News Archive

Comparison of medical tape performance using skin response quantitative measurements on healthy

Posted on: 20 March 2024 Healthy skin plays a critical and complex role in the human body’s protection against damage and infection.

Afera Tape College: knowledge for a new generation of professionals

Posted on: 19 March 2024 Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, hosted its 11th Tape College from 12-14 March at Le Méridien in Munich, Germany. At the event, we sat down for an exclusive interview with Evert Smit, Afera President and director scouting at Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG.

Lohmann receives EcoVadis Silver Medal

Posted on: 17 March 2024 Adhesive tape provider Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG has yet again been awarded the silver medal from EcoVadis.

New product: skin-friendly, harmless, silicone-free – artimeltlowtrauma

Posted on: 14 March 2024 The delicate skin of a newborn baby, the parchment-like epidermis found in the elderly, the vulnerability of an eyelid, the challenges of fixing a catheter in place, the care required when treating pressure sores – these are all situations in which the quality of an adhesive plaster or tape takes on particular importance.

PSAs: additives, polymer and application trends

Posted on: 13 March 2024 Pressure sensitive adhesives, when in the dry state, are aggressively tacky at room temperature and possess a high degree of "quick stick" or initial grab.

Sticky UV-sensitive tape makes 2D material transfers easier

Posted on: 12 March 2024 A new type of sticky tape that is sensitive to ultraviolet light makes it easier and cheaper to transfer two-dimensional materials like graphene onto different surfaces.

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes Launches New Portfolio

Posted on: 09 March 2024 Avery Dennison Performance Tapes introduced a new portfolio of pressure-sensitive-adhesive (PSA) tape solutions for the appliance industry.

Spotlight on new Afera textile Supplier Member Teixits Torné SL

Posted on: 05 March 2024 Torné Grup CEO Eli Torné discusses manufacturing cotton gauze for industrial use, supplying fabrics and reinforcement gauzes for tape backings for nearly 30 years, and the importance of becoming an Afera Member.