As Part Of a Company Reorganization, Adhesives Research Debuts ARmark(TM) As One Of Four New Divisions
Jeff Robertson to lead new division focusing on custom Authentication Technologies
GLEN ROCK, Pa. (October 18, 2005) - As part of a corporate restructuring, Adhesives Research, Inc., today announced the launch of a new division of the company called ARmark(TM) Authentication Technologies. This division is one of four new fully integrated operating divisions of Adhesives Research, a leading global developer and manufacturer of custom pressure-sensitive adhesives, tapes, specialty films, coatings, and laminates.
ARmark(TM) Authentication Technologies develops unique technical solutions and customized products for customers experiencing challenges with product surety, authentication, and risk mitigation that can be used in anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, and supply chain management. These new technologies can be utilized across a wide range of industries including, but not limited to, pharmaceutical products, packaging, electronics, OEM parts, designer apparel, currencies, securities, documents, and food.
Kären Olson, Adhesives Research president and CEO, named Jeff Robertson to lead this new division as director and general manager. With Adhesives Research for eleven years, Robertson most recently served as general manager of the company's Splicing and Web Processing Business Unit. A resident of York, Pennsylvania, Robertson earned a bachelor's degree from Colby College and an MBA from Kennedy-Western University.
The company's reorganization also introduces ARcare®, ARclad® and ARx(TM) divisions. ARcare® will focus on the development and manufacturing of highly customized tapes, adhesive coated products, films, and laminates. The ARclad® division will build upon several proven product lines of high-performance, specialty pressure-sensitive tapes used by industrial customers in the construction, pulp and paper, and transportation markets.
Finally, ARx(TM) will expand AR's role as a leading component supplier/partner to the pharmaceutical industry and bring added focus and regulatory control to the design, scale-up, and manufacture of "active" adhesive laminates and dissolvable films for the fast-growing drug delivery sector.
"Over the last ten years, we have tripled our revenue and expanded our operations globally. Our international revenues have grown to over 40 percent of our current $140 million in global sales. We are extremely proud of our success and look forward to a dynamic future," said Olson. "With our growth and success, we will continue to meet the needs of our customers and their changing industries. Our new structure enables our teams to be more responsive in developing and delivering products and solutions today, while anticipating and preparing for the future."
With more than 500 employees worldwide, Adhesives Research offers problem-solving capabilities and custom solutions in adhesive polymerization, mixing, adhesive and film coating, and release liner design. Adhesive Research's products are used around the world in medical diagnostics and devices, wound care, pharmaceuticals/transdermals, and consumer products, as well as in the electronics, automotive, display, window fabrication, and pulp and paper industries.
Based in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, Adhesives Research also operates manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Australia, and Colombia, has sales and marketing offices in Great Britain, Germany, and Singapore, and sales representation in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. The Company's North American and Limerick, Ireland, facilities are certified to the updated ISO 9001:2000 standard.
For more information on Adhesives Research and its products, call 1-800-445-6240 (1-717-235-7979 outside North America) or visit our web site at www.adhesivesresearch.com.
Adhesives Research® is a registered trademark of Adhesives Research, Inc., for engineering and design services in the field of pressure-sensitive adhesive systems.
