The JBC Blog for Converters Corner Precision Die-Cutting, Materials Converting, & Industry Applications

A Q&A with Frenzelit: isoGLAS Needle Mats for Appliance Thermal Insulation

In this installment of our vendor series Roy Smith of Frenzelit, compares the performance of Frenzelit’s isoGLAS® Needle Mat Insulation in appliance applications to bio soluble ceramic fiber materials.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Bonding Foams to Curved and Angled Surfaces

Today's featured blog post comes to us courtesy of our friends at Avery Dennison. Content and images have been adapted from an original presentation titled "Foam Bonding Contours" by Scott Krusinski, Application Engineer at Avery Dennison Performance Tapes.

Choosing the right material for your die cut gasket or seal: A guide to foam selection

There are so many choices for foams for use in sealing, gasketing, BSR and NVH applications that it is not always easy to know which is best for a specific application.   Do you need a material with strong ozone and oxidation resistance? One that is petroleum resistant? Able to withstand extreme hot or cold temperatures? This guest blog post authored by John Vinci of Worldwide Foam breaks down some of the key properties of some of the more common foams used for gaskets and other die-cut parts.

Faces of JBC: Alex Williams

Welcome to the latest edition of Faces of JBC - the blog series that's all about the people that make JBC such a great company to work for and work with. Today's featured JBC team member is Alex Williams. Alex is one of our hardworking machine operators and he's part of the reason JBC has such happy customers. Without further ado, we're please to introduce you to Alex...

Faces of JBC: Cassie Caputo

In this edition of Faces of JBC - the ongoing blog series where we introduce you to the awesome people that do their best to help JBC be our best - we move from the warehouse to the production floor. Today's featured JBC team member is Cassie Caputo. Cassie is a first shift production supervisor and she's part of the reason JBC has such happy customers. Now, let's get to know a little more about Cassie...

PVC Foam, An Economical Solution for Die Cut HVAC and Appliance Applications

In this installment of our material Q & A series, we feature John Berchulc, of Novagard® (formerly FoamSeal, Inc.). He discusses the features and benefits of the FoamSeal custom-engineered PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) foams as an economical solution for a wide range of appliance and HVAC applications.