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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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9th Afera Technical Seminar |
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6-8 April 2020 |
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Brussels Marriott Hotel, Belgium |
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7th Global Tape Forum & Global Test Methods Committee Meetings |
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17-19 November 2020 |
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Osaka, Japan |
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More industry events |
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ISSUE 11 2019 |
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Fraunhofer Austria Research invites Afera Members to participate in E.U. innovation project on quality control in smart manufacturing |
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FhA is preparing a strong E.U. proposal for a project within the field of predictive/prescriptive quality and is looking for manufacturers who would like to join. Read |
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Adhesives for sterile environments |
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artimelt has carried out a comprehensive study on selected adhesives subjected to the individual methods of ethylene oxide sterilisation and gamma and x-ray radiation. Read |
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Member news |
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New pressure-sensitive adhesives from Avery Dennison for various applications |
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 21 October 2019 – Avery Dennison Performance Tapes launched its new pressure sensitive adhesives Core Series™ Portfolio, which features a full breadth of adhesive technologies, ranging from general purpose rubber to silicone, in a variety of tape constructions. Read |
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Materials: There’s a new duct tape in town |
www.machinedesign.com, 24 October 2019 – As stronger-than-ever adhesives and tapes continue to replace fasteners, your engineering dream of having nothing but tape and oil in your toolbox may soon come true. Read |
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3M launches upgraded sealing tape to meet packaging challenges |
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 21 October 2019 – 3M has launched Scotch® High Tack Box Sealing Tape 375+, an upgraded industrial packaging tape ensuring high- performance for ecommerce and other shipments and overcoming ineffective box sealing tape challenges. Read |
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OMNOVA’s shareholders approve their merger with Synthomer |
www.adhesives.specialchem.com, 18 October 2019 – OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has announced that its shareholders have approved the merger agreement under which Synthomer plc will acquire all outstanding OMNOVA common shares. Read |
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Sekisui Chemical introduces new plastic film for head-up displays |
www.plasticsnews.com, 11 September 2019 – The film is included between the laminated glass layers of an automotive windscreen. Read |
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Industry news |
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Turbulence transforms polymers into gecko-like dendrites |
www.physicsworld.com, 28 October 2019 – Now, Orlin Velev and colleagues at North Carolina State University have harnessed the power of turbulence to develop a versatile method for synthesizing dendritic polymer particles. Read |
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Aslan to be acquired by Poli-Tape Group |
www.printweek.com, 18 October 2019 – Self-adhesive substrates manufacturer Aslan is set to be acquired by textile transfer film specialist Poli-Tape. Read |
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Making the case for plastics packaging |
www.packagingeurope.com, 18 October 2019 – It has been a challenging period for the plastics packaging industry with difficult market conditions and the ongoing 'war on plastics' having an effect. Read |
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Adhesive tape market reported to grow by 6% in 2017-2022 |
www.packagingsouthasia.com, 30 September 2019 – APAC countries continue to dominate the market. Read |
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Mergers remain big trend for film and sheet |
www.plasticsnews.com, 23 September 2019 – This week Plastics News publishes its annual ranking of North American film and sheet manufacturers. Read |
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