Inline & offline digital printing primers certified for use with HP Indigo presses.
Water-based overprint coatings increase durability and enhance the look & feel of inkjet-printed materials.
High-performance primers for inkjet that improve print quality & ink adhesion on film & paper.
Advanced materials designed to enhance the performance and processing of agricultural products.
Recyclable water-based coatings that confer high barrier to paper-based packaging and wraps.
Enhancing composite performance through optimized fiber-polymer interface adhesion
Water-based sizing solutions designed to optimize interfacial adhesion in composites using carbon fiber.
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Sustainable Packaging
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Thinking Ahead
The packaging industry must adopt more sustainable practices to combat the significant and growing impact of packaging waste.
News (Tuesday, 15 October 2024)
Aqueous coatings allow converters and brands to transition to fiber-based or mono-material film packaging structures.
News (Tuesday, 1 October 2024)
Bassetti provides an in-depth exploration of carbon fiber sizing benefits, production methods, and applications.
News (Wednesday, 25 September 2024)
Topics will include multiple paths to recyclability, requirements for compostability, and new possibilities with bio-based coatings.
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Michelman’s Unyte® offers a full suite of water based, non-fluorinated surface modifiers for the woven and nonwoven markets that enable greater versatility, water repellency, abrasion resistance, thermal stability, print receptivity, adhesion, binder strength, and lubricity throughout various segments of the technical textiles industry—including in medical, military, and construction applications.
Ballistic fabric is used to protect law enforcement personnel from bullets, shrapnel, and other airborne debris. The fiber in ballistic products needs to reinforce stiffness performance, strengthen fiber-to-fiber bonding, provide humidity resistance, and withstand the absorption of saltwater and jet fuel.
An oven gasket plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient operation by creating a seal between the oven and its door. This seal retains heat, enhancing energy efficiency and maintaining consistent temperatures, while also containing odors. The gasket must be able to withstand the high temperatures generated within the oven and from pyrolysis, ensuring durability and reliability over time.
Michelman’s Unyte® products are well suited for high temperature environments and allow oven gaskets to meet the stringent requirements necessary to withstand repeated cooking and baking cycles. By supporting thermal stability, Unyte® products help prevent degradation of gaskets and reduce downtime. Additionally, using a high temperature polymer coating on gaskets provides several benefits including:
Pull tape, essential for routing wires and cables through walls and electrical outlets, requires a durable coating that resists chalking off when pulled through a polyurethane (PU) conduit. Additionally, the coating must be receptive to inkjet printing for clear and lasting markings. Michelman Unyte® products:
Underlayment plays a critical role in roofing systems. It provides:
Unyte® products provide a range of benefits for new builds and existing structures including:
Construction slings are used to lift and move heavy loads in industrial settings. These slings tend to stretch until they eventually break, they must endure harsh temperature extremes, and they are commonly used in wet and dirty environments conducive to mold growth. Construction slings manufactured with Michelman’s Unyte® lubricants demonstrate a 15% improvement in break strength and a 20% reduction in copper leaching. Unyte® lubricants allow the slings to be manufactured quicker and operate at peak performance longer.
Whether used in buildings, driveways, or sidewalks, concrete is an ubiquitous part of our infrastructure that many people take for granted—but that we all rely on. According to the National Institute of Building Sciences, concrete production is responsible for approximately 6% of the world’s CO2 emissions. With increased pressure to drive carbon neutrality in the construction industry, concrete manufacturers are facing significant challenges—including finding ways to lightweight concrete and replace metal rebar.
Unyte® products provide an environmentally friendly solution while also improving processability. Lightweighting is achieved through the replacement of metal rebar with grid reinforcements.
Additional benefits include the replacement of solvent borne PVC with a water-based solution that facilitates ease of transport and handling, and reduces installation time.
Insulation is essential for maintaining desired temperatures in buildings and promoting energy efficiency by reducing temperature fluctuations and energy consumption for heating and cooling. Manufacturers now face growing regulatory and consumer demand to offer more sustainable alternatives. The challenge lies in finding environmentally friendly options that can replace silicone while maintaining its performance.
Michelman Unyte® provides solutions that enable sustainable alternatives to meet performance requirements for unbonded glass insulation, while allowing end users to meet sustainability targets. Additional benefits include:
We offer binders used in the processing of nonwoven rolled goods manufactured from materials including polypropylene, polyester, nylon and glass.
News (Tuesday, 13 August 2024)
Michelman’s PFAS-free Unyte® brand is growing to meet the form and function needs of technical textile manufacturers.
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