News Archive

This Northeastern researcher is reinventing tape for foldable phones and health care devices

Posted on: 16 April 2025 As bendable screens continue to appear in more products, we’ll need more resistive adhesives to keep them together, says Ruobing Bai, a Northeastern University professor of mechanical and industrial engineering.

Understanding your surface

Posted on: 15 April 2025 Successful, strong and reliable bonding and coating processes start with understanding your surface.

Afera opens registration for inaugural European Tape Week 2025: The ultimate gathering for Europe’s tape industry

Posted on: 11 April 2025 From 22-26 September 2025, the European adhesive tape sector will unite in Thessaloniki, Greece, for the first-ever European Tape Week hosted by Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association.

Recent webinar shines a spotlight on Afera’s role in developing an industry-wide PCF toolkit: Driving sustainable transformation by providing leadership

Posted on: 10 April 2025 Industry associations can play a crucial role in helping member companies overcome key challenges as they work towards meeting their sustainability goals.

tesa receives MMK award of excellence for debonding technology

Posted on: 10 April 2025 Adhesive tapes manufacturer tesa has been honoured with the MMK Award of Excellence 2025 in the sustainable engineering category for its Debonding on Demand technology.

In memory of Ivano Zucchiatti, founder of Italian adhesive tape manufacturer Sicad

Posted on: 09 April 2025 Ivano Zucchiatti, the visionary entrepreneur who founded Sicad S.p.A. in 1972, has passed away at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy that transformed the adhesive tape industry.

Kirigami tape: high adhesion and residue-free removal thanks to Japanese paper cutting art

Posted on: 09 April 2025 Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a novel adhesive tape inspired by the traditional Japanese paper-folding art of kirigami.

Orafol Group chooses Dürr's energy-efficient technology for its operations

Posted on: 05 April 2025 A new regenerative thermal air pollution control system will be used to purify the solvent-rich exhaust air from a newly constructed 14,000 m² production hall, which is dedicated to laminating and coating special films and adhesive tape systems.