Adhesive

Laser imaging is typically done on matte card stocks. Now, USA/docufinish, Plainfield, Ill., introduced XBP—a vibrant, ultra-bright, fully laser-compatible EZ-Release Card. The product is available in 5 mil, 7 mil and 10 mil thicknesses, and has a specially formulated glossy, laser-receptive top coating, which provides superb toner anchorage while allowing for enhanced color. As with all USA/docufinish EZ-Release Card products, XBP can be printed in up to six colors, as well as four-color process. The company can also expertly affix the cards to forms and documents. Founded in 1986, USA/docufinish is an industry leader in innovation and unique value-added products. The company specializes

A technical paper on new high-performance, UV-curable acrylic hot melt pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) will be presented at the Tech 30 Global Conference VI in Orlando, Fla., May 14 to 16, by Dr. Graeme A. Roan of National Adhesives, Bridgewater, N.J. The paper will explain why the adhesives represent the next generation of high-performance PSAs, and how they provide a genuine, technically and commercially viable alternative to solvent-containing 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. National

If the Wizard of Oz was granting a distributor’s wish for increased sales success, he just might produce an array of labels, decals and tags from his bag of tricks. Nothing can compete for customer loyalty while effectively differentiating brand identity and providing content information quite like a label. And, given the adhesives discoveries, design innovations and aesthetically appealing substrates, they thrive on technology and marketplace challenges. Adhesives are certainly playing a role in creating label products and opening new markets. Ingrid Brase, global marketing manager for National Adhesives, pointed out utilizing clear film for a no-label-look is replacing the much more expensive process

Raynham, Massachusetts-based RNR Plastics introduced custom, self-adhesive vinyl pockets, pouches, envelopes and sleeves fabricated to exact end-user requirements for protecting, displaying and storing a variety of items. Made from clear and colored PVC in sizes ranging from 1⁄2x1" up to 24x36", the products are available in various thicknesses. Options include permanent, repositionable and specialty adhesives, as well as die-cut thumb notches, windows, punched holes and printing. Featuring a heavy, six-gauge PVC back with a 90 lb. release liner, the self-adhesive vinyl pockets are supplied on sheets and individually cut. Applications include P.O.P. displays with changing messages, business card affixing, CD/DVDs and instruction manuals, labeling,

Rayven, a specialist in laminating, coating and converting services headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., introduced the versatile Any-Pak release liner as a stock item that can be shipped in less than 24 hours. The product was created with the packaging industry in mind for applications involving plastic bags, mailing envelopes, pouches, security bags and more. Constructed using a 2 mil polypropylene as the substrate and a release coating, the release liners work well with hot-melt and pressure-sensitive adhesives. A printed message on one side of the liner instructs users to remove it to expose the adhesive. It can be used for anything requiring a