What is Flexographic Printing?
Flexographic (flexo) printing is a popular printing method that uses flexible printing plates to transfer ink onto various substrates such as paper, plastic, and metal.
Adhesives Education Corner
Adhesives Education Corner
Cattie Adhesives and our technical director have put together these Adhesives Education Corner articles over the last 50 years. The key focus areas are – adhesive technical support, adhesive formula development and adhesive lab testing services.
Adhesives education corner technical articles are detailed for packaging – laminating – heat sealing – barrier coating – labeling – product assembly & woodworking applications with informative graphs, charts and diagrams to download.
If you would like to speak to our technical team about your application or if you have any questions about the information in these Adhesives education corner articles, please call us at 1-800-249-0337 or email us at sales@cattieadhesives.com
These articles are detailed for Flexible Packaging, Laminating, Packaging, Coating, Heat sealing, Cold seal/Cohesive bonding, Product Assembly and Wood working professionals with informative graphs, charts and diagrams to download.
2025 articles to download
- Trouble Shooting Animal Glue or Cake flex Protein Adhesives
- Guide to Coating, Laminating, Slitting, Sheeting
- Guide to the Basic Principles of Extrusion Coating
2024 articles to download
- Heat Seal Adhesives
- How to understand the fundamentals of paper sizing technology
- How to improve paperboard mechanical properties using corona treatment
- How to choose a label adhesive
- Chart showing surface tension of various plastics
- How to solve bookbinding problems
- How to determine the best doctor blade angle
- How to choose the best treatment method for adhesion to film using corona ozone or flame
- How to bond low surface energy substrates
- Should you consider in-mold labels made from film
- How to select a folding carton type for packaging your product
- How to measure hot tack of EVA hot melt coating using a modified spring test
- How to measure hot tack of a hot melt using the dupont spring test
- How to apply hot melts to paper laminates
- Hot to do a blocking test for web fed coatings
- How to test for grease resistance using 3M test kit solutions
- Checklist for running a trial with a new adhesive- water base- hot melt- solvent base
- How to choose the right slip package for film adhesive lamination
- How to choose the right adhesive for blister packaging market
- Should you choose extrudable hot melts for new market access
- How wax coatings have been used over the past 50 years
- How to measure hot tack of EVA hot melt coating using a modified spring test
- How to convert dry bond coater to a hot melt coater eliminating dryers
- How to compare hot melt cost per MSI at various coat weights
- How to choose heat seal characteristics from competing application technologies
- How to choose bottle labeling adhesives for breweries
- Foil laminating market- which adhesive should we choose
- Co-extrusion hot melt coating setting for running low and high melt index resins
- How to test slip or coefficient of friction and other factors in PE films
- How to solve hot melt application problems
- How to solve container labeling problems
- How to compare various viscosity measuring cups in seconds to centipose
- How to choose a primer for extrusion coating and laminating
- How to choose a hot melt coating and laminating line
- How to bond all types of rubber
- How to add moisture back into paper eliminating lay-flat problems
- Heat seals-qualifying questions you must consider
- How to choose a pressure sensitive adhesive by end use
- How to run cohesives on flexo and gravure presses
- Linear feet vs web thickness on 3 in core
- How to choose the right process for coating/ printing requirements
- How to choose the right anilox and cell count for your coating process requirements
- How to choose the right polymer for your adhesive and equipment coating process requirements
2023 articles to download
- Running cohesive on Flexo and Gravure presses based on natural and synthetic latex
- WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL STRUCTURES USED IN FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MARKET BY END USE?
- How to select Heat Seal Coatings for Lidding Applications
2022 articles to download
2021 articles to download
- How to fix rod coating defects
- Why should you control viscosity
- How to apply hot melts to paper laminates
2020 articles to download
- Permanent/Removable Double Coated Tapes
Permanent and removable double coated tapes features strong .5 mil PET carrier, aggressive rubber adhesive with clean removing acrylic.
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2019 articles to download
- Double Coated Foam Bonding Tapes
Double coated foam bonding tapes are proprietary foam bonding adhesive on the unwind side and rubber adhesive on the liner side. - High Tack Acrylic Double Coated Tapes
High-tack acrylic double coated tapes feature high-tack acrylic adhesive and good shear properties. - Packaging – Case & Carton Hot Melts
Cattie Adhesives offers a full range of packaging hot melts for case & carton, box and tray sealing.
2018 articles to download
- How to choose the application method for hot melt adhesives in the apparel market
- How to select heat seal coatings for lidding applications
2017 articles to download
- Understanding how UV and EB cured coatings and adhesives work
- How is the effect of line speed on the drying process
- How to choose the right roller coating system
2016 articles to download
- How to screen hot melt components for repulpability
- How to troubleshoot ink problems
- Understanding RFID labels
- Understanding the difference in aluminum adhesion when changing from adhesive to extrusion lamination
- How to understand the nip station in laminating film and paper
- How to understand plastics terminology
- How to select a tackifier resin for your hot melt formulation
- How to fix common defects in laminated film structures
- How to bond plastics
- Comparing the automatic hot tack tester with the Dupont spring test method
- How to solve common problems with induction seal cap liners
- How to choose surface treatment coatings for glass containers
- How to apply handle clean up and store reactive hot melt adhesive
- Understanding the reason why there are inconsistencies in measurement of coefficient of friction
Adhesives Education Corner
More articles to download
- Advantages of UV EB Lamination adhesives
- How much energy do you use using solvent, water, hot melt technology
- How to choose variation in fountain type gravure coating systems
- How to fix rod coating defects
- How to justify multiple zone dryers
- How to know when my coating method is obsolete
- How to solve common coating flaws in reverse roll coating
- How to solve common edge gluing and laminating problems with wood glues
- How to solve wash-boarding adhesive problems making corrugated board
- Should you use a metering rod coater?
- What are the typical structures used in the flexible packaging market by end use
- When and how to hire a packaging consultant
- Why should you control viscosity
Adhesives for RV Manufacturing
Cattie Adhesives supplies a full line of industrial Adhesives for RV Manufacturing. Applications include product assembly and lamination in the RV manufacturing industry.
Bookbinding Adhesives and Graphic Arts Adhesives
Bookbinding Adhesives
Cattie Adhesives manufactures a complete line of high-quality Bookbinding Adhesives and Graphic Arts Adhesives. Our Hot melts, PUR and water-based adhesives are formulated to meet specific application requirements for color, bond strength, heat resistance, or other performance standards.
Our products are used extensively across many industries and for many adhesive applications.
Our Hot Melts and Water based adhesives are formulated to provide excellent adhesion to all types of substrates including difficult to bond Foils, Films and UV coated papers.
Sustainable Barrier Coatings for Paper: Moisture – OTR – Oil – Grease Resistant
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