Water-Based Adhesive

Revealing the Hidden Role of Aluminum Foil Tape in Cooling Systems!In refrigerant systems such as condensers and compressors, aluminum foil tape is commonly applied at various points, including cooling pipe joints, insulation layer connections, coverings for evaporators and condensers, seals for freezers or coolers, and along refrigerant pipes. Aluminum foil tape possesses excellent thermal conductivity, which helps enhance the cooling efficiency of the internal refrigeration system by effectively transferring heat. It also acts as a barrier against gas and moisture, ensuring the operational efficiency of the cooling system.Water-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives exhibit several characteristics that provide superior bonding strength: 1.    High AdhesionWater-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives offer strong adhesion to various substrates, such as metals, plastics, and glass, ensuring stable connections in multiple environments.2.    High-Temperature DurabilityThese adhesives demonstrate excellent durability in high-temperature conditions, maintaining sufficient adhesion strength and effectively extending the lifespan of aluminum foil tape.3.    Exceptional Peel ResistanceThe peel resistance of water-based acrylic adhesives is commendable, providing stable adhesion that is resistant to peeling over long-term use.4.    Environmentally FriendlyWater-based acrylic systems help reduce environmental impact and ensure that no harmful gases are released during manufacturing and usage, making them especially important for products that must meet environmental standards.5.    Flexibility and ComfortWater-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives possess good flexibility, allowing them to adapt to the thermal expansion and contraction of the materials within the refrigeration system, ensuring stable bonding locations.Aluminum foil tape provides effective thermal conduction and sealing protection within refrigerator cooling systems. Water-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive aluminum foil tape, with its high adhesion, durability, and environmentally friendly characteristics, emerges as an ideal choice. Moreover, it not only boasts high technical efficiency but also offers additional advantages in terms of environmental safety, making it an essential material in refrigeration systems.To learn more about the applications of water-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives, visit: Water-Based Acrylic Adhesives ApplicationIf you have any questions regarding water-based adhesives or need further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Braving Heat and Cold: How Water-Based Pressure Adhesives Maintain Strong Adhesion in Extreme ConditionsThe heat and cold resistance of water-based pressure adhesives primarily stems from their unique chemical composition and manufacturing processes. Here are some key factors explaining why water-based pressure adhesives perform excellently at extreme temperatures: 1. Polymer Structure  Water-based pressure adhesives typically consist of one or more polymers (such as polyacrylate, polyurethane, etc.) that possess good thermal stability. By designing the arrangement of polymer chains, these adhesives can maintain relatively stable physical properties even in high-temperature or low-temperature environments. 2. Use of Additives  In the formulation of water-based pressure adhesives, various special additives and modifiers, such as toughening agents, antifreeze agents, antioxidants, and stabilizers, are often included. These components further enhance the adhesive's thermal and cold resistance, preventing performance degradation or cracking at high or low temperatures. 3. Crosslinking Action  During the manufacturing process, different crosslinking agents can be used to create a crosslinked three-dimensional structure in water-based pressure adhesives. This elastic structure not only improves the mechanical strength of the material but also enhances its resistance to heat and cold, allowing the adhesive to maintain its shape and adhesion strength at extreme temperatures. 4. Low-Temperature Flexibility  With careful formulation design, water-based pressure adhesives can exhibit good low-temperature flexibility, meaning they do not become brittle or lose elasticity in cold environments while still maintaining good adhesion performance. This characteristic ensures their effective operation in cold climates.The heat and cold resistance of water-based pressure adhesives is a result of the combined effects of their polymer structure, crosslinking action, use of additives, and the stability of their water-based matrix. This makes water-based pressure adhesives ideal choices for various applications in different environments. If you are interested in the specific performance of water-based pressure adhesives, it is recommended to conduct specialized testing and evaluation to ensure they meet specific application requirements.If you have any inquiries regarding adhesives for applications above, please feel free to contact us for further assistance.

Tex Year GPS (Green Platform Strategy) – 4 Platforms, Products and CertificatesTex Year GPS (Green Platform Strategy) is a strategy and also a platform. It is a strategy for our company's new product development direction in the next five to ten years; it is also a platform for our upstream suppliers, partners, and downstream customers to collaborate in green industries. On this platform, everyone has a common goal, which is to develop sustainably.The vision direction of Tex Year are green, safe and healthy. At the same time, our company has been focusing on the development of green products for more than 40 years. Until today, and with the trend of the world industry, it has proposed various material solutions for carbon reduction, including biomass, renewable low-carbon materials. Using the methodology of circular economy to improve life cycle benefits and assist customer products to provide low-carbon solutions in the design of product recycling, reuse, and material reduction.In 2021, a green material strategic cooperation platform will be integrated. There are four main development scopes, including the bio-economy platform, the circular economy platform, the low-carbon economy platform, and the green economy platform inherited by Tex Year.[Green Economy Platform]The green economy platform is launched by green, safe and healthy. As long as the product development under this theme can be listed as the development direction of the green economy platform, such as: solvent-free water-based adhesive and hot melt adhesive, reduce health hazards and environmental protection impact; another example is the halogen-free flame-resistant hot melt adhesive, which not only increases the safety of the customer's products, but also reduces the final disposal of the product. A healthier manufacturing environment for the operator.[Low-Carbon Economy Platform]The low-carbon economy platform is the most important sustainable demand recently. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is directly linked to the global temperature and has a huge impact on climate change. Therefore, carbon reduction is the general trend, and the goals of various countries are also announced in these two years. They have successively proposed, and in turn, major global brands have also formulated their carbon reduction strategies and acted as pioneers in carbon reduction. Tex Year is no exception, the projects on the low-carbon economy platform list solutions that directly provide low-carbon: including lower energy It can also replace the adhesive tape, reduce the use of resources, and assist customers to achieve low-carbon industry 4.0 lights-out factories; low-temperature operation of hot-melt adhesives can reduce energy consumption when customers use it; there are also low-carbon bio-based hot melt adhesives, providing customers with products with a lower carbon footprint.[Circular Economy Platform]Circular economy platform, the simplest appeal is to assist customers in the design of products that can be reused in the life cycle of their products, or the materials of their products can be recycled and reused, or the design of reducing the use of product materials. In order to realize the value experience of customers, the research and development of materials in Tex Year has three important directions. First, it is easy to disassemble: mainly to assist customers after pasting and assembling, if they need to be recycled or reused, they can use different processes, allow customers to easily disassemble product components. For example, when recycling plastic containers, Tex Year provides clean recycling hot melt adhesives, or provides mechanically disassembling UV adhesives when laminating electronic components. Secondly, homogeneous recycling: mainly to assist customers when recycling its product materials, it does not need to be disassembled; and at the same time, it is recycled with its materials. For example, in the use of mattresses, hot melt adhesives of the same material as non-woven fabrics are provided. Third, reducing the amount of material used, whether it is to reduce the density of the product and provide the same viscosity, can reduce the amount of adhesive used by customers, such as providing the same viscosity. A low-density PO-based hot melt adhesive.[Bio-Economy Platform]The bio-economy platform has two important research and development directions, one is biodegradation and the other is bio-based. The main appeal of biodegradation is to reduce plastics, reduce petrochemical products, and reduce the conversion of underground carbon into carbon dioxide and release it into the atmosphere; the main appeal of bio-based is to provide renewable material resources and directly reduce carbon emissions. In order to win the trust of customers, Tex Year sent biodegradable and bio-based hot melt adhesives to the third certification unit for testing, and obtained the German DIN compostable and bio-based marks as follows: compostable mark, 20%~50%, 50% %~85%, more than 85% bio-based label. In fact, after testing, our hot melt adhesives have bio-based content as high as 68% and 92%. It can provide lower carbon hot melt adhesives for customers to use.The above is the strategic directions of Tex Year in the development of new products led by GPS, as well as the cooperation platform provided to our upstream suppliers and downstream customers to jointly complete high-value projects and products in response to the general trend in green, sustainable development and solutions. Tex Year and all the strategic partners of GPS, we will benefit from this and sail to the new blue ocean together. 

The Best Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions* in Adhesive Industry! (*Up to 20%)Introduce you the brand-new BIONIS series! Made by natural materials with bio-based content more than 20%, and use Tex Year ‘s 40+ years expertise in adhesives.BIO & Compostable Adhesives series have the same performance and operability as traditional hot melt adhesives, and do not need to change the production process, which can help customers save energy and reduce carbon emission, and switch adhesive products in a seamless way, so as to do our best to protect the earth.6 Features of Bio-based Hot Melt Adhesive:Natural Materials & Biological SubstrateEnvironmental Protection, Carbon Reduction and Lower OdorCertified by German DIN CERTCOThe Same Performance as Traditional HMAsNo Need to Change the Equipment ProcessSuitable for Various of MaterialsTex Year Group is committed to environmental protection management, and has been striving to reduce carbon emissions in all aspects of the entire life cycle of products such as raw material procurement, development, production, logistics, use and disposal.Texyear provides a full range of Hot Melt Adhesives and Glues, or CONTACT US if you need further assistance. Our professional team of technical solution will be your strongest back up.  

TexYear Bio-based Hot Melt Adhesive Sticks!Reduce Carbon Emissions, Natural Raw Materials for Multi-Purpose Home Craft.Biological chicken? Biological machine? No, it is a bio-based (biological chicken, biological machine and bio-based sound the same in Mandarin), bio-based hot melt adhesive that reduces carbon and reuses raw materialsWon the DIN CERTCO certification, is the representative of natural, non-toxic, environmental friendly ultra-pure hot melt adhesive sticksAs pure and low odor as all our hot melt adhesives, but closer to nature's organic cycleIt can be applied to all aspects of life, and the application is flexible and simple to use because we believe that simplicity is the best way to move the world.If you want to stick to a low-carbon life, let's start together!CONTACT US if you need further assistance. Our professional team of technical solution will be your strongest back up.

Warm Aqueous Alkaline Removable Adhesive for Recycling and Labeling Promotes Recycling Efficiency!Worldwide, 20,000 PET bottles are sold every second!Scientists estimate that by 2021, the number of PET bottles discarded by people will reach 500 billion each year, far exceeding the number that is recycled. Environmental groups say such data is devastating for the environment, because plastic pollution has affected every ecosystem, and more and more living things will be affected, rivaling climate change in severity.Less plastic bottles are recycled, and there will be more plastic in the ocean than fishWhere do the used PET bottles go?It is estimated from the recycled weight that Taiwan's PET bottles are used up to 4.7 billion per year. After deducting the amount of recycling, it is equal to 188 million PET bottles per year.Most of the bottlings actually end up in landfills, as well as our oceans. Around 5 million to 13 million tons of plastic enter the oceans every year, where it is eaten by seabirds, fish and other creatures.The distance between recycling and environmental protection may be farther than you thinkPlastic recycling needs to be shred, washed, melted and then remade to be successfully recycledPET bottles are generally accompanied by various labels and label glue for fixingIf the product label on the plastic bottle is not completely removed during cleaningThe efficiency of resource reuse will be reducedTherefore, the choice of glue for sticking labels is very critical at this time!![Sorting]→[Bundling]→[Shredding]→[Washing]→[Melting]→[Recycle] What can we do about PET bottle recycling/label recycling?The best way to promote more efficient recycling of PET bottles is to use warm aqueous alkaline removable adhesive instead of general labeling glues in the production process.As an adhesive expert, TexYear developed the warm aqueous alkaline removable adhesiveThe label can be effectively pasted without falling off. When washing, it only needs to pass the international standard for de-labeling of alkaline water.Warm aqueous alkaline removable adhesive, label glue that promotes recycling efficiency!Warm aqueous alkaline removable adhesive instead of general label glue has many benefitsFor producers, it can quickly increase the value of the productFor consumers, choosing to buy green plastic products can simply practice sustainable developmentLet's do our part for a sustainable ecology together!0:00 - Brief Introduction of Recycling 0:33 - Why Removing Labels Matters 0:54 - Tex Year Can Help1:19 - Warm Aqueous Alkaline Removable Adhesive2:15 - The Outcome of ExperimentsTexYear Group is committed to environmental protection management, and actively invests capital and human resource in research and development. In 2021, it has successfully developed a variety of green and environmentally friendly hot melt adhesives, and obtained the DIN CERTCO. The green plastic material technology is a must, and it has been put into product applications in related fields. TexYear practices green, low-carbon, homogeneous and recyclable adhesives and applications, including bio-based hot melt adhesives, biodegradable & compostable adhesives, etc.TexYear Group is committed to the application of plastic reduction in packaging, and has cooperation with customers in recyclable plastics. Welcome to inquire and make a contribution to the sustainable ecology together!Texyear provides a full range of Hot Melt Adhesives and Glues, or CONTACT US if you need further assistance. Our professional team of technical solution will be your strongest back up.  

What is Industrial Glue & Adhesives? What are industrial adhesives?Base on your purposes and optional results, adhesives can be applied to bond different materials. Generally, adhesive engineering for a specific use, substrates, temperature resistance, and chemical resistance maximizes performance for each application. Tex Year Group provides both industrial and customer adhesives, and a total solution to bond your needs.Industrial adhesives Vs Consumer adhesivesIndustrial adhesivesIndustrial adhesives are designed into a manufacturing process for optimal results, improving the quality of the assembly and reduce manufacturing costs. Tex Year Group provides kinds of products with eco-friendly, low VOC and non-toxic glue as follow:EVA Based Hot Melt AdhesivesHot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives(PSA)Polyolefin(APAO/MPO) Based Hot Melt AdhesivesPolyamide Based Hot Melt AdhesivesPolyurethane(PUR) Based Hot Melt AdhesivesWater Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesive(WBPSA)Super glue/CyanoacrylateCustomer adhesivesCustomer adhesives can be applied and acquired by customers easily in their daily lives. Tex Year Group emphasizes safety first; therefore, our products are all eco-friendly and non-toxic as follow:Kinds of Glue Sticks with Glue GunsSuper glue/Cyanoacrylate Sustainable & Compostable AdhesivesContact Us for Industrial Glue & AdhesivesTex Year Group is the synonym of hot melt adhesive, holding the value of Green, Safe, Healthy to run our business. Providing innovative adhesive technologies with high quality adhesives are widely applied to many industries.We have nine productions sites and six R&D center in the world, which allows us to have localized technical support and faster lead time. Moreover, the professional manufacturing simulation lab helps us set the procedures of making the best customized products for our customers from different industries as follow:PackagingBookbindingFilter MediaHygieneLabel & TapeUpholstery/ Mattress/ FurnitureTextile & ShoesAutomotiveDIY CraftBio & GreenTexyear provides a full range of Hot Melt Adhesives and Glues, or CONTACT US if you need further assistance. Our professional team of technical solution will be your strongest back up. 

When a harsh winter comes, water molecules in packaged milk condense into ice cubes, and eventually, the ice cubes are separated from the paper package.Milk is full of nutrients providing us nutrition in daily life.The production and storage techniques and packaging for different brands of milk are distinct from each other.※ Carton: Tetra Pak cartons, SIG Combibloc cartons, roof-shaped cartons, etc.※ Glass bottle: Baby's bottles, pudding cups, etc.※ Packaging bag: Ecolean and other composite flexible packaging bags✎  Harsh test  In our daily lives, adhesive increasingly become less-viscous and brittle as the temperature gets lower. However, when the temperature is extremely low, whether the function of the hot-melt adhesive used in common dairy packages is lost so that the hot-melt adhesive comes off.Packages using hot-melt adhesive have strong performance in the harsh testWe have developed our business in the adhesive field for over 40 years and trained a mature and professional R&D team.Our R&D team has been busy with the works of the labs around the country and the operation of our clientsin order to understand local climate conditions and the environment of factories, and hence the team has accumulated significant science research resultsso as to be able to timely respond to the needs of different products, and even under extremely cold conditions, the performance of our adhesive remains firm.After being tested in extremely low temperature conditions in the labs for tens of thousands of times, our packaging hot-melt adhesive can resist temperatures as low as -20℃ and still has viscosity under such conditions. Therefore, you do not have to worry that our hot-melt adhesive will lose its function in low temperatures!We provide hot-melt adhesive designed for dairy packages.☑ Adhesive used to bond straws to Tetra Pak cartons: Tetra Pak 765T, SA320, SIG Combibloc 302E☑ Adhesive for cartons, paper cups and caps: 318B、318A☑ Adhesive for paper rings on PET bottle packaged yogurt: 767K☑ Adhesive for portable flexible packages: Ecolean 909EIndustries using packaging hot-melt adhesiveAdhesion of packaged cartons: Automated sealing of cartons containing canned/bottled beers, instant noodles, drinks, herbal tea, and fruit or vegetables;Adhesion of straws: Adhesion of straws to the cartons of milk, tea drinks, herbal tea and vitasoy;Adhesion of board-carton boxes: Beers, Red Bull, soy milk, pop can drinks, and drinking water;Sealing of cartons: Sealing of packages for candies, cookies, frozen food, cryo boxes, tissue boxes, cartons of drugs, cigarettes and snack food;PET transparent boxes: The hot-melt adhesive is white and odorless, has excellent adhesion and viscosity, and can resist rebound forces.

Time is flying and middle aged people are also getting older!We should take more care of elders in the society with an increasingly aging population!There is great potential for the development of adult diapers due to the coming of worldwide aging societies.According to the data, there are up to 200 million people around the world suffer from different levels of urinary incontinence, and the urinary incontinence incidence of grown women is 25% - 45%. As the world’s aging population increasingly grows and since the incidence of urinary incontinence of elders is way higher, more and more people will suffer from urinary incontinence.Moreover, there are elders who need long-term nursing care, patients with paraplegia and hemiplegia, and other patients with incontinence, which further increases the demand for adult incontinence supplies.Generally, an adult diaper can absorb about 1,000 ml of urine, and an adult uses an average of three diapers per day.The material for adult diapers should be chosen carefully. Safe materials can ensure the comfort and health of the users. Such personal supplies should be able to be used for a long time with low odor and without allergies.Structural adhesives, elastic adhesives, wet-strength adhesives and diaper tapes are usually used to bond the material of adult diapers.Our hot-melt adhesives for disposable adult supplies can meet your needs for the production process of medical supplies. In addition, we provide comprehensive adhesive solutions to help our clients produce products that fill their requirements.

Even though we have been stopped from taking overseas trips for a long time, we remember the experience of going abroad. Before boarding a plane, we have to go through the most time-consuming process, the check-in procedure. Some airport may have self check-in kiosks in place to enable passengers to check in and print luggage tags quickly. RFID tags are what we are going to talk about today.Adhesives for RFID tags What are RFID tags?RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification, also known as electronic tags.An RFID system consists of a tag, a reader and an integrated middleware system. Radio frequency identification is a contactless automated identification technology which can automatically identify target objects and obtain relevant data through radio-frequency signals in any severe conditions without human intervention.The RFID technology is able to identify objects moving at high speed and multiple objects at the same time with rapid and convenient operation. Applications of RFID tagsMedical treatment, personal applications, traffic, entertainment, logistics, manufacturing, security, environment/other applications. Adhesives for bonding of RFID tags Hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesives are used during the process that RFID chips are manufactured into identification tags or fare cards. In the past, twin adhesive tapes were adopted and the cost was higher.The hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesives are gradually replacing the tapes in current product lines since such adhesives have excellent adhesion and adequate heat resistance and are applicable for the bonding of RFID tags to common plastic materials.7 features of hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesives for RFID tagsFeatureDescriptionHigh hardnessAfter being coating with the adhesives, plug-in or contact cards show higher levels of hardness.Long-time useDirect bonding after applying the adhesives without thermal activation during the manufacturing process.Outstanding adhesionExcellent adhesion to paper or PP materials.Good heat resistanceShear adhesion failure temperature (SAFT) is 76℃.High temperature and humidity resistanceOur hot-melt adhesives can still firmly bond a paper card and a RFID chip together after being tested under a high temperature and humidity condition for three days.Excellent water resistanceWithout detachment after paper cards are soaked for a day.Good low temperature resistanceWithout detachment of bonded paper cards under -40℃.Related Article: High Temperature Resistant Glue Guide: How, Types & ApplicationsUnique features of our hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesives for RFID tagsFeatureDescriptionAdvantagesWell-oil-tight paper base materialsPaper base materials do not have oil leakage problems after being strictly tested at 60℃ for 7 days. This oil-tight feature enables tags to maintain their original appearance after long use.Higher hardness of ticketsWider material application rangeHigh-speed automationExcellent resistance below -25℃Long-time storageTransport and storage applicable under any conditions without tags being detached easilyGood adhesive strengthOur adhesives have excellent initial adhesion to steel, PET, and PP base materials and are applicable to most materials. The final peel strength can cause permanent damages to paper materials.Great temperature resistanceThe adhesives can be used in the conditions with normal temperature and also have great low temperature resistance to prevent detachment of tags from kraft paper when it is below -40℃.Materials to which Tex Year adhesives for RFID tags can be usedName945A915D991LMaterial to be adheredPaper and filmSurface adhesion○◎◎Applicable materialsPaper◎◎◎PVC◎◎◎PET◎◎◎PP○◎◎PE△◎○Glass◎◎◎Metal◎◎◎Applied temperatureHeat resistance◎○◎Low temperature resistance(5~-10℃)◎○○Freeze resistance(-10~-25℃)○△△Die-cutting performance◎◎◎Operational temperature140~160℃160~180℃160~180℃◎: Good/ ○: Fine/ △: Bad

Since the epidemic has not stopped in 2021, it is crucial to know how to clean our hands anywhere and at any time to prevent being infected through our mouth or nose!  Wet wipes are especially convenient for us to clean our hands when we can’t find water to wash our hands outside. If children soil their hands, they can be easily cleaned with several wet wipes.Choice of right wet wipes for epidemic preventionThere are plenty of wet wipe products on the market, including baby wipes, general cleaning wet wipes, makeup remover wipes, feminine hygiene wet wipes, hygiene wet wipes, functional wet wipes, etc. Even though these types of wet wipes are generally called wet wipes, cleaning wet wipes are actually very different from hygiene wet wipes.Only the hygiene wet wipes have a sterilization function and can be used to destroy the microorganisms on the surface.In order to provide the sterilization function, disinfectant wet wipes contain alcohol, chlorine-containing disinfectant or preservatives. Wet wipe packages with a lid can prevent invasion of microorganisms after the seal is broken and ensure that volatile alcohol and water are less volatile.Tex Year hot-melt adhesives: Protection of your skin healthIn order to ensure the sealability, secondary use and draw-out wipe features for consumers, the manufacturers bond a PP plastic lid onto the mouth of packages with our hot-melt adhesives.Wet wipes are disposable hygiene products touching our bodies directly, and therefore, all stages in the production process of the wet wipes should be strictly checked. After manufacturers producing wet wipe lids select and use a hot-melt adhesive for their products, their products must meet national requirements and should be non-toxic, odorless and transparent, and the adhesive cannot affect package appearance and wet wipe storage!Tex Year hot-melt adhesives with reliable reputationIf a hot-melt adhesive with bad performance is used in wet wipe products, the whole package appearance could be affected, and the lid may slip off, come off, or the adhesive may ooze. Moreover, during the production process, the adhesive may become stringy, or the lid could come off due to adhesion loss of the adhesive.The hot melt adhesive for TEX YEAR wet wipe lids feature fluorescence, transparency, low odor, environmental friendliness, and non-toxicity.Good initial adhesion/holding properties (holding power at 40 degrees); good operability without stringinessOutstanding high temperature (60℃) and low temperature resistance (-20℃); impressive weather resistance - suitable at high and low temperature and for both summer and winterThe transparency of the product ensures a beautiful appearance of the wet wipe box after adhesion of the lid. The property of the product ensures adhesion to PP, PE, and PET materials.Features of Tex Year wet wipe lid adhesives:Less amount needed to save on cost: The product has strong stickiness and needs less amount than other similar products.Environmental friendliness without odor and smooth construction process: The product has a very light odor and meets the environmental protection standards. Smooth construction processes without stringiness and meeting the automated construction requirements.Strong stickiness and good weather resistance: The product has strong stickiness and can bond wet wipe boxes easily. It is hardened within a short time without the worry of coming off, and has outstanding temperature resistance without oozing at high temperature or brittleness at low temperature.Hot melt adhesives for wet wipe lids! Tex Year - Your Best Choice!

Tape Adhesive Complete Guide: Manufacturing Process & ClassificationWhat is tape adhesives?Tape Adhesive is the most commonly used packaging and sealing tool and office stationery. It is packaged for shipment or office paper sticking, paper tape decorating notebooks, etc. Through Tape Adhesive, the purpose of close adhesion and decoration is achieved. Benefits of Tape AdhesiveOffering several benefits and are widely used for various applications due to their versatility, convenience, and performance characteristics. Here are some key benefits of Tape Adhesive:Versatility:Tape Adhesive are available in a wide range of materials, sizes, and adhesive formulations, making them suitable for diverse applications.Temporary or Permanent Bonding:Tape Adhesive offer the flexibility of both temporary and permanent bonding options.Convenience and Cost-Effectiveness:Tape Adhesive provide a convenient and cost-effective solution for bonding and joining.The Structure of the TapeThe general structure of the tape mainly includes adhesive, backing, bottom paper (or called release paper, release liner), as well as the invisible surface treatment agent of the substrate, which is the most basic and common.Common types of tapes include single-sided tape, double-sided tape, foam tape, OPP tape, aluminum foil tape, automotive cloth baseline tape, etc.What Materials / Components are Used in Tape AdhesiveThe earliest adhesives were extracted from animals or plants. In the nineteenth century, rubber was the main component of adhesives. In modern times, various polymers are widely used to make glue. Talking about the adhesive within tapes, it is the key component of the tape responsible for bonding. Different adhesive formulations are used depending on the application requirements. Common adhesive types include:Acrylic Adhesive:Offering good adhesion to a variety of surfaces, excellent temperature resistance, and durability. They are versatile and widely used in many applications. Acrylic adhesives are available as water-based or solvent-based adhesives:Water-based Acrylic Adhesives:This type is also called emulsion acrylic adhesives. They have polymeric compounds dispersed in water and surrounded by a surfactant. Surfactant lowers the surface energy of the acrylic polymer, increasing the wettability of the surface to be bonded. Water-based acrylics are inexpensive compared to their solvent-based counterpart. However, being water-based, these adhesives are less resistant to moisture and heat.Solvent-Based Acrylic Adhesive:Using a solvent carrier to deliver the adhesive properties. They offer high initial tack, good bonding strength, and can be used for various applications.Rubber-Based Adhesive:Providing excellent initial tack and flexibility. They are often used in applications that require instant adhesion and conformability.Silicone Adhesive:Being known for their high-temperature resistance, low tackiness, and ability to adhere to difficult surfaces, such as silicone substrates.Hot Melt Adhesive:Being solid at room temperature but melt and flow when heated. They provide fast-setting properties and are commonly used in packaging and assembly applications.Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive:Tex Year is committed to the development of adhesives used in the tape industry, and develops a series of environmentally friendly pressure-sensitive adhesive products for the tape industry, providing adhesives required for various characteristics, including hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives and water-based emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesives, UV pressure sensitive adhesive series, etc.What Backings are Used in TapesThe common types of substrates for pressure-sensitive adhesives include plastic film (including synthetic paper), paper, cloth, metal, etc., or a composite substrate that combines any two or more of the aforementioned materials; common The types of tapes include single-sided tape, double-sided tape, foam tape, OPP tape, aluminum foil tape, automotive cloth baseline tape, etc.The backing or carrier material provides structural support to the tape and determines its physical properties. Here are some common backing materials:Paper:One of the most basic and widely used materials for Tape Adhesives. It is economical and suitable for applications like masking, painting, and packaging. It can be plain paper or crepe paper, which is used for masking tapes.Polyester (PET):Strong and durable, they have good resistance to chemicals and high temperatures, making them suitable for demanding applications such as electrical insulation and automotive.Foam:Have a foam-based backing material, such as polyethylene foam or PVC foam. These tapes are used for applications where cushioning, sealing, or mounting is needed, such as weatherstripping and mounting of mirrors or signs.Film:Use materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polypropylene film as the carrier. These tapes are transparent, flexible, and used for applications like packaging, splicing, and laminating.The choice of backing material depends on the specific requirements of the application. For example, if you need a tape that can withstand high temperatures, you might choose a PET-backed tape. If flexibility and conformability are essential, a fabric or foam-backed tape might be more suitable.Tape Manufacturing Process(Film blowing → Gluing → Rewinding)After the film is blown, the film is applied to the coating machine to add hot melt glue, water glue or other adhesives. In this process, the adhesive is selected according to the required viscosity and purpose of the tape. After the application is completed, the tape is ready!Film blowing → Gluing → RewindingTape manufacturing processPopular Types of Tape AdhesivesDestructive Tape/Adhesive for Sealing TapeProvide all kinds of adhesives for express bag sealing and packaging sealing, which can quickly produce adhesive force. It can be applied to express bags of various printing materials and has good heat and cold resistance.Temporary fixing glue with weak adhesionWith indoor hooks, product auxiliary instruction labels, etc., it provides weak adhesion, good cohesion, no oil leakage, no glue residue, and good retention.Adhesive for paper tapeCoating 10um can reach a peel strength of 300-600g/in. There is no residual glue during peeling, and it will not cause damage to paper and books. It is widely used for pasting paper, beautifying, and decorating.Adhesives for anti-counterfeiting tapesThe colloid has low odor, does not contain any solvents, does not require drying time, so the process efficiency is high, and it is friendly to the production environment and employees. In terms of coating process, each coating weight can reach 40-50g/m2 at a time.Why Choose Tex Year as Your Tape Adhesive Supplier ?Tex Year is committed to the development of adhesives used in the tape industry, and develops a series of environmentally friendly pressure-sensitive adhesive products for the tape industry, providing adhesives required for various characteristics, including hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives and water-based emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesives, UV pressure sensitive adhesive series, etc.What are the Best Tape Adhesive in Tex Year ?HMPSAs & WBPSA are commonly used to manufacture pressure sensitive tapes and labels. There are top seller as following:Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesive: 995LHot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesive: 975TWater-Based Adhesive: 202BTexyear provides a full range of Hot Melt Adhesives and Glues, or CONTACT US if you need further assistance. Our professional team of technical solution will be your strongest back up.  

It is our responsibility to do a good job in epidemic prevention and ensure safe production!TEX YEAR Group commissioned a third-party organization to conduct nucleic acid testing on each batch of raw materials.In the early stage of the COVID-19, TEX YEAR Group had established an internal epidemic prevention work group to strictly implement the instructions and work requirements of the group and local epidemic prevention centers, and we also completed work, production area quarantine, disinfection, sterilization... and other epidemic control measures.Especially in mainland China, in order to comply with the requirements of the local disease prevention and control bureau's "Imported High-risk Non-Cold Chain Container Cargo Inspection and Preventive Disinfection Work Plan", we entrust a third-party organization to conduct nucleic acid testing on each batch of raw materials. Nucleic Acid Testing【01. Inspector inspection work】【02. Collection and sampling of raw materials】TEX YEAR attaches great importance to the control of the epidemic; therefore, nucleic acid testing is a necessary measure to protect the health of employees and the safety of the company.This time, the epidemic prevention team, production center, and testing organization cooperated in an orderly manner, and the nucleic acid testing process was completed smoothly, orderly and efficiently.Test ReportNucleic acid test report result: [negative]To ensure production, we must first ensure the "negative" indicator,The quality of the process must be guaranteed to operate efficiently.The 45-year development of TEX YEAR Group is a process of accumulation.Any slight slack may be an impact on the company's production and operation.Only by ensuring that the virus is excluded from the production room can have the raw materials put into use safely.Actively fulfill the corporate mission of providing high-quality, efficient products and services to global customers.Security and epidemic prevention, TEX YEAR is in action!

Plastic floors are more popular in the international market. It is now a new lightweight floor material in renovations and has a wider range of applications.For example, plastic floor tiles are commonly seen in many public buildings. The widely used plastic floors are made from polyurethane and most suitable for laying on outdoor sports grounds.PVC is a kind of plastic. PVC floor is one of the types of plastic floors, but may people call it a plastic floor. PVC floors with adhesive on the back side are very convenient for end users. They only need to tear off the release paper to adhere and assemble the floor. This is very suitable to the fast-paced life nowadays and consumers can do this immediately when they want to.Comparison: Ordinary vs. Adhesive PVC floor tiles  The glues commonly used for PVC floors on the market are classified into three types that are applied in different processes.1. Super glue: This a solvent-based glue containing toluene. It must be applied in ventilation environment and a glue drying process is needed to produce stickiness after volatilization.2. Water-based pressure sensitive adhesive: This is an environment-friendly water-based glue and does not contain toluene. The stickiness is produced when applying pressure and rework is carried out easily. However, immersing in water for a long period of time may damage the stickiness.3. Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesive: This is an environment-friendly hot melt glue and does not contain toluene. It is waterproof and the stickiness is produced when applying pressure. This is also suitable for DIY construction.Selecting hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive and its effect on PVC floor adhesivesThe PVC floor is comprised of PVC plastics, calcium carbonate, plasticizer and other additives. Environment-friendly plasticizer is added to improve the flexibility of PVC floor tiles and make them softer. However, plasticizer has a physical phenomenon of leakage and moves gradually from the inside to the surface as time goes on. As a result, the glue of the hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive will be solved and its cohesive will be damaged more seriously with time of storage, leading to spilling of the adhesive under heavy pressure and movement of some adhesive when the release paper is torn off.Once the stickiness of the hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive becomes worse, the angle may lift when it is stuck on. Hence, selecting the correct adhesive is one of the key elements for PVC floors.To solve the above-mentioned problem, our R&D personnel develop a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive with outstanding cohesion and substantially improved property to overcome the loss of stickiness due to leakage of plasticizer and ensure the adhesive of the self-sticking PVC floor remains cohesive and sticky after storage for a long period of time. This is a product that customers can use safely and comfortably.We have had our technical strength and strong R&D team for more than 40 years, and provide targeted development services to meet the requirements of the customer. We specialize in the areas of hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive for PVC floor tiles, UV matte coating materials, and other adhesive application requirements.With our strength of solution, we help Top 100 companies implement their production processes and meet their production requirements for PVC floor tile adhesive and surface scratch and wear resistant UV matte coating materials.

What are VOCs?VOCs is the acronym for Volatile Organic Compounds. The definition of VOCs is different among countries. They usually refer to the organic compounds that volatilize easily at room temperature. Burning of fuels and gases produced by transportations are the main source of outdoor VOCs. If it's indoors, they're usually produced from building or decoration materials, furniture, household appliances, cleaners, and so on. (Source: Wikipedia)As the air pollution becomes an increasingly serious problem in recent years, many countries established regulations to govern the air quality and speed up the reduction of the use of VOCs in major industries by promoting greening of industries and improving the quality of the atmospheric environment to protect the health of human beings.VOCs and air pollutionThe environmental trend of low VOCsThe Environmental Protection Administration governs the products containing VOCs, including adhesives and sealants, and sets a limit value of their concentration to reduce the emission of VOCs.Our core value is to provide environment-friendly, innovative, and safe products and protect the interests of our customers to meet the requirements of the laws and regulations. We pay close attention to the development trend of the market and respond to the demands of the customers and end consumers in a timely manner. Low-VOC HMA series products We introduced the Low-VOC HMA series product into the market and control the concentration at every phase from raw material to production to make products with low volatility and VOC residues. In comparison with other products on the market, the frame and seam sealants provided recently for use in air strainers contain less VOCs while keeping the quality unaffected to provide consumers with organic compound products with low odor and volatility.In addition, the low-VOC hot melt adhesives have a wide range of applications in the areas closely related to our daily life, such as sanitary devices, packaging materials, filter materials, tapes, mattresses, filter medias, automobiles, and building materials. Tex Year low-VOC HMA series productsTex Year VOC test devices controlling the quality for our livesTo provide customers with safe products, we adopt VOC test devices to ensure the products provided for the customers can meet their standards.

Do you know how many procedures required before a perfect book reaches to your hand?They include pre-press content writing, design, editing, plate-making, in-printing, proofreading, color adjustment, and printing as well as post-printing collation, binding, and cutting. The various other background conditions such as printing method, letterpress, screen, lithography, gravure, paper or printed material type, and paper pound selection are also key consideration points for the binding operation.High-pound Paper Binding ChoicesTex Year 718 Series Edge AdhesivePaper selection and binding method are absolutely critical to the perfect appearance presentation of a book. In general, book covers would use higher-pound, harder, and thicker papers such as silk, imported, or pattern papers at between 150 to 250 pounds for appearance reasons. The Tex Year 718 series adhesive for book cover binding is transparent and odorless when hot-melted. It offers good wettability and thermal adhesiveness, and excellent bonding effect for high-pound papers.Special Material Fitting Selection  The publishing industry has introduced numerous innovations in recent years. There are often special film coatings, inks, and gloss treatments designed to provide eye-catching visual effects and transcend the traditional page flipping experience. Materials other than paper such as cloth, wood chips, leather, plastic, etc., are also often used. For these difficult to bond substrates, we recommend Tex Year 321A, which offers high adhesion strength to different substrates and resolves the bonding issues for various types of materials.Internal Page Material Fitting SelectionTex Year 778 Series / Tex Year 759 Series / PUR SeriesMost inner pages for books use economical and light paper such as Dowling paper, molded paper, light-weight coated paper, or recycled paper in response to environmental awareness. Several innate conditions must be considered during paper selection. Among them, factory equipment production speed is a key factor for adhesive selection. Tex Year Economic 778 Series Edge Adhesive has fast curing speed that is perfect for medium and fast production line machines, and is suitable for binding equipment capable of completing 7,000-10,000 books/hour. It is recommended for mass production needs such as textbooks.Behind each perfect book is its complicated production processes. The details are critical. In addition to material selection, production process plan, and supervision by special personnel; the adhesive operation team is also filled with semi-artists who must pay attention down to the last detail. Each member is a specialist in certain aspects of book production, and shuttles through the printing site to provide various book binding solutions. Tex Year is no doubt your best book binding partner.

Mattress Comfort Determination Indicators: SupportA mattress with good support can produce different support strengths according to the human body curvatures, which is the most important indicator.Fit A good mattress brings a sense of comfortable wrapping-fit.BreathabilityA mattress with poor breathability would become hotter as the user sleeps. The skin cannot breath and can easily develop into various skin diseases.Interference PreventionIf the whole bed vibrates when you turn over, the bed has poor interference prevention and can affect the sleep of your other half. If the other side of the bed does not vibrate when you turn over, it has strong interference prevention.For a mattress to satisfy these four major indicators, multiple layers of materials need to be overlapped and combined. Tex Year's hot-melt adhesive products produce no toxic gases such as benzene or formaldehyde; and are crucial to securely bond the surface fabric, various lining materials, springs, etc. These products can resolve the environmental protection issues in the mattress production process.Tex Year's Hot Melt 合得妙® adhesive used for mattress bonding would not harden the foams, and the bonding effect is uniform and long-lasting over time. It also offers good heat and cold resistance, and smooth operation process without any adhesive drawing. The product can maintain cleanliness for the processing parts and the working environment. The long-lasting bonding as well as the non-toxic, tasteless, and harmless attributes offer a guarantee for consumer health.

Most common corrugated box packaging material is made of paper, which is lighter than wood, has sufficient hardness, and is easy to cut the size. But paper corrugated boxes are susceptible to water immersion, humidity, or mildew damages. Packaging material corrugated cardboards have different surface hardness and waterproof treatment designed to provide waterproof and load protections during transport. The level of difficulty for packaging material adhesive also increases due to the protection needs. Therefore, selecting a suitable packaging material hot-melt adhesive is critical.In addition to paper corrugated boxes, PP plastic corrugated boxes are also available on the market. PP plastic corrugated boards (PP corrugated) are made via polypropylene (PP) hot-melt pressing. This recyclable and environmentally friendly plastic material has light weight, high durability, good moisture resistance, and good load capacity compared to that of paper. PP corrugated is also very suitable for packaging agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables to keep them as fresh and nutritious as the moment they were picked. PP polypropylene is a difficult to bond packaging material. General hot-melt adhesive cannot meet the requirements. Tex Year understands the hot-melt adhesive needs for your PP corrugated material bonding process! We can provide high strength, easy to operate, and high heat resistant products.Better Process Control Efficiency │ Tex Year’s long-term hot-melt coating adhesive is convenient for coating operations, and the effective bonding can increase production efficiency.Guaranteed Box Integrity │ Tex Year’s hot-melt adhesive has excellent strength, and allows boxes to hold high loads without breaking.Safer Production Line Operating Environment │ Tex Year provides low odor hot-melt adhesive products.Withstand Storage or Transport Environments │ Tex Year hot-melt adhesive can withstand up to 85℃, so there is no need to worry about high summer temperatures or boxes broken when exposed to the sun.Scope of application for Tex Year's hot-melt packaging material adhesive:PP corrugated box bondingPP plastic corrugated box bondingCorrugated boxes bonding with different water repellency levelsFast production line box bondingBonding for various laminated color boxesBonding for EPE cushioning materialsBonding for various packaging materials.

Tex Year was founded in 1976. For Tex Year, corporate social responsibility covers sound corporate governance, balanced of interests for all parties and stakeholders, driving the industrial development, and giving back to the society. Economic performance is only a part of corporate responsibility. What else have we done to pursue sustainable management?01 Sustainable ManagementTex Year produces environmentally friendly, green, and efficient adhesives worldwide; and continues to study biodegradable adhesive products in order to reduce the environmental impact. Tex Year is proud of its medical devices and industrial equipment that has benefited social welfare. It has also introduced numerous advanced equipment and construction methods such as energy-saving, waste reduction, consumption reduction, and high efficiency production equipment. These are the actions taken by Tex Year to achieve environmental protection.The manufacturing industry production and enterprise business models will substantially change due to the advent of Industry 4.0. Tex Year will actively evolve through the R&D and production of raw materials required for manufacturing green products, and providing customers with technical services and application solutions that can satisfy their needs and fulfill environmental responsibility.02 Social CareMr. Xiao, founder of Tex Year, established the “Taiwan Tex Year Social Welfare Advancement Association” in 2014. Its goal is to actively improve service capacities, invest in social care, prioritize assistance to disadvantaged groups, and increase a sense of social stability. The association has organized events such as mountain cleanup, beach cleanup, blood donation, earthquake relief donation, etc., in hopes to maximize the efforts with limited resources. We must continue to improve our living environments, safety and health, social welfare, etc.; encourage employees, friends, and relatives to participate; and take actual actions to contribute to social welfare.03 Talent CultivationIn terms of talent cultivation, we have the most representative brand customer bases and outstanding R&D technical capabilities. In recent years, the Group has continued to promote innovation, overseas layout, and entrepreneurial spirit; all of which have demonstrated excellent synergy and excellent business results.During our sustainable management based development process, global talent cultivation is critical. Talents are the key assets and the most critical factor in determining the Group’s long-term competitiveness and performance. We inspire employees to learn and grow through work, encourage internal entrepreneurial mechanisms, and uphold the entrepreneurial spirit to promote talents into leaders of business units, subsidiaries, and head offices. The goal is to enable the colleagues’ personal career plans to grow together with the Group’s sustainable development.04 Global LayoutIn the future era of global prosperity and drastic environmental changes, Tex Year will continue to expand its global layout and cultivate the basic operation skills of the Group in order to mitigate or eliminate operational risks. For its future development, Tex Year will adhere to the company's talent-oriented, technological leadership, mutual benefit, and continuous improvement business sustainability philosophy. We also look forward to the guidance, recognition, and recommendations from interested parties. Thank you for your support of Tex Year.

Nine Modern Production Bases Worldwide, International Brands, Local Services, Convenience and Worry-free!Since its establishment in 1976, Tex Year Group's sales network has expanded to over 90 countries worldwide.Tex Year Group, headquartered in Taiwan, has established nine modern hot-melt adhesive production bases in Europe, Vietnam, India, and China in order to provide global customers with more convenient and faster localized services.R&D and Innovation Strengths that can Meet the Needs of the EraTex Year Group has upheld its spirit of “continuous innovation.” It currently owns numerous domestic and foreign patented technologies and has won up to 13 outstanding product design awards. Due to the efforts of Tex Year Group's professional adhesive technology team, the Group has invested aggressively in R&D each year and recruited senior R&D talents at home and abroad to develop products that can meet the customer demands.Tex Year has actively participated in industry-academic collaborations and technical exchanges to break through the technical bottlenecks and existing applications, and continued to develop innovative products to meet the modern market demands.World Class Quality, Environmental Friendly, Worry-free, and Industry Leading Adhesive CompanySince its establishment and after 40 years of development, Tex Year has focused on the environmentally friendly adhesive market. Its hot-melt adhesive brand “TEX YEAR” offers excellent performance, stable quality, and are trusted by IKEA, Nestle, GE, Panasonic, Yili, and hundreds of other well-known brands in different industries worldwide.Tex Year's impeccable performances have exemplified its “environmental friendly, worry-free, & innovation” corporate philosophy and captured the recognition and support of market consumers. That is how Tex Year is able to maintain rapid growth worldwide.Tex Year will continue to focus on the adhesive industry, forge ahead, and join hands with you to help you achieve your career.

Packaging is the key to lock-in the nutrition of products!Before we buy our products, packaging materials and methods are the key to lock-in the nutrition after cultivation from farms and before arriving at stores, and corrugated boxes plays a critical role in transportation and storage. Environmentally Friendly Hot-melt Adhesive, Secure bonding and Worry-freeMost boxes use Sustainable Eco-Friendly & Compostable Adhesive to ensure the safety of agricultural products. Hot-melt adhesives come in different shapes, which can satisfy the needs of different customer processes and equipment. Environmental friendly hot-melt box adhesive is a plus especially for corrugated products packaging.Tex Year's environmental friendly hot-melt box seal adhesive provides industrial customers with better sealing process experiences. Wide Application Range │ different materials can be bonded quickly.Wide Temperature Tolerance Range │ suitable for northern and southern regions during different seasons.Safe Food Contact │ products can pass the food contact material testing.Two packaging and sealing applications:1.    High water repellency box adhesive: suitable for corrugated boxes holding plastic bags or fruit and vegetable PP boxes2.    Film-covered box: suitable for corrugated boxes without inner packaging or products produce with higher moisture levels.Hot Melt 合得妙® is your best hot-melt box seal adhesive choiceOur team can provide customers with the most suitable hot-melt box seal adhesive products and a full range of packaging solutions and technical knowledge; and meet the customers’ specific hot-melt box seal adhesive packaging production line, bonding strength, and safety demands.With over 40 years of service experience, Tex Year has provided customers with a wide range of packaging and sealing hot-melt adhesive products. Its complete supply chain value can satisfy the technical demands from customers worldwide, and is the designated supplier for many large international manufacturers.Texyear provides a full range of Hot Melt Adhesives and Glues, or CONTACT US if you need further assistance. Our professional team of technical solution will be your strongest back up.  

Tex Year Group will be present at 2020 Bangladesh International Packaging Industrial Fair which will take place from February 12 to 15 at ICCB, Bangladesh. (Booth No: 150).We sincerely invite you to visit our booth for further communications. It would be a great pleasure to meet you at the exhibition. Venue: International Convention City Bashundhara(ICCB), Dhaka, BangladeshDate: February 12-15, 2020Booth: 150

Tex Year Europe will be present at FILTECH 2019 Germany which will take place from October 22 to 24 at KoelnMesse Cologne, Germany.In the coming 2019 FILTECH Germany, Tex Year will share the high-performance filter media and hot melt adhesives for filter assembly.We sincerely invite you to visit our booth for further communications. It would be a great pleasure to meet you at the exhibition. Venue: KoelnMesse - Hall 11.1, Cologne, GermanyDate: October 22-24, 2019Booth: Hall 11.1   D23

Tex Year Group will be present at 126th Canton Fair Complex (October, Autumn) which will take place from October 15 to 19 at the Guangzhou Pazhou exhibition. (Booth No: J42).We sincerely invite you to visit our booth for further communications.It would be a great pleasure to meet you at the exhibition.Venue: Guangzhou Pazhou exhibitionDate: October 15-19, 2019Booth: J42 

Tex Year Group will be present at 2019 Africa Plastics, Printing and Packaging Expo (PPPEXPO Africa) which will take place from March 21 to 23 at Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa. (Booth No: B167). PPPEXPO Africa is the only dedicated industry specific international trade show for Plastics, Printing & Packaging Industry in the entire East African region that promises to be an excellent platform to forge business alliances, showcase technology and interact directly with traders from the East, Central & South African region.We sincerely invite you to visit our booth for further communications. It would be a great pleasure to meet you at the exhibition.Venue: Millennium Hall, EthiopiaDate: March 21-23, 2019Booth: B167