tesa announces leap forward in product sustainability
tesa, international manufacturer of innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions, launched the 4965 Original Next Gen, an improved version of one of its most renowned products, the tesa 4965 Original. Due to the use of biomass-balanced acrylic monomers and 90% PCR PET in its backing, this innovative adhesive tape is now made with 40% […]
Martin Automatic to exhibit at drupa 2024
Martin Automatic, a leading US manufacturer of unwind/rewind and web tension technology, will be exhibiting two of its best-selling models at the upcoming drupa trade fair in Düsseldorf (28 May 28th to 7 June). On working display will be a Martin MBS automatic unwind butt/splicer and an LRD automatic rewinder. Using Martin’s ‘4Es ethos’ of […]
Coatema and the IDEEL project: Scaling of laser drying processes for lithium-ion batteries within reach
As part of the IDEEL research project, Fraunhofer ILT has succeeded for the first time this year in scaling up the laser drying process in an R2R (roll-to-roll) system from Coatema GmbH to a web speed of 5 m/min and demonstrating 2-stage laser drying. This doubling of the web speed (compared to the previous year) […]
Adhesive tape industry reacts to successful 11th Afera Tape College
Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, recently held the eleventh edition of its biennial Tape College, which boasted a sold-out programme of 21 technical, sustainability and legislative lectures, as well as important biannual Afera committee and working group meetings, at Le Méridien in Munich, Germany. With a 3-day working programme aimed at “deconstructing the complexity […]
drupa presents new special forum Touchpoint Sustainability
As a central forum at drupa 2024 which does not depend on any single supplier, from 28 May to 7 June the new Touchpoint Sustainability (tps) will for the first time focus on the holistic role of the print and paper industry within the global sustainable transformation. The industry has made major achievements, which is […]