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

By Kate Sharon

Harris gets more specific and names four important factors. “Printing method, dispensing method, application surface, and product life cycle requirements—all of those areas need to be reviewed,” he said. “One unknown requirement can lead to failure. The best way to approach this is to look at the entire process for each application from printing through to the end of the product life.”