Top Five Unique Applications for PSAs
Dec-10-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted In: | Posted By: Todd Hunt
Popcorn bags. Sticky notes. Labels for pharmaceutical bottles. We sifted through numerous unique recent applications for our pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) to select those we count among the five most innovative. Here they are.
The first application uses our Covinax 114 PSA to increase privacy in the office environment. Our customer employs this vinyl acrylic co-polymer emulsion, typically used in permanent applications that require high heat resistance, as a sound dampener on office panels. We don’t want to keep this application quiet, though, as we see a good market for select PSAs in sound dampening for panels.
Our second pick for innovative applications goes to the use of one of our ultra-removable PSAs for labels on CD spines. Covinax 211-01 is the ideal choice for this application as well as for laminates on computer screens because it is easily removable – even over time – from most surfaces, including paper, glass, metal and plastics.
We selected an application that uses another of our Covinax products as our third most innovative. This customer uses Covinax 462 to produce the registration stickers we affix to our license plates every year. It’s the perfect adhesive for the job: This PSA eliminates the risk of hazing or blushing in clear film applications. Police officers can quickly confirm that a vehicle’s registration is up to date.
Covinax makes another appearance on the list – this time, on store shelves. Covinax SMA-01 is a vinyl acrylic co-polymer emulsion developed for repositionable or semi-removable pressure sensitive adhesives. It performs as a repositionable tape or label for use on glass, metal and plastics, without tearing. Customers coat it onto vinyl face stocks to create the perfect retail shelf label.
One of our microsphere products makes the list in innovative application number five. Micronax 243-02 is an ultra-removable, permanently repositionable PSA that sticks quickly to many substrates – including wrapping paper. This product, so often used in sticky notes, wall borders, protective masking and other applications requiring multiple application and removal cycles, also enables gift givers to easily stick bows on wrapped gifts.
And that wraps up the list of five of the most innovative applications for our PSAs. With more than 32 PSA products – and many variations of them customized to specific applications – Franklin Adhesives & Polymers can provide the right PSA for just about any application, whether ordinary or novel.