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Standards are extremely stringent in the construction industry. It is directly related to the will of governments to improve energy efficiency  and soundproofing of households. Efforts are made to make sure homes meet the requirements of both residents and governments in terms of the use of energy ressources.

When constructing building or when setting up a room, thermal and sound insulation system is an important choice that will have an impact on the quality of life and comfort of the inhabitants.

Insulation devices play a significant role in ensuring that homes comply with regulations that tend to conserve energy and protect citizens’ well-being and safety.


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Assembling solutions in the shoe industry

 

There are different methods to assemble the parts of a shoe, such as stitching, sewing, and bonding. Due to its technical nature, bonding options are the most varied.  Above all several bonding solutions such as PU contact cement, PVA glue or flame bonding, in general, traditional bonding solutions are referred to as liquid glue.

 

However, today, these traditional methods are less and less suitable for the needs of shoe manufacturers because they require time and manpower. Furthermore, bonding results can vary from worker to worker, which will cause irregularity.

 

Bonding in the shoe


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Bemis and Protechnic – Bonding together around the world

Bemis and Protechnic have come to together with one big goal – combine experience, knowledge and technologies in order to develop more innovative, effective and high-performance adhesive solutions for our customers’ needs.

 

Complementarity of Bemis and Protechnic

For more than 110 years, Bemis Associates has partnered with the world’s great technical, performance, luxury and lifestyle brands in the search of inventive ideas that revolutionize the way of manufacturing adhesives, coatings, tapes and special films.

With the integration of Protechnic and its industrial adhesive solutions, the collaboration will foster the mutual business growth as well as the worldwide expansion of our manufacturing footprint to better serve customers in every region.

 


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Bemis Associates Inc. of Shirley MA Acquires France-Based Company, Protechnic

 

Bemis Associates, bonding innovation and design partner to the world’s leading technical, performance, luxury, and lifestyle brands and a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic films, tapes, and adhesives for bonding announced today that it has acquired France-based manufacturing company, Protechnic.

Bemis and Protechnic have complimentary products and technology as well as a strong alignment in their corporate values and culture. Protechnic’s focus on global growth and innovation aligns with Bemis’ business strategy of product portfolio and manufacturing footprint expansion.

“This acquisition will allow Bemis to produce new and exciting products globally, specifically in the US, Europe and Asia where we have key manufacturing facilities,”

said Mike Johansen, President, Bemis Associates.


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What is lamination?

Lamination involves combining different materials with the help of laminating machines. It maintains the individual properties and characteristics of each layer. Laminated materials have better strength, stability, durability, comfort, and appearance as a whole unit.

Lamination is used to join materials, such as foams, fabrics, PVC foils, leather, artificial leather, non-woven, film, paper, metal, honeycomb, or other materials.

During the lamination process, factors such as machine heat, pressure, time, and adhesive and material quality are essential. 


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Introduction respiratory diseases

 

There are different types of biological agents such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms which could be able to have a direct effect on human health.  Among them, inhalation viruses are more important because of their rapid and sometimes uncontrollable transmission. Some of them, like SARS and MERS, became a threat to human health in recent decades. (1)

Nowadays, a virus named Covide-19 is causing the infection of more than 229 million people and more than 4.7 million deaths in the world (2). The speed of the outbreak and the number of cases has prompted the World Health Organization to announce an epidemic situation. At the same time, the different studies on the prevention methods and fabrication of the medical solutions have been evaluated. But, production of the vaccine and medical drugs takes time and needs a complete study on their effects.

 

Why do we need to wear a face mask?


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Web adhesive?

A hotmelt adhesive web is a nonwoven fabric with bonding capabilities. It is produced on a roll with a certain width and roll length. It can be applied through a lamination machine with a continuous process. Web rolls could also be cut into a specific form for piece-to-piece lamination. It exists different weight options depending on bonding requirements.

Polyamide hot-melt material and melting point options?

Polyamide adhesive is sometimes referred to as PA adhesive. Depending on polymer structure, it can either be thermoplastic or thermoset. In the case of hot melt adhesive, it belongs to the thermoplastic family. PA hot-melt web is made from Polyamide material. When the material gets heated, it could be activated starting to have an adhesion characteristic. When the temperature goes down, the material will become solid again. From low melt to high melt product range, it varies from 90 to 200 degrees.


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