VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) REDUCTION IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY TECHNOLOGY FORCING REGULATIONS. WHEN CRITERIA OTHER THAN ADHESION TO SUBSTRATES ARE CONSIDERED, THE VARIETY OF AVAILABLE ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. SELECTION OF LOW VOC ADHESIVES REQUIRES A MORE RIGOROUS ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND ADHESIVE CHARACTERISTICS. INCREASED USE OF TECHNICAL SERVICE AND APPLICATIONS RESOURCES ARE RECOMMENDED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. LOW VOC ADHESIVES GENERALLY HAVE A NARROWER PERFORMANCE RANGE AND NEED MORE PRECISE APPLICATION TECHNIQUES. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT REPLACEMENT OF HIGH VOC ADHESIVES WITH LOW VOC PRODUCTS BE TREATED AS EQUIVALENT TO NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS. A MODEL NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION PROCESS FOR NEW ADHESIVE SYSTEMS IS RECOMMENDED. REGULATIONS ARE TECHNOLOGY-FORCING AND THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE THE OPTIONS ARE FEW. HOWEVER, THE SITUATIO
| Number of Pages : | 13 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
