Packaging Recycling Update – How2Recycle Labels & Plastic Bottle Full-Wrap Shrink Labels

Posted on 5/23/2013 7:59:25 PM. By Jeff Timm

It has been a busy month on the packaging recycling front with some significant new updates occurring on topics discussed in my previous ...

  

Building Wall Assemblies: Focus on Standards for In-Field Detection of the Sources of Water Leakage into Building Walls

Posted on 5/22/2013 3:13:36 PM. By Bob Braun

In my last blog, I focused on in-field testing for water leakage into buildings including the wall system.  We reviewed the associ...

  

FIPG

Posted on 5/13/2013 6:15:45 PM. By Sandy Niks

Formed-in-place gaskets (FIPG) have been in use for a few decades in the automotive industry. Many applications are in the power train sy...

  

Building Wall Assemblies: Focus on In-Field Testing for Water Leakage into Wall Assemblies

Posted on 4/30/2013 3:41:39 PM. By Bob Braun

In my last blog, I focused on in-field testing for air leakage into buildings including the wall system.  We reviewed the followin...

  

New Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products

Posted on 4/26/2013 3:05:40 PM. By Jeff Timm

Most of my prior www.adhesives.org “Packaging Blogs” that have discussed sustainability issues in the world of packaging hav...

  

Adhesive Meeting Results

Posted on 4/25/2013 3:55:19 PM. By Sandy Niks

The last blog announced some adhesive meetings. This article is a follow-up with some of the results. The SAE Adhesives and Sealants Comm...

  

Building Wall Assemblies: Focus on In-Field Testing for Air Leakage

Posted on 4/17/2013 1:28:49 PM. By Bob Braun

In my last blog, I focused on a newer and very useful laboratory test used to measure water penetration based on cyclic air pressure dif...

  

The Packaging ‘Environmental Impact’ Discussion Moves to the Mainstream, But Still Causes Confusion

Posted on 4/16/2013 6:54:13 PM. By Jeff Timm

In the world today one cannot escape the mention of environmental impact, green, sustainability and other such terms in almost every pack...

  

Spring

Posted on 4/8/2013 2:26:40 PM. By Sandy Niks

In the region where I live, it is difficult to stay focused this time of year. The birds are coming back, flowers are attempting to stick...

  

Building Wall Assemblies: Focus on Testing for Water Leakage and the Role for Sealants and Adhesives

Posted on 3/29/2013 3:59:03 PM. By Bob Braun

In my last blog, I focused on a long standing and very useful laboratory test used to measure water penetration: ASTM E331-00(2009) Sta...