Franklin Connections Blog

• Choosing the Correct Adhesive for Your Labeled Open Stock Product

  Jun-05-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Erin Wolford, Flexible Packaging Magazine
  

  Just this weekend, I was peeling off a bar-code sticker from a flower pot that I had recently purchased. And—aaargh—it did not peel off cleanly. The sticker ended up leaving residue on the product, and I had to find the orange oil(...) <read more>

• For Your Convenience, A PSA Conversion Calculator

  Apr-12-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Erin Wolford, Flexible Packaging Magazine
  

  So you need a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), but you aren’t sure how much it may cost? To find out cost in a specific measure, check out Franklin Adhesives and Polymers’ Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Conversion Calculator to figure out just how much it might cost you, and in your preferred unit of measure. (...) <read more>

• For Packaging, Adhesives are Definitely Not One-Size-Fits-All

  Feb-12-2013 | Comments: 10 | Posted By: Erin Wolford, Flexible Packaging Magazine
  

  The right kind of adhesive can make a package; the wrong kind of adhesive can destroy the integrity of the package and even destroy the product that packaging is protecting. No kidding, you say? Allow me to explain a couple of scenarios I’ve personally experienced, and I know you have, too. (...) <read more>