Selection of Mineral Oils for Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Selection of an adequate mineral oil for a Styrenic Block Copolymer (SBC)-based adhesive is very important. Although most mineral oils look alike, they impart… Read More!
Hot Melt Modules – Leaking, Dripping and Stringing
Hot melt gun modules are high pressure fluid valves. These are typically attached to heated hot melt gun manifolds for quick and easy removal… Read More!
Right Angle Hot Melt Nozzles
Right angle nozzles for the application of hot melt are a standard in all packaging industries. These nozzles attach to a module or valve… Read More!
Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Fracture Modes Upon Peeling
Peel adhesion force is one of the most important adhesion performance reported on the technical data sheet (TDS) of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs). Several… Read More!
Basic Terminology of Rheology Relative to Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
Rheology or dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) has been widely used to study the correlation of viscoelasticity and pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) properties, such as peel,… Read More!
Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives and High Temperature Requirements
High heat resistance hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive is most commonly needed for automotive interiors or products that can remain inside an automobile. This… Read More!
Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesion to PVC Materials
Almost all Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (HMPSA) are composed of various Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBC), tackifiers, and mineral oils. The mixture is a… Read More!
Removable (Fugitive) Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (HMPSAs)
Removable, or fugitive, HMPSAs are useful for those applications requiring low peeling force without damaging and leaving adhesive residues on substrates. There is no… Read More!
Packaging with Hot Melt Handguns 101
Hot Melt adhesives are used worldwide to erect and seal paperboard cartons and corrugated cases in packaging. Hot Melt Handguns are used in the most basic… Read More!
Hot Melt Adhesive versus Tape for Case Erecting and Sealing
The debate regarding the use of tape versus hot melt adhesive continues to this day. Both products offer advantages over each other. Following are… Read More!