Electric Guns dispense hot melt adhesive dots at high speed.

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Operating in combination with small diameter hose and external gun driver, e.dot+(TM) Electric Guns have on-times as low as 0.4 ms, cycle rates as fast as 1.8 ms, and service life in excess of 200 million cycles. Ball and nozzle/seat design optimizes repeatability, pattern control, and consistency, minimizing adhesive stringing or tailing. Applications include cigarette tax stamps and couponing, chocolate wrapping, and small carton flap sealing.



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Next Generation of Compact Electric Guns from Nordson® Precisely Dispense Hot Melt Adhesive Dots at High Speed



Duluth, Georgia - July 2, 2008 - Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) today introduced its next generation of compact electric hot melt adhesive guns. e.dot+(TM) electric guns offer an outstanding combination of highly accurate dot or bead placement, easy installation and quiet operation, while requiring minimal space for installation and service. e.dot+ guns are ideal for high-speed dotting applications, such as cigarette tax stamps and couponing, chocolate wrapping and small carton flap sealing.

e.dot+ guns operate in combination with a specially designed small diameter hose and an external gun driver, allowing for direct "plug and play"connections between the adhesive melter, gun, driver and hose. Nordson e.dot+ guns have on-times as low as 0.4 ms, cycle rates as fast as 1.8 ms, and a service life in excess of 200 million cycles.

The guns' ball and nozzle/seat design provides users with excellent repeatability, pattern control and consistency, delivering superior dot patterns and minimizing adhesive stringing or tailing. The e.dot+ gun also features a removable armature and seat and a number of interchangeable nozzles, allowing for quick and easy maintenance. In addition, manual stroke adjustment allows for re-zeroing of the module after servicing, and the e.dot+ module coil connector facilitates fast module exchange.

For more information about e.dot+ electric guns, contact Nordson Corporation toll-free at 800-683-2314 or visit www.nordson.com.

Nordson Corporation is one of the world's leading producers of precision dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants and coatings to a broad range of consumer and industrial products during manufacturing operations. The company also manufactures technology-based systems for curing and surface treatment processes. Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Nordson Corporation has 4,000 employees worldwide and direct operations and sales support offices in 30 countries.

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