Adhesive

Sticky Business
May 1, 2010

Take a look to your left, and then take a look to your right. In fact, take a look anywhere and you will more often than not see some of these. Stickers and decals are the ultimate in-your-face way to promote a brand. After all, what better way is there for a contractor to get his business message across than to display his company's logo with an inexpensive and long-lasting decal on the side of his work vehicle?

Schober Produces Multi-Layer Products in One-Pass
July 28, 2009

Innovative technology from Cinncinnati-based Schober USA allows the converting of multi-layered self-adhesive products in a single pass. The central converting drum which is at the heart of the system includes five processing stations to laminate, de-laminate or diecut materials like film and foil, pressure-sensitive paper stock and textiles.

Crystal Clear
February 1, 2009

Nothing makes a lasting impression like the first impression. And in a country where bankruptcy and layoffs are now the norm, brand establishment carries even more weight. This month’s mystery product provides optimal brand clarity, leaving no room for mistaken identity.

MACTac Supplies Materials for USPS Hanukkah Stamp
December 16, 2008

Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, MACtac Printing Products—a global supplier of pressure sensitive adhesives—helped the United States Postal Service (USPS) set holiday stamps aglow with a commemorative, 42-cent, first-class Hanukkah stamp. The company provided the pressure-sensitive adhesive label materials for 25 million Hanukkah stamps. The stamp features a color-transitioning spelling of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, with a wooden dreidel, or sevivon, exhibiting a colorful village scene. “These stamps not only feature an element of a long-standing Hanukkah tradition, they are a part of the worldwide card-sending tradition of the holiday season,” said Allison Hazel, marketing manager. “MACtac is pleased to be

MACtac Hybrid Pairs High-Speed Converting with Aggressive Adhesion
October 7, 2008

Since the inception of pressure-sensitive adhesives, manufacturers and converters have been unable to develop a product that converts cleanly at industry-setting high speeds while offering excellent, aggressive adhesion properties. Now, Stow, Ohio-based MACtac Printing Products has unveiled its new InFusion hybrid adhesive system. The tag line—Everything Else is History—speaks volumes to the benefits the product brings to labels and the labeling market. Years in the making, InFusion blends adhesive and silicone chemistry to create a unique, unprecedented, proprietary formula with aggressive adhesion, fast and clean converting, improved die-cutting and superior matrix stripping at industry-setting speeds. “This product has been in development for years, and

National Adhesives Introduces VECTORPATCH Window Adhesives for Envelopes
June 3, 2008

National Adhesives, Bridgewater, N.J., published a flyer featuring new VECTORPATCH window adhesives, a window gum family that provides both machine speed and gum box stability necessary to work on all envelope folding machines. Historically, envelope converters have had to compromise between the tack needed for high-speed machines and the gum box stability needed on slower equipment. Now, VECTORPATCH window gums solve this dilemma by delivering outstanding performance on a wide range of envelope folding machines—at a broad range of speeds and on a variety of papers. Specifically, VECTORPATCH adhesives provide high tack on the fastest folding equipment; gum box stability, resulting in minimal buildup

National Adhesives Offers Hot-Melt PSA Selector Guide
April 1, 2008

National Adhesives, Bridgewater, N.J., published a selector guide featuring DURO-TAK hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). The high-performance adhesives are designed to optimize coater line speed in labeling and other applications requiring high tack. Information provided in the full-color, eight-page “DURO-TAK Hot Melt PSAs Selector Guide” allows applicators to choose the right combination of properties and end-use performance. Physical properties and performance data for 13 DURO-TAK products—with information about viscosity, softening point, Gardner color, special features, peel, shear and typical applications—are provided in two detailed charts. For a free copy, visit www.nationaladh.com, call (800) 797-4992 or e-mail nscinquiry@salessupport.com.

Radiation Curable Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
November 1, 2007

A technical paper on new high-performance UV-curable acrylic hot-melt, pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) is available from National Adhesives, Bridgewater, N.J. The paper, by Dr. Graeme A. Roan of National Adhesives, explains why the adhesives represent the next generation of high performance PSAs, and how they provide a genuine, technically and commercially viable alternative to solvented PSAs in industrial tape applications. The adhesives can be cured efficiently with relatively low doses of UV light, giving rise to reliable, reproducible performance tapes with excellent depth of cure across the range of industrial tapes. Dr. Roan has worked in the acrylics business in both the United States and Europe, and

2-Inch Laser Index Tabs from Redi-Tag
November 1, 2007

Redi-Tag, Cypress, Calif., presents its new 2-Inch Laser Index Tabs line. End-users can produce their own custom printed tabs easily with Microsoft Word and WordPerfect, and free software templates are available at the company’s website. Redi-Tag Laser Index Tabs are made from heavy-duty, durable plastic that won’t tear or curl. The self-stick, permanent adhesive tabs attach to the edge of a sheet to create either side-view or bottom-view indexes. The products can be used on books, manuals, reports, presentations, organizers, catalogs and more. The self-stick, permanent adhesive tabs feature a white index area and clear adhesive, and measure 2x7⁄8". The products are available

National Adhesives Introduces Freezer-Grade Hot-Melt Sealing Solution
August 1, 2007

National Adhesives, Bridgewater, N.J., introduced EASY-PAC C, the lowest temperature freezer-grade case and carton sealing hot-melt adhesive available on the market. EASY-PAC C has an operating temperature range of 212 to 225 F, and adheres at temperatures of -20 F and potentially lower depending on the substrate. The adhesive is already being used successfully by manufacturers and packagers of consumer ice cream, dairy and poultry products. EASY-PAC C is only sold with the EASY-PAC Package Sealing Solution, a complete system that National Adhesives has developed for case and carton sealing applications in food processing, beverage, personal care, household, industrial-goods and consumer electronics industries. The EASY-PAC