PSA Formulation Strategies for Tapes & Labels

With ever-increasing pressure to develop faster successful formulations, the need to integrate all the constraints and not only adhesive common targets (peel / shear strength, tack, durability...) is deepening... Yet formulators are often disconnected from Tapes & Labels manufacturers' world.

1. Increase your success rate by formulating for the specific needs set by design, manufacturing and end-use (high volume, coatability, fast drying, set time, release…)
2. Be well equipped to address top challenges (adhesion to low energy films, heat and moisture resistance…) by reviewing current strategies & latest developments
3. Expand easily into new tapes & labels areas: get starting formulations to meet these new specific needs

1. Introduction:
   • Market sectors, tape & label design, material & process classification
   • Major forms and types of PSA
   • Selection criteria


2. Properties and tests to meet challenging requirements
   • Surface tack
   • Polarity and Surface Tension
   • Environmental Service Conditions
   • Sheer strength
   • Peel test
   • Creep tests


3. Learn PSA formulation tools for the correct balance of properties
   • Effect of Molecular weight ( on viscosity and flow, cohesive strength etc....)
   • Effect of Chemical and physical crosslinking
   • Adjustments to Glass Transition Temperature for your adhesive type


4. Know the Additives used for PSA
   • Plasticizers
   • Fillers
   • Tackifiers


5. Understand how all tape and label components must work in unison
   • Converting PSAs Into Tapes and Labels (drying rate, water-resistance....)
   • UV curable PSA
   • Hot melt PSA
   • Variation of Adhesion with Coating Weight


6. Latest materials and developments to expand opportunities, lower costs, and meet performance requirements


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