http://www.hotmeltnews.com from the Glue Machinery Corporation Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:18:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Erecting and sealing cases, cartons and boxes with hot melt adhesive is standard practice in the packaging industry. This is usually accomplished by spreading hot melt over case flaps in a series of parallel beads. Using smaller parallel beads on close centers bonds much faster than using a large bead ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/t-nozzles-packaging-case-sealing/ Improved efficiency is an overriding concern in today’s competitive environment.  An easy place to start is with adhesive usage.  Most automatic hot melt applications can be adjusted to operate with less hot melt adhesive. When planned and executed properly, adhesive reduction can offer significant long term cost savings. Before making any ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/reduce-adhesive-consumption/ During the last downturn in the US economy, we were invited to speak at a major hot melt supplier annual sales meeting. We discussed the use of lower cost hot melt adhesives as a cost saving measure for their customers. This was a viable alternative as a result of the ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/use-lower-cost-hot-melt/ Paper Bag Bottom Gluing is done on most bag machines with a glue paste pot containing a roller and a wheel with a rotating glue pad/stamping system. The paste is poured into the pot, transferred onto the wheel, then transferred again to the stamp.  The stamp contacts and then stamps ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/paper-bag-bottom-gluing/ Regarding Advanced Hot Melt Systems and Support I just had a long conversation with Pierce Covert at Glue Machinery Corporation. He can offer us a system (AND SUPPORT) for $70K or less. The system would include: 1 Pail Unloader / Pump 1 Manifold Supply System 12 Hoses 12 Guns with 3 Bead Nozzles and Solenoids Pierce is ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/testimonial-on-hot-melt-systems/ [caption id="attachment_431" align="aligncenter" width="217" caption="Nozzles for Champ 3 & 5 Hot Melt Handguns"][/caption] http://www.hotmeltnews.com/champ3-champ5-hotmelt-nozzles/ Hey Pierce, Just finished two jobs with the Shot Pot with Timer for a total of approximately 50,000 trays. That's 200,000 glue dots (dime sized dots) and we still have glue left over from the 25 lb box we purchased with the system. We have become so good at this gluing ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/testimonial-shot-pot-timer-cd-dvd-tray-assembly/ Nordson Corporation®* offers quality hot melt machinery and components to manufacturing companies worldwide. For many years, Nordson®competitors have offered /second rate/low quality/ replacement hoses, guns, and nozzles to retrofit Nordson® tanks. These components, while not offering the performance of the Nordson® parts, were often purchased because of ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/evaulating-nordson-replacement-quality/ Heated hoses are used to convey hot melt (thermoplastic) adhesives in the typical adhesive application system from the melt tank to the dispensing valves. The hoses are temperature controlled by means of a sensor, located on the outside of the hose core, usually between the hose heater and the hose ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/hot-melt-hose-operation/ The assembly of speaker cabinets and sub woofers has greatly improved using the Champ 3 hot melt gun with GIA1051 hot melt adhesive available only from Glue Machinery Corporation. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Click on image for larger version"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="144" caption="Champ 3 Bulk Hot Melt Adhesive Glue Gun"][/caption] GIA ... http://www.hotmeltnews.com/subwoofer-speaker-cabinet-assembly-adhesive/