Tabbing vs Tacking for Mailing Houses
Mass mailing houses use wafer seals or āTabsā to hold their mailers closed. These clear plastic pressure sensitive backed circles are applied in-line at… Read More!
Avoid Staining with Fugitive Glue
Removable hot melt adhesive, also called peelable hot melt or āFugitiveā adhesive offers temporary bonding between a range of substrates. This product is used… Read More!
Bituminous Asphalt Melters and Applicators
For many years - bituminous asphalic adhesives have been used for the attachment road pavement markers or RPMās. This adhesive product offers strong bonds… Read More!
Aging Performance of Hot Melt Adhesives – or āPot Lifeā
What is the āagingā performance of hot melt adhesives? The most common terminology to describe āagingā performance is āheat stabilityā and some refer to… Read More!
Temperature settings for hot melt systems and applicators
What are appropriate temperature settings for hot melt tanks, hoses, and guns? These are the most frequently asked questions by hot melt users. Many… Read More!
Hot Melt Stick Glue Guns – Pros and Cons for Industrial Assembly & Packaging
Hot Melt Stick glue guns are very important to industry for assembly and packaging. These hot melt application tools allow manufacturers to manually apply… Read More!
How to Prevent Hot Melt Adhesive “Stringing”
Updated April 4, 2019 What is Adhesive "Stringing?" If you've been working with hot melt adhesives for a while, you've likely encountered "stringing" at… Read More!
PUR Hot Melt Systems – Polyurethane Reactive Hot Melt Adhesive Processing Systems
Polyurethane Reactive Hot Melt (PUR) has become an important fastener for manufacturers. It is used in thousands of assembly applications worldwide from woodworking to… Read More!
Hot Melt Use Reduction – Adhesive Savings in Packaging – Case and carton sealing with hot melt
Hot Melt Adhesive or Thermoplastic Adhesive, has long been considered a commodity that is a very small part of packaging costs. Therefore the reduction… Read More!
Hot Melt Hose Operation
Heated hosesĀ are used to convey hot melt (thermoplastic) adhesives in the typical adhesive application system from the melt tank to the dispensing valves. The… Read More!