Hot Melt Adhesive
Solve your company's needs for hot melt glue, adhesive tape and glue guns
Hot melt adhesives are used in many different businesses. Industrial hot glue is the most common adhesive used for plastic products. Hot glues are also common in the craft market because of their durability and quick drying qualities. Hot melt adhesives are inexpensive and available in a wide variety to fit any company's needs.Hot melt adhesives come in two basic forms: adhesive tape and glue sticks. Hot melt adhesive tape is manufactured so the hot glue adheres to a tape backing and activates with heat. Hot melt glue sticks are inserted into a glue gun that heats the glue sticks to activate the glue. Glue sticks and glue guns are sold in craft supply stores. When buying hot melt adhesives, consider the following to find the products that meet your company's needs.
1. Use hot melt adhesive tape for security purposes.
2. Find hot melt glue for retail or industrial uses.
3. Buy hot melt glue guns for hot melt applications.
Know your hot melt adhesive tape options
Hot melt tape is generally used as security tape to confirm packages are not tampered with during shipping. Temperatures of 120 to 140 degrees are needed to activate the reactive hot melt adhesive of the tape.
Try: Find hot melt security tape that prevents product tampering at ITCO International. Covalence Adhesives provides hot melt tapes including filament tapes made with backings made of fiber glass, silicon and BOPP. Buy bulk hot melt adhesive tape in cartons and cases at JOSCO Products.
Buy hot melt glue sticks
Hot melt glue sticks are long tubes of solid glue. When heated in a glue gun, the sticks melt into liquid glue. Hot melt glue sticks are available in regular strength for craft projects, industrial strength as well as in colors so the glue blends with the product.
Try: Purchase wholesale-priced 12-pack glue sticks by the carton at Concord Enterprises. Adhesive Solutions is a hot melt adhesive supplier with a variety of colored and clear glue sticks to meet your company's needs. Browse through the online catalog from Bostik, Inc., a hot melt adhesives manufacturer of industrial strength hot melt glue sticks.
Locate hot melt glue guns for industrial or retail use
Hot melt glue sticks require special guns to melt the glue. A hot melt glue gun is used in both industrial and craft related markets. These guns are usually powered by electricity, however butane guns are available for cordless hot melt glue guns.
Try: Buy wireless hot melt glue guns that are powered by butane at All-Cordless.com. S&J's Discount Tool carries industrial strength electric hot glue guns. CraftHobbyWholesale.com, a hot melt adhesive distributor of craft grade glue guns for retail, provides wholesale prices for glue guns bought in quantities of 12 or more.
- Never touch a hot melt glue until it is completely cooled. The hot glue will burn skin on contact.
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