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Hot Melt for Corrugated Plastic Assembly
Corrugated plastic packaging and product assembly is a quickly growing field and until now finding a bulk hot melt that provides excellent bond strength and optimal set time has been difficult if not impossible.
How to Choose the Correct Size Hot Melt Glue Stick
We have seen a lot of confusion in customers trying to find the correct hot melt stick for their specific hot melt gun. To try and help clear up the mystery behind choosing the right size glue stick, we have created a handy little cheat sheet to help you along the way.
The Best Adhesives for Bonding Glass
Challenges in Bonding Glass
Glass is a unique substrate that can prove challenging to bond when it comes to both hot melt and non-hot melt adhesive...
What Is the Best Glue for Rubber Adhesion?
The question of which glue is the best glue for rubber adhesion is a tough one. Rubber comes in dozens of forms and is used in even more applications. Furthermore, in these applications it can adhere to substrates ranging from hard to flexible, from metal to plastic, or even to another rubber itself.
Everything You Need to Know About Fugitive Glue & Fugitive Glue Dispensers
We cover everything you need to know about fugitive glue, including how it works, common applications, and key factors to consider when selecting or dispensing it.
Knottec Knot Filling & Wood Repair
What is Knottec?
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 (CA) glue is the industrial name for what is commonly known as “Crazy Glue” or “Super Glue.” Learn more about what CA glue is and its uses.
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.
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...