Hot melt adhesives are versatile, durable, and economical enough to be a perfect pick for many different sectors of automotive construction, but each part of the process will require a different setup of the manufacturer.

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Since hot melt glue handguns are used for a variety of industries and applications, choosing the right style for you is very important. Whether your business is assembling parts in a manufacturing process, affixing wires or parts in electronics, or … Read the rest

Solvent-based adhesives have historically been in widespread use in production lines. These adhesives are typically hard polymers that are dissolved and softened with a solvent. As this solvent evaporates, the adhesive re-hardens and forms a strong bond.

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When choosing the nozzle for your application needs, it’s important to get exactly the right one in order to avoid waste, use the highest quality adhesive, and be able to meet the industry standards. A nozzle that is too big … Read the rest

Also known by the more common name of “hot glue”, hot melt adhesives are a kind of thermoplastic (a material that is solid in normal conditions, and plastic, or moldable, under heat.) These qualities make them a popular choice in … Read the rest

When you think of the process of manufacturing a mattress, the use of hot melt adhesives may not immediately spring to mind, yet these adhesives can be used in many different aspects of mattress production including:

• Laminating layers of

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There are four types of water based adhesives: latex cements, animal or protein glues, resin cements and vegetable glues. Each category has individual characteristics. They are generally solvent free, which means they can be used in areas that are not … Read the rest

If you’re currently conducting research to determine what type of adhesive system is best for a specific application, it’s useful to know the key differences between extrusion and spray systems. The following sections will provide the details you need in … Read the rest

Hot melt adhesives have revolutionized the way a wide variety of products are assembled. Using solid glue sticks that are heating to a liquid state and then applied via a glue gun or automatic applicator, hot melt technology has made … Read the rest

Whether you are assembling beds and furniture or packaging cartons and crates, hot melt adhesives are increasingly important for product assembly because they are the safest, most productive and most cost effective technology you can use to get the job … Read the rest