Franklin Connections Blog

  • Bottom Lines

    May-30-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Tom Polischuk, packagePRINTING

    I spent about 15 years working in manufacturing plants so I got a firsthand appreciation for what it takes to work in operations and the impact that it has on the bottom line for a typical consumer products company.(...) <read more>

  • 30 Years, 60 Countries, 2 People

    May-28-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted In: | Posted By: Abbe Raabe

    Don McCloskey and Danielle Milam manage ALL of Franklin Adhesives & Polymers’ international business in 60 countries. How do two people based in Columbus, OH manage our business in all 60 countries?(...) <read more>

  • Lightweight Panel, Hot Air Edgebands at Ligna

    May-23-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Bill Esler, Wood Products Magazine

    For wood products and panel manufacturing, the place to be in May is Germany. Here in Hannover, I'm attending the LIGNA 2013 trade show - where I can see up close new machinery and wood manufacturing technology developments. Next week I will head south to Interzum in Cologne,(...) <read more>

  • General Gluing Tip

    May-21-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Abbe Raabe

    You can easily clean water-based adhesive(...) <read more>

  • Fixing Woodworking Mistakes and Joinery

    May-16-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Karl Forth, CabinetMaker+FDM

    Fixing Common Woodworking Mistakes will be offered on Friday, July 26 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. at the AWFS Fair in Las Vegas. Speaker Roland Johnson will discuss how even the best craftsmen make mistakes(...) <read more>

  • A Fresh Look at the Remarkable Microsphere Adhesive

    May-14-2013 | Comments: 2 | Posted By: Todd Hunt

    How many times can you peel and re-adhere a sticker coated with a microsphere pressure sensitive adhesive? Almost as many times as there are ways to use these remarkable adhesives. (...) <read more>

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