Corrosion Under Insulation: All you need to know.
Corrosion is a type of oxidation that occurs when a material loses electrons to oxygen molecules in the surrounding air or water. In the context...
Understanding Label Stock Adhesives for Converters
Ensure successful and smooth converting process. For nearly 100 years, pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have been used in converting applications. One of the first converting...
How to Select Dispersing Agents?
Dispersion is the process where a non-soluble solid is suspended in a liquid and stabilized against settling, separation, agglomeration, or aggregation. The concentration of solids...
Coating Defects and their Remedies
During film formation, a paint must transform from a liquid material to a closed, strong, and beautiful coating. To give optimum protective and aesthetical properties,...
Rheology Modifiers for Paints and Coating Systems
In solvent borne paints, flow properties can be regulated by the molecular weight of the dissolved binder. However, in waterborne formulations, rheology must be adjusted...
Silicone Release Coatings
In today’s modern environment there is a wide range of applications for silicone release liners with pressure sensitive adhesives, ranging from release labels to diaper...
Technology for Flexible Laminates: Extrusion Coating
With the increasing trend towards more sophisticated packaging and industrial materials, laminated and composite flexible structures are being widely used for many applications. By combining...
Choosing between Adhesive Lamination and Extrusion Coating
Extrusion based coating/laminating and adhesive based film laminating are different manufacturing techniques a converter can use to make a composite construction. The physical properties and...
Advances in Edible Coatings
The use of coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables is not a new concept. Fruits and vegetables are coated in nature by a natural waxy...
Migratory Chemicals in Consumer Products
Migratory chemicals are those chemical compounds which tend to migrate from the bulk phase of a material to its surface over time and under exposure...