Hot Melt Adhesive has operating temperature of 200°F.
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Developed for case and carton sealing applications, EASY-PAC(TM) 200°F packaging hot melt produces fiber-tearing bonds and maintains package security in temperature extremes. Clean-running packaging adhesive eliminates chance of char production, minimizing adhesive application malfunctions due to clogged filters, hoses, and nozzles. In case of operator contact, operating temperature lessens degree of worker injury compared to 350°F adhesives.
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New 200°F Hot Melt Adhesive Virtually Eliminates Packaging Adhesive Downtime
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 26, 2005 - National Adhesives will be introducing at PackExpo, in Booth C4228, a new concept in reduced-temperature packaging adhesives that the company claims will decrease maintenance requirements and downtime and increase uptime and employee safety.
New EASY-PAC(TM) 200°F packaging hot melt has been developed for case and carton sealing applications in food processing, beverage, personal care, household and consumer electronics or anything in volume that goes in a case or carton. "This is the lowest temperature general packaging hot melt on the market and represents a significant breakthrough in uptime efficiency and employee safety," explains John Rye, packaging business director, National Adhesives.
EASY-PAC adhesive has been thoroughly tested on packaging lines around the country and has produced strong, fiber-tearing bonds in most packaging applications. Despite the low 200°F operating temperature, field data show that EASY-PAC maintains package security, even in the hot, dry conditions of the Arizona desert and the cold climates of northern Canada.
EASY-PAC 200°F hot melt has been designed to eliminate the problems packaging line operators currently experience with traditional 350°F hot melts which can cause downtime, slow down production and delay delivery schedules. This is accomplished by virtually eliminating char, the largest single cause of adhesive application malfunctions. Char is the substance produced by overheated hot melt or outside contaminants in the melt unit or hoses which can clog filters, hoses and nozzles and bring packaging lines to a halt.
"With new EASY-PAC adhesive, the chances of encountering char have been dramatically reduced, helping to maximize packaging line uptime," says Rye. "That is because the hot melt has been formulated to provide full case and carton sealing functionality at 200°F, so char never has a chance to form."
Because EASY-PAC does not produce char and runs cleanly, there is a significant decrease in clogged nozzles and hoses. Operators often increase dispensing pressures to compensate for reduced flow, resulting in wider bead widths and wasted adhesives. Industry experience has shown that operations with clean-running hot melts use 10% less adhesive than the norm.
More often, clogged components force operators to stop their lines to replace nozzles and hoses. "When operators no longer have to increase dispensing pressures or replace clogged nozzles and hoses, plant and production managers will notice significant savings in replacement parts, labor and downtime costs," says Rye. "We have found that an average packaging operation typically spends about $0.30 on equipment replacement parts for every $1.00 spent on adhesive. EASY-PAC hot melt users will minimize equipment replacement parts expenditure due to the low, 200°F operating temperature."
With an operating temperature 43% lower than traditional 350°F hot melts, EASY-PAC adhesive provides a greater margin of safety than higher temperature hot melts. Industry experience and testing have shown that, in case of an accident, burn severity is greatly reduced with the 200°F hot melt. In addition, the employees have limited or no exposure to hot nozzles and guns during maintenance operations.
For more information on the EASY-PAC adhesive, contact National Adhesives, 9435 Waterstone Blvd. Suite 200, Cincinnati, OH 45249. Call 1-866-266-5565. Fax 1-513-683-5310. E-mail: coollok@adh.com.
National Adhesives is a unit of National Starch and Chemical Company, which had worldwide sales of $3.3 billion in 2004. National Adhesives offers hot melt, liquid emulsion and solvent-borne solution adhesives to customers worldwide. National Adhesives' products are based on polyurethane, acrylic, rubber, ethylene vinyl acetate, epoxy, polyvinyl acetate and starch and dextrin chemistries. National has its headquarters in Bridgewater, NJ, and is a member of the ICI Group.
For more information about National Starch and Chemical Company and its other products, go to www.nationalstarch.com.
