Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from September 2008

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from September 2008

September startups.(EDITOR'S MEMO)
September 1, 2008... We're kicking off September with some new features on our popular Web site, www.adhesivesmag.com. In addition to the excellent editorial, breaking news and other can't-miss features on the site, we're rolling out a contest on the Editor's Blog:...

Correction.(EDITOR'S MEMO)(Correction notice)
September 1, 2008... In the July ASI article "Assembly: Advances in Structural Adhesives," an error occurred in the table. Under 2-Part Urethanes Limitations, the phrase "low adhesion to wood" should have been omitted.

3M.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... 3M, St. Paul, MN, has announced an agreement to acquire EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A., manufacturers of polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants headquartered in Haguenau, France. The agreement will be implemented subject to compliance...

Ashland Inc., Covington, KY, and Hercules Inc., Wilmington, DE, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ashland will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hercules for $18.60 per share in cash and 0.093 of a share of Ashland common stock for each share of Hercules common stock.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... ASHLAND INC., Covington, KY, and HERCULES INC., Wilmington, DE, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ashland will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hercules for $18.60 per share in cash and 0.093 of a share of...

Atlas Material Testing Technology.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... ATLAS MATERIAL TESTING TECHNOLOGY has announced the formation of a weathering "Center of Excellence" at its world headquarters in Chicago. In support of this center of excellence, the current Atlas accelerated weathering laboratory in Miami...

Bayer MaterialScience LLC.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE LLC, Pittsburgh, has purchased the pour-inplace, spray and moulded polyurethane foam systems business of the Stepan Co. in the U.S., Canada, South America, and Mexico. Under the terms of the deal, Bayer MaterialScience...

Container and Pooling Solutions (CAPS), Livonia, MI, has announced that it has joined Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), Washington, DC, to advocate and implement strategies that efficiently "green" supply chains while reducing overall packaging costs.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... CONTAINER AND POOLING SOLUTIONS (CAPS), Livonia, MI, has announced that it has joined REUSABLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION (RPA), Washington, DC, to advocate and implement strategies that efficiently "green" supply chains while reducing overall...

Cognis.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... COGNIS, Monheim, Germany, has announced the sale of its 50% stake in the Cognis Oleochemicals joint venture to PTT Chemical International Private Ltd., a Singapore-based wholly owned subsidiary of PTT Chemical Public Co. Ltd. PTT Chemical is...

Dow, Midland, MI, and Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, have announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... DOW, Midland, MI, and ROHM AND HAAS, Philadelphia, have announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash. The acquisition of Rohm and Haas will make Dow...

Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... DOW REICHHOLD SPECIALTY LATEX, Research Triangle Park, NC, closed its Chickamauga, GA, manufacturing plant on Aug. 31. Products formerly manufactured at the facility, which employed 57 people, have been transferred to other manufacturing sites....

Gelest Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... GELEST INC. has announced the completion of the final phase of a multi-year project to double the capacity of its Morrisville, PA, headquarters and production plant, which was necessitated by an increased world demand for specialty silane and...

Henkel of America Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... HENKEL OF AMERICA INC. has moved 80 positions from its corporate headquarters group in Gulph Mills, PA, including finance, human resources, legal and chief administrative officer positions, to its Rocky Hill, CT, facility at 1001 Trout Brook...

LANXESS AG.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... LANXESS AG, Leverkusen, Germany, recently opened a new Rubber Research Center (RRCQ) in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Established in close cooperation with Qingdao's University of Science and Technology (QUST), the world-class research...

Michelman.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... MICHELMAN, Cincinnati, has announced the acquisition of Raleigh, NC-based Hydrosize[R] Technologies, Inc. Hydrosize is a manufacturer of state-of-the-art coatings, including sizings, film formers, fixatives and binders, as well as resins for...

Momentive Performance Materials.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, Waterford, NY, has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art Technology Center and Global Headquarters in Rensselaer County, NY. Relocation of the company's headquarters to the Capital District began on Aug....

Perstorp.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... Specialty chemicals company PERSTORP, Perstorp, Sweden, has announced the acquisition of the specialty chemicals operations of Rhodia Organics and Lyondell Chimie TDI SCA (a LyondellBasell subsidiary), including the production of TDI, HDI, and...

Plastican Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... PLASTICAN INC. has announced plans to expand its research and development capabilities at its manufacturing facilities in Leominster, MA. The new facility will include two new molding machines dedicated to R&D, as well as additional personnel...

Rudolph Bros. & Company.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... RUDOLPH BROS. & COMPANY has announced the addition of Lord Corp. products to its line of structural adhesives. Lord engineered adhesives include acrylic, epoxy and urethane technologies. Applications for these adhesives include composite...

Price adjustment.(COMPANY NEWS)
September 1, 2008... PRICE ADJUSTMENTS COMPANY PRODUCT INCREASE DATE Cray Valley, Wingtack[R] 9 cents/lb Aug. 1 Exton, PA resins product line Cytec All pressure- ...

Dorf Ketel Chemicals LLC.(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2008... The U.S. division of Dorf Ketel Chemicals LLC has hired CHELLE ESTADES as national account manager. In her new position, Estades will lead sales and marketing efforts for the company's Lubricant Additive and Plastic Additive divisions.

Asymtek.(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2008... Asymtek, Carlsbad, CA, has promoted ROBERTA FOSTER-SMITH to manager of global marketing communications. Foster-Smith brings over 20 years of experience in marketing technical products to her new role and has been with Asymtek since 1995 as...

United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL).(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2008... United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL), Scranton, PA, has announced the appointment of WILLIAM G. JENKINS to its laboratory team as Research & Development chemist/formulator. Jenkins will be responsible for delivering a new generation of...

H.B. Fuller Co.(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2008... JAMES J. OWENS has joined H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN, as senior vice president, North America region. Owens spent 22 years with National Starch's adhesives business in a variety of management positions. These included corporate vice...

HK Research Corp.(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2008... Gel coat manufacturer HK Research Corp. has announced the hiring of TOM SMITH as operations manager of its fully automated manufacturing facility in Hickory, NC. In his new position, Smith will oversee production of polyester gel coats and...

Allcoat Technology.(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2008... Allcoat Technology, Wilmington, MA, has named CLIFF TISHLER vice president of Sales & Marketing. Tishler joins Allcoat from DSM NeoSol, formerly Soluol Inc., where he served as vice president of Sales & Marketing for the past 11 years. Prior to...

Calendar.(COMPANY NEWS)(Conference news)(Calendar)
September 1, 2008... SEPTEMBER 2008 11-12 FEICA European Adhesive & Sealant Conference + Expo; FEICA Association of European Adhesives & Sealants Manufacturers; Marseille, France; www. feica.com/conferences 15-17 Tape University 101: Fundamentals of...

Controlling latex particle size for blush-resistant pressure-sensitive label adhesives.
September 1, 2008... Many companies that use adhesives for label application are switching from solvent-based adhesives to water-based latex pressure-sensitive adhesives. This shift has been well documented as firms put forth efforts to implement technologies with...

PSA property enhancer: AEROSIL[R] fumed silica has long been used in adhesives and sealants to provide thixotropy and reinforcement in structural adhesives and construction sealants. However, the same unique combination of properties can benefit pressure-sensitive adhesives, including those used in tapes and labels.
September 1, 2008... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] AEROSIL is an amorphous silica produced through the flame-hydrolysis method, which, through its structure of aggregated particles, reduces flow properties. This results in higher viscosity,...

Film finesse: films play key role in the future of high-performance pressure-sensitive tapes.
September 1, 2008... The world market for pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes is expected to continue growing 5% per year through 2010 and be valued at $25 billion, according to the Freedonia study World Pressure Sensitive Tapes. Projected growth in tape production...

Baltimore hosts Fall ASC Convention.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. (ASC) Fall Convention and Expo is set to take place October 12-14 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. Scheduled for the event is a keynote on networking know-how, a...

Styrenic block copolymers: innovation in clear labels and co-extrusion surface-protection films.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Editor's Note: Please visit www.adhesivesmag.com to view all of the figures for this article. KRATON[R] styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) are thermoplastic and elastomeric materials widely used in...

Fuel-resistant RTV silicone adhesive.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Several factors drive the demand for silicones in aircraft applications, including materials that perform multiple functions, silicone processing and formulation improvements, and the increased sophistication of...

Three-in-one: company adds another dimension to dispensing solutions for silicones, urethanes and epoxies.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fluid Research's Signature Triple is designed to address the three most critical characteristics of a dispense process: shot size, component ratio and dispense rate. These factors must be individually controlled and...

Dispensing small drops of low-viscosity adhesives using diaphragm valves.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many adhesive applications require fast and accurate dispensing. For high-speed, small-drop-size, low-viscosity adhesive-dispensing applications, total cycle rates of one part per second are attainable. Thorough...

AkzoNobel launches new brand strategy.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AkzoNobel has announced the launch of a new corporate brand. Symbolizing the company's fundamental transformation and determination to lead change, it embodies AkzoNobel's clear ambitions for the future and a...

Under pressure: sensor film maps contact surface-pressure distribution for leading load cell manufacturer.
September 1, 2008... Pressure [R], a thin, flexible film from Sensor Products Inc., is a versatile NDT tool for quality control and machine-component inspection. Its ability to easily and rapidly show inconsistencies in surface pressure between mating or contacting...

Market report: adhesives in China: The Chinese adhesives market has developed quickly in recent years. However, new-product development and technology research abilities, as well as low-level products, have limited industrial development.
September 1, 2008... Statistics from the China National Adhesives Association show that, in 2007, China's output of adhesives and sealants reached 3.125 million tons, an increase of 11.53%. The sales volume was RMB42.6 billion, which increased by 25.3%. The...

Low-VOC biocide: Dow Biocides.(RAW MATERIALS)
September 1, 2008... CANGUARD[R] ULTRA BIT 20 LE Preservative (patent pending) provides a low-VOC (volatile organic content) biocide for the protection of industrial water-based products against harmful bacteria, yeasts and fungi. Demonstrating exceptional chemical...

Silicone elastomers: Wacker Chemie AG.(RAW MATERIALS)
September 1, 2008... This company has developed a line of UV-active silicone elastomers with a significantly enhanced property profile. Marketed under the trade name SEMICOSIL [R] UV, the new silicone grades cure at room temperature within a few minutes. The curing...

Thermal transfer materials: Fabrico.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
September 1, 2008... This company, a leading provider of design and manufacturing services for flexible materials, offers custom conversion of materials for thermal transfer applications. These materials must effectively redirect heat from a heat source to a heat...

Acrylic adhesive: FLEXcon.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
September 1, 2008... FLEXcon's V-778 permanent pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive is a highly aggressive adhesive ideal for use with low-surface-energy plastics such as thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs). V-778 reduces or eliminates the need to prime or flame-treat...

Foam tape: Pres-On.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pres-On U6000 tape is coated on one-side with long-aging, high-tack acrylic adhesive, making it excellent for use in a variety of OEM product applications where gasketing, cushioning and a good recovery is required....

Surface protection film: Tesa Tape INC.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
September 1, 2008... This company has introduced tesa[R] 4848 PV1, a new protection film designed to defend against stains, scratches, dirt, dust and paint spills on virtually any surface, including wood, fiberglass, vinyl, metal, plaster ceramic, plaster, and...

Double Cone Blender: Charles Ross & Son CO.(EQUIPMENT)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company now offers its Double Cone Blender in three sizes. The Double Cone Blender design is most often used for the intimate dry blending of free-flowing solids. Solids blended in this unit can vary in bulk...

Dispenser: Fluid Research Corp.(EQUIPMENT)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fluid Research Corp. recently introduced its new Advantage CPM solution for dispensing thick, pasty materials. The unit employs a unique screw pump technology that offers both positive displacement and pulsationfree...

Meter/mix/dispense system: Graco.(EQUIPMENT)
September 1, 2008... Graco has added the PR70v variable ratio meter, mix and dispense system to its line of compact benchtop units. The PR70v is built to handle a range of two-component material formulations, and is ideal for potting, gasketing, sealing,...

Complete dispensing catalog.(PRODUCT & LITERATURE Showcase)
September 1, 2008... EFD, Inc. has released a new catalog that provides detailed information on EFD's complete dispensing product line for applying adhesives, lubricants, sealants, solder pastes and other assembly fluids in accurate, repeatable amounts. Controlled...

Mixer drive: Philadelphia Mixing Solutions.(EQUIPMENT)
September 1, 2008... Philadelphia Mixing Solutions has introduced RAVEN 3800 series mixer drives, designed specifically for mixing heavy-duty concentrations of water and wastewater. Engineered for maximum durability, the RAVEN mixer drive provides superior...

Spanish website: BASF.(RESOURCES)
September 1, 2008... BASF has launched a Spanish version of www.highperformance-community. com to serve the North American Spanish speaking building and construction community. Those interested in learning more about BASF's solutions for sustainable,...

Product selection guide: Viking Pump Inc.(RESOURCES)
September 1, 2008... Viking Pump Inc. has released its 32-page Product Selection Guide. This comprehensive piece covers the company's engineering, application and liquid expertise; key markets served; and positive displacement technology offerings. Each product...

Ask Dr. Dave.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] QUESTION: I am looking for a quick-setting ( ANSWER: Thermally conductive adhesives are much easier to formulate than electrically conductive ones, so you have several options. Fillers such as aluminum, aluminum...