October 26-28, 2026
PSA – HMPSA – Packaging Adhesives – Flexible Packaging
New Approaches, Developments and Trends in Raw Materials
in Gluing, Converting, Application and Process Engineering
Poster Session
Poster titles will follow soon
Posters can still be submited. Please contact us!
Presentations
Albert Invent; US-Oakland
Dr. Moritz Haus
The Lab That Never Forgets – Structured Institutional Knowledge as the New Competitive Currency in Adhesive Development
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artimelt; CH-Sursee
Nicole Senn
No Simple Substrate: Human Skin-Key Considerations for HMPSAs in Medical Devices
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Aumovio Germany; DE-Babenhausen
Dr. Belinda Berns
Display Bonding – Complex & Challenging Technology
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AWA Alexander Watson Associates; NL-Amsterdam
Global Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Market Overview
Bostik; FR-Venette
Stuart Ducan
Designing a New Generation of High-Performance UVPSA
Elkem Silicones; FR-Saint-Fons
Dr. Sebastien Marrot
Shaping the Future of Silicone PSAs: Technology Choices Driving Market Transformation
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ENTEX Rust & Mitschke; DE-Bochum
Frank Fuchs
Easy Processing of Challenging Adhesives Formulations Using a Planetary Roller Extruder
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Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM; DE-Bremen
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hartwig
Separation of Paperboard / Polymer Composite Food Packaging by Autonomous Debonding
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GEW (EC) Ltd.; UK-Crawley
Ryan Turner
Closed-Loop Ultraviolet (UV) Dose Control For UV-Curable HMPSA
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Heat Technologies; US-Atlanta
Gene Plavnik, PhD
Improving Operatoions of Flexible Packaging Plants: A Case Study in Ultrasonic Curing of Water-Based Varnishes (OPV) on Food Packaging Materials
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Henkel Adhesive Technologies; DE-Düsseldorf
Aqsa Muzaffar and Dr. Anja Schneider
From Supplier Data to Digital Product Passports: A Packaging Adhesives Use Case
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Jagenberg Converting Solutions; DE-Erlangen
Unlock the Full Potential of your Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Products: The rise of Slot Die Coating
Jowat; DE-Detmold
TBA
KEMI PINE ROSINS; PT-Cantanhede
André Gaspar
Formulation of Low-Carbon Hot-Melt Adhesives: Integrating Rosin Ester Tackifiers with Metallocene-Polyethylene and Bio-Polyamide Frameworks
LabV Intelligent Solutions; DE-Selb
Shorter Development Cycles in Adhesive Formulation: AI Methods on a Harmonised Data Foundation
Matthews Engineering; CH-Fribourg
Roger Bollström
Evolution of Gravure Coating Technology: From Overflow Chambers to Pressurized Gravure Systems and their Position Versus Curtain Coating
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Molecular Plasma Group; BE-Leuven (Kessel-Lo)
Kevin Braun
MolecularGRIP – Functional Plasma Coatings for High-Performance Adhesion in R2R Applications
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Mondi Group; DE-Raubling
Dr. Tobias Nienke
Insights into the Release Liner Toolkit – Selecting the Right Tool for Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
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Organik Kimya; NL-Rotterdam
Matthias Renka
Water-based PSA for Compostable Label Applications
PTS – Institut für Fasern & Papier; DE-Heidenau
Gerrit Schaper
COLLAMELT – Collagen-Based Thermoplastic Adhesives and Sealing Materials for the Paper Industry
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Rain Carbon Germany; DE-Duisburg
Dr. Matthias Steffen
Tackifier Resins in UV-Curable PSA Tapes: Selective Tackifier Use for Performance and Efficient Curing
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Synthomer; DE-Marl
Dr. Waldemar Schmidt
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Enabling Recycling for PET And HDPE
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Synthomer; DE-Marl
Dr. Kristin Schöne
Sustainability In Polymer Dispersions for Tape and Label Applications
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Uncountable Inc.; US-San Francisco
Tea Pavlek
AI-First Integration: Aligning R&D, Quality & Product Development in Adhesives Industry
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University of Alicante; ES-Alicante
Prof. José Miguel Martin Martinez
New Insights into the Influence of Adhesive Thickness on Tack at 20 ºc in Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Supported on Paper
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University of Applied Sciences; DE-München
Prof. Dr. Dirk Burth
Recyclability of Labels: The Effect of Resins and Atyrene Block Copolymers on the Properties of PE- and PP-Polymers
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University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg; DE-Rheinbach
Alexander Jaekel
Developing “Skin” for in Vitro Adhesion Testing – Combining Material Sciences, Analytics and Data Science
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University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg; DE-Rheinbach
Dr. Michael Meurer
Visual Deformation Analysis of Applied Medical Patches During Motion Sequences on Upper and Lower Arm
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Wacker Chemie and UPM Specialty Materials; DE-Burghausen and FI-Helsinki
TBA