Aug 25, 2004 | Article
By Edward M. Petrie
This week's editorial describes how environmental regulations should be incorporated into the strategic planning process. As with most courses of action, the key is moderation and careful...
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Jul 28, 2004 | Article
In this week's editorial, innovative packaging methods for multi-component reactive adhesives are described. These ingenious solutions provide added value to the end-user by reducing labor costs...
Today's high performance products demand high performance adhesives. Thus, assemblers are increasingly turning to multi-component reactive adhesives for improved quality and productivity. These...
Jul 15, 2004 | Article
This week’s editorial offers a tool – simple, but carefully orchestrated, customer visits -- to maximize the customer relationship and to acquire valuable market research...
Permeability is the measure of the ease with which a material can be penetrated by a given gas or liquid. The property applies to the passage of matter through a membrane or thin film such as an...
Jul 7, 2004 | Article
Since first discovered in 1943, epoxy adhesives have gained a solid reputation in industries that require optimum performance and reliability. Epoxy adhesives are widely used in the aerospace...
Jun 30, 2004 | Article
The week's editorial looks at how formulators have responded to the customers' demand to "make adhesives simple". Adhesives and sealants that have tremendous simplicity in application and curing are...
Gaskets play an important function in a variety of products from automobile engines to electronic housings. Gaskets are generally required to seal against outside elements and to prevent fluid...
Jun 16, 2004 | Article
Contact adhesives are probably the best known of the solvent-based adhesives. They bond by a diffusion process sometimes referred to as autohesion. Contact adhesive formulations are prepared from...
This week's editorial discusses the adhesion of particles to surfaces. Particle adhesion plays a major roll in many industrial fields in that particle adhesion is generally encouraged (electrostatic...