Bob Labrash

Bob has a B.S. degree in chemistry with minors in math and physics. Bob started his career as a water-based adhesives chemist for H.B. Fuller in 1963.  After holding several titles, including Research Chemist, he retired from Fuller in 2004 when he began working at Adherent Laboratories.

• Formulation responsibility for envelope adhesives based on natural and synthetic polymers and also responsible for formulation of tissue and towel adhesive products. 
• Dedicated to blended wax formulation work 1978 to 1985.  Primarily corrugated curtain-coating waxes and cheese-coating wax products.  
• Returned to water-based adhesive formulation work in 1985, where he developed non-skid coatings, laminating adhesives and tissue and towel adhesive formulations. 
• Became dedicated chemist for tissue and towel adhesive product formulation development in 1988 until retirement in 2004 when he began working at Adherent Laboratories.