Report on AWA Seminar: Label Release Liner Issues, Opportunities

Designing adhesives for optimal release performance was the topic addressed by Henkel's Ingrid Brase, market segment director, pressure-sensitive adhesives. Her paper, jointly written by colleague Pete Walter, described an in-depth technical study in which ten hot melt adhesives of varying chemistries were evaluated in conjunction with a single UV-cured silicone release formulation. She went on to outline a resultant case study, and the summarized the outcome. Her context was the requirement to deliver a label that the end user can efficiently dispense—and her conclusion showed that it is essential to balance label performance needs with release requirements.