Adhesives are not the most elaborate or stimulating element of packaging construction, but their role is essential to overall packaging success.

By Kate Sharon

Another major contributing factor to the improvements in packaging adhesives over the past several years has come via the process by which adhesives are made, said Rick Harris, product manager, product branding business team, FLEXcon. “Adhesives go through continuous changes to meet the performance requirements of the application,” he said. “Emulsion technology has come a long way over the last 10 years to meet the market needs for performance and economics.