*** NEWS FROM HARPER/LOVE ADHESIVES ***
Two additions to Harper/Love technical field staff
Skip Gatrell has joined Harper/Love as a technical service representative. Skip has over 45 years of industry experience, having worked for St. Regis/Georgia Pacific in a variety of positions over his lengthy career. He has also been a Technical Service Representative for a specialty adhesive company for the past 10 years. Skip will continue to live in Akron, Ohio, and will service Harper/Love customers primarily in the Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan areas.
Mark Parrett joins the Harper/Love technical staff to help service customers in the Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota areas. Mark has almost 20 years of industry experience with Menasha, Inland and also a recent stint with a specialty adhesives company in the Midwest. Mark will continue to live in the greater Chicago area.
02/14/07
Published Quarterly since October 1999
Newsletter February 2007 is now online
- Understanding starch viscosity
- The medium has a message
- Know your adhesive consumption
- The false economy of reducing solids
01/10/07
HARPER/LOVE HOSTS
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
CHARLOTTE—Harper/Love Adhesives Corporation recently hosted a technical symposium for the company’s international agents. Attending were agents representing the company in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.
The purpose of the symposium was to explore adhesive issues of particular interest and importance in Latin America, and to expand the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of Harper/Love technical agents serving those markets.
Presentations covered a range of topics, including: cross-linking properties of starch and resin; new automated tools for monitoring and calculating adhesive consumption; monitoring liner and medium temperatures to improve board quality; dealing with directional fiber tear; polyphenolic additives and their importance in agricultural boxes; formulating with alternative starches such as tapioca, potato, wheat, cassava and pea; and understanding steam pressure drop across modern single facers.
The sessions were held in early January at Harper/Love headquarters in Charlotte.
Attending Harper/Loves international technical symposium were:
Back row: Osni Soares, Luis Lozano, Alejandro Werschitz, Bill Kahn, Jorge Romero, Luis Chamorro. Front row: Augusto Cavallini, Maricruz Springer, Denise Barlow, Lou Cuccia, Gonzalo Galaz, Bill Gerard.
10/27/06
Published Quarterly since October 1999
Newsletter November 2006 is now online
- Your corrugator's speed curve
- TLC for your corrugating belt
- Level those hot plates
- A manufacturer's advice on belt tension
10/23/06
ACCCSA 2006
This year’s convention was held in the city of
9/28/06
Harperlove is proud to welcome our two newest citizens of the United States; Rex Woodville Price and Mary Springer.
Both recently passed their citizenship exams, both also originally hail from Panama.
08/08/06
Published Quarterly since October 1999
Newsletter August 2006 is now online
- Setting up the double backer
- Harper/Love service awards
- Single Facer Lessons for the double backer
- Controlling double backer glue roll speed
07/26/06
07/12/06
HARPER/LOVE RECOGNIZES LONG-TERM ASSOCIATES
CHARLOTTE—At its annual sales meeting in Charlotte, Harper/Love Adhesives Corporation recognized six associates who have been with the company for fifteen years. Ron Harper, president, presented the awards.
The six associates receiving 15-year awards are Bill Loppnow, Jim Carbone, Denise Barlow, Barry Mitchell, Phil Smith, and Pam Flynn.
In addition, the Harper/Love sales and technical team also includes 4 individuals with more than 15 years of service, as does the company’s manufacturing group. Altogether, the company has 14 associates with 15 years or more of service.
Said Bill Kahn, general manager, “In today’s business environment, this level of longevity is remarkable. We’re delighted so many good people have made their careers with us. Along with our continuing partnership with N.B. Love, their depth of experience helps us deliver consistent, knowledgeable service to our customers over the long term.”
Harper/Love Adhesives Corporation was formed in 1978 as a joint venture of Harper Corporation of America and N.B. Love Industries, of Australia. The company serves the corrugating industry exclusively with products and services designed to produce measurable and sustainable improvements for its customers.
Pictured from left to right are Left to Right: Bill Loppnow, Jim Carbone, Denise Barlow, Barry Mitchell, Phil Smith, Pam Flynn, Katherine Harper, Ron Harper, and John Meldrum of Love Starches in Sydney Australia.
