Photo courtesy of Hot Melt Technologies® . Please contact HMT® for further details. Automatic vacuum-fed hot melt systems, and tankless hot melt systems, are a convenient way to deliver adhesive to your operators. If you’ve already made the decision to use bulk hot melt over hot melt glue sticks, you’ll appreciate the lowered cost and
Are glue sticks right for your application? Glue sticks are used with great success across a huge variety of industries. But just because they are common across so many applications doesn’t mean hot melt glue sticks are right for yours. Make sure you get the right adhesives for your job by calling us to talk
Why Hot Melt Adhesives Might be Better for Your Application Many manufacturers choose water-based adhesives because: They offer good resistance to heat, chemical and water influences. They can be more economical than alternatives. But hot melt adhesives can be more effective, depending on your application. Hot melt adhesives set quickly and maintain strong bonds across
Manufacturers must closely control the working temperature ranges of adhesives to ensure proper viscosity, adhesion, set speed, open time and curing. Poor temperature control creates problems that reduce adhesive performance, increase manufacturing costs and dissatisfied consumers of the end product. Each class of adhesive exhibits its unique thermal characteristics. Water-based Adhesives Adhesives in which the
