Smithers Rapra has compiled the exclusive technical presentations from The Adhesive and Sealant Council's highly acclaimed Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) Technical Short Course.

Purchasers of this publication will benefit from the knowledge of the adhesive industry's brightest technical professionals, culled from leading adhesive manufacturing and supplier companies and well-known industry consulting firms. Featured presentations cover all facets of pressure sensitive adhesives. Topics include an introduction to PSA markets, PSAs and polymers as well as a detailed examination of the most popular types of PSAs-solvent-based, water-based, hot-melt and UV-cured. Tackifiers, plasticizers and formulation and selection techniques are also highlighted.

This publication is ideal for chemists, application engineers and other technical personnel as well as sales/marketing individuals employed by adhesive and sealant manufacturers, suppliers or end-user companies. Speaker contact information is included for each presentation, providing easy access to the experts for questions and technical assistance.

Technical Papers:

1.       Introduction to Global Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Markets and Trends

2.       Introduction to Pressure Sensitive Adhesives: Polymer Types

3.       Solvent Based Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

4.       Water-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

5.       Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

6.       Formulating to Meet Performance Demands on UV Curable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

7.       Tackifiers and Plasticizers

8.       Formulating Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

9.       Selecting Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for Tape and Graphic Applications