easier-to-identify color shift; more stable....

Dual Shaft Mixer & Discharge System: Charles Ross & Son Co.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... This company has announced the development of its Model CDA 100 Dual Shaft Mixer and Discharge System for use in the production of viscous, non-flowing products. The Dual Shaft Mixer combines a three-wing anchor with Teflon scrapers and a...

Fluid dispenser: I&J Fisnar Inc.(Product Introduction)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The Digital DK118 is the latest addition to this company's complete line of "Teach and Learn" dispense systems. A digital LED display provides a brightly illuminated, 12.7mm, three-character set with floating point for immediate recognition by...

Laboratory mixer: Jaygo Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The Multi-Purpose Laboratory Mixer (MP-L) was specifically designed for the research and development of powders, liquids, granulations, and paste products commonly manufactured in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and chemical industries. The...

Sample divider: Retsch Inc.
October 1, 2005... With the new Rotary Tube Divider PK 1000, one or more representative laboratory samples can be extracted conveniently from granular or powdered substances with a feed size of up to 10 mm. The representative samples provided by the instrument...

Variable-Ratio Meter System: Sealant Equipment & Engineering Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The new Servo-Flo[R] 105 Variable-Ratio Meter System is a dual servomotor dispensing system that allows variable dispense rates and easy adjustment of material ratios without costly mechanical equipment alterations. The system's operator...

Sanitary mixer: Tah Industries Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... TAH recently added a 4-inchdiameter stainless steel mixer to its Series 130 line of sanitary mixers, allowing improved flow rate and efficiency in mixing larger quantities. Series 130 Mixers are ideal for processing foods, pharmaceuticals,...

Online Product Learning Center: Air Products.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Air Products has announced the launch of a new Barrier Products Learning Center to assist customers in learning more about the company's family of offerings for barrier coatings. Barrier coatings are coatings or finishes that are applied to a...

Electronic bulletin: Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC.(informative newsletter )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... This company has announced the launch of Sun Spots, its informative newsletter on the materials-testing industry, in a new electronic format. Readers can now choose between receiving print and e-mail editions of the newsletter. Also, an archive...

Technical guides: Henkel Corp.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... This company has thoroughly updated its three Loctite[R] Bonding Guides to include the most current information on adhesives, substrates and testing methodologies. All three guides are available as printed literature or online at...

Asian Coatings Study: Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney Inc.(Company sales and earnings)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... According to The Asian Coatings Study, a new 500-page study, Asian coating consumption surged to 7.9 MM metric tons (MT) with a sales value of $20.5 billion in 2004. An 8% annual rate of growth (AGR) is forecast for the region through 2009,...

Accumetric, LLC.(Product information)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... Accumetric, LLC manufactures, packages and markets adhesives, sealants, lubricants, and related products. The ISO 2000:9001 certified company manufactures or purchases product in bulk from major domestic and foreign suppliers and packages these...

Acton Technologies.(Services)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... A high-performance plastics processor and manufacturer, Acton Technologies is the world leader in the surface modification of fluoropolymers. Supported by years of experience, state-of-the-art equipment and technology, and some of the brightest...

American Sealants, Inc.: adhesive and sealant product and packaging solutions.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... American Sealants, Inc. is dedicated to supplying adhesive and sealant products for Industrial and Commercial applications including: Original Equipment Manufacturing; Maintenance & Repair Operations; Specialty Applications; Automotive; Marine;...

Ashby Cross Co. Inc.(Product Information)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... Ashby Cross Co. Inc. is a major supplier of high-quality dispensing systems for both single- and plural-component reactive materials. Applications include: * Potting * Encapsulating * Gasket forming * Vacuum encapsulation ...

Chemsultants.(Product information)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Comprised of three companies--Chemsultants Inc., ChemInstruments Inc., and ChemDevelopment Inc.--Chemsultants International Network provides a complete range of products and services related to adhesives, coatings, sealants, and specialty inks....

Clariant Corporation.(Product information)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Clariant is one of the world's leading suppliers of additives and specialty chemicals. Our product range includes a broad array of Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) used extensively in adhesive and sealant applications. Clariant PEGs are linear...

Conn & Co.(manufactures industrial mixing equipment)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Conn& Co. designs and manufactures industrial mixing equipment. Complete mixing/dispersing drive assemblies are available, with motors, reducers and speed controls that meet customer requirements. Recognizing the need for mixing/dispersion...

Dow Chemical: specialty plastics and elastomers.(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... AFFINITY[TM] GA polyolefin plastomers (POPs) are produced by Dow for formulation of hot-melt adhesives that create more powerful bonds than other hot melts and perform over a broader service temperature range. The advanced chemistry of AFFINITY...

Fusion UV Systems.(CORPORATE PROFILES)
October 1, 2005... Fusion UV Systems, Inc. provides ultraviolet-curing systems for laboratories and high-production industrial lines. UV-curing technology is our sole focus and has been for nearly 35 years. We pioneered microwave-powered UV-curing technology and...

Imass, Inc.(Growth)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... Imass, Inc. was founded in 1968 as a full-service technical marketing organization for materials-testing instruments and systems. In addition to sales, IMASS provides order processing, advertising, export services, trade show coverage and field...

Industry Tech.(Product information)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... Industry Tech designs and manufactures a range of precision metering rods and laboratory products for the coatings and adhesives industry. Our products are used in the manufacture of such items as adhesive-backed tapes, photographic papers,...

Isochem.(p-Toluenesulfonyl Isocyanate)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... PTSI (p-Toluenesulfonyl Isocyanate) is a low-viscosity reactive additive used as a water scavenger in the formulation of specialty urethane products, including adhesives, sealants and their coatings. It presents the formulator of specialty...

Lyondell Chemical Company.(Product information)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... Lyondell Chemical Company manufactures solvents, resins, monomers, copolymers, pigments and gels for the adhesives market. The Lyondell family of solvents includes TBAc[TM] tertiary butyl acetate; ARCONATE[R] propylene carbonate;...

Magnolia Plastics: worldwide supplier of bromide-free epoxy systems.(Product information)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... Since 1957, Magnolia Plastics, Inc. has been manufacturing stock and custom-formulated epoxies for a variety of industries worldwide. We are the first company to provide all penta and octa-BDE-free epoxies as required by the EU. Our products...

Merlin Packaging Technologies Inc.(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Merlin Packaging Technologies' team has dedicated itself to providing the "complete professional customer-service experience" when it comes to production packaging, contract packaging or custom packaging for adhesive manufacturers and other...

MYERS Engineering.(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... MYERS Engineering has become a trusted name in thousands of processing plants around the world. The MYERS equipment line includes laboratory-size mixing units from 2hp to production units up to 300hp. The product line incorporates the...

ND Industries.(Corporate Profile)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Since our founding in 1955, ND Industries, Inc.[R] has been recognized as a leader in the field of self-locking, pre-applied and bottled adhesives and sealants. ND offers a vast product line of competitively priced user-applied adhesives and...

Newborn Brothers.(largest caulking gun manufacturer/distributor )(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Newborn Brothers is the largest caulking gun manufacturer/distributor in the United States, and today distributes product in over 20 different countries. Newborn Brothers has a full line of single-component and dual-component applicators. ...

NuSil Technology.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... NuSil Technology is a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone compounds for aerospace, healthcare, electronics and photonics applications requiring precise, predictable, and cost-effective materials performance. ISO-9001 certified since 1994,...

RAHN USA.(Company Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... RAHN is a global supplier of additives, oligomers, monomers, photoinitiators and other customized specialty chemicals. Its products are used in ultraviolet, electron beam, peroxide, amine and hybrid cure technologies, and are essential...

Charles Ross & Son Company.(Corporate Profile)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Ross products are built on five continents and sold in most industrialized nations. In the United States alone, Ross operates five plants dedicated to engineering, R&D and manufacturing. Our product line includes an exceptionally broad range of...

Sartomer Company Inc.(Corporate Profile)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Sartomer Company Inc. is the premier global supplier of a complete line of monomers, oligomers, photoinitiators, styrene maleic anhydride resins, hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene resins, functionalized polybutadiene resins and hydrocarbon...

Sealant Equipment & Engineering.(designs, manufactures, integrates and markets precision engineered systems)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. designs, manufactures, integrates and markets precision engineered systems and equipment to supply, proportion, control, meter, mix, and dispense a range of 1-, 2- and 3-component adhesives, sealants,...

Munzing/Ultra Additives LLC.(Corporate Profile)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Ultra Additives, LLC, a subsidiary of Munzing, proudly celebrated their 175th anniversary in 2005. Together, they have created a new and unrivaled force in high-performance specialty additives that is revolutionizing the industry, offering...

Ask Dr. Dave.(Adhesives)
October 1, 2005... QUESTION: We manufacture giant room stickers for decorating bedrooms. We have been working with a couple of adhesive manufacturers in the United Kingdom and United States to develop an adhesive that cleans up without leaving a residue and may...