2. Hot Melt vs Water Based
Adhesives – How to Know
Which to Use?
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3. When selecting the right
adhesive for your next folding
carton project, it’s sometimes
difficult to know which glue to
use.
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4. Should you try a Hot Melt
Adhesive? Or is it better to use
a Water Based Adhesive?
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5. The answer lies in the specifics of
the project at hand. In order for
us to make the right
recommendation, we must
consider the following
parameters:
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Substrates
Environment
Equipment
Customer Requirements
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7. Think about each one of these
in particular. Not knowing
these parameters are the most
common failures in folding
carton industry.
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8. Keep in mind that Hot Melt is
a surface bonder and heat is
used to melt and it’s set by
cooling.
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9. Meanwhile, water-based
adhesives must absorb into
the substrates and water
evaporated to get final bonds.
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10. At Pacific Adhesives, we can
help you choose which
adhesive would be correct to
use in your particular case.
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11. For more information,
call us today at
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12. Or visit us online at
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