Blog Post by Lee K. House
Lee K. HouseApr 10, 20242 min read
Where Can Your Converter Help You Next?
If your day-to-day schedule is packed with intensive product planning, you’re probably ...
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Lee K. HouseMar 22, 20248 min read
Optimizing Your Product For Assembly Line Automation
After long days and headaches, you’ve successfully planned a part component that will ...
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Lee K. HouseMar 8, 20246 min read
What Quality Control Inspections Do Converters Perform?
How does your adhesive converter prevent faulty parts from reaching you?
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Lee K. HouseFeb 29, 20246 min read
Factors That Impact The Cost of Your Flexible Materials
You can only stare at material pricing pages before suppressing the urge to flip your ...
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Lee K. HouseFeb 26, 20244 min read
How Long is My Adhesive Shelf Life?
Does your tape have an expiration date?
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Lee K. HouseFeb 23, 20244 min read
Skin Adhesive Silicone vs. Skin Adhesive Acrylic
Have you ever experienced the pain of peeling off a band-aid that did NOT want to ...
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Lee K. HouseFeb 21, 20243 min read
Parts on a Roll or Sheeted Die Cut Parts: Which is Better?
You’ve ordered some die cut parts; now it’s time to throw them in a box and send them ...
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Lee K. HouseFeb 20, 20244 min read
Types of Custom Masking Tape
If you’re looking for custom masking tape, which type of material should you choose?
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Lee K. HouseFeb 14, 20245 min read
What Types of Packaging Can Converters Do?
How would you feel if a bakery served you a cake in a burlap sack?
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Lee K. HouseFeb 2, 20244 min read
Die Cut Machines vs. Hiring a Converter: Which is Better?
The eternal manufacturing question: should I do this myself or hire a pro to do it for me?
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Lee K. HouseJan 24, 20245 min read
Thermal Conductive Pads: A Complete Guide
Despite the furious whirring of my laptop whenever I boot up a videogame with too-high ...
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Lee K. HouseJan 18, 20242 min read
Butyl Gaskets: Advantages and Disadvantages
Hunting down the perfect gasket material might not be the most fun way to spend a sunny ...
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Lee K. HouseJan 10, 20242 min read
What is an SBR Gasket, and How is it Used?
“Have you tried using one of those red rubber gaskets?”
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Lee K. HouseDec 20, 20233 min read
Industrial Adhesive— Tape or Glue?
So, you want to bond a couple of objects for an industrial solution. What’s the best way ...
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Lee K. HouseDec 15, 20233 min read
What Do I Need to Include in My Purchase Order?
You’ve deliberated on the project quote and decided that it’s acceptable. What are the ...
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Lee K. HouseDec 14, 20235 min read
Best Foam Gasket Materials for Medical Applications
When it comes to medical applications, who doesn’t want components made from clean, safe, ...
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Lee K. HouseDec 7, 20234 min read
Electrode Pads — Tips for Manufacturing and Design
Imagine if a doctor attempted to stick an electrode pad on you, only for it to sadly ...
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Lee K. HouseDec 6, 20234 min read
3 Major Gasket Seal Design Tips
Are you tossing and turning while you dream about gaskets?
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Lee K. HouseDec 5, 20233 min read
How Contract Manufacturing Services Expand Your Production
Would you benefit from outsourcing product components?
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Lee K. HouseDec 5, 20234 min read
Custom Die Cut Printing: Cost Factors
You’re sorting out your part production details when the dreaded question arises: “How ...
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Lee K. HouseDec 1, 20233 min read
3 Benefits of Using Polycarbonate Film
You’ve been tearing through webpages and product descriptions in a frantic info search ...
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Lee K. HouseNov 29, 20233 min read
Nitrile Gasket (Buna N) Benefits and Uses
After a minute or two of trying to psychically conjure an image of the best gasket ...
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Lee K. HouseNov 28, 20235 min read
4 Production Quantity Myths Explained and Debunked
You’ve already done the difficult task of figuring out how many part components you need, ...
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Lee K. HouseNov 17, 20233 min read
Hot Melt vs. Heat Activated Adhesive
It’s rare, but once in a blue moon, I’ll land on a question that makes an engineer go: ...
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Lee K. HouseNov 13, 20234 min read
Choosing the Best Medical Converting Company
What’s worse than a single faulty component? Probably an entire shipment of them.
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Lee K. HouseNov 9, 20233 min read
What is Polypropylene Tape and How is it Used?
You’re rubbing your aching eyes after a dull dive into material research when you see it— ...
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Lee K. HouseOct 25, 20232 min read
Electroplating Masking Tape: Uses and Examples
You’ve been pondering this metal coating design for days, but now it's time to plan your ...
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