Although they are rarely in the limelight, adhesives are the glue that holds the pieces together.

By Missy Smith

The following are adhesives that put in a lot of time behind the scenes.

Cold foil lamination adhesive
UVitec’s 21303-87 cold foil lamination adhesive is designed to cure through opaque lamination film. The lamination occurs after a base substrate and lamination film are passed through a nip point and then cured; a rewind roller removes take-off foil. This product aims to provide a sharp image area suitable for small point type as well as a strong bond for large area applications. It is also available with optical brightener for applications in which a clear lamination film is being applied.—UVitec, www.uvitec.com