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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