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Fugitive Gummy Glue & Dispensing Options
Fugitive glue, also called gummy glue, credit card glue, e-z release glue, or booger glue is a low-tack adhesive that produces a removable non-permanent joint. The type of bond it produces is temporary in nature and is intended to hold two pieces of material together through the duration of folding and gluing operations. Fugitive glue is designed to release and will not cause damage to either one of the separated substrates.
KNOT-TEC Knot Filling & Wood Repair
What is KNOT-TEC?
It’s hard to believe that there is a wood repair system that is both premium quality and low-cost. Power Adhesives developed the...
What is Cyanoacrylate Glue?
Cyanoacrylate glue is the industrial name for what is commonly known as “Crazy Glue” or “Super Glue”. In fact, the term cyanoacrylate glue generall...
As Your Business Grows, Lose Your Attachment to Packing Tape
Better Packaging With Hot Melt
When a business is first starting out, it takes a lot of ingenuity, pluck, and making the best of what's around. Wh...
Tips and Techniques for Hot Melt Packaging
Hot melt adhesive is no stranger to packaging, not only is it efficient, but cost-effective. There are a few packaging glue and equipment options and packaging techniques that are used when applying hot melt.
Top 5 Benefits of Metallocene Hot Melt
Metallocene or metallocene blends are hot melts that typically have less volume and are less dense than other kinds of hot melts like EVAs. Metallocene offers optimal strength while using less glue, so it’s great for applications where you need to use less adhesive without compromising strength.
Mattress Manufacturing with Spray Hot Melt
Adhesives find their way into almost all parts of a mattress. Mattress assembly primarily utilizes hot melt, water-based adhesive, or solvent-based adhesives. Mattress manufacturers use adhesives for securing pillow tops, cushioning foam, joining slabs and blocks of foam around spring systems, adhering fabrics, fibers, and insulation materials to foam.
Polyurethane (PUR) Hot Melt
Polyurethane hot melt, commonly called PUR hot melt, is an adhesive that is heated and dispensed from a cartridge or slug, unlike traditional hot melt which is in stick or pellet form. PUR is also unique because it solidifies through moisture in the air to form a super-strong bond that will not re-melt.
How Rising Environmental Concern Has Improved the Hot Melt Adhesives Industry
Partially due to an increase for packaging needs in Asian-Pacific and South American markets, the adhesive industry is positively booming. Accordi...
Guide to Carton Closing for Beer, Soda & Wine
Handheld glue guns are a valuable tool to have available at your end of line production to repair damaged packaging before your product is sent off. If you already are using an in-line application system, we recommend you also have at least one glue gun available for the inevitable quick fixes that will need to be made.
Save on Gummy Glue with a Pneumatic Dispensing Applicator
If applying fugitive glue by hand is costing you too much time and money, it may be time to upgrade to a bulk tank pneumatic dispensing system. The Infinity Bond EasyMelt Benchtop is a great option and offers some big long-term advantages.
Choosing the Right Epoxy Work Life
When considering which type of epoxy to choose, there are many factors to consider. You may find yourself first asking, "does this work for my substrates?" or "will this withstand the environmental conditions I need it to?" These are important questions to ask but don't neglect to consider the work-life you need for your project.