What does the typical automatic hot melt system used in packaging consist of? Easy; one hot melt tank, one or more flexible heated hoses, automatic hot melt guns, nozzles, solenoids,… Read More!
Glue Machinery Corporation has become an important supplier of hot melt and cold glue equipment to wineries in the USA over the last few… Read More!
Any time packages are assembled with hot melt adhesive manually you should consider whether or not you can apply the hot melt without having… Read More!
There are many methods to apply hot melt adhesive for Point of Purchase (POP) display assembly. The most common hot melt application methods in… Read More!
What is the mechanism of bringing two similar or dissimilar materials together? Below are five commonly discussed adhesion mechanisms. (more…) Read More!
HMPSAs (Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives) are typically composed of the following ingredients: (more…) Read More!
Pressure sensitive adhesion performances (for tape and label applications) often change during long-term storage after hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives (HMPSA) are coated on… Read More!
Most hot melt adhesive users believe that the value of “viscosity” is an important parameter to various application techniques. The truth is that viscosity… Read More!
Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (HMPSAs) are composed of Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBC), tackifier, mineral oil, a small amount of antioxidant, and other special… Read More!
Pressure sensitive is a term commonly used to designate a distinct category of adhesive tapes and adhesives which in dry form (solvent / water… Read More!