Franklin Connections Blog

• Wood Adhesive Gluing Tip

  Dec-28-2012 | Comments: 2 | Posted By: Marketing Admin
  

  When using two-component adhesives, the product should be under agitation prior to (...) <read more>

• Core Tech: The Start of Something Big

  Dec-13-2012 | Comments: 2 | Posted In: | Posted By: Marketing Admin
  

  Customers seldom meet the people who comprise Franklin’s Core Tech Team. But many of you know well the adhesives technologies that have emerged from this group – which stands at the forefront of innovation at our company. Core Technology works behind the scenes at Franklin International, in a high-tech laboratory befitting its mission, researching advanced technologies that will make their way into product development labs at the company. (...) <read more>

• Wood Adhesive Gluing Tip

  Dec-13-2012 | Comments: 0 | Posted In: | Posted By: Marketing Admin
  

  We recommend that substrates cure for at least 24 hours before planing or sanding when using a water-based wood adhesive.(...) <read more>

• Made in the USA

  Dec-12-2012 | Comments: 4 | Posted In: | Posted By: Don McCloskey
  

  The Great Recession might have produced a new generation of bargain hunters. Yet, however price-conscious, people have continued to prefer – and purchase – goods bearing the “Made in the USA” labels. These goods might have costs more than their counterparts made in China or elsewhere; however, people saw the U.S.A.-made products as higher quality and, therefore, the better value.(...) <read more>

• The Wood Industry's Research Lab

  Dec-05-2012 | Comments: 0 | Posted In: | Posted By: Bill Esler, Wood Products Magazine
  

  Wood shops and wood production factories alike have a need for research, to develop new products, new methods, and to test materials. The very largest panel and solid wood products manufacturers have the resources to conduct their own research, often in in-house labs and testing facilities(...) <read more>