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Glue Open Time & Glue Tack

Did you know: animal glue does not dry, it "closes". Let us explain...

There are three characteristics of animal glue (hide glue, cake glue) that should be considered when it comes to open time, and tack. We sat down with our Technical Sales Manager, Jeff Palmiter, to learn more about these glue terms. 

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Employee Spotlight: Becky Miller, Controller

While most of what they do is behind the scenes, without our accounting team, daily operations at LD Davis would not run nearly as smoothly as they do today. Not only do they manage all cash going in and out of the company, but internally they oversee payroll, insurance needs, financial reporting, inventory and much more. 

In our latest Employee Spotlight feature, we sat down with the LD Davis Controller Becky Miller. Read on to learn more about her, and her role at LD Davis. 

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Best Practices for Liquid Water-Based Adhesives

What holds the world together? Glue.

Industrial adhesives are the sticky backbone of thousands of companies across a variety of industries, including woodworking, packaging, graphics arts, manufacturing, and more. Depending on what you’re trying to stick together, your choice of glue matters!

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How To Clean the Potdevin Gluer (Animal Glue)

Potdevin gluing equipment has been around since 1896, so it's no wonder many of our printing and laminating customers use these machines (and have for many years). 

One question we get pretty often is: what is the best way to clean animal glue (hot glue) from the Potdevin glue tray?

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