Hot melt adhesives (hot melt)

Hot melt glue - hot melt or hot melt - what is the correct name? Each of these names is basically correct and commonly used. The last one is a more specialized designation, because there are hot or hot glues that are not hotmelt glues - they have a different base. So hotmelt = hot-melt-to-heat, but not necessarily the other way around. The above versions of the 12 mm stick adhesives are for professional use with stable properties and are delivered with the shipment. We do not use additional fillers, which is why these are the strongest versions in their category. If you are interested in cheap cartridges, e.g. only for gluing cardboard, please contact us to choose the right one. What are the properties of hot glue? They ensure quick bonding, especially of materials that are "affected" by the temperature of the adhesive. Variety of glued surfaces from cardboard to concrete. The strength of these glues is relative, because some materials are not as strong as foam or cardboard anyway, but if we want to glue metal to metal, these forces are quite low. You have to take into account that the strongest adhesive in our offer is ATK 113 (on request, a special version stronger by 20%). Remember that they are not resistant to water, oils, lubricants, etc. chemicals. Packaging and storage. The most common packages are in the form of sticks - 11-12 mm sticks, which we use for most heat guns. For the cheapest and hobby use, they are 7 mm. In the industry, there are also widespread rigid ones with a diameter of 15 mm and then immediately granules, which we pour into a special applicator or an automated dosing machine. What do we squeeze out these adhesives with? We have commonly used hot glue guns for extrusion. For the selection and differences, please visit the page with squeezers. What do we use hot glue for? On the Internet you can find many pages describing what we can do. We will only cite general materials. The best and strongest version is ATK 113 and we always recommend this version, especially if someone already uses this type of adhesives or starts to use or is currently used too weak. Glues a full cross-section of materials, from as weak as cardboard, foam to plastics, metals and building materials. PDR dent removal adhesive - ATK 115 - a special version for this type of application. Gluing cardboard boxes, packages, boxes, etc. - we use ATK 5011 and the setting time is regulated by the temperature on the squeezer. Making decorations - florist market - thanks to the quick connection, you can glue such materials as: paper, pieces of wood, small pieces of plastic and decorative glass - here the glue is intended mainly for hobby applications for small squeezers with a diameter of 7 mm, however, we suggest using the stronger version of ATK 5011 anyway Hot glue removal. The glue can be removed in several ways. If we have a flat surface, where the adhesive "has not entered" the structure of eg material, wood, etc., we can remove it by spraying with alcohol or acetone. Of course, if it doesn't destroy the surface. The second way is to reheat the surface with a heat gun to liquefy the product and then remove either mechanically or pressing the material it absorbs into itself. Here, too, one has to be careful with temperature when dealing with sensitive materials. The third way is to simply cut the glue mechanically and then sand it down.