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How To Get Sticker Residue Off Anything—From Picture Frames To Jars And More

Removing a price sticker to find sticky residue is the worst. We’ve taken it upon ourselves to find a surefire solution to getting sticker residue off just about anything.

Finding an Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaner

How a handful of dry cleaners hawking "organic" and "eco-friendly" services stacked up.

8 Early Warning Signs of Canine Cancer that Dog Owners Can’t Ignore

Nobody wants to think about the "C-word," but unfortunately, cancer is the leading cause of natural…

The Truth About Bottled Water That You're Not Supposed To Know

Why American Manufacturing Still Matters

"A manufacturing base that isn't driven by excellence and value is worthless." -Mike Petters, president and CEO, Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Benefits and Challenges of Hot Melt Adhesives in Industrial Environments

In industrial use, hot melt adhesives (HMAs) provide several advantages over solvent-based adhesives as well as some challenges. They include...

Is Your Adhesive Biocompatible?

The task of finding the right adhesive is not that easy.. The FDA requires manufacturers to prove a certain degree of biocompatibility prior to a product's introduction to the market. So what makes an adhesive biocompatible? What are the required certifications?

The Adhesive Archives: Craft Glue Guide

Figure out which adhesives will be most at home in your craft room with this helpful and straightforward craft glue guide!

What is Adhesive Converting?

Have you heard of Adhesive Converting, but don't know what it means? Well, look no further...

The Adhesive Guide to Bookbinding

Discover the different types of glue used in traditional bookbinding, perfect binding, and what tools of the trade to use.

How Adhesives Improve Quality of Life

Skin to Core Composite Adhesive Benefits

Adhesive Product Trends for Medical, Automotive Industries

Customized chemistry is quickly expanding throughout the adhesives industry, and making an impact on automotive and medical applications.

Arctic Silver Thermal Compounds and Adhesives User Guide

Thermally Conductive Adhesives and Compounds will provide a thermal path from your LED to your heatsink. This keeps your LED running bright and much longer!

Spider Glue Provides Insights into How to Improve Adhesives

Researchers at the University of Akron observed how orb spiders make their capture glue so sticky, even when exposed to water.

How to Save Money with Adhesives in MFG

Get the most out of your gelatin glue application with cost-saving advice from the experts.

Market Trends: Lightweighting is Strengthening the Global Automotive Adhesives and Sealants Market

Stringent fuel efficiency norms are compelling automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to reduce the weight of their vehicles, thus spurring the use of lightweight materials such as plastics, composites, and aluminum.

Why Market Segmentation is a Key Challenge for Adhesive Industry Growth

The Market is Growing – In our previous blog post, we discussed some of the key reasons for growth in the adhesive industry, settling in particular on the growth of two particular market segments: diapers and women’s hygiene products in India. Market segmentation in this vein can be seen as an opportunity for growth … Continue reading »

Not Fully Supported By Your Adhesive and Equipment Supplier?

What kind of support should you expect from your Hot Melt Adhesive Supplier and Hot Melt Application Equipment Supplier? What if they were the same company?

Label Adhesives Guide Part 2: Performance Factors

There are a variety of factors that affect how well label adhesives perform. Find out what they are (& what you can do to improve them) in our guide!