Technical Seminar
Since the presentation of its first technical paper in 1973, PSTC has been the leader in offering insight to the latest advances and up-and-coming research in the pressure sensitive adhesive tape industry. Its main venue is the annual technical seminar held each May. Read more on the upcoming technical seminar.
Test Methods provides detail on the significance of the tests, how specimens are selected, necessary equipment and step-by-step test procedures and is illustrated in full color. More.

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Cornelis Beyers, Ph.D.
PSTC presents the Carl Dahlquist Award to one speaker at each annual technical conference who, following the evaluation of a panel of judges, demonstrates the very best in research relating to adhesive tape technology. The award is named for innovator Dahlquist who developed the Dahlquist criterion of tack. Read the 2007 award-winning paper, Advanced Polymer Design for Adhesives, by Cornelis Beyers, BASF-AG.

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Searchable Technical Papers!
PSTC has developed an on-line library of papers presented at PSTC technical seminars. It is searchable by paper category, author or keyword and contains papers from 2000-2007.

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