Fastening & Assembly Solutions & Technology July 2012

Sustainability marks the
pattern of economic growth
Bonding tapes specialist tesa is
making significant headway with
its second international environmental
programme, which sees
the company setting measurable
targets and regularly reviewing
company processes with a view
to ensuring constant quality,
environmental protection and
occupational safety.
The on-going monitoring and
improvement of specific key
indicators, such as the reduction
of energy consumption, carbon
dioxide emissions, use of solvents,
VOC emissions and waste,
have long been an integral part of
● The introduction of the company’s ACXplus
range – a new category of double sided tapes for
constructive bonding – has already caught the attention
of some major industry sectors, including automotive,
signage, construction, solar and building
supplies markets.
As part of its on-going tesacohesion programme,
a customer orientated programme that aims to provide
the best available customer care, the business
the company’s approach to environmental
management.
In this reporting year, as in
years past, tesa has once again
further reduced emissions of
volatile organic compounds
(VOCs).
Since the current environmental
programme started in 2007,
the company has reduced volatile
organic compound (VOC) emissions
by 49 per cent overall in
relation to comparable production
volumes.
This is connected directly to
the on-going development of
tesa’s production technologies,
where solvent use is eliminated
wherever possible. While it is not
yet possible to eliminate solvents
from every step of the process of
manufacturing technical adhesive
tapes, emissions can be
avoided as far as possible even
when traditional technologies are
used.
By integrating labour intensive
reclamation and cleaning
processes to make the re-use of
solvents possible, tesa’s
Hamburg plant provides a good
example of how the company is
working to keep emissions to an
absolute minimum.
has also developed a range of dispensers, applicators
and hand tools to facilitate both in-line and manual
processes.
Handheld tapers offer options across the range of
tape sizes and applications and customised application
systems have also been developed in close consultation
with customers to provide a fully bespoke
service.
TESA 01908 500235
www.fastening-solutions.com
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FASTUPDATES
NEWS IN BRIEF
Engineers specifying Huntsman
Advanced Materials can now
take advantage of mobile apps
for Android, BlackBerry and
iPhone with product selectors
enabling identification of the
right Araldite industrial
adhesive or composite
formulated system that meets
their specific needs by process
or application. Users can also
find out about the latest news
on Huntsman’s developments or
applications and access product
descriptions either on the apps
or by emailing Huntsman to
request information or technical
data sheets.
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED
MATERIALS +41 61 966 84 22
Adhesives and Specialty
Chemicals distributor,
Ellsworth Adhesives has
redesigned its website with
many new features to meet the
growing needs of their
customers. Visitors will now be
able to browse by market, use
an enhanced product
comparison and filtering
feature, search for related
products and documents and
check out their order history.
Registered users will also have
access to detailed information
about past orders and will be
able to replicate previous orders
and store multiple shipping
addresses for their various
needs. The site is now live .
ELLSWORTH ADHESIVES
01355 231122
Correction to FAST April
Due to a typographical gremlin,
we erroneously reported the
operating temperatures of a
Binder Fastener Systems
adhesive. There was a mix-up
between the degree symbol and
the zero character for which we
apologise. The adhesive
mention of on page 8 of FAST
April edition can in fact be used
in low temperature applications
down to -30 degrees C and up
to temperatures of +160
degrees C and can be used in
the most demanding technical
applications.
BINDER FASTENERS 01782 525780
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