Franklin Connections Blog

  • Winter Glue Shipments

    Nov-20-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Karl Forth, CabinetMaker+FDM

    We visited a company that makes vinyl-covered doors and components in the Midwest recently, in an area that has cold winters. The owner told me that they buy their glue for the coldest months ahead of time.(...) <read more>

  • Wood Adhesive Gluing Tip

    Nov-18-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Abbe Raabe

    Excessive squeeze out of woof glue when pressure is applied to substrates might indicate(...) <read more>

  • Generations

    Nov-13-2013 | Comments: 2 | Posted By: Tom Polischuk, packagePRINTING

    The Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) held its Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas last month under the theme of “My Generation – Leading Strategies for Multigenerational Trends and Technologies.” As the theme suggests, the focus of the session presentations was on generational tendencies and technology trends and leadership.(...) <read more>

  • Come See How You Can Increase Media Performance In Air Filters at Filtration ‘13

    Nov-11-2013 | Comments: 4 | Posted By: Dan Pikula

    If you are exploring ways to increase media performance in your air filtration products, you might want to drop by booth #403 during the Filtration International Conference and Exposition 2013, November 12-14 in Chicago. (...) <read more>

  • Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Gluing Tip

    Nov-08-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Abbe Raabe

    Remember this: Curing adhesive on film liner always(...) <read more>

  • Meeting the Demand for Pressure Sensitive Labels

    Nov-06-2013 | Comments: 0 | Posted By: Todd Hunt

    I want to dig back a couple of months to an article that appeared in the August 20, 2013 issue of Converting Quarterly e-Newsletter that discussed North American demand for pressure-sensitive labels.(...) <read more>