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· EFTEC’S LIQUID APPLIED SOUND DAMPENERS INCREASED SALES 25 PERCENT IN 2002 OVER 2001. LASD, AS IT IS CALLED, INSULATES THE FLOOR AND WHEEL-WELLS OF NEW VEHICLES, ELIMINATING OR REDUCING ANNOYING SOUNDS.
· OUR LIQUID PAINTS LAUNCHED NEW ARCHITECTURAL LINES AND A POLYURETHANE AUTOMOTIVE LINE.
· IN THE NONWOVEN MARKET, WE INTRODUCED HYDROLOCK, A SUPER ABSORBENT HOT MELT. UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE MARKET, IT CAN BE PLACED IN ANY SPECIFIC AREA OF A DISPOSABLE DIAPER WHERE EXTRA ABSORBENCY IS NEEDED. THE ABSORBENT HOT MELT CAN SOAK UP 70 TO 100 TIMES ITS WEIGHT IN WATER OR ABOUT 30 TIMES ITS WEIGHT IN BODY FLUIDS.
· FOR THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY, WE INTRODUCED LIQUILOC, A WATERBASED LABELING ADHESIVE DESIGNED FOR HIGH-SPEED LABELING EQUIPMENT.
· FOR CONVERTING CUSTOMERS, WE INTRODUCED NON-CONTACT COATING. THIS PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY IS A MEANS FOR APPLYING HOT MELT WITHOUT TOUCHING THE SUBSTRATE. IT ALSO ENABLES THE COATING AND LAMINATING OF NON-POROUS SUBSTRATES. IT REPLACES SOLVENT-BASED COMPONENTS PREVIOUSLY USED FOR THESE TYPES OF APPLICATIONS, AND OFFERS OTHER ADVANTAGES AS WELL: FOR INSTANCE, THE HOT MELT PROCESSES IMMEDIATELY, IT ENABLES MUCH FASTER LINE SPEEDS AND ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY, AND IS A MUCH CLEANER APPLICATION. NON-CONTACT COATING SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR THE FOOD WRAPPING INDUSTRY.
· YOU HEARD ABOUT A FEW TEC BRAND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS EARLIER. IN THIS MARKET, WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE TEC TILE AND STONE CARE CENTER, WHICH FEATURES A SET OF 14 CLEANERS, COLORANTS, SEALERS AND SPECIALTY ITEMS FOR USE IN MAINTAINING TILE AND STONE FLOORS AND COUNTERTOPS.
