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Dec 1, 2009 | Article
Waterborne Adhesives appeared in the first half of last century. Since then, technical improvement and expansion into a lot of applications have made of this technology the largest one used in the...
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Nov 18, 2009 | Article
Trialkylborane catalysts and their amine complexes are hydrolytically and oxidatively unstable, decomposing in water very rapidly to trialkylboroxin, borate esters, and boric acid. However...
Dec 3, 2008 | Article
By Andy Extance
The solvent controls their viscosity, open time, tack and adhesion. It helps provide contact adhesives with enough cohesive strength and 'knitting ability' that two surfaces coated with the adhesive...
Sep 12, 2007 | Article
Although the general public may not realize it, they come into contact everyday with one of the most demanding applications for adhesives - books. Adhesives are used in the manufacture of books...
Jul 25, 2007 | Article
The shoe industry demands an impressive array of adhesives due to variations in materials, processes, types of footwear, and seasonal design changes. Equally impressive is the performance demands...
Jun 27, 2007 | Article
Water borne adhesives, derived from emulsion polymerization processes, are particularly susceptible to performance loss on exposure to high humidity conditions. The achievement of performance...
Mar 21, 2007 | Article
Heat-sealing adhesives are thermoplastic materials that can be coated onto substrate surfaces and later reactivated by heat and pressure. They differ from conventional hot melt adhesives that are...
Oct 18, 2006 | Article
It's a competitive time for specialty tape makers, with many companies jockeying for position as innovation and customer cost pressures usher in new opportunities. A company's specialty tapes have...
Nov 16, 2005 | Article
We start now to study Furniture adhesives and bonding techniques. The first step in Furniture manufacturing is to decorate panels by bonding a decorative veneer ( true wood veneer ) or film or other...
Oct 5, 2005 | Article
For many applications, such as flexible packaging, the use of a single material may not satisfy all of the properties demanded of the product. In these cases, a composite consisting of two or more...