TOP TIP #8

ALWAYS HAVE YOUR TANK TEMPERATURE LOWER THAN YOUR HOSE AND NOZZLE 

Check that your tank, hose and gun are set to the lowest temperature possible for the adhesive. Tank temperature should be lower than the hose and gun temperature (e.g. Tank:98°C, Hose:110°C, Gun:115°C)

The glue only needs to be at a higher temperature during bonding. So, if your tank is at the same temperature as the gun, energy is being wasted to keep the tank at this higher temperature. You also risk more char and thermal degradation, which causes downtime by needing to turn off and clean the tanks, hoses and nozzles. 

If you're interested to know how much your downtime costs are, head to the link below:

PPMA: THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 

We had an amazing time at the PPMA show last month, with lots of our customers coming to have a chat with us on the stand, so thank you to everyone that came and made it such a successful year for us!

Couldn't make it? Don't worry! Head to the link below for a chat about your adhesives.

ADHESIVE SHOWCASE: ULTIMATE COOL 98

Ultimate Cool 98 is our generation 6 hot melt that operates at just 98°C in the tank. If you're already using this glue, you'll know how awesome the benefits are for your factory, including:

• Eliminating char and degradation

• Up to 70% reduction in energy usage

• No blocked nozzles or stringing   

• No fumes or odours  

• Improved adhesive performance (fibre tear)  

Curious how much energy you could save by upgrading? Click below to view our energy table which shows the percentage decrease in energy usage in hot melt tanks at each temperature!

TEAM TALK

A massive thank you to all of our staff that helped us have a succesful PPMA show last month. Both on the stand and back in the office, the whole teamed pulled together brilliantly!

If you aren't following us on LinkedIn, we posted a lot of content from the show on there, so head to our page through the link below to check it out and don't forget to follow!

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

We have a new addition to the R&D team this month and are thrilled to welcome our new Senior R&D Chemist Abigail Woof to the team.

Abigail brings a huge wealth of knowledge to bring to the team. She's already getting stuck in and working on developing some new grades for our customers! We can't wait to learn more from her and to see the fruits of her labour!