Hot Melt News

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Perfect Binding, in its most basic form, requires a hot melt wheel coater, quality hot melt adhesive and a steady hand.

Smaller books with less pages can be manually run over these low cost hot melt rollcoater systems. The compression of the book blockpages, compression against the wheel, speed of operation, and viscosity of the adhesive are all key elements that determine the success of a perfect glue bound book.

Simply stack your pages with end sheets attached so that a smooth bottom is presented to the roller and place a heavy coating of flexible long open time hot melt adhesive on the spine. For good measure a second coating is advisable. Then insert the bound product into the spine of the cover and compress. Close the book to insure the spine stays in intimate contact with the cover spine.

After a few minutes the release liner on the end sheets can be removed and  affixed to the inside of the cover.

Look for an end sheet pressure sensitive coating system that eliminates the need to install these precoated components of a book in a future Hot Melt News release.

CD/DVD/DigiPak Sleeve Gluing and Tray Attachment can be easily accomplished using a benchtop hot melt system with timer, such as Glue Machinery Corporations Shot Pot with Timer, to apply aggressive clear pressure sensitive hot melt. Typically this type of system is used in smaller assembly applications and is often used as a back up to larger automatic systems.

Simply position the CD/DVD sleeve or DigiPack under the nozzle of the benchtop hot melt system , actuate the foot pedal to  apply a thin and consistent bead of hot melt pressure sensitive to the substrate, then fold and compress. The bond will occur immediately, minimizing the amount of time needed for compression.

The attachment of the CD/DVD or DigiPak to the plastic tray can also be accomplished with the benchtop unit with timer and a custom nozzle. This system achieves this by cycling precise dots of clear pressure sensitive hot melt to the tray for attachment to sleeve or DigiPak.

Clear pressure sensitive hot melt with high temperature resistance works well for bonding paper substrates to themselves as well as the plastic tray to the sleeve or DigiPak.

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Champ Industrial Hot Melt Guns & High Hot Melt Rate Tips

Bulk self contained hot melt handguns, such as Glue Machinery Corporations Champ Hot Melt Handguns, process hot melt in an internal reservoir located inside the gun.  This gun has very high output capability, far in excess of the guns ability to melt adhesive.

Adhesive should be regularly introduced into the gun in small quantities of less than one ounce to maximize the melt rate of this industrial equipment. A tank of molten hot melt adhesive dramatically increases the guns ability to melt hot melt and insures that the glue pattern is not affected with cooler, lower viscosity hot melt.

The Champ Guns all have adjustable temperature controls. It is important to keep the gun at or below the recommended adhesive application temperature of 350 F. The Champ 5, featuring the easily adjusted temperature dial on the back, is recommended if you need to ramp up the melt rate for short intervals.

Over-heating hot melt is counter-productive and usually causes adhesive degradation and/or charring.  Charring of the adhesive creates debris that can clog the nozzle or hold the check valve nozzle tip.

We recommend the following Hot Melt adhesive tips:

1. Reduce the temperature of the gun to suggested levels
2. Fill the gun regularly
3. Use higher quality hot melt for improved consistency, strength, and ease of application
4. Add a second gun for backup and streamlining purposes
5. Purchase a melt tank to supplement the melt rate of the guns and lower the temperature of the guns
6. Consider purchasing a larger hot melt system to include tank with pump, flexible hose, and handgun. These systems are able to handle your higher melt rate requirements

Dynamini Bulk Hot Melt Tank from Glue Machinery Corporation

Most Hot Melt Stick Glue Guns offer insufficient melt rates,  poor application precision, and no long term performance.  The new Champ™ Stick 400, a 120 VAC 400W Industrial glue gun from Glue Machinery Corporation™, addresses these hot melt stick glue gun shortcomings.

Champ™ Stick 400 Industrial Stick Glue Gun

This heavy duty hot melt stick gun is totally different from other standard hot melt stick guns. It melts hot melt sticks much faster than most stick glue guns and also applies hot melt faster with less trigger pull. The key to the Champ™ Stick 400 Hot Melt Stick Gun’s high output is the large heater which can melt in excess of  4 lbs per hour (appx. Twenty 1/2″ x 10″ sticks per hour) . The large internal heater also insures that the adhesive flows properly when needed and does not back up into the gun, causing damage and rendering your tool unuseable.

Most hot melt  stick guns are replaced frequently due to their poor durability and  light-weight construction.The Champ Stick 400 is constructed with a high impact plastic shell and industrial componentns.   The Champ Stick 400 is  is fully rebuildable and servicable (all parts and service available from Glue Machinery Corporation) and offers advanced features such as temperature and shot size adjustability.

Champ™ Stick 400 Heater Schematic

The Champ™ Stick 400 also greatly reduces or eliminates the “Stringing” often found in stick guns by using its heck valve ball and spring nozzle. This nozzle pulls the adhesive back into the nozzle tip upon trigger release, thus solving the common problem of stringing.

The Champ™ Stick 400 hot melt stick gun can operate for long periods of time without maintenance and is one of the only hot melt stick guns on the market with an adjustable temperature control (284 to 428 Fahrenheit) allowing for a wide range of applications and adhesives . The Champ™ Stick 400 also has a unique patent pending ‘Shot Size’ stroke adjustment knob. This adjustment allows you to determine how much adhesive flows with each trigger actuation.

Gone are the days of messy hot melt application and constant hot melt stick gun replacement. The Champ™ Stick 400, only available from Glue Machinery Corporation, is the answer and solution to all your advanced and precise glue stick needs.

Champ Stick Glue available exclusively from Glue Machinery Corporation

Be sure to visit our Stick glue adhesives page to choose from our high quality, manufacturer approved, and recommended glue sticks for this gun.  Glue Machinery currently offers their Champ™ Stick Adhesive in  basic varieties- Clear General Purpose, White General Purpose, and Yellow Stick Glue (often used for packaging). Using the approved ½” (11.2 to 11.8mm) glue stick size helps prolong the life of these guns dramatically.

Keep posted for information on custom nozzles we will be offering for the Champ™ Stick 400 in the near future.

Contact Pierce Covert at Glue Machinery Corporation™ today to discuss your project needs and how Glue Machinery can drastically improve your adhesive results.

(see also: Red, White, and Blue Hot Melt Stick Glue )