Monday, June 22, 2009

Cockling

Cockling of paper release liners increases with the summer's high humidity.

Adchem Corporation recently sent out a newsletter describing a phenomenon that occurs most frequently during the summer months, cockling. Acording to Adchem Corporation, "cockling occurs when the paper of a tape swells, which for the absorptive medium occurs in three dimensions. This swelling creates a waviness which is termed cockling." This is a problem for the manufacturer because it can cause creasing and wrinkling, which results in more scrap.

You can download more information about cockling at Adchem's Knowledge Base.

To learn more about this problem and other, how they can affect your manufacturing process and what you can do to help avoid them, visit www.adchecm.com. To get the most information, take a moment to register. This will give you access to all the in-depth technical information and expertise Adchem has to offer.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Carl Dahlquist Award Winner Annouced

The 2009 Carl Dahlquist Award has been given to Christopher L. Lester, Ph.D, senior research associate at the Performance Adhesive Center at Avery Dennison.

Lester won the award for his paper entitled "Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Having Controlled Placement of Functional Groups."

To view this Lester's paper in its entirety, visit www.pstc.org/technical.

To read the entire article about the prestigious Carl Dahlquist Award and its recipient, visit PSTC's news section.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

PSA Tape Descriptions

Interested in learning a little more about the different types of pressure sensitive tape categories...

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council has many great resources on their website for those interested in learning about pressure sensitive adhesives. One that can be most valuable for general information is the section entitled Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Tape Descriptions. This portion of their website offers a free booklet download with great beginner information about single coated, double coated, reinforced and unsupported PSA tapes.

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council is a North American trade association for professionals in the tape industry. Visit www.pstc.org to learn more.

To link directly to the Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Tape Descriptions, click PSTA.