"Hong Kong International Airport Selects Avery Dennison, Motorola and Print-O-Tape, Inc. to Enhance Baggage Tracking"According to an Avery Dennison press release, the Avery Dennison RFID Division, Motorola and Print-O-Tape, Inc. are working together to provide better baggage tracking for passengers at the Hong Kong International Airport. The team will be supplying 70 million radio frequency identification (RFID) baggage tags. These tags will make tracking baggage much easier because an RFID tag does not need to be in sight to be read. These tags can actually be read from very long distance and will increase reliability, as well as accuracy. Currently, many airports rely on bar codes and readers to track packages. To read more about this innovative solution, visit AveryDennison.comTapeBlog was created to be a catalyst towards the better good of the adhesive tape, foam and flexible material industry. And, as we always point out, tape touches almost every industry.
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AIMCAL Converting School adds new classes to its 2009 schedule.According to Paper, Film and Foil Converter Online, the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) will add a Roller Performance Workshop and a Center Winding Workshop to their 2009 schedule.
To read more, including brief workshop descriptions, visit Paper, Film and Foil Converter Online.
Saint-Gobain wins EPA's Energy Star Partner of the Year Award.Saint-Gobain has earned recognition for the company's outstanding energy management and reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
According to a Saint-Gobain press release, last year the company reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 70,000 tons.
Visit www.saint-gobain.com to learn more about this "green" company.
I currently use a duct tape, as many metal treaters do, to mask off areas during the shot peening process. However, it is incredibly hard to remove the multiple layers of product after the process is complete. Is there a better product out there for this specific process?There are a few products on the market that are going to have better performance than a duct tape during the shot peening process. For those who do not know, shot peening is a cold working process in which small spherical media called "shot" are projected on the surface of a part. Each piece of shot acts as a tiny hammer creating a small indentation on the surface of the metal. Nearly all fatigue and stress corrosion failure originate at the surface of a part, but cracks will not initiate or propagate in a compressively stressed zone. The dimples created during the shot peening process create a uniform layer of compressive stress on the metal's, therefore, providing considerable increases in part life. Tape plays a role in protecting various ...
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I like the double coated adhesive system that I am currently using. However, I need to remove long strips of release liner easily, without the liner tearing. What is my best alternative?It is possible to have a tape converter take your adhesive system and have it coated onto a release liner. When they slit the rolls down from the master, they can score away a portion of the adhesive and create a dry edge or finger lift tab. This will make removing the release liner much easier.
For more information on what a converter can do for you, visit BudnickConverting.com.
3M introduced a new electrical insulating tape for quick and reliable holding.3M's Electrical Tape 44HT is a polyester composite insulating tape. This product can be used for a variety of applications, including motor windings and oily magnet wire.
To learn more about this product and other 3M electrical tape, visit www.3M.com/electrical.
Avery Dennison's Specialty Tape Division makes finding the right tape for the auto industry much easier. Avery Dennison's Specialty Tape Division recently added a helpful tool to their website. Now, customers can search Avery Dennison tapes by the type of auto OEM certifications they have or need to fulfill. Users can select an OEM, enter a specific OEM spec number, select the substrate they are laminating or the type of panel they are applying to find the right products. Visit Avery Dennison's Specialty Tape Division's website to learn more or try out this useful too. TapeBlog was created to be a catalyst towards the better good of the adhesive tape, foam and flexible material industry. And, as we always point out, tape touches almost every industry.
Therefore, every industry stands to benefit from the quality and information improvements available about adhesive tape.
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Is there a database of products qualified for auto OEM certifications?
How do you calculate MSI for a roll of flexible material and what does it have to do with the price?It is quite simple to convert your measurements into MSIs. Just remember one MSI is equal to one thousand square inches and its easiest to work backwards! Lets say you material is 9.75 inches wide by 5000 feet long. •The first step is converting all your measurements into inches. (5000 feet X 12 (inches/foot) = 60,000 inches) •Then multiply your width by your length to get square inches(60,000 inches X 9.75 inches = 585,000 square inches)•Finally, divide square inches by 1,000 to get your MSI per roll value(585,000 square inches / 1,000 = 585 MSI per roll)Converters often quote prices in MSI and they do so by multiplying the number of MSI per roll by the resale price per MSI. In this case, if the price per MSI was $0.105, your price per roll would be $61.43. (585 MSI X $0.105 = $61.425 per roll)Converters use this site to share information on how to source, specify, buy and apply adhesive tapes, foams and flex ...
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What is surface energy and how does it affect adhesive products? How do dynes play a role in determining the type of adhesive to use"Surface energy is also called surface tension. A good way to understand surface energy and how it relates to tape is to take a white board marker and a solvent marker and try to mark onto a plastic. Plastics tend to have low surface energy and water-based markers also have low surface energy. As a result, a water based whiteboard marker does not wet out as well as a solvent based marker so it doesn’t write very well. A solvent marker like a sharpie or other permanent marker makes a good line on more surfaces because the solvent has very high surface energy and wets out.Adhesive tapes are the same way. If the adhesive does not wet out onto a surface, the surface needs to be modified to increase the surface energy. This can be done by using a tape particularly good at sticking to low surface energy materials such as a silicone or a very aggressive adhesive like acrylics or rubbers ...
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